API 653 Test with Complete Solutions (Verified Correct Answers) Latest Update 2024
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Api 653
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Api 653
When design and construction details are not given and not available in the original
construction
standard, then details that will provide a level of integrity equal to the current edition of
what Code or Standard must be used?
a) ASME Section VIII, Division 1, Pressure Vessels
b) ASME Section...
API 653 Test with Complete Solutions (Verified
Correct Answers) Latest Update 2024
When design and construction details are not given and not available in the original
construction
standard, then details that will provide a level of integrity equal to the current edition of
what Code or Standard must be used?
a) ASME Section VIII, Division 1, Pressure Vessels
b) ASME Section VIII Division 2, Alternative Rules for Pressure Vessels
c) API- 650, Welded Steel Tanks for Oil Storage
d) API-12C Steel Storage Tanks for Oil Storage - ANSWER C
Ultimate responsibility for compliance with this standard rests with ____?
a) The Owner/Operator
b) The Owner/Operator's Inspector
c) The repair organization of the Owner/Operator
d) The manufacturer of the AST - ANSWER A
According to API-653, if any provision presents a direct or implied conflict with any statutory
regulation, the regulation governs. What governs if API-653 requirements are more stringent
than
the statutory regulation?
a) The statutory regulation applies in all cases
b) The conflict must be submitted to the American Petroleum Institute for resolution
c) The owner/operator has the option of applying the requirement best suited to the situation
d) The API-653 requirements shall govern - ANSWER D
,Safe working practices shall comply with what requirements concerning confined space entry?
a) Procedures must comply with any trade developed safety precautions
b) Procedures must comply with any federal or state regulations
c) Procedures need only comply with owner/operator/s requirements
d) Procedures need only comply with NFPA requirements - ANSWER B
SECTION 4
When must an evaluation, to determine the suitability for continued use, be conducted?
a) Evaluations shall be conducted when a tank inspection reveals a change has
occurred from the original physical condition of the tank.
b) Evaluations shall be conducted at least annually
c) Evaluations shall be conducted at an interval not to exceed the calculated tank
inspection frequency.
d) Evaluations shall be conducted once each ten years of service - ANSWER A
What factors are required for consideration when performing an evaluation for continued use
of an
AST?
a) Only those listed in API-653
b) The recommended list of considerations provided in API-510 can be modified to suit
this purpose
c) Engineering analysis and judgement required for each situation
d) Only those items requested by the Certified Aboveground Storage Tank Inspector - ANSWER
C
Roof plates corroded to an average thickness of less that ____ inch in any ___ square inch area
shall be repaired of replaced.
,a) 0.9 inch in any 100 square inch area
b) 0.09 inch in any 10 square inch area
c) 0.09 inch in any 144 square inch area (1 square foot)
d) 0.09 inch in any 100 square inch area - ANSWER D
The method of inspecting roof support members shall be acceptable to whom?
a) The manufacturer of the AST
b) The responsible inspector
c) The Owner/Operator's design engineering department
d) The operations manager - ANSWER B
During the inspection of fixed roof support members, particular attention must be given to .
a) Severe external corrosion of the roof plate where support structures are attached
b) Severe internal corrosion of pipe columns
c) Severe internal corrosion of the roof plate where support structures are attached
d) Deterioration of wind girders at the point of attachment - ANSWER B
Inspection of floating roofs is limited to roof plates and pontoons.
a) True
b) False - ANSWER B
Evaluation of existing floating roofs shall be based on the criteria of
a) API-650, Appendix C for external floating roofs and Appendix H for internal
floating roofs
b) API-510 Paragraph 6.4.3 for external floating roofs and 6.5.3 for internal
c) ASME Section VIII, Div 1 Appendix C for external floating roofs and Appendix H for
internal
, d) ASME Section VIII, Div. 2 Alternative Rules - ANSWER A
What API Standard or Recommended Practice must be used for evaluating the effects of
design partial vacuum on tank roofs?
a) API Standard 620
b) API Standard 650
c) API Recommended Practice 651
d) API Recommended Practice 652 - ANSWER A
Above what operating temperature shall API Standard 650, Appendix M, be considered
before changing the service of a tank?
a) 500°F
b) 400°F
c) 300°F
d) 200°F - ANSWER D
Under what conditions may a tank be operated at a temperature lower than the original
design?
a) When the requirements for impact testing of ASME Section VIII, Div, 1 have been met
b) When the requirements of the applicable standard or API Standard 650 have been met
c) When the requirements of ASTM Specification A-370 have been met
d) When the requirements of ASTM Specification A-20 have been met - ANSWER B
Flaws, deterioration, or other conditions that might adversely affect the performance
or structural
integrity of the shell of an existing tank must be evaluated. Personnel experienced in
tank design
shall conduct the evaluation. This analysis shall take into account any of the following except
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