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API 653 exam prep Questions andAnswers (Latest Update 2025)
API 653 defines a "Storage tank engineer" as:
A) A registered professional engineer in structural steel
fabrication
B) Person or organization who is knowledgeable and
experienced in the engineering disciplines associated with
evaluating the integrity and reliability of aboveground
storage tanks
C) the engineering department of a contractor who makes
repairs to aboveground storage tanks
D) A professional engineer who is also an authorized API 653
inspector - Correct Answer ✅ B
Similar service is means of estimating corrosion rates that:
A) Is Seldom used as a means of scheduling internal
inspection intervals
B) Ignores environmental factors in the determination of
corrosion rates
C) May be used in addition to or in lieu of actual
measurement of corrosion rates
D) Is generally considered as the best methodology for
establishing the inspection intervals - Correct Answer ✅ C
,API 653 exam prep Questions and
Answers (Latest Update 2025)
Controlled Deposition welding methods, in lieu of PWHT, is
limited to:
A) P-1 materials
B) P-1 and P-3 Materials only
C) P-1, P3, and P4 materials only
D) P-5A materials - Correct Answer ✅ C
Inspection hold points, for tank reconstruction, shall be
designated by:
A) The authorized inspector
B) An engineer experienced in storage tank design
C) Agreement between tank owner/user and reconstruction
contractor
D) Agreement between and engineer and the authorized -
Correct Answer ✅ A
All repair and alteration work shall be approved at all
designated hold points and after completion:
A) Need not be approved if approved will delay work progress
,API 653 exam prep Questions and
Answers (Latest Update 2025)
B) By the repair organization of the repairs were done
according to the specified repair and/or alteration procedures
C) By the authorized inspector or experienced storage tank
engineer
D) By the authorized inspector only - Correct Answer ✅ C
Alterations to storage tanks, which comply with API 650, must
be authorized by:
A) The owner/user
B) The storage tank engineer
C) The authorized inspector
D) The repair organization - Correct Answer ✅ B
A record of non-essential variables used during welding of the
test coupon is:
A) Optional on the PQR
B) Optional on the WPS
C) Required on the PQR
D) Required on the WPQ - Correct Answer ✅ A
, API 653 exam prep Questions and
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Cracks is the shell to bottom weld:
A) Shall be evaluated per the "As built" Standard
B) Shall be removed
C) Shall be evaluated on a case by case basis
D) Shall be evaluated per API 579 - Correct Answer ✅ B
What welding process is most widely used in the repair of
process equipment?
A) GMAW
B) GTAW
C) SMAW
D) FCAW - Correct Answer ✅ C
The owner has decided to install a new bottom in an AST. The
new bottom will be installed through existing tombstone
reinforcing plates. One Method is to remove the lower portion
of the reinforcing plate. After the new or replaced section is
installed, the splice weld shall:
A) Visually examined only
B) Magnetic particle examined only
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