API 653 Practice Questions - API 653 Aboveground Storage Tank Inspector Exam - API 653 Practice Questions - API 653 Aboveground Storage Tank Inspector Exam

Question 1

API 653 primarily applies to which equipment?

In-service aboveground welded storage tanks built for atmospheric or low-pressure service Underground fuel tanks regulated only as environmental release systems Pressurized spheres and bullets designed under pressure-vessel rules Portable tote tanks used only for transportation

Correct Answer:

In-service aboveground welded storage tanks built for atmospheric or low-pressure service

Question 2

What is the main purpose of an external inspection on an API 653 tank?

To directly measure the entire floor underside for corrosion without any other methods To qualify welders and procedure specifications for future repairs To rerate the tank automatically to a higher fill height To assess visible condition of the shell, roof, foundation, appurtenances, and evidence of distress while the tank may remain in service

Correct Answer:

To assess visible condition of the shell, roof, foundation, appurtenances, and evidence of distress while the tank may remain in service

Question 3

Which inspection activity gives the inspector the best direct view of the tank bottom and shell-to-bottom weld from inside the vessel?

A review of old nameplate data only A dike-drainage inspection from outside the shell An internal inspection after the tank has been taken out of service, cleaned, and made safe for entry A routine visual walk-around while the tank is full

Correct Answer:

An internal inspection after the tank has been taken out of service, cleaned, and made safe for entry

Question 4

Who is primarily responsible for maintaining the tank's records and implementing the owner-user inspection program?

The dike-construction contractor The owner-user organization The welder who performed the last repair Any NDE technician who last visited the site

Correct Answer:

The owner-user organization

Question 5

What is the authorized inspector's core role under API 653?

To determine whether the tank and related work are acceptable under the standard To serve as the tank's day-to-day operator To replace the owner-user's recordkeeping system To approve electrical one-line diagrams for the whole facility

Correct Answer:

To determine whether the tank and related work are acceptable under the standard

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