Trial Test NACE 2 pt 1

You are working as the only in-house NACE Level 2 Inspector in a shop setting when an independent 3rd party NACE Level 3 Inspector, representing the owner, presents you with a copy of a Non Conformance Report (NCR) he has written for a NACE2/SSPC SP 10 centrifugal blast which you had previously approved.

Your FIRST preferred course of action is to:

• Consult your supervisor

• Verbally challenge the NCR

• Review the NCR with the other Inspector

• Request a re-blast of the item in question

You are the NACE Coating Inspector on a tank lining project and are asked to perform a high voltage holiday test after the coating applicators have completed their final repairs. After meeting all the confined space entry permit you enter the tank and notice a very strong odor of solvent.

Your first course of action should to:

• Exit the tank and immediately and report the problem to the nearest safety supervisor

• Exit the tank and document the incident in your daily report

• Don your air supplied respirator and continue the testing

• Investigate to find the source of the odor

The Inspectors' goal at the Pre-Job Conference is to:

• Discuss contractual requirements

• Manage the meeting so it doesn't go off topic

• Take accurate meeting minutes for distribution

• Obtain a clear understanding of the Specification

Individuals conducting Coating Surveys should:

• Always be NACE or SSPC Protective coating Specialists

• Always be trained and experienced Coating Industry

• Always be NACE Level 3 Certified Inspectors

• Always be experienced Specification Writers

You are a NACE Level 2 Coating Inspector who has just arrived on a job in progress where there is no Inspection and Test Plan (ITP). The first morning you arrive the job is behind schedule and you are asked to take DIY Film Thickness readings.

Your FIRST preferred course of action is to:

• Call your supervisor

• Refuse to take readings until an is in place

• Develop your own methodology and proceed take the readings

• Use a generally accepted industry standard and to take readings

You are the NACE Level 2 Coating Inspector where SSPC PA 2 has been specified with an additional requirement that no individual gauge reading shall be below a certain value.

As this is not part of the standard you should:

• Request clarification from the specifier

• Enforce the additional requirement

• Ignore the additional requirement

• Call your supervisor

In the event of a conflict between the Product Data Sheet and the Specification:

• The Specification prevails

• The Product Data Sheet prevails

• It is up to the Inspector to decide which one to follow

• It is up to the Applicator to decide which one to follow

You are the NACY Coating Inspector on a tank lining project where desiccant dehumidification is being used. Since the first shift of abrasive blasting your readings have indicated relative humidity below 40%; however on the second shift of coating application your readings are indicting 80%.

Your FIRST preferred course of action is to:

• Call your supervisor

• Advise the coating applicator supervisor of your readings

• Document the readings at the end of the shift

• Check to See if the dehumidification equipment is operating correctly

A true or false question :

It is always possible to see moisture on a steel substrate

When observing fabrication defects the NACE Inspector should not :

• Require they be corrected prior to coating

• Stop the job immediately

• Write an NCR and call the fabricator

• Consult the specification to determine how they should be treated