API API-1169 Exam Overview:
| Certification Vendor: | American Petroleum Institute (API) |
| Exam Name: | API Pipeline Construction Inspector Certification Exam |
| Exam Number: | API-1169 |
| Exam Format: | Multiple Choice, Reference-based (digital documents provided) |
| Real Exam Qty: | 115 (100 scored, 15 pretest) |
| Related Certifications: | API 1104 Welding Inspector API 1110 Pressure Testing Inspector |
| Certificate Validity Period: | 3 years |
| Exam Price: | $480 USD |
| Exam Duration: | 180 minutes |
| Available Languages: | English |
| Passing Score: | 700 (scaled score) |
| Recommended Training: | API 1169 Body of Knowledge & References |
| Exam Registration: | API Official Registration |
| Sample Questions: | API API-1169 Sample Questions |
| Exam Way: | Computer-based, delivered at authorized testing centers or online proctored |
| Pre Condition: | Combination of education and experience: 3–8 years of pipeline/industry inspection experience depending on education level; no mandatory prerequisite exams |
| Official Syllabus URL: | https://www.api.org/products-and-services/individual-certification-programs/certifications/api1169 |
API API-1169 Exam Syllabus Topics:
| Section | Weight | Objectives |
| Topic 1: Environmental Protection and Regulatory Compliance | 15% | - Cultural and Endangered Species Protection
- Federal and State Environmental Regulations
- 1. Wetland and Waterbody Protection
- 2. EPA and FERC Requirements
- 3. Erosion Control and Revegetation
|
| Topic 2: Pipeline Construction Technical Knowledge | 50% | - General Construction Practices
- 1. Trenching, Backfilling and Restoration
- 2. Pipe Stringing, Bending and Alignment
- 3. Right-of-Way Preparation and Clearing
- Quality Management and Documentation
- 1. Inspection Reporting and Record Keeping
- 2. API Q1 Quality System Requirements
- Pressure Testing
- 1. Safety and Documentation for Testing
- 2. API 1110 Standards
- 3. Hydrostatic and Pneumatic Testing Procedures
- Coating and Cathodic Protection
- 1. Corrosion Control Requirements
- 2. Coating Application and Inspection
- Welding and Inspection
- 1. API 1104 Welding Standards
- 2. Non-Destructive Testing (NDT) Requirements
- 3. Weld Inspection and Acceptance Criteria
|
| Topic 3: Safety and Health Requirements | 35% | - Industry Safety Guidelines
- 1. INGAA Construction Safety Practices
- 2. Welding and Hot Work Safety (ANSI Z49.1)
- OSHA Construction Standards (29 CFR 1926)
- 1. Heavy Equipment and Traffic Control
- 2. Excavation and Trenching Safety
- 3. Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)
|
API Pipeline Construction Inspector Sample Questions:
1. Replica tape is used during what?
A) Rt Examination
B) Design Profile
C) Surface Profile
D) Blisters
2. On Class 2 pipe, What percentage of pipe must be NDT tested?
A) 90%
B) 35%
C) 15%
D) 25%
3. What can an environmental inspector do before clearing, maintaining and use of access access roads?
A) 49 CFR 192.327
B) Verify that the limits of authorized construction work areas and access roads are abided by
C) Identifying, documenting and oversee activity
D) Tensile-strength specimens shall be subject to the nick-break test
4. The inspector should check and ensure that soft earth padding at least ____________ thick is in place in Rocky train in accordance with job specifications.
A) 12 inches(API 1169 7.15)
B) rework(api 1104 3.1.25)
C) 475+69(api 1169 7.3.4)
D) 50%(api 1104 7.3)
5. If there is a possibility of water entering the casing for a transmission line under a railroad then the _________.
A) Permit
B) Ends must be sealed
C) Impressed current
D) Clearing
Solutions:
Question # 1 Answer: C | Question # 2 Answer: A | Question # 3 Answer: A | Question # 4 Answer: A | Question # 5 Answer: B |
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