API 580 - Practice Exam Questions With Correct
Answers
Which |of |the |following |statements |is |correct |with |regard |to |equipment |items |with |risks |
deemed |acceptable |by |RBI |analysis?
A |Inspection |interval |should |be |tightened
B |Inspection |effectiveness |should |be |adjusted
C |Equipment |should |be |removed |from |inspection |programs
D |No |further |mitigation |is |necessary |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-D
Which |of |the |following |statements |is |correct |with |regard |to |the |results |of |quantitative |
analysis?
A |They |normally |provide |an |initial |screening |with |which |to |rank |units |for |attention.
B |They |are |usually |numeric |and |should |be |comparable
C |They |must |be |included |in |the |documentation |of |any |RBI |evaluation
D |They |are |more |accurate |that |the |results |of |a |qualitative |analysis. |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-B
In |RBI, |residual |factors |for |loss |of |containment |include |all |of |the |following |except:
A |Human |Error
B |Unknown |mechanisms |of |deterioration
C |Inspection |efforts
D |Secondary |effects |from |nearby |units. |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-C
,Compared |to |quantitative |analysis, |qualitative |analysis |using |broad |ranges |generally |requires:
A |a |lower |level |of |judgement, |skill, |and |understanding.
B |Greater |accuracy |in |data |input |to |compensate |for |lower |precision |of |the |models
C |Higher |level |of |judgment, |skill, |and |understanding
D |Better |training |in |understanding |the |impact |of |data |quality |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-C
In |RBI |investigation, |consequence |analysis |is |intended |to |provide |a |measure |of |the:
A |Mitigations |necessary |to |reduce |risk.
B |Overall |risk |of |a |potential |failure
C |Maximum |liability |for |a |failure
D |Significance |of |a |potential |failure. |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-D
Risk |reduction |is:
A |Synonymous |with |risk |management
B |Synonymous |with |inspection |optimization
C |Part |of |risk |management
D |Achieved |only |by |inspection |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-C
The |value |of |a |qualitative |approach |is |that:
A |the |risk |assessment |process |is |much |faster
B |It |uses |logic |models |that |depict |combinations |of |events
C |It |enables |completion |of |a |risk |assessment |in |the |absence |of |detailed |data.
, D |It |produces |relative |risk |numbers |rather |than |absolute |risk |numbers. |- |CORRECT |
ANSWER✔✔-C
RBI |contributes |to |reduction |of |overall |life-cycle |costs |by:
A |using |less |expensive |inspection |techniques
B |Increasing |the |number |of |internal |inspections
C |Increasing |the |number |of |non-intrusive |inspections.
D |Enhancing |the |prediction |of |failure |caused |by |deterioration |mechanisms |- |CORRECT |
ANSWER✔✔-D
Which |of |the |following |is |the |most |important |to |the |success |of |risk |management |by |
emergency |isolation?
A. |Operations |surveillance
B. |Chain-wheel-operated |gate |valves
C. |Fire |deluge |systems
D. |Proper |isolation |valve |locations |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-D
For |RBI |methods, |sensitivity |analysis |is:
A. |Employed |only |when |the |risk |matrix |indicates |that |the |risk |is |high
B. |Normally |employed |to |determine |the |effects |of |dominate |failure |mechanisms |for |each |
piece |of |equipment |studied.
C. |A |review |of |input |variables |in |a |risk |calculation |to |determine |their |influence |on |the |risk |
variables.
D. |Based |on |statistical |analysis |that |uses |historical |data |gathered |from |a |particular |facility |to |
develop |a |better |understanding |of |the |risk |value. |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-c
Answers
Which |of |the |following |statements |is |correct |with |regard |to |equipment |items |with |risks |
deemed |acceptable |by |RBI |analysis?
A |Inspection |interval |should |be |tightened
B |Inspection |effectiveness |should |be |adjusted
C |Equipment |should |be |removed |from |inspection |programs
D |No |further |mitigation |is |necessary |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-D
Which |of |the |following |statements |is |correct |with |regard |to |the |results |of |quantitative |
analysis?
A |They |normally |provide |an |initial |screening |with |which |to |rank |units |for |attention.
B |They |are |usually |numeric |and |should |be |comparable
C |They |must |be |included |in |the |documentation |of |any |RBI |evaluation
D |They |are |more |accurate |that |the |results |of |a |qualitative |analysis. |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-B
In |RBI, |residual |factors |for |loss |of |containment |include |all |of |the |following |except:
A |Human |Error
B |Unknown |mechanisms |of |deterioration
C |Inspection |efforts
D |Secondary |effects |from |nearby |units. |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-C
,Compared |to |quantitative |analysis, |qualitative |analysis |using |broad |ranges |generally |requires:
A |a |lower |level |of |judgement, |skill, |and |understanding.
B |Greater |accuracy |in |data |input |to |compensate |for |lower |precision |of |the |models
C |Higher |level |of |judgment, |skill, |and |understanding
D |Better |training |in |understanding |the |impact |of |data |quality |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-C
In |RBI |investigation, |consequence |analysis |is |intended |to |provide |a |measure |of |the:
A |Mitigations |necessary |to |reduce |risk.
B |Overall |risk |of |a |potential |failure
C |Maximum |liability |for |a |failure
D |Significance |of |a |potential |failure. |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-D
Risk |reduction |is:
A |Synonymous |with |risk |management
B |Synonymous |with |inspection |optimization
C |Part |of |risk |management
D |Achieved |only |by |inspection |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-C
The |value |of |a |qualitative |approach |is |that:
A |the |risk |assessment |process |is |much |faster
B |It |uses |logic |models |that |depict |combinations |of |events
C |It |enables |completion |of |a |risk |assessment |in |the |absence |of |detailed |data.
, D |It |produces |relative |risk |numbers |rather |than |absolute |risk |numbers. |- |CORRECT |
ANSWER✔✔-C
RBI |contributes |to |reduction |of |overall |life-cycle |costs |by:
A |using |less |expensive |inspection |techniques
B |Increasing |the |number |of |internal |inspections
C |Increasing |the |number |of |non-intrusive |inspections.
D |Enhancing |the |prediction |of |failure |caused |by |deterioration |mechanisms |- |CORRECT |
ANSWER✔✔-D
Which |of |the |following |is |the |most |important |to |the |success |of |risk |management |by |
emergency |isolation?
A. |Operations |surveillance
B. |Chain-wheel-operated |gate |valves
C. |Fire |deluge |systems
D. |Proper |isolation |valve |locations |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-D
For |RBI |methods, |sensitivity |analysis |is:
A. |Employed |only |when |the |risk |matrix |indicates |that |the |risk |is |high
B. |Normally |employed |to |determine |the |effects |of |dominate |failure |mechanisms |for |each |
piece |of |equipment |studied.
C. |A |review |of |input |variables |in |a |risk |calculation |to |determine |their |influence |on |the |risk |
variables.
D. |Based |on |statistical |analysis |that |uses |historical |data |gathered |from |a |particular |facility |to |
develop |a |better |understanding |of |the |risk |value. |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-c
