BOILERMAKER MAINTENANCE
NCCER EXAM WITH CORRECT
ANSWERS LATEST UPDATE 2026-
2027/ALREADY A+ GRADED
/. Which organization requires a person to be trained to operate personal lifting
equipment - Answer-✅OSHA
/.Where would the usage of a RTJ Gasket be found - Answer-✅high pressure system
/.All of the following are examples of internal manway hardware except - Answer-
✅Slide fastener
/.The fitting that makes it easy to dissemble threaded pipe is - Answer-✅Union
/.What type of wrench measures how much a fastener is being tightened - Answer-
✅Torque
/.What is the purpose of a gasket? - Answer-✅to create a seal between 2 stationary
parts
/.What is the first consideration when making a gasket - Answer-✅material compatibility
/.In order to get the bundle to line up with the shell side gasket the best tool to use to lift
the bundle is a - Answer-✅drift pin
/.ring gaskets may be affected by all of the following except - Answer-✅Number of bolts
/.Which way should the teeth face on a hacksaw blade - Answer-✅Away from handle
/.Pressure of a 1" and 10" pipe when both are 20" tall - Answer-✅The pressure is both
the same
/.When making a threaded connection and it stops on 2nd thread.... - Answer-✅Stop,
something is wrong
/.When using a sealing ring on heat exchanger, what material is used to seal off in
between the floating tube sheet and test ring? - Answer-✅Permatex
, /.For duct bolted together there is usually some kind of - Answer-✅gasket
/.If the end of a tube sheet of an exchanger has been smashed this is caused by all of
the following except - Answer-✅The partition plate being to short
/.Which of the following should be removed when pressure testing the vessel - Answer-
✅relief valve
/.What components are attached to the baffle on an exchanger tube bundle - Answer-
✅Tie rods
/.All of the following are safety hazards associated with vessel confined space except -
Answer-✅improper inspection
/.Valves used to relieve pressure in a pipeline - Answer-✅safety valve
/.What tool can be used to generate force making tightening or loosening easier -
Answer-✅impact
/.Washers are used to prevent fasteners from marrying? - Answer-✅surface
/.Title blocks are found where - Answer-✅Bottom right corner
/.The following threaded fitting requires a thread lubricant except - Answer-✅rubber
/.Taps are used to cut what type of threads? - Answer-✅internal threads
/.chain hoist are primarily used for what type of lifting - Answer-✅vertical lifting
/.Oxyfuel torch what valve must be turned off first - Answer-✅Acetylene
/.What does SWL stand for? - Answer-✅Safe Working Load
/.On a variable can (spring can) support, when are the load straps removed - Answer-
✅Just prior to energizing the system
/.When rigging a valve the spring should be placed around the - Answer-✅body
/.Minimum required oxygen and fuel gas storage separation when not in use and stored
in open areas - Answer-✅20'
/.When tightening up a manway or tower that has 1 1/4" x 8" stud bolts, what size
wrench should you use - Answer-✅2"
NCCER EXAM WITH CORRECT
ANSWERS LATEST UPDATE 2026-
2027/ALREADY A+ GRADED
/. Which organization requires a person to be trained to operate personal lifting
equipment - Answer-✅OSHA
/.Where would the usage of a RTJ Gasket be found - Answer-✅high pressure system
/.All of the following are examples of internal manway hardware except - Answer-
✅Slide fastener
/.The fitting that makes it easy to dissemble threaded pipe is - Answer-✅Union
/.What type of wrench measures how much a fastener is being tightened - Answer-
✅Torque
/.What is the purpose of a gasket? - Answer-✅to create a seal between 2 stationary
parts
/.What is the first consideration when making a gasket - Answer-✅material compatibility
/.In order to get the bundle to line up with the shell side gasket the best tool to use to lift
the bundle is a - Answer-✅drift pin
/.ring gaskets may be affected by all of the following except - Answer-✅Number of bolts
/.Which way should the teeth face on a hacksaw blade - Answer-✅Away from handle
/.Pressure of a 1" and 10" pipe when both are 20" tall - Answer-✅The pressure is both
the same
/.When making a threaded connection and it stops on 2nd thread.... - Answer-✅Stop,
something is wrong
/.When using a sealing ring on heat exchanger, what material is used to seal off in
between the floating tube sheet and test ring? - Answer-✅Permatex
, /.For duct bolted together there is usually some kind of - Answer-✅gasket
/.If the end of a tube sheet of an exchanger has been smashed this is caused by all of
the following except - Answer-✅The partition plate being to short
/.Which of the following should be removed when pressure testing the vessel - Answer-
✅relief valve
/.What components are attached to the baffle on an exchanger tube bundle - Answer-
✅Tie rods
/.All of the following are safety hazards associated with vessel confined space except -
Answer-✅improper inspection
/.Valves used to relieve pressure in a pipeline - Answer-✅safety valve
/.What tool can be used to generate force making tightening or loosening easier -
Answer-✅impact
/.Washers are used to prevent fasteners from marrying? - Answer-✅surface
/.Title blocks are found where - Answer-✅Bottom right corner
/.The following threaded fitting requires a thread lubricant except - Answer-✅rubber
/.Taps are used to cut what type of threads? - Answer-✅internal threads
/.chain hoist are primarily used for what type of lifting - Answer-✅vertical lifting
/.Oxyfuel torch what valve must be turned off first - Answer-✅Acetylene
/.What does SWL stand for? - Answer-✅Safe Working Load
/.On a variable can (spring can) support, when are the load straps removed - Answer-
✅Just prior to energizing the system
/.When rigging a valve the spring should be placed around the - Answer-✅body
/.Minimum required oxygen and fuel gas storage separation when not in use and stored
in open areas - Answer-✅20'
/.When tightening up a manway or tower that has 1 1/4" x 8" stud bolts, what size
wrench should you use - Answer-✅2"
