A+ GRADED MASTER EXAM TITLE (API 650/653 FULL INTEGRITY,
INSPECTION & ASSET RELIABILITY BODY OF KNOWLEDGE)Comprehensive
Aboveground Storage Tank Engineering, Inspection, Repair, Alteration &
Reconstruction Examination covering Fitness for Service (API 579), Risk
Based Inspection (API 580), Low Pressure Tank Design (API 620), Cathodic
Protection Systems (API 651), Tank Bottom Lining & Coating Selection (API
652), Hot Tapping & In-Service Modification Safety (API 2201),
Atmospheric Storage Tank Design, Fabrication, Welding & Erection
Standards (API 650), Damage Mechanism Analysis & Corrosion
Engineering (API 571), Inspection Practices & Procedures (API 572), Non-
Destructive Examination Methods (ASME Section V), Weld Acceptance
Criteria for Radiography, Magnetic Particle & Penetrant Testing (ASME
Section VIII Div 1), Alternative Defect Assessment & Structural Integrity
Evaluation (ASME Section VIII Div 2), Welding Procedure & Welder
Qualification Requirements (ASME Section IX), Impact Toughness Testing &
Material Verification (ASTM A370), NDE Personnel Certification Standards
(ASNT SNT-TC-1A / ISO 9712), Tank Alteration–Inspection–Repair–
Reconstruction (AIRR) Requirements, Jurisdiction–User–Insurance–
Contractor Responsibility Framework (JUIC), Owner–Contractor
Responsibility Allocation (JOC) Exam Questions Verified and Provided with
Complete Answers Graded A+ Latest Updated 2026
Fitness For Service (FFS)
API 579
Risked Based Inspection (RBI)
API 580
,Low Pressure Storage Tanks
API 620
Catholic Protection
API 651
Tank Bottom Linings
API 652
Hot Tapping
API 2201
NDE Procedure Guidelines
ASME Section V
Alternative evaluation for pits and LTA's
ASME Sect 8, Div 2
Acceptance Standards for RT, MT and PT of welds
,ASME Sect 8, Div 1
Welder Qualification Code/Welder Procedure Qualification (for tank pressure boundary)/Weld
procedure qualification (for structural members)
ASME Sect IX
Impact Testing Method and Equipment Requirements
ASTM A370
Code for new welding electrodes
AWS
NDE personnel qualification (RT & UT Flaw Detection
ASNT SNT-TC-1A or ISO std 9712
Frangible Roofs (Internal Pressure)
Annex F
Hot Tanks (Mighty Hot)
Annex M
, External Pressure (vacuum)
Annex V
AIRR
Alteration, Inspect, Repair, Reconstruction
JUIC
Jurisdiction, User/Owner, insurance company, contractor
JOC
Jurisdiction, Owner, Contractor
Linings - Typically anchor profile of steel surface required for the installation of a tank bottom
lining
1.5-4.0 mils
Maximum undercut of a vertical weld and Nozzle weld
1/64"
INSPECTION & ASSET RELIABILITY BODY OF KNOWLEDGE)Comprehensive
Aboveground Storage Tank Engineering, Inspection, Repair, Alteration &
Reconstruction Examination covering Fitness for Service (API 579), Risk
Based Inspection (API 580), Low Pressure Tank Design (API 620), Cathodic
Protection Systems (API 651), Tank Bottom Lining & Coating Selection (API
652), Hot Tapping & In-Service Modification Safety (API 2201),
Atmospheric Storage Tank Design, Fabrication, Welding & Erection
Standards (API 650), Damage Mechanism Analysis & Corrosion
Engineering (API 571), Inspection Practices & Procedures (API 572), Non-
Destructive Examination Methods (ASME Section V), Weld Acceptance
Criteria for Radiography, Magnetic Particle & Penetrant Testing (ASME
Section VIII Div 1), Alternative Defect Assessment & Structural Integrity
Evaluation (ASME Section VIII Div 2), Welding Procedure & Welder
Qualification Requirements (ASME Section IX), Impact Toughness Testing &
Material Verification (ASTM A370), NDE Personnel Certification Standards
(ASNT SNT-TC-1A / ISO 9712), Tank Alteration–Inspection–Repair–
Reconstruction (AIRR) Requirements, Jurisdiction–User–Insurance–
Contractor Responsibility Framework (JUIC), Owner–Contractor
Responsibility Allocation (JOC) Exam Questions Verified and Provided with
Complete Answers Graded A+ Latest Updated 2026
Fitness For Service (FFS)
API 579
Risked Based Inspection (RBI)
API 580
,Low Pressure Storage Tanks
API 620
Catholic Protection
API 651
Tank Bottom Linings
API 652
Hot Tapping
API 2201
NDE Procedure Guidelines
ASME Section V
Alternative evaluation for pits and LTA's
ASME Sect 8, Div 2
Acceptance Standards for RT, MT and PT of welds
,ASME Sect 8, Div 1
Welder Qualification Code/Welder Procedure Qualification (for tank pressure boundary)/Weld
procedure qualification (for structural members)
ASME Sect IX
Impact Testing Method and Equipment Requirements
ASTM A370
Code for new welding electrodes
AWS
NDE personnel qualification (RT & UT Flaw Detection
ASNT SNT-TC-1A or ISO std 9712
Frangible Roofs (Internal Pressure)
Annex F
Hot Tanks (Mighty Hot)
Annex M
, External Pressure (vacuum)
Annex V
AIRR
Alteration, Inspect, Repair, Reconstruction
JUIC
Jurisdiction, User/Owner, insurance company, contractor
JOC
Jurisdiction, Owner, Contractor
Linings - Typically anchor profile of steel surface required for the installation of a tank bottom
lining
1.5-4.0 mils
Maximum undercut of a vertical weld and Nozzle weld
1/64"
