Kentucky UST Certification Test Prep
2025/2026 Exam Questions with 100%
Correct Answers | Latest Update
1. when tanks arrive at the job site, how should they be unloaded? - 🧠
ANSWER ✔✔lifted off with a cable attached to the tank lifting lugs
As an alternative lifting method, should a cable or chain be wrapped around
the tank? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔No, Never!
When you are lifting a tank, using the lifting lugs, which of these procedures
should be followed? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔attach a triangle cable through the
lugs with no more than a 30 degree angle from the center line.
After you unload a new tank on a clean level surface at the job site what
else should you do prior to inspection and pre-testing? - 🧠 ANSWER
✔✔Chock the tank to prevent it from Rolling
,which of the following items should be physically checked for damage or
imperfections at the job site? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Piping (steel and fiberglass)
Fittings, Vents, Fillboxes, anodes, ECT..
The tanks themselves
(ALL OF THE ABOVE)!
STI-P3 tanks are delivered with shipping plugs in tank openings. What
should be done to these plugs prior to testing? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔remove
the plugs and replace them with a standard threaded plug that is properly
doped
should dielectric bushings be installed in all openings of an STI-P3 tank? -
🧠 ANSWER ✔✔yes on all openings
what is the maximum air pressure to which a steel tank should be
subjected in a pre-installation test? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔5 pounds
for fiberglass reinforced plastic (FRP) tanks up to 12 feet in diameter what
is an acceptable air pressure to which the tanks may be subjected in a pre-
installation test? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔3 pounds
,for FRP tanks over 12 feet in diameter what is the maximum air pressure to
which the tanks should be subjected in a pre-installation test? - 🧠 ANSWER
✔✔3 pounds
when you are conducting an air test on a tank the type of gauge that should
be used is? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔a pressure gauge with a maximum limit of 10
to 15 PSIG
the proper procedure for conducting a pre-installation air test of a steel tank
is to? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔apply 3 to 5 pounds of pressure and soap all
surfaces and weld seams visible through the coating while inspecting for
bubbles.
what is the proper procedure for conducting a pre-installation air test of an
FRP tank Under 12 feet in diameter is to.... - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔apply 3
pounds of air pressure and soap all surfaces while inspecting for any sign
of a leak either audible or visible in the form of bubbles on the surface
a double-walled steel tank build in accordance with UL standard 58 is? - 🧠
ANSWER ✔✔requires air testing of the interstitial space prior to installation
the proper procedure for conducting a pre-installation air test of a double-
walled tank is to? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔pressurize the inner tank monitor the
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, pressure for one hour and then pressurize the space between the inner and
outer tanks with the air from the inner tank
when shipped a steel tank is covered with a coating that is an important
part of the tanks Corrosion Prevention system. "holidays" which show up in
the coating at the installation site should? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔should be
touched up with a compatible coating after proper surface preparation
touch up of holidays in a steel tank coatings at the installation site should
be done....... - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔according to the manufacturer's instructions
dielectric bushings are usually made of what? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔non-
metallic material
factors to consider in determining the size shape and depth of a tank
excavation include what? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔*the tank manufacturers
recommendations
*the requirements for compacting bedding and backfill as well as stability of
the soil
*the depth of cover
2025/2026 Exam Questions with 100%
Correct Answers | Latest Update
1. when tanks arrive at the job site, how should they be unloaded? - 🧠
ANSWER ✔✔lifted off with a cable attached to the tank lifting lugs
As an alternative lifting method, should a cable or chain be wrapped around
the tank? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔No, Never!
When you are lifting a tank, using the lifting lugs, which of these procedures
should be followed? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔attach a triangle cable through the
lugs with no more than a 30 degree angle from the center line.
After you unload a new tank on a clean level surface at the job site what
else should you do prior to inspection and pre-testing? - 🧠 ANSWER
✔✔Chock the tank to prevent it from Rolling
,which of the following items should be physically checked for damage or
imperfections at the job site? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Piping (steel and fiberglass)
Fittings, Vents, Fillboxes, anodes, ECT..
The tanks themselves
(ALL OF THE ABOVE)!
STI-P3 tanks are delivered with shipping plugs in tank openings. What
should be done to these plugs prior to testing? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔remove
the plugs and replace them with a standard threaded plug that is properly
doped
should dielectric bushings be installed in all openings of an STI-P3 tank? -
🧠 ANSWER ✔✔yes on all openings
what is the maximum air pressure to which a steel tank should be
subjected in a pre-installation test? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔5 pounds
for fiberglass reinforced plastic (FRP) tanks up to 12 feet in diameter what
is an acceptable air pressure to which the tanks may be subjected in a pre-
installation test? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔3 pounds
,for FRP tanks over 12 feet in diameter what is the maximum air pressure to
which the tanks should be subjected in a pre-installation test? - 🧠 ANSWER
✔✔3 pounds
when you are conducting an air test on a tank the type of gauge that should
be used is? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔a pressure gauge with a maximum limit of 10
to 15 PSIG
the proper procedure for conducting a pre-installation air test of a steel tank
is to? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔apply 3 to 5 pounds of pressure and soap all
surfaces and weld seams visible through the coating while inspecting for
bubbles.
what is the proper procedure for conducting a pre-installation air test of an
FRP tank Under 12 feet in diameter is to.... - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔apply 3
pounds of air pressure and soap all surfaces while inspecting for any sign
of a leak either audible or visible in the form of bubbles on the surface
a double-walled steel tank build in accordance with UL standard 58 is? - 🧠
ANSWER ✔✔requires air testing of the interstitial space prior to installation
the proper procedure for conducting a pre-installation air test of a double-
walled tank is to? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔pressurize the inner tank monitor the
COPYRIGHT©NINJANERD 2025/2026. YEAR PUBLISHED 2025. COMPANY REGISTRATION NUMBER: 619652435. TERMS OF USE.
PRIVACY STATEMENT. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
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, pressure for one hour and then pressurize the space between the inner and
outer tanks with the air from the inner tank
when shipped a steel tank is covered with a coating that is an important
part of the tanks Corrosion Prevention system. "holidays" which show up in
the coating at the installation site should? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔should be
touched up with a compatible coating after proper surface preparation
touch up of holidays in a steel tank coatings at the installation site should
be done....... - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔according to the manufacturer's instructions
dielectric bushings are usually made of what? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔non-
metallic material
factors to consider in determining the size shape and depth of a tank
excavation include what? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔*the tank manufacturers
recommendations
*the requirements for compacting bedding and backfill as well as stability of
the soil
*the depth of cover
