New York State Class A/B UST Operator
Exam ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT ANSWERS
Does New York State DEC Class A/B UST Operator certification expire? - Correct
answers✔NO: A/B certification does not expire unless revoked by DEC due to significant
noncompliance with regulatory requirements (2-4)
UST financial responsibility requirements apply to what? - Correct answers✔All petroleum
dispensing/UST facilities, with a minimum of $500,000 responsibility per occurrence (5-2)
Secondary Containment is required for what? - Correct answers✔Category 3 UST Systems,
Category 3 piping in contact with the ground, and Replacement UST/Piping (9-2, 10-1)
A Class A operator shall maintain the records of UST site inspections for a minimum of: -
Correct answers✔3 years (15-4, 15-5)
New owners of an existing UST system shall register the UST system with NYS DEC within
what period from date of ownership? - Correct answers✔30 days (4-5)
UST systems with cathodic protection should be inspected for proper operation by a qualified
cathodic protection tester on the following schedule: - Correct answers✔Yearly (11-4)
UST systems with impressed current cathodic protection systems and rectifiers must be inspected
at a minimum: - Correct answers✔every 60 days (11-4)
Within what period after a repair should a cathodically protected UST system be tested to ensure
it is working properly? - Correct answers✔6 months (11-6)
, Pressurized underground piping that routinely contains regulated substances shall be monitored
for releases in a manner that meets what requirements? - Correct answers✔Be equipped with a
line leak detector with an annual line tightness test, and practice weekly interstitial monitoring of
the tank top sump (electronic or manual) (10-3)
A suspected release must be confirmed to the NYS DEC within: - Correct answers✔7 days (147)
You must report a known spill to NYSDEC within 2 hours of discovery UNLESS: - Correct
answers✔The spill is less than 5 gallons in volume, is contained and under control, has not and
will not reach the State's land or waters, and is cleaned up within 2 hours of discovery (14-4)
To permanently close a tank, an owner and operator shall: - Correct answers✔Empty and clean
the tank by removing all liquids and accumulated sludge, remove the tank from the ground OR
fill all voids within with an inert solid material, disconnect and remove all piping, vent lines, and
ancillary equipment, ensure that all scheduled deliveries to the tank are terminated (6-2)
If you have 100 or fewer tanks, financial responsibility is required in the aggregate the amount
of: - Correct answers✔$1,000,000 (5-2)
Petroleum marketers are required to have financial responsibility to cover X dollars per
occurrence. X is.... - Correct answers✔$1,000,000 (5-2)
Can an owner use pollution liability insurance as a means of financial responsibility? - Correct
answers✔Yes (5-3)
An automatic tank gauge must be able to detect a leak of X gallons per hour. X is: - Correct
answers✔0.2 (9-5)
Statistical Inventory reconciliation (SIR) analyzes the following as a means of leak detection: -
Correct answers✔Inventory, Delivery and Dispensing (and water, if any) (8-2)
Exam ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT ANSWERS
Does New York State DEC Class A/B UST Operator certification expire? - Correct
answers✔NO: A/B certification does not expire unless revoked by DEC due to significant
noncompliance with regulatory requirements (2-4)
UST financial responsibility requirements apply to what? - Correct answers✔All petroleum
dispensing/UST facilities, with a minimum of $500,000 responsibility per occurrence (5-2)
Secondary Containment is required for what? - Correct answers✔Category 3 UST Systems,
Category 3 piping in contact with the ground, and Replacement UST/Piping (9-2, 10-1)
A Class A operator shall maintain the records of UST site inspections for a minimum of: -
Correct answers✔3 years (15-4, 15-5)
New owners of an existing UST system shall register the UST system with NYS DEC within
what period from date of ownership? - Correct answers✔30 days (4-5)
UST systems with cathodic protection should be inspected for proper operation by a qualified
cathodic protection tester on the following schedule: - Correct answers✔Yearly (11-4)
UST systems with impressed current cathodic protection systems and rectifiers must be inspected
at a minimum: - Correct answers✔every 60 days (11-4)
Within what period after a repair should a cathodically protected UST system be tested to ensure
it is working properly? - Correct answers✔6 months (11-6)
, Pressurized underground piping that routinely contains regulated substances shall be monitored
for releases in a manner that meets what requirements? - Correct answers✔Be equipped with a
line leak detector with an annual line tightness test, and practice weekly interstitial monitoring of
the tank top sump (electronic or manual) (10-3)
A suspected release must be confirmed to the NYS DEC within: - Correct answers✔7 days (147)
You must report a known spill to NYSDEC within 2 hours of discovery UNLESS: - Correct
answers✔The spill is less than 5 gallons in volume, is contained and under control, has not and
will not reach the State's land or waters, and is cleaned up within 2 hours of discovery (14-4)
To permanently close a tank, an owner and operator shall: - Correct answers✔Empty and clean
the tank by removing all liquids and accumulated sludge, remove the tank from the ground OR
fill all voids within with an inert solid material, disconnect and remove all piping, vent lines, and
ancillary equipment, ensure that all scheduled deliveries to the tank are terminated (6-2)
If you have 100 or fewer tanks, financial responsibility is required in the aggregate the amount
of: - Correct answers✔$1,000,000 (5-2)
Petroleum marketers are required to have financial responsibility to cover X dollars per
occurrence. X is.... - Correct answers✔$1,000,000 (5-2)
Can an owner use pollution liability insurance as a means of financial responsibility? - Correct
answers✔Yes (5-3)
An automatic tank gauge must be able to detect a leak of X gallons per hour. X is: - Correct
answers✔0.2 (9-5)
Statistical Inventory reconciliation (SIR) analyzes the following as a means of leak detection: -
Correct answers✔Inventory, Delivery and Dispensing (and water, if any) (8-2)
