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California UST Service Technician part 1
Questions and Correct Answers
July 1 2005, service techs shall possess or work under someone
who has a current certification indicating he or she has passed the
? Ans: — California UST service technician exam
ICC cert must be renewed every? Ans: — 24 months
Service techs must posses or be employed by a person who has the
appropriate contractors license unless? Ans: — The individual has
a Tank testing licens
Service tech is defined by any individual who? Ans: — Test UST
monitoring equipment
Trouble shoots UST systems
Installs UST monitoring equipment
If the manufacturer training no longer exist , the local angency
may? Ans: — Approve comparable alternat training .
UST includes? Ans: — Tank and connected piping
What is considered and UST Ans: — petroleum storage tank
What UST system meets the requirements for secondary
containment? Ans: — Doubled wall tanks
According to title 23; the following piping components if installed
after July 1 1987 must have secondary containment Ans: —
Pressured product piping
Considered "pipe" on tanks installed after July 1 2003 Ans: —
Pressured product piping and below ground vapor recovery
Under dispenser containment (UDC) was required for all UST
systems by Ans: — December 31 2003
System for exchanging gas vapors in a storage tank and product in
a fuel delivery truck Ans: — Stage 1 vapor recovery
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An approved method for non visual monitoring for existing UST
systems. Ans: — Statistical Inventory Reconciliation (SIR)
ATG must be capable for detecting a release of ? Ans: — .2 gallons
per hour
Manual inventory reconciliation. Ans: — No longer an approved
method for non visual monitoring on existing UST systems
Automatic line leak detectors installed on underground piping
with secondary containment shall be capable of tetecting a leak of
? Ans: — 3 gallons per hour at 10 psi
ATG should be programmed to test the tank ? Ans: — At least
monthly
According to PEI RP 300 a combustible gas can be used to ? Ans:
— Detect vapor leaks in a vapor recovery system.
According to PEI RP 300. A written scope of work for vapor
recovery installation should include? Ans: — Construction plans
Positive shut off overfill protection device must stop the flow of
fuel when the tank is no more then ? Ans: — 95% full
According to EO VR 201 A What could cause a nozzle shut off
mechanism or malfunction? Ans: — Depended filter seal damage
According to VR 201 A Breakaway reconnection must be ? Ans: —
Logged in GDF log
According to PEI RP 300 the following method of documenting
piping location is NOT to ? Ans: — Sketch a diagram on the inside
cover of vapor recovery equipment manual
According to PEI RP 300 as built drawing or pictures of the
underground pipping and other components shall be ? Ans: —
Maintained as long as UST is in service
According to EO VR 101 E maintance records are required to
include? Ans: — Name and designated UST operator .
The Phil-Tite EVR phase 1 system require that vapor vent pipes at
any UST system be Ans: — Used with no more then 3 p/v valves
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California UST Service Technician part 1
Questions and Correct Answers
July 1 2005, service techs shall possess or work under someone
who has a current certification indicating he or she has passed the
? Ans: — California UST service technician exam
ICC cert must be renewed every? Ans: — 24 months
Service techs must posses or be employed by a person who has the
appropriate contractors license unless? Ans: — The individual has
a Tank testing licens
Service tech is defined by any individual who? Ans: — Test UST
monitoring equipment
Trouble shoots UST systems
Installs UST monitoring equipment
If the manufacturer training no longer exist , the local angency
may? Ans: — Approve comparable alternat training .
UST includes? Ans: — Tank and connected piping
What is considered and UST Ans: — petroleum storage tank
What UST system meets the requirements for secondary
containment? Ans: — Doubled wall tanks
According to title 23; the following piping components if installed
after July 1 1987 must have secondary containment Ans: —
Pressured product piping
Considered "pipe" on tanks installed after July 1 2003 Ans: —
Pressured product piping and below ground vapor recovery
Under dispenser containment (UDC) was required for all UST
systems by Ans: — December 31 2003
System for exchanging gas vapors in a storage tank and product in
a fuel delivery truck Ans: — Stage 1 vapor recovery
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An approved method for non visual monitoring for existing UST
systems. Ans: — Statistical Inventory Reconciliation (SIR)
ATG must be capable for detecting a release of ? Ans: — .2 gallons
per hour
Manual inventory reconciliation. Ans: — No longer an approved
method for non visual monitoring on existing UST systems
Automatic line leak detectors installed on underground piping
with secondary containment shall be capable of tetecting a leak of
? Ans: — 3 gallons per hour at 10 psi
ATG should be programmed to test the tank ? Ans: — At least
monthly
According to PEI RP 300 a combustible gas can be used to ? Ans:
— Detect vapor leaks in a vapor recovery system.
According to PEI RP 300. A written scope of work for vapor
recovery installation should include? Ans: — Construction plans
Positive shut off overfill protection device must stop the flow of
fuel when the tank is no more then ? Ans: — 95% full
According to EO VR 201 A What could cause a nozzle shut off
mechanism or malfunction? Ans: — Depended filter seal damage
According to VR 201 A Breakaway reconnection must be ? Ans: —
Logged in GDF log
According to PEI RP 300 the following method of documenting
piping location is NOT to ? Ans: — Sketch a diagram on the inside
cover of vapor recovery equipment manual
According to PEI RP 300 as built drawing or pictures of the
underground pipping and other components shall be ? Ans: —
Maintained as long as UST is in service
According to EO VR 101 E maintance records are required to
include? Ans: — Name and designated UST operator .
The Phil-Tite EVR phase 1 system require that vapor vent pipes at
any UST system be Ans: — Used with no more then 3 p/v valves
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