Welding Inspector Certification and Quality
Assurance: Key Concepts and Standards
Complete Exam Study Guide (Questions and
Correct Answers)
1. What AWS document describes the rules for the CWI certification program?
- ANSWER AWS QC1
2. Weld quality control should begin after welding has been initiated. -
ANSWER False
3. The CWI exam has several parts: these are: - ANSWER fundamentals,
practical, code
4. The CWI exams require that the AWS D1.1 code be used f or the open book
code test - ANSWER False
5. The CWI exams contains three parts - ANSWER True
6. The title of the AWS standard A3.0 is : - ANSWER Standard welding terms
and definitions
7. API standard 1104 covers the fabrication of cross-country bridges -
ANSWER False
, 8. Some of the approved codes/standard for the open book portion of the CWI
exams are AWS D1.1, API 1104, AWS D1.5 And AWS D15.1 - ANSWER
True
9. Prior to starting a job assignment the welding inspector should determine: -
ANSWER A.) What code, standard, or specification applies
B.) What inspection should be conductive
C.) When inspections should be conductive
D.) Where records are maintained
E.) All of the above*
10.What is the primary role of a welding inspector? - ANSWER To monitor
and ensure weld quality during fabrication.
11.Which organization issues the Certified Welding Inspector (CWI)
certification? - ANSWER The American Welding Society (AWS).
12.Which is NOT a key quality of a welding inspector? - ANSWER Design
expertise.
13.What visual acuity must a CWI candidate demonstrate? - ANSWER Jaeger
J2 at 14 inches.
14.Which part of the CWI exam tests hands-on knowledge? - ANSWER Part
B.
15.Which of the following is a subordinate level to CWI? - ANSWER Certified
Associate Welding Inspector (CAWI).
Assurance: Key Concepts and Standards
Complete Exam Study Guide (Questions and
Correct Answers)
1. What AWS document describes the rules for the CWI certification program?
- ANSWER AWS QC1
2. Weld quality control should begin after welding has been initiated. -
ANSWER False
3. The CWI exam has several parts: these are: - ANSWER fundamentals,
practical, code
4. The CWI exams require that the AWS D1.1 code be used f or the open book
code test - ANSWER False
5. The CWI exams contains three parts - ANSWER True
6. The title of the AWS standard A3.0 is : - ANSWER Standard welding terms
and definitions
7. API standard 1104 covers the fabrication of cross-country bridges -
ANSWER False
, 8. Some of the approved codes/standard for the open book portion of the CWI
exams are AWS D1.1, API 1104, AWS D1.5 And AWS D15.1 - ANSWER
True
9. Prior to starting a job assignment the welding inspector should determine: -
ANSWER A.) What code, standard, or specification applies
B.) What inspection should be conductive
C.) When inspections should be conductive
D.) Where records are maintained
E.) All of the above*
10.What is the primary role of a welding inspector? - ANSWER To monitor
and ensure weld quality during fabrication.
11.Which organization issues the Certified Welding Inspector (CWI)
certification? - ANSWER The American Welding Society (AWS).
12.Which is NOT a key quality of a welding inspector? - ANSWER Design
expertise.
13.What visual acuity must a CWI candidate demonstrate? - ANSWER Jaeger
J2 at 14 inches.
14.Which part of the CWI exam tests hands-on knowledge? - ANSWER Part
B.
15.Which of the following is a subordinate level to CWI? - ANSWER Certified
Associate Welding Inspector (CAWI).
