API 1169 Sample Questions

Q1. During field bending in winter conditions, which requirement is explicitly addressed BOTH before work starts and during monitoring?

• A. Confirm there are no incremental safety concerns beyond Section 4, and no incremental reporting beyond Section 4.
  ❌ Incorrect. Correct Answer: B

  Ref: API 1169 Annex A Table A.50 & Table A.53
• B. Confirm the Operator’s ambient temperature limits for bending are identified, and then verify those limits are adhered to during cold conditions.
  ✅ Correct. Correct Answer: B

  Ref: API 1169 Annex A Table A.50 & Table A.53
• C. Confirm bends are the minimum distance from circumferential welds, and confirm bends/elbows are strung in the correct sequence.
  ❌ Incorrect. Correct Answer: B

  Ref: API 1169 Annex A Table A.50 & Table A.53
• D. Monitor and record the start/stop locations and spacing of bolt-on weights.
  ❌ Incorrect. Correct Answer: B

  Ref: API 1169 Annex A Table A.50 & Table A.53

Q2. (Select ALL that apply) Which items are explicitly listed as field bending monitoring checks?

• A. Specified angle requirements
• B. Pipe bend radius limitations (including coating type limitations)
• C. Specified limits of ovality and wall thinning
• D. Welding Parameter Form

Q3. For field bending, which item is a “Prior to Commencing Work” requirement (not a “Typical Monitoring Requirement” item)?

• A. Confirm field bends comply with specified limits of ovality and wall thinning.
  ❌ Incorrect. Correct Answer: C

  Ref: API 1169 Annex A Table A.50 & Table A.53
• B. Confirm bends and elbows are strung in the correct sequence and orientation.
  ❌ Incorrect. Correct Answer: C

  Ref: API 1169 Annex A Table A.50 & Table A.53
• C. Confirm the appropriate instruments are available for inspecting bends (e.g., protractor, center finder, caliper, straight edge).
  ✅ Correct. Correct Answer: C

  Ref: API 1169 Annex A Table A.50 & Table A.53
• D. Mark, record, and report any out-of-specification bends and coating/pipe damage.
  ❌ Incorrect. Correct Answer: C

  Ref: API 1169 Annex A Table A.50 & Table A.53

Q4. (Select ALL that apply) Which items are explicitly listed as potential daily reporting content for field bending?

• A. Start and end chainages/station numbers of completed bending and set-up activities
• B. Start and end chainages/station numbers where pipe was not bent and reasons for skipping
• C. Number and types of bends made
• D. Buoyancy control types, locations, and start/stop locations

Q5. During lowering-in, an inspector is told to focus specifically on preventing pipe/coating damage from rock, construction debris, and trench-bottom hazards. Which monitoring category best matches that expectation?

• A. Pipe Handling for Lowering-In
  ❌ Incorrect. Correct Answer: B

  Ref: API 1169 Annex A Table A.87 & Table A.92
• B. Trench Base Preparation
  ✅ Correct. Correct Answer: B

  Ref: API 1169 Annex A Table A.87 & Table A.92
• C. Environmental Considerations
  ❌ Incorrect. Correct Answer: B

  Ref: API 1169 Annex A Table A.87 & Table A.92
• D. Safety
  ❌ Incorrect. Correct Answer: B

  Ref: API 1169 Annex A Table A.87 & Table A.92

Q6. (Select ALL that apply) In lowering-in monitoring requirements, which categories are explicitly listed as checklist “Items” (each tied to a referenced table)?

• A. Safety
• B. Environmental Considerations
• C. Trench Base Preparation
• D. Hydrostatic Testing

Q7. For buoyancy control, which combination best matches what must be monitored/recorded and what may appear in the daily lowering-in report?

• A. Monitor bolt-on weight spacing; daily report includes welding parameter forms.
  ❌ Incorrect. Correct Answer: B

  Ref: API 1169 Annex A Table A.95 & Table A.96
• B. Monitor/record buoyancy control start/stop locations and type; daily report includes buoyancy control types/locations/start-stop locations.
  ✅ Correct. Correct Answer: B

  Ref: API 1169 Annex A Table A.95 & Table A.96
• C. Monitor/record pipe-to-soil readings at crossings; daily report includes continuity test results upon backfilling.
  ❌ Incorrect. Correct Answer: B

  Ref: API 1169 Annex A Table A.95 & Table A.96
• D. Monitor/record bend radius limits; daily report includes number and types of bends made.
  ❌ Incorrect. Correct Answer: B

  Ref: API 1169 Annex A Table A.95 & Table A.96

Q8. (Select ALL that apply) In HDD installation monitoring requirements, which top-level checklist categories are explicitly listed (each pointing to another Annex A table)?

• A. Prior to Commencing Work
• B. Safety
• C. Environmental Considerations
• D. General Horizontal Directional Drilling Operations

Q9. Which statement MOST accurately separates what belongs in the cathodic protection installation/test station report versus the third-party pipeline crossing report?

• A. Continuity test results upon backfilling belong only in the third-party pipeline crossing report.
  ❌ Incorrect. Correct Answer: C

  Ref: API 1169 Annex A Table A.133
• B. Test station survey numbers belong only in the third-party pipeline crossing report.
  ❌ Incorrect. Correct Answer: C

  Ref: API 1169 Annex A Table A.133
• C. Pipe-to-soil readings at a crossing and distance from nearest third-party rectifier belong in the third-party crossing report; continuity test results upon backfilling belong in the CP installation/test station report.
  ✅ Correct. Correct Answer: C

  Ref: API 1169 Annex A Table A.133
• D. All items belong only in the CP installation/test station report.
  ❌ Incorrect. Correct Answer: C

  Ref: API 1169 Annex A Table A.133

Q10. (Select ALL that apply) Which items are explicitly included in the Third-Party pipeline crossing report (not the CP installation/test station report)?

• A. Name of third-party pipeline companies
• B. Pipe-to-soil readings at crossing
• C. Continuity test results (upon backfilling to confirm test leads have not broken)
• D. Distance from nearest third-party rectifier