NCCR Test Boilermaker Exam Questions
and Answers (Latest Update)
When are steel chain slings recommended? - Correct
Answer ✅When rigging from three points
A big control valve is pulled who is responsible for the
rigging? - Correct Answer ✅Crane operator and rigger
What should be used to hold the pipe when setting up two
40-foot joints of 16-inch STD WT pipe? - Correct Answer ✅4
legged roller top jacks
The hitch made by wrapping the sling around the load, then
passing one eye of the sling throughout a shackle is called? -
Correct Answer ✅Choker Hitch
When should rigging material be attached to a bean that is
being demolished? - Correct Answer ✅Before any bolts are
removed or any cutting is done on the beam.
Which of the following has a greater possibility of being a
respiratory hazard? - Correct Answer ✅Asbestos
Which type of insulation is required before a vessel is
entered? - Correct Answer ✅Locking, Tagging, and Blinding
lines that feed the vessel
,NCCR Test Boilermaker Exam Questions
and Answers (Latest Update)
According to OSHA, oxygen and acetylene cylinders in
storage must be separated at what minimum distance? -
Correct Answer ✅20 Ft
What is the first thing a boilermaker should do before cutting
into a tank or vessel? - Correct Answer ✅Determine the
content
What tool is normally used to check the alignment on the
horizontal seams of the shell plates? - Correct Answer ✅A
2-foot level
What is used to expand tubes inside mud and steam drums? -
Correct Answer ✅Rolling motors and espanders
What does a grooved nut on an Acetylene rig indicate? -
Correct Answer ✅The left hand thread is for acetylene use
only
Thermal beveling of pipe in preparation for welding requires
use of an? - Correct Answer ✅Oxyfuel Torch
A 1-inch plate is to be cut. Why should an acetylene gerulator
on a cutting rig not be adjusted over 15 PSI? - Correct
Answer ✅Acetylene is unstable above this pressure
, NCCR Test Boilermaker Exam Questions
and Answers (Latest Update)
What action should be taken if a boiler tube fails? - Correct
Answer ✅Replace the failed tube
Before a wall burner is pulled for inspection - Correct
Answer ✅The fuel gas valve must be shut
Which of the following is a type of insulation used inside
furnaces? - Correct Answer ✅Fire Brick
What does "MTW" mean in reference to boiler tubing? -
Correct Answer ✅Minimum Wall Thickness
On a drawing, what is used to record any changes to the
drawing? - Correct Answer ✅Revision Block
Scales on a drawing are usually written in - Correct Answer
✅inches and feet
Dimensional measurements can be found on all of the
following except - Correct Answer ✅Mechanical flow
diagram
All vessels elevations are taken from the - Correct Answer
✅top of steel on the embed ring (base plate)
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