NACE Exam Preparation Guide (EPG)
Job Duties and Experience Advanced
Test.
Level 1 ‐ BASIC INSPECTOR - Alternate nomenclature (Inspection Tester) AFTER SUCCESSFUL
COMPLETION OF CIP LEVEL 1, THE BASIC INSPECTOR HAS "ENTRY LEVEL" KNOWLEDGE OF WHAT? -
CORRECT ANSWERALL REFERENCED COMPETENCIES AND CAN PERFORM BASIC NON ‐DESTRUCTIVE
INSPECTIONS OF LIQUID COATINGS APPLIED BY BRUSH, ROLLER OR SPRAY TO STEEL SURFACES UNDER
THE SUPERVISION OF A LEVEL 2 OR 3 INSPECTOR WHEN WORKING IN A SHOP SETTING OR A LEVEL 3
INSPECTOR WHEN WORKING IN A FIELD SETTING.
Level 2 ‐ INTERMEDIATE INSPECTOR - Alternate nomenclature (Inspection Technologist) AFTER
COMPLETING TWO YEARS OF INSPECTION RELATED WORK AND SUCCESSFUL COMPLETION OF CIP LEVEL
2, AN INTERMEDIATE INSPECTOR HAS A "WORKING KNOWLEDGE" OF WHAT? - CORRECT ANSWERALL
REFERENCED COMPETENCIES IDENTIFIED FOR LEVEL 1 AND 2 AND CAN UNDERTAKE UNSUPERVISED
NON‐ DESTRUCTIVE AND DESTRUCTIVE INSPECTIONS OF LIQUID AND NON ‐LIQUID COATINGS APPLIED
TO ANY SUBSTRATE WHILE WORKING IN A SHOP SETTING OR UNDER THE SUPERVISION OF LEVEL 3
CERTIFIED INSPECTOR WHEN WORKING IN A FIELD SETTING.
Level 3 ‐ ADVANCED INSPECTOR - Alternate nomenclature (Inspection Specialist) AFTER COMPLETING
FIVE YEARS OF INSPECTION RELATED WORK AND SUCCESSFUL COMPLETION OF THE CIP LEVEL 3 PEER
REVIEW ORAL EXAM, AN ADVANCED INSPECTOR HAS "EXPERT KNOWLEDGE" OF WHAT? - CORRECT
ANSWERALL REFERENCED COMPETENCIES IDENTIFIED FOR LEVEL 1, 2 AND 3 AND CAN UNDERTAKE
UNSUPERVISED NON‐DESTRUCTIVE AND DESTRUCTIVE INSPECTIONS OF LIQUID AND NON ‐LIQUID
COATINGS APPLIED TO ANY SUBSTRATE. THE ADVANCED INSPECTOR HAS PROVEN THEIR TECHNICAL
KNOWLEDGE AND ABILITY TO COMMUNICATE REGARDING PRACTICAL ISSUES THAT MAY ARISE ON SITE
AND IS CAPABLE OF SUPERVISING BASIC AND INTERMEDIATE INSPECTORS.
Candidates for NACE CIP Level 2 Certification must satisfy all of the following educational and work
experience requirements include what? - CORRECT ANSWERA. Candidate must be Certified as a NACE
Level 1 Coating Inspector, PLUS
Candidates for NACE CIP Level 2 Certification must satisfy all of the following educational and work
experience requirements include what? - CORRECT ANSWERB. The certification candidate has a
minimum of TWO (2) years' work experience in jobs related to industrial coatings and in addition to the
time spent in NACE training, a minimum of TWENTY (20) hours of verifiable and documented experience
in the use of non-destructive coating inspection instruments, prior to application for certification. For
, example, work experience as an industrial coating applicator, which includes the requisite TWENTY (20)
hours of experience using non-destructive inspection instruments,
Candidates for NACE CIP Level 2 Certification must satisfy all of the following educational and work
experience requirements include what? - CORRECT ANSWERThe certification candidate has a minimum
TWO (2) years' professional work experience, which includes fieldwork. For example working as a
coating manufacturer's representative, a practicing representative of a facility owner (or his/her
designated agent), or a representative from a licensed professional engineering firm, AND a minimum of
TWENTY (20) hours of verifiable and documented experience in the use of non-destructive coating
inspection instruments Note 1: Candidates experience including the use of non-destructive coating
inspection instruments must be documented by the candidate such that it can be verified by NACE. Note
2: As it is not possible to list all potential types of qualified experience, each submission will be
evaluated by NACE to ensure compliance with the intent of the experience requirements noted above
How are Industrial Coatings defined for NACE Exam Qualifications? - CORRECT ANSWERIndustrial
Coatings are those materials designed for protection of major structures such as Bridges, Ships, Offshore
Platforms or Pipelines, applied to surfaces that are suitably prepared (most often by blast-cleaning) and
applied most often by airless or conventional airspray systems.
1. How must experience required for taking the NACE CIP2 Exam be documented and verified? -
CORRECT ANSWERAll experience referred to herein must be documented and verifiable. It shall be
defined in writing and submitted to NACE on approved forms, and be subject to verification before the
Certification process can be completed.
Is documented and verified work experience required prior to being awarded a CIP Level 2 certification ?
- CORRECT ANSWERDocumented and verified work experience is not necessarily required to follow
certification at NACE CIP Level 1, but may be achieved at any time before or after CIP Level 1
certification. It is required prior to being awarded a CIP Level 2 certification
3. In what areas is time spent in training not counted towards the experience requirements? - CORRECT
ANSWERIt is not possible to list all types of experience that may qualify. It is intended that the work
experience shall be largely of a practical nature. Work at a site location is likely to qualify; work in an
office is not likely to qualify. Work as an applicator (blaster or sprayer) is likely to qualify, work as a sales
representative is not. A list of commonly accepted experience is listed below: a. Site Supervisor for paint
application contractor b. Blaster and/or sprayer of industrial coatings c. Coating Manufacturer's
Technical Service Representative a practicing representative of a Facility Owner (or his/her designated
Agent), or a representative from a licensed professional engineering firm with some site-based
responsibilities, d. Welding inspector with experience of coatings QC in a site environment
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