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API 574 in the API 570 Piping Inspector exam

Inspection Practices for Piping System Components. Our API 570 Piping Inspector bank draws 753 of its 5,261 questions from this publication — 14% — and they cite 242 different clauses, 52 of them open book. The clause list below is counted from those questions, not copied from a syllabus.

Clauses the questions cite

The 40 most cited of 242, in document order. The number is how many questions in our bank reference that clause.

1.0 · 11.1 · 21.2 · 71.3 · 11.4 · 11.5 · 13.1 · 83.1.1 · 23.1.5 · 23.1.6 · 13.1.7 · 43.1.8 · 13.1.9 · 13.1.10 · 13.1.11 · 23.1.12 · 13.1.13 · 23.1.15 · 23.1.16 · 33.1.19 · 33.1.20 · 23.1.22 · 13.1.23 · 43.1.24 · 13.1.25 · 13.1.27 · 13.1.28 · 23.1.30 · 23.1.33 · 33.1.34 · 13.1.40 · 13.1.42 · 13.1.47 · 13.1.48 · 13.1.49 · 23.1.50 · 13.1.52 · 13.1.54 · 13.1.57 · 23.1.66 · 1

What they ask about

Piping inspection practices 120Scope & Definitions 64Piping Components 35Deterioration & Damage Mechanisms 13Inspection & NDE Methods 11Corrosion Rate / Remaining Life / Thickness 11Piping component definitions 10Records and monitoring 10Piping inspection methods 10Piping components and valves 10Pipe, fittings and joints 10Valve and flanged fitting minimum thickness 10Minimum required thickness selection 10Piping component inspection practice 10CMLs / Monitoring / Records 8Statistics 7Pressure Testing 7Dimensions 6Tolerances 6Plug Valves 6Expansion Joints 6Components 5Thickness 5Check Valves 5

Free sample questions from API 574

  1. In a globe valve, how does the circular disc move in relation to the disc axis?

    • A. Perpendicularly
    • B. Parallel ✓
    • C. Randomly
    • D. At a 45-degree angle
    • E. It does not move

    In a globe valve, the disc is circular and travels along its own axis until it meets the seat. API 574, 4.3.3

  2. Which type of check valve uses a spherical element to prevent backflow as shown in Figure 7(c)?

    • A. Swing check
    • B. Piston check
    • C. Ball check ✓
    • D. Axial flow
    • E. Wafer check

    The ball check valve (7c) utilizes a ball (Item 7) and a ball guide (Item 6) to block reverse flow. API RP 574, 4.3.8

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