API API-1169 Exam Overview:
| Certification Vendor: | American Petroleum Institute (API) |
| Exam Name: | API Pipeline Construction Inspector Certification Exam |
| Exam Number: | API-1169 |
| Passing Score: | 700 (scaled score) |
| Related Certifications: | API 1104 Welding Inspector API 1110 Pressure Testing Inspector |
| Real Exam Qty: | 115 (100 scored, 15 pretest) |
| Certificate Validity Period: | 3 years |
| Exam Format: | Multiple Choice, Reference-based (digital documents provided) |
| Available Languages: | English |
| Exam Duration: | 180 minutes |
| Exam Price: | $480 USD |
| Recommended Training: | API 1169 Body of Knowledge & References |
| Exam Registration: | API Official Registration |
| Sample Questions: | API API-1169 Sample Questions |
| Exam Way: | Computer-based, delivered at authorized testing centers or online proctored |
| Pre Condition: | Combination of education and experience: 3–8 years of pipeline/industry inspection experience depending on education level; no mandatory prerequisite exams |
| Official Syllabus URL: | https://www.api.org/products-and-services/individual-certification-programs/certifications/api1169 |
API API-1169 Exam Syllabus Topics:
| Section | Weight | Objectives |
|---|---|---|
| Topic 1: Environmental Protection and Regulatory Compliance | 15% | - Cultural and Endangered Species Protection - Federal and State Environmental Regulations
|
| Topic 2: Pipeline Construction Technical Knowledge | 50% | - Quality Management and Documentation
|
| Topic 3: Safety and Health Requirements | 35% | - Industry Safety Guidelines
|
API Pipeline Construction Inspector Sample Questions:
1. Available records (of underground facilities) should be available to all potenial users especially the:
-locator
-PM
-Designer
-Excavator
A) Scale
B) Adjacent
C) Serviceable
D) Locator
2. Slope must be cut back to______where there are signs of soil distress.
A) 1 1/2H: 1 V
B) 5 / 50
C) 75 / 25
D) 1.25
3. Purple
A) Process Water
B) Blackwater
C) Potable Water
D) Reclaimed Water
4. During storage of received pipe the inspector will ensure that placement of timber and chokers are in compliance with?
A) Grinding(49 cfr 192.309)
B) Rework(api 1104 3.1.25)
C) The third-party owner (cepa Table 130)
D) Owner specifications( CEPA Table 55)
5. During pressure testing, what is a minimum distance required between facilities being tested and the personnel conducting the test?
A) volume
B) 100 Ft
C) 50 Ft
D) 90 Ft
Solutions:
| Question # 1 Answer: A | Question # 2 Answer: C | Question # 3 Answer: C | Question # 4 Answer: D | Question # 5 Answer: B |

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