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Questionnaire
RBI - QUIZ – 5

Name:____________________________________________ Date:_____________
Please circle or tick the correct one. Please note that there is only one correct answer.

1. Documented mitigation action plan should be developed for any equipment requiring  
a) Repair 
b) Replacement. 
c) All equipment. 
d) A & B 
 
2. RBI be used to optimize inspection costs that directly effect  
a) Life cycle cost 
b) Plant operating cost 
c) Not effect any of these. 
 
3. RBI enhance the prediction of failures comes by deterioration mechanism “ the equipment cycle time 
should __________ and life cycles cost ________” 
  
a) Increase, decrease 
b) Decrease, increase 
c) None of the above. 

4. Evaluating flaws for fitness for service assessment may be performed to determine of the equipment may
continue to be safely operated by
a) API 571
b) API 579
c) Owners experience.
d) All the above

5. When equipment is over designed for the process conditions re-rating the equipment may result in a
reduction of the
a) Probability of failure
b) Life time of the plant
c) Reducing the expenditure of the plant.
d) None of the above.

6. RBI study is _________

a) Team approach
b) Management approach.
c) Individual approach
d) None of the above.

7. Responsibility for gathering data on the condition and history of the equipment in the RBI study
a) Equipment Inspector
b) Inspection specialist
c) RBI Engineer
d) A & B
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Questionnaire
RBI - QUIZ – 5

Name:____________________________________________ Date:_____________
Please circle or tick the correct one. Please note that there is only one correct answer.

8. Responsibility for assessing the types of deterioration mechanism and their applicability
a) Corrosion specialist
b) Inspection engineer
c) Planning engineer

9. Responsibility for assessing the provision of process conditions information-

a) Corrosion specialist
b) Inspection engineer
c) Process engineer

10. Responsible for providing the resources and follow up the system to implement the risk mitigation
decision.
a) Corrosion specialist
b) Management.
c) Planning engineer

11. EV and safety personnel also responsible for assessing and recommending ways to mitigate
a) Probability of failure
b) Consequence of failure
c) Both a and b
12. RBI is dynamic tool that can provide current and projected________
a) Only can provide Past risk calculations
b) Future risk evaluations
c) Can not be managed with this.

13. Changes in process conditions and hardware changes such as equipment modifications or replacement
frequently can significantly alter the risks. This situation dictates the need for a
a) Re-assessment
b) No assessment.
c) Depends on the local rules.

14. When to conduct RBI reassessment.

a) After a significant changes
b) After a set time period
c) After implementation of risk mitigation strategies.
d) Before and after maintenance turnarounds.
e) All the above.

15. RBI require involvement of various segment of the organizations

a) Engineering
b) Maintenance and operations.
c) A & B.