AMPP CIP Level 1 study plan

List the inspector's duties at each stage of a coating job (pre-job, surface preparation, application, final) and state who signs off at each stage.

Identify at least eight job-site hazards - falls, noise, abrasive dust, solvent vapor, confined space, electrical, heat stress, pinch points - and match each to a specific control measure.

Select the correct PPE ensemble for three described situations: open-nozzle abrasive blasting, a solvent-rich tank interior, and exterior spray application.

Explain what a safety data sheet is for and name the sections that matter most when handling coatings and solvents.

Distinguish solvent cleaning, hand and power tool cleaning, and abrasive blast cleaning by the surface condition and cleanliness level each can realistically achieve.

Match at least six surface-preparation cleanliness standards to their defining visual characteristics and typical service environments.

Describe the main abrasive blasting components - compressor, blast pot, hose, nozzle - and explain how nozzle pressure, angle, and standoff distance change cleaning rate and profile.

Explain how anchor profile is produced and why profile depth must be matched to the specified coating thickness.

Identify common surface contaminants - oil, grease, salt, dust, mill scale, rust - and select the detection method appropriate to each.

Explain why soluble salt contamination matters and describe, in principle, how conductivity-based measurement indicates salt level.

Sequence a full surface-preparation job from pre-cleaning through post-blast inspection, naming the hold point at each step.

Recall the blasting-specific safety controls: deadman valve, ventilation, silica dust suppression, and nozzle handling rules.

Interpret a coating datasheet: volume solids, mixing ratio, induction time, pot life, recoat window, and wet/dry film thickness range.

Calculate wet film thickness from a target dry film thickness and volume solids, and work 10 practice problems.

Apply the environmental decision rules: air temperature, surface temperature, dew point, relative humidity, and the required margin above dew point.

Describe mixing, induction, thinning limits, and the appropriate use of brush, roller, conventional spray, and airless spray.

Diagnose application defects from written descriptions - sagging, runs, orange peel, dry spray, holidays, pinholes, blistering - and state the cause and the prevention for each.

Explain stripe coating and the extra attention required at edges, welds, corners, and back sides of angles.

Describe cure and why recoat windows matter, and outline how cure is verified before recoating or placing the coating in service.

Explain how environmental conditions during and after application change the risk of solvent entrapment and blistering.

Select the correct dry film thickness instrument for steel versus concrete and explain the principles of magnetic pull-off, eddy current, and ultrasonic measurement.

State when calibration or verification is required and describe how a DFT reading set is taken: number of readings, locations, and acceptance criteria.

Compare low-voltage and high-voltage holiday testing and decide which is appropriate for a given coating and substrate.

Describe pull-off adhesion testing: surface preparation of the dolly, bonding, loading rate, and what makes a result valid or invalid.

Complete a daily inspection report from start to finish: ambient conditions, surface temperature, dew point, materials and batch numbers, application details, and DFT readings.

Calculate mean, minimum, and maximum from a set of DFT readings and compare them to a specification to reach a pass/fail conclusion.

Explain the documentation chain - daily reports, nonconformance reports, corrective actions - and write one nonconformance entry.

Restate inspector ethics and the duty to report nonconforming work rather than approving it under schedule pressure.

Take one full-length timed mock exam across all four domains and log every missed item with its domain and root cause.

Re-study only the weak areas identified in the mock exam log until each is answered correctly twice in a row.

Recite from memory the key numeric rules: dew point margin, recoat window logic, DFT reading counts, and volume-solids relationships.

Practice explaining five standards and test methods aloud in plain language as if to a trainee.