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API-936 Exam Syllabus

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Before starting your API-936 exam preparation, it is recommended to review the complete API Refractory Personnel exam syllabus and carefully go through the exam objectives listed below. Once you understand the exam structure and objectives, you should practice using our free API-936 questions. We also provide premium API-936 practice test, fully updated according to the latest exam objectives, to help you accurately assess your preparedness for the actual exam.

API-936 Exam Objectives

Section Objectives
Laboratory Testing Procedures The test questions may be based on the following topics:
1. Terms and definitions
2. Test methods (e.g., C704, CCS, PLC, Density) and related calculations
3. Material Qualification
4. Testing equipment, sample preparation techniques, and dimensional requirements for test specimens
5. Various materials utilized (for example, plastic, ceramic fiber, anchor, metal fiber, corrosion
coatings, etc.)
6. Curing and firing procedures
7. Acceptance/rejection criteria
8. Responsibilities of personnel and documentation requirements. 
Applicator and Material Qualification Applicator and Material Qualification
The test questions may be based on the following topics:
1. Installationmethods (e.g., gunning, casting, ramming, and hand packing)
2. Sampling and sample preparation procedures
3. Terms and definitions
4. Procedures for determining optimal water content and mixing
5. Applicable formulation and manufacturing information
6. Applicable knowledge of equipment and qualification process
7. Applicable test panel/mockup requirements
8. Applicable environmental controls
9. Surface preparation requirements
10. Responsibilities of personnel and documentation requirements 
Installation
The test questions may be based on the following topics:
1. Terms and definitions
2. Responsibilities of personnel and documentation requirements
3. Knowledgeof detailedexecution planincluding design details and quality standards
4. Packaging and storage requirements
5. Surface preparation and cleanliness requirements
6. Anchor: welding, layouts, patterns, materials
7. Frequency andmethods of production sampling: gunning, casting, hand packing
8. Water addition: quantity and temperature, mixing procedures
9. Fiber addition: percentage, material, mixing
10. Installationenvironmental controls (minimum andmaximum temperatures)
11. Gunite procedures andequipment, including variables that affect gunite quality (i.e., air pressure,
humidity, temperature, aging, water pressure, water purity, additives)
12. Knowledge of flash set
13. Casting procedures and equipment (e.g., air vibrator, vibrator frequency, vibrator sizing, forming, setup)
14. Ramming / Hand packed procedures and equipment 
Inspection The test questions may be based on the following topics:
1. Terminology, job specifications, application standards
2. Inspection and data collection procedures
3. Lining design and installation requirements
4. Visual and nondestructive testmethodsand qualification testing methods
5. Application/limitation for various inspection techniques (for example, hammer testing, sonic
testing, radiography, core sampling, portable abrasion testing)
6. Material verification and traceability
7. Acceptance and rejection criteria
8. Repair procedures
9. Curing and dry out procedures
10. Inspectors’ and contractors’ responsibilities
11. Record keeping systems and requirement
Post-Installation The test questions may be based on the following topics:
1. Terms and definitions
2. Responsibilities of personnel and documentation requirements
3. Knowledge of dryout requirements
4. Sealing requirements (for example, water mist, covering, membrane, curing)
5. Application and time limits for applying membrane curing compounds
6. Environmental conditions required for curing
7. Heatingequipment, methods and procedures (e.g., gas fired burner, stress relievingheating elements)
8. Placement of temperature sensing probes
9. Knowledgeof manufacturer’s recommendedheatup and cooldown schedules
10. Applicable heating rates for various classes of refractories
11. Lining integrity inspection techniques
Official Information https://www.api.org/products-and-services/individual-certification-programs/certifications/api936