Inspection Trends / Spring 2011 13 can answer a question in less than a minute, great. Read the whole question and promptly pick the best answer, or just circle it and move on. Don’t read too much into the questions; doing well on tests is about the best answer, not to question what if. A tempting distraction is “why would they ask that?” Don’t go there now — save your editorial concerns for later. During the test, pay attention to answer words including all, always, never, every, etc. Some questions have “except” in them; that usually means find the one wrong answer. Please comment against a poorly written question. You can help everybody with a written comment on how to fix it. You’ll be recertifying in a few years and want good questions when taking that exam, thereby keeping your career on track. When you finish the easy questions, relax and review your answers. Don’t change your first answer unless you’re really sure you marked the wrong spot. Very few changes are better. Next, work on the other questions — some should come to you. In fact, one of the easy questions may give you a strong hint about the answer to a harder question. If you’re going to guess, improve your odds by guessing wisely. Here’s how: • Notice vague words and phrases; longer answers are good. • Just guess a letter. But, don’t guess different choices. We’re looking for a 20 or 25% chance, not a long shot at getting them all right. • Pick one! No response is always the wrong choice. Take the free shot. During breaks, keep your attitude up and improve your chances by not taking bad advice — you prepared better than the talkers. Also, feel confident because you know how to do well on written exams, and you know the material. You’ll become a true professional by working in the trade, deciding to prepare, taking a short course, studying, passing the AWS CWI exam, and continuing to learn. Errata AWS D3.6M:2010 Underwater Welding Code The following errata have been identified and will be incorporated into the next reprinting of this document. Page 72. Table 8.1, note a — Correct “First position only. Qualification for additional positions will omit groove weld tension, macroetch, and fillet weld shear strength tests.” to “First position only. Qualification for additional positions will omit groove weld tension, macroetch, Charpy tests, and fillet weld shear strength tests.” Page 72. Table 8.1, note 1 — Correct “WM — Weld Metal; HAZ = Heat-Affected Zone.” to “HAZ Charpy Impact Testing is not required for qualification of wet welding procedures. WM = Weld Metal; HAZ = Heat-Affected Zone.” Page 75. Table 8.2, footnote b — Correct “See 5.11.5 and Table 8.1, Note 5.” to “HAZ Charpy Impact Testing is not required for qualification of wet welding procedures. See 5.11.5 and Table 8.1, footnote d.” Page 79. Table 8.3, Column heading — Correct “Fillet Weld Break (See Figure 5.9)” to “Fillet Weld Break (See Figure 5.8)”. Erratum B2.1/B2.1M:2009 Specification for Welding Procedure and Performance Qualification The following erratum has been identified and will be incorporated into the next reprinting of this document. Page 35 — 5.6.1.1(11) — Delete reference to Table 5.9 so that sentence reads: “Tables 5.6, 5.7, and 5.8.” Official Interpretation D1.8/D1.8M:2009 Structural Welding Code — Seismic Supplement Subject: Yield Strength and Filler Metal Qualification Code Edition: D1.8:2009 Code Provision: Table A.2 AWS Log: D1.8-09-I01 Inquiry: For WPS Qualification, must Yield Strength (0.2% offset) be used to comply with the requirements for Yield Strength in the D1.8 code? Response: Yes. For info go to www.aws.org/ad-index
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