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API API-936 Exam Overview:

Certification Vendor:American Petroleum Institute (API)
Exam Name:API 936 Refractory Personnel Certification Examination
Exam Number:API-936
Certificate Validity Period:3 years
Exam Duration:195 minutes
Real Exam Qty:75 scored questions + 10 pretest questions
Exam Format:Multiple Choice
Available Languages:English
Exam Price:$580 USD
Passing Score:Scaled scoring system (official passing score not publicly disclosed)
Related Certifications:API 653 Aboveground Storage Tank Inspector
API 510 Pressure Vessel Inspector
API 570 Piping Inspector
Sample Questions: DOWNLOAD DEMO
Exam Way:Computer-based test at authorized testing centers
Pre Condition:Candidates must meet API ICP experience and education requirements related to refractory inspection or industrial experience.
Official Syllabus URL:https://www.api.org/products-and-services/individual-certification-programs/certifications/api936

API API-936 Exam Syllabus Topics:

SectionObjectives
Applicator and Material Qualification- Installation methods
  • 1. Gunning
  • 2. Hand packing
  • 3. Casting
  • 4. Ramming
- Qualification procedures
  • 1. Surface preparation
  • 2. Environmental controls
  • 3. Mixing and water control
Post-Installation- Final verification
  • 1. Environmental conditions
  • 2. Sealing requirements
  • 3. Lining integrity inspection
- Dry-out and curing
  • 1. Temperature monitoring
  • 2. Heat-up schedules
  • 3. Cooling procedures
Inspection- Inspection techniques
  • 1. Hammer testing
  • 2. Core sampling
  • 3. Visual inspection
  • 4. Radiographic inspection
- Quality verification
  • 1. Repair procedures
  • 2. Acceptance criteria
  • 3. Material traceability
  • 4. Documentation requirements
Installation- Installation equipment
  • 1. Vibration equipment
  • 2. Casting equipment
  • 3. Gunite equipment
- Installation quality control
  • 1. Fiber addition procedures
  • 2. Production sampling
  • 3. Flash set recognition
  • 4. Anchor systems and layouts
Laboratory Testing Procedures- Refractory test methods
  • 1. Reheat change testing
  • 2. Workability index testing
  • 3. Cold crushing strength testing
  • 4. Abrasion resistance testing
- Material qualification
  • 1. Curing and firing procedures
  • 2. Acceptance and rejection criteria
  • 3. Sample preparation

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Candidates must meet API ICP experience and education requirements related to refractory inspection or industrial experience. Keep in mind that vendors adjust their requirements over time, so verify the current rules on the official exam page (API-936 official exam details) before you schedule anything.

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Per the official blueprint, the API Refractory Personnel is organized into 5 domains — among them Applicator and Material Qualification, Inspection, Post-Installation. The weights show where the exam spends its questions, so let them guide your study hours. The full domain-and-subtopic breakdown is in the outline section above.

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The official fee for the API-936 exam is $580 USD, and passing requires Scaled scoring system (official passing score not publicly disclosed). Remember that the fee buys exactly one attempt — a retake costs the same amount again. That is a good reason to rehearse with the 87 practice questions from Exams4sures until you're consistently scoring past the threshold before paying for the real thing.

The API Refractory Personnel is the vendor's official exam for the Individual Certification Programs certification, a credential at the Professional level. It is widely recognized because it verifies genuine, job-ready skill — exactly what employers shortlist for. It also connects to related credentials including API 510 Pressure Vessel Inspector, API 570 Piping Inspector, API 653 Aboveground Storage Tank Inspector, which makes it a solid anchor for a longer certification roadmap.

API Refractory Personnel Sample Questions:

When is metal fiber reinforcement used in castable refractory?

  • A. For all monolithic hot face castable refractory materials
  • B. Only when extra strength is required
  • C. Only when added in the field
  • D. Only when specified by the owner
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Correct Answer: D  🗳️

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Before refractory installations, all surfaces to be lined shall be cleaned to meet:

  • A. API 510
  • B. ASTM C-113
  • C. SSPC-SP 10
  • D. SSPC-SP 7/NACE 4
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Correct Answer: D  🗳️

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If application of hydraulic bonded or chemical setting refractory is interrupted, the refractory lining shall be:

  • A. cut back within 30 minutes.
  • B. cut back within 1 hour.
  • C. cut back to the shell in a straight line.
  • D. immediately cut back to the shell between anchors.
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Correct Answer: D  🗳️

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Initial heating of newly installed refractory linings shall be performed with:
(This may have more than one correct answer; please select all answers that apply.)

  • A. process heating devices.
  • B. electrical heating elements.
  • C. portable burners.
  • D. open torches.
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Correct Answer: A,B,C  🗳️

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Which factors must be the same when retesting a sample that fails to meet specification?

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Correct Answer:


Explanation:
Pallet
Batch
Testing Procedure
Sample
When a sample fails to meet the required specifications in accordance with API Std 936, any retesting must maintain strict consistency with the original conditions to ensure validity and comparability of results.
API 936 states:
"If a sample fails to meet any requirement, resampling shall be permitted. However, retesting shall be performed using specimens from the same batch, pallet, and sample as the original test. The same testing procedure must be used."
- API Std 936, Section 6.2.3
Explanation of Matching Terms:
Pallet: To ensure material consistency.
Batch: Revalidates results without introducing variability from a new production lot.
Testing Procedure: Methodology must not change to avoid skewed comparison.
Sample: Must be the original sample to confirm initial findings.
Therefore, all of these factors must remain the same. The only item in your provided list that is not required to match is "Inspection methods" - it is not part of the retesting condition clause.

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