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API Q2 AWARENESS TRAINING TEST

Question 1. The standard of API Spec Q2, 1st edition, Dec 2011 is applied for:
(a) Quality Management System requirements for the manufacturing organizations
(b) Quality Management System requirements for organizations for the petroleum and
natural gas industry
(c) Quality Management System requirements for service supply organizations for the
petroleum and natural gas industry
(d) Quality Management System requirements for all of the organizations
Question 2. Which of the following is not true for the goals of API Q2 application?
(a) To replace ISO 9001 standard and to set a regulated standard for quality
management of petroleum and natural gas industry
(b) Continual improvement
(c) To promote reliability of service supply organizations
(d) To provide the minimum requirements for development of a quality management
system
Question 3. Which benefits will organizations gain when applying the quality management
system in accordance with API Q2?
(a) Effective control of risks
(b) Promote reliability and enhance service performance
(c) Enhance service performance and reduce nonproductive time due to incidents
(d) All of the above
Question 4. How many documented procedures are required according to API Q2 standard?
(a) 06 procedures
(b) 15 procedures
(c) 25 procedures
(d) 29 procedures
Question 5. PVD Well Services is applied quality management system in compliance with
API Q2 for the following of services:
(a) Casing and Tubing Running Services
(b) Drilling Tools Rental Services
(c) Managed Pressure Drilling

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 (d) Both (a) and (b)
(e) All of (a), (b) and (c)
Question 6. According to API Spec Q2, what is the definition of service-related product?
(a) Equipment, material
(b) Material, equipment, and software
(c) Material, equipment, and software used in the execution of a service
(d) Material, equipment, and software owned by the organization for its business
Question 7. Which of the following is correct regarding PVDWS as mentioned about the
exclusion of API Q2 requirements, clause 1.2?
(a) No exclusions
(b) Applied for the clauses of 5.7.3, 5.7.4, 5.7.6, 5.7.7 & 5.7.8
(c) Exclude the clause 5.4 – Design and development (because Company only
supplies services)
(d) All of the above are correct
Question 8. When will the organization develop the service quality plan that controls the
execution of services or use of service-related products/services?
(a) Only when required by contract
(b) Only when service-related product is provided
(c) Always
Question 9. ABC is an API certified Q2 service and serviced-related product (SRP) supply
firm. It sub-contracts design to local design companies. ABC also outsources heat treating on
its SRP forging to the only capable firm (H) in the area. The ABC used a commercial
trucking firm (Z) to ship SRP to and from (H) firm with 24/7 service. The trucking company
is the only one in the area that can handle the heavy loads and never failed to deliver the
forging on time. ABC also outsourced non-destructive testing to three companies in the area.
Which of these would you consider to be critical vendors according to API Q2 and PVDWS
Purchasing Procedures – PVDWS/COM/001? Select all that apply:
(a) Design company
(b) Heating company (H)
(c) Trucking company (Z)
(d) Both (b) and (c)
Question 10. Preventive actions are meant to eliminate the causes of potential nonconformity
in order to minimize the likelihood of their occurrence?
(a) True
(b) False
Question 11. According to clause 4.3.2.3 of API Q2, Training and Awareness, which
statement is not true?

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 (a) Provide for quality management system training and for job training of the
organization’s personnel and contractors who affect the execution off services or provisions
off service-related products
(b) Determine and provide training in accordance with legal requirements only when
customers request
(c) Ensure that customer-specified training and/or customer-provided training, if
required, is included in the training program
(d) Ensure that its personnel are aware of the relevance and importance of their
activities and how they contribute to the achievement of the quality objectives
Question 12. Which changes do not apply the management of changes process in accordance
with clause 5.11.2 of API Q2 standard?
(a) Changes in applicable legal requirements regarding to execution of service
(b) Changes in the organizational structure
(c) Changes in critical suppliers whose absence or departure could negatively impact
the service
(d) Changes to original equipment manufacturer’s specification, applications and/or
software for service-related product
Question 13. Which is the requirements of request for quotation (RFQ) as purchasing critical
services/products according to Purchasing Procedure of PVD Well Services,
PVDWS/COM/001 Revision 2?
(a) Requirements of quality management system
(b) Requirement of supplier evaluation
(c) Summary of HSE statistics for minimum 3 recent years (only service with
personnel)
(d) All of the above are correct
Question 14. The requirements of purchasing service-related products/services that are
identical between API Q2 and ISO 9001:2015 are:
(a) Organization shall determine and apply the criteria for suppliers’ evaluation,
selection and re-evaluation
(b) Maintain the approved vendors/suppliers list
(c) Separate service-related products/services into Critical và Non-critical
(d) Require quality management system for Critical suppliers
Question 15. Nonconformity (NC) is related to:
(a) Not fulfillment of a requirement
(b) Complaints of customers
(c) Products and services which do not conform to specific requirements during
execution of services
(d) Incident/accident related to HSE issues
(e) All of the above are correct

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 (f) All of the above are incorrect
End of the test.

Note: Pass as total score is above or equivalent of 80%.

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