Tanker Pre Exam

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Saturday November 6, 2021

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1. During discharge, smoking is permitted …

In the vehicle cab

Well away from the tank

Not at all

If discharging by closed system method

2. What is the purpose of a safety valve in a tank?

To prevent a vacuum in the tank

To prevent overfilling the tank

To prevent excess pressure in the tank

To prevent the dangerous liquid from flowing back into the tank

3. According to ADR, which one of the following documents is required to be carried on board the vehicle for the carriage of dangerous substances in a tank-container on an international journey?

Vehicle certificate of approval

Vehicle certificate of insurance

Container packing certificate

Vehicle packing certificate

4. When driving a road tanker or vehicle carrying a tank-container, a driver …

Need not take any account of liquid surge within the tank

Should adjust their complete driving technique to take account of liquid surge

Should adjust their acceleration to take account of liquid surge

Should adjust their braking to take account of liquid surge

5. The number of battery master switches fitted to a vehicle under ADR is …

One

Two

Three

None

6. What are the dimensions for ADR hazardous substance placards?

40cm base x 30cm high

250mm x 250mm

100mm x 100mm

60cm base x 40cm high

7. What type of dangerous substance has the following orange-coloured plates on the front and rear of a tank-vehicle?

Flammable liquid

Flammable solid

Flammable gas

Explosive substance

8. Which of the following meets the definition of a hermetically sealed tank?

A tank that has vapour tight seals

A tank that passes the leakproofness test

A tank fitted with a suitable pressure relief valve

A tank fitted with a safety valve preceded by a bursting disc

9. Which of the following statements are true? Class 4 solids in powder form …

May build up a static charge during loading or discharging

Have no specific hazards and are exempt from all ADR provisions

Always have to be carried in an inert atmosphere

Always require the use of a full respirator during loading or unloading

10. A H.I. number prefixed with the letter X indicates that the substance will react …

Violently with air

By emitting a toxic gas

Dangerously with water

Does not react chemically

11. Which of the following is not a precaution taken when filling and discharging tank vehicles?

Secure the vehicle so it cannot move

The tank must be earthed where necessary

The correct type of hose must be used for filling and discharge

The vehicle must be equipped with a spare wheel

12. An AT vehicle is required to carry …

Atomic bombs

All chemicals

Any thing

Corrosive substances

13. You are a road tank driver. At the loading point you are told there is no 98% Sulphuric Acid available and you are instructed to load 25% Sulphuric Acid, what should you do …

Check with the carrier

Refuse the load altogether

Check with consignor

Agree to the new load as it is weaker acid

14. What type dangerous substance has the following orange-coloured plates on the front and rear of a tank-vehicle?

Highly flammable liquid

Flammable liquid

Flammable solid

Explosive substance with a corrosive secondary (additional) hazard

15. The maximum filling ratio/level is …

Is between 3% and 15% of tank volume

To accommodate low flashpoint liquids

Always between 85% and 97%

Linked to the temperature of the liquid

16. Tank data plates provide vital information for drivers, which of the following pieces of information does not appear on the tank data plate …

The capacity of the tank

The serial number

The UN Number

Test and examination dates

17. The correct marking and placarding for a vehicle carrying a tank-container …

Blank orange plates front and rear, with placards on all four sides of the tank container.

Numbered orange plates on the front and rear of the vehicle, with placards on three sides of the tank container

Blank orange plates on the front and rear of the vehicle, numbered orange-coloured plates on both sides of the tank container and placards on the four sides of the tank container.

Numbered orange plates on the front of the vehicle, numbered orange plates on the sides and placards on the sides of the tank container

18. Which one of the following statements is true?

The carriage of a very toxic liquid in a tank-container requires at least two persons in the vehicle crew

The vehicle driver is responsible to ensure the correct orange-coloured plates are shown on a tank-vehicle carrying dangerous substances

A BLEVE occurs when a tank containing a liquefied flammable gas is enveloped in fire, usually following an accident

Liquefied gases may not be carried in tanks

19. Which one of the following must undergo a periodic inspection (thorough examination) every 5 years?

A tank-container used to carry a highly flammable liquid

A vehicle used to carry a dangerous substance in bulk

A large container (for example a 20-foot freight container) used to carry highly flammable liquid in 200 litre drums

A vehicle used to carry a toxic gas in cylinders

20. Tank containers used to transport hazardous goods must have periodic / thorough test every

5 years

6 years

3 years

2½ years

21. Drivers should not enter tanks for cleaning purposes unless …

They are equipped with a bucket, mop and sponge

There is somebody else around to reduce the possible death toll

They know what the tank was carrying

They have received confined space entry training

22. Road Tankers used to transport dangerous goods must have an intermediate / leakproofness test every …

5 years

6 years

3 years

2½ years

23. Pressure discharge can carried out using …

A Pump

A vacuum pump

A compressor

A gravity flow system

24. Which of the following is an unsafe activity when discharging a powder tanker?

The stabilising legs should be extended and lowered

The air should be dumped from the suspension system, if appropriate

Using chocks to prevent movement when parked on a sloped area.

Climbing on the chassis with a mallet to vibrate the tank to release powder from the tank walls

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