Tanker Pre Exam

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Saturday November 6, 2021

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1. An AT vehicle is required to carry …

Atomic bombs

All chemicals

Any thing

Corrosive substances

2. When is smoking allowed when filling a tank-vehicle with a dangerous substance?

The use of e-cigarettes is permitted in the vehicle cab during the filling of all dangerous substances

When the dangerous substance is toxic with no secondary (additional) hazards

When the dangerous substance is not flammable

Smoking is never allowed in the vicinity of or in the cab of a tank-vehicle when the tank is being filled with a dangerous substance

3. For vehicles carrying hazardous substances, the most appropriate parking place is …

The local supermarket truck park

A public or private vehicle park where the vehicle is not likely to suffer damage from other vehicles;

A vehicle park supervised by an attendant who has been notified of the nature of the load and whereabouts of the driver

A suitable open space, separated from the public highway and from dwellings, where the public does not normally pass or assemble

4. Why would surge plates be fitted in a single tank with a capacity of 20,000 litres?

To allow numerous drops of a dangerous liquid (resulting in the amount of liquid in the tank being more than 20% but less than 80% of the tanks capacity for much of its journey)

To prevent build-up of static electricity

To prevent overheating

To allow the tank to be filled to at least 90% of its capacity with a toxic liquid

5. If the following orange-coloured plate is shown on the front and rear of a vehicle transporting a dangerous substance in a tank-container, which one of the following statements is true?

Numbered orange-coloured plates should also be shown on both sides of the tank container and placards should be shown on the sides and rear of the vehicle

Placards should be shown on both sides and each end of the tank-container

Placards should be shown on both sides and rear of the vehicle

Numbered orange-coloured plates should also be shown on both sides of the tank-container and placards should be shown on both sides and each end of the tank-container

6. 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

7. A tank vehicle, which has a blank orange plate at the front and a numbered orange plate at the rear with placards on both sides and the rear …

Is only carrying one class of chemical

Is carrying packages at the front and a tank at the rear

Is marked and placarded incorrectly as the front and rear plates must match.

Has hazardous goods in the rear compartment only

8. The orange-coloured plates to be displayed on a fuel tanker represent …

The substance with the lowest density

The substance with the highest flashpoint

The substance with the lowest flashpoint

The fuel with the lowest flammability

9. 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

10. A tank vehicle carrying 30,000 litres to meet ADR requirements must have …

Three 4 kg powder extinguishers

2 x 6 kg dry powder fire extinguishers

A 2 kg foam and a 6 kg dry powder fire extinguisher

12kg of any type suitable extinguishers, in any combination of sizes

11. A tank which is purged and clean should be marked with …

An empty placard

Blank orange coloured plate

Flammable Placard

No marks or placards required

12. What is a surge plate?

It is a plate with no openings that is fitted in a tank to divide the tank into compartments.

It is a plate fitted to the front of the tank to take the surge pressure in the tank.

It is a plate fixed to the outside of the tank stating the maximum allowable pressure of the tank.

It is a plate with an opening that is fitted in a tank to break the movement of a liquid lengthwise in the tank

13. What is indicated by this mark on a tank-vehicle?

The tank contains an elevated temperature substance

The tank contains a flammable liquid

The tank contains a flammable solid

This is the fire triangle

14. The instructions in writing must be supplied by …

The tank operator

The Carrier

The Consignee

The Consignor

15. Which of the following documents does not have to be carried when transporting dangerous substances in a tank vehicle?

Instructions in Writing

Vehicle approval cert

A Transport Document

Certificate of approval for the tank

16. When should the orange-coloured plates on the front and rear of a vehicle be removed or covered?

When a tank-vehicle, carrying a dangerous substance, is parked overnight in a secure depot.

When the vehicle is going to a port to collect a potable tank filled with a dangerous substance

When an unclean nominally empty tank-vehicle is returning to its depot, having discharged its load of the dangerous substance.

When the vehicle is transporting a tank-container that has the correct orange-coloured numbered plates and placards on the tank-container

17. What is the hazard identification number of the dangerous substance when the following three are shown on a tank-vehicle?

663

1613

18. What is meant by BLEVE?

It means a build-up of vapour caused by sudden cooling resulting in damage to the environment

Build-up of environmentally hazardous vapour in the environment

Boiling liquid expanding vapour explosion

It is the result of a toxic liquid leaking from a tank into the earth

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

5 years

6 years

3 years

2½ years

20. While loading, you discover that the earth was not attached to the vehicle. You should …

Connect the earth wire and change to a different compartment of the tank

Continue the loading and hope for the best

Attach the earthing wire immediately

Stop loading, wait 10/15 mins, then connect the earthing wire

21. 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

22. When tank-containers are carried which of the following is incorrect?

Filling is usually undertaken by plant personnel

The twist-locks must be secured at the front of the container only

The twist-locks must be secured on all four corners of the container

The placards for the substance must be shown on all four sides of the container

23. 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

24. Which of the following is not required on a tank vehicle under ADR?

A chock

Two self-standing warning signs

High-viz jacket

Spare wheel

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