API-936 Exam Information and Outline
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API-936 Exam Syllabus & Study Guide
Before you start practicing with our exam simulator, it is essential to understand the official API-936 exam objectives. This course outline serves as your roadmap, breaking down exactly which technical domains and skills will be tested. By reviewing the syllabus, you can identify your strengths and focus your study time on the areas where you need the most improvement.
The information below reflects the latest 2026 course contents as defined by API. We provide this detailed breakdown to help you align your preparation with the actual exam format, ensuring there are no surprises on test day. Use this outline as a checklist to track your progress as you move through our practice question banks.
Below are complete topics detail with latest syllabus and course outline, that will help you good knowledge about exam objectives and topics that you have to prepare. These contents are covered in questions and answers pool of exam.
Duration: 3 hours 15 minutes
Total Questions: 85 Questions
Question Details: 75 questions are scored- 10 questions are pretest
Question Type: 85 questions are multiple-choice and closed book
Passing Score: 70%
- Laboratory Testing Procedures
- Terms and definitions
- Test methods (e.g.- C704- CCS- PLC- Density) and related calculations
- Material Qualification
- Testingequipment- sample preparation techniques- dimensional requirements for test specimens
- Various materials utilized (for example- plastic- ceramic fiber- anchor- metal fiber- corrosion coatings- etc.)
- Curing and firing procedures
- Acceptance/rejection criteria
- Responsibilities of personnel and documentation requirements.
- Applicator and Material Qualification
- Installationmethods (e.g.- gunning- casting- ramming- and hand packing)
- Sampling and sample preparation procedures
- Terms and definitions
- Procedures for determining optimal water content and mixing
- Applicable formulation and manufacturing information
- Applicable knowledge of equipment and qualification process
- Applicable test panel/mockup requirements
- Applicable environmental controls
- Surface preparation requirements
- Responsibilities of personnel and documentation requirements
- Installation
- Terms and definitions
- Responsibilities of personnel and documentation requirements
- Knowledgeof detailedexecution planincluding design details and quality standards
- Packaging and storage requirements
- Surface preparation and cleanliness requirements
- Anchor: welding- layouts- patterns- materials
- Frequency andmethods of production sampling: gunning- casting- hand packing
- Water addition: quantity and temperature- mixing procedures
- Fiber addition: percentage- material- mixing
- Installation environmental controls (minimum and maximum temperatures)
- Gunite procedures and equipment- including variables that affect gunite quality (i.e.- air pressure- humidity- temperature- aging- water pressure- water purity- additives)
- Knowledge of flash set
- Casting procedures and equipment (e.g.- air vibrator- vibrator frequency- vibrator sizing- forming- setup)
- Ramming / Hand packed procedures and equipment
- Inspection
- Terminology- job specifications- application standards
- Inspection and data collection procedures
- Lining design and installation requirements
- Visual and nondestructive testmethodsand qualification testing methods
- Application/limitation for various inspection techniques (for example- hammer testing- sonic testing- radiography- core sampling- portable abrasion testing)
- Material verification and traceability
- Acceptance and rejection criteria
- Repair procedures
- Curing and dry out procedures
- Inspectors’ and contractors’ responsibilities
- Record keeping systems and requirements
- Post-Installation
- Terms and definitions
- Responsibilities of personnel and documentation requirements
- Knowledge of dryout requirements
- Sealing requirements (for example- water mist- covering- membrane- curing)
- Application and time limits for applying membrane curing compounds
- Environmental conditions required for curing
- Heatingequipment- methods and procedures (e.g.- gas fired burner- stress relievingheating elements)
- Placement of temperature sensing probes