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Corrosion Technologist Certification

Certification recognizing experienced corrosion practitioners' advanced corrosion knowledge and ability to perform responsible work under senior personnel.

Licensing authority: The Association for Materials Protection and Performance · Application information

Initial by examination
AMPP Certified Corrosion Technologist
All Of
[{"experience":"Four years of verifiable corrosion-related work experience"},{"anyOf":["Complete Ethics for the Corrosion Professional course","Submit equivalent ethics training meeting AMPP requirements, covering at least three of its five listed topics, with completion evidence"]},{"application":"Submit certification application and documentation for approval; submit before the exam to allow AMPP to verify experience."},{"examination":"Successfully complete the English Corrosion Technologist written examination."}]
Completion Window
Four years to complete all requirements, including exam success and approved application.
Evidence Claim Ids
["ct-route-conditions-20261026","ct-adoption-20261026","ct-registration-20261026"]
Scope
Direct experience/examination option (current Path A; EPG Option 2), not the parallel credential/course award option.

AMPP Certified Corrosion Technologist

Provider
Pearson VUE
Format
Closed-book computer-based multiple-choice examination; some items require multiple answers (SELECT ALL THAT APPLY).
Exam questions
Total questions: 100.
Time limit
180 minutes including 4 minutes for the non-disclosure agreement and 6 minutes for the system tutorial.
Passing score
Pass or Fail
Examination outline

The authority publishes percentage ranges for each content area. The practice percentages below use the midpoint of each range, normalized to 100%; they are not exact percentages published by the authority. Practice question counts may differ slightly because of rounding.

  • Cathodic Protection — Official range: 19–23% (Practice allocation: 20.79%)
    • Impressed currents
    • Galvanic series
    • Fundamentals of cathodic protection
    • Standards (SP0169),
    • Cathodic protection basics
  • Coatings — Official range: 12–16% (Practice allocation: 13.86%)
    • Surface preparation
    • Application techniques
    • Standards (NACE 3/SSPC SP 6)
    • Coating anomalies/defects
    • Protective coatings
  • General Corrosion — Official range: 32–36% (Practice allocation: 33.66%)
    • Corrosion cells
    • Types of corrosion
    • Fundamentals of corrosion
  • Metallurgy — Official range: 3–7% (Practice allocation: 4.95%)
    • Material properties
    • Material selection
    • Metallurgy standards (MR0175)
    • Interaction of materials
  • Internal Corrosion — Official range: 4–8% (Practice allocation: 5.94%)
    • Corrosion inhibitors
    • Chemical treatment
    • Monitoring methods
  • Safety — Official range: 2–5% (Practice allocation: 3.47%)
    • General knowledge of safety
    • Personal responsibility
    • Coating application safety
  • Design — Official range: 8–12% (Practice allocation: 9.9%)
    • System design
    • Material selection
  • Maintenance — Official range: 3–7% (Practice allocation: 4.95%)
    • General maintenance
    • Rectifiers
  • Ethics — Official range: 1–4% (Practice allocation: 2.48%)
    • Professional and personal responsibility
    • Regulations
    • Roles/responsibilities
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