70% on each paper
Exam hall
Original study questions — not leaked CWB items. Use them to learn the shape of the sitting. Bring the real W59 / W47.1 / W178.2 to the real open-book papers.
Mock papers
75 multiple choice · 2 hours · no notes
Closed book — fundamentals
Design, drawings & symbols 41% · Processes 19% · QC 16% · Equipment 13% · Visual 10% · NDT 1%
Not yet sat
45 multiple choice · 2 hours · bring your own standards
Open book — CSA W47.1 + W59
Company certification, personnel, procedures, workmanship, visual acceptance
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15 multiple choice · 30 minutes · bring W178.2
Open book — CSA W178.2
Levels, duties, ethics, vision, recertification, product categories
Not yet sat
5 weld samples · 45 minutes · gauges allowed
Practical — visual samples
Detect, name, locate, size, and report discontinuities
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