UA STAR Mastery Exam - Pipe Fitter Study Guide

Sep 15, 2026

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UA STAR Mastery Exam Pipe Fitter Study Guide provides structured preparation for the UA STAR exam by mapping DACUM-identified categories and tasks to the corresponding job knowledge and reference areas. The guide explains the exam’s comprehensive nature, emphasizing that success requires experience and completed UA training, not only study guide review. It outlines major technical domains such as piping and tubing, blueprint reading, mathematics and measurement, safety, rigging, steam systems, instrumentation and controls, welding, hydronics, refrigeration and air conditioning, and pumps, supported by listed UA reference textbooks.

LanguageEnglish

CategoryExam

FormatPDF

Pages37

Reading Time1 h 33 min

AccessFree to download

Contents

Acknowledgements

Forward

United Association Reference Books

Categories

Study Guide Questions

Answer Key

UA STAR MASTERY EXAM Pipe Fitter Study Guide | International Pipe Trades Joint Training Committee, Inc | | | --- | --- | | George H. Bliss, III, President President
UA Director of Training
John Moore, Secretary
Business Manager – UA Local 254
D. David Hardin, Treasurer MCAA Representative
Karl M. Bykowski, Director UAC/PHCC-NA Representative
James F. Lynch, Director NFSA Representative | Charles “Buddy” Parkes, Vice UAC/PHCC-NA Representative
Cornelius J. Cahill, Vice President NFSA Representative
Bradley Karbowski, Vice President Business Manager – UA Local 669
Logan Dockter, Director
Business Manager – UA Local 300
William Rodger Grimes, Director MCAA Representative | | Tony Fanelli, Director
Canadian Mechanical & Industrial | | | International Pipe Trades Joint Training Committee
George H. Bliss, III, Chairman – UA General Office
Charles “Buddy” Parkes, Vice Chairman – UAC/PHCC-NA
D. David Hardin, Vice Chairman – MCAA
Eric L. Packard, Secretary – UA Local 669
Members:
Karl M. Bykowski, UAC/PHCC – NA Jerry Miller, UA Local 597
Cornelius J. Cahill, NFSA Robert L. Cross, UA Local 68
William Rodger Grimes, MCAA Talmadge Graham, UA Local 420
James F. Lynch, NFSA Tony Fanelli, Canadian Mechanical &
Industrial Contractor Rep.
Ronald Townsend, UA Special Representative
Canadian Representative for Committee | | CONTENTS International Pipe Trades Joint Training Committee, Inc……………..1 International Pipe Trades Joint Training Committee………………….1 CONTENTS……………………………………………………………….2 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS………………………………………………3 FORWARD………………………………………………………………..4 UNITED ASSOCIATION REFERENCE BOOKS……………………..5 Categories A. PIPING AND TUBING…………………………………………6 B. BLUEPRINT READING …………………………….…………8 C. MATHEMATICS AND MEASUREMENT ……………………9 D. SAFETY …………………………………………….…..……..10 E RIGGING………………………………………………….…...11 F STEAM SYSTEMS ..………………………………...…...…….11 G. INSTRUMENTATION AND PNEUMATIC CONTROLS ..…12 H. WELDING ……………………………………………………..13 I. HYDRONICS …………………………………….……………13 J. REFRIGERATION AND AIR CONDITIONING ……………..14 K. PUMPS ………………………………………………..……….15 STUDY GUIDE QUESTIONS…………………………………….15-31 ANSWER KEY……………………………………………………..32-34 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS The International Pipe Trades Joint Training Committee, Inc., wishes to acknowledge the following persons for their contributions in the development of this Study guide, which was developed under the direction of George H. Bliss, III, Director of Training, United Association Training Department, Steve Allen, Assistant Director of Training United Association Training Department, and Michael P. Arndt, Technical Consultant, United Association Training Department. The authors of this study guide are Bob Harris, Training Director Pipe Fitter Local Union 420 Philadelphia, PA, Steve Sweeney, Instructor, Pipe Fitter Local Union 420 Philadelphia, PA and Harry Plummer, Pipe Fitter Local Union 420 Philadelphia, PA FORWARD The International Pipe Trades Training Committee and the United Association Training Department have developed the following Study Guide to assist you in locating information in UA textbooks, which relate to the 11 categories and 28 tasks identified during the DACUM (Develop A CurriculuM) process administered by Ferris State University. The DACUM is an indepth job and task analysis, which serves as the base for the UA STAR exam. The 12 categories and 44 tasks identified during the DACUM are included in this Study Guide so that you see, first-hand, the results of the study and the items that you can expect to encounter on the UA STAR exam. Each category and task is numbered, and each task is broken into a number of smaller jobs, which a pipe fitter would be expected to perform in order to complete the task. Below each task you will find an underlined paragraph that looks like this and contains general reference to UA textbooks. You will find that the UA STAR exam is a c

FAQs

What is the purpose of the UA STAR Mastery Exam Pipe Fitter Study Guide?

It helps locate and apply information from UA textbooks to the categories and tasks defined during the DACUM process that form the basis of the UA STAR exam.

Who is the UA STAR exam designed for, according to the forward?

It is designed to test the knowledge of the experienced pipe fitter who has completed UA training and gained several years of field experience.

How do the DACUM categories and tasks relate to the study guide?

The study guide includes the DACUM-identified categories and tasks so readers can see the results and understand the items expected on the UA STAR exam, with tasks further broken into smaller job steps.

Sep 15, 2026

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