NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE, No. 32

25 MARCH 2010

(d) with respect to an exempt person and a trainee gasfitter, can produce on demand a current identification card issued by the board; and

(e) with respect to an exempt person, does not undertake gasfitting work while connected to a gas supply.

(9) A certifying gasfitter must ensure that, during the first year of holding a limited certificate, a trainee gasfitter is, at all times, working in the presence of the supervising certifying gasfitter, or a licensed gasfitter who is supervised by the same certifying gasfitter.

(10) A certifying gasfitter must ensure that, during the first two years of working under an exemption pursuant to section 21 of the Act, the exempt person is, at all times, working in the presence of the certifying gasfitter supervising them, or a licensed gasfitter who is supervised by the same certifying gasfitter, or a person authorised pursuant to section 20(1)(b) of the Act.

(11) A certifying gasfitter must notify the board of the name, address and telephone number of every exempt person under supervision prior to the exempt person first carrying out any gasfitting work under the certifying gasfitter’s supervision and on or before 1 April each year.

(12) A certifying gasfitter must pay a fee, as prescribed by the board, in respect of notified exempt persons under supervision.

(13) A certifying gasfitter who ceases to supervise a person previously supervised by that certifying gasfitter, must notify the board of this fact, in writing. Until such notification is received, the certifying gasfitter remains responsible for any gasfitting work undertaken by that supervised person.

4. Licence period

The licence period is from 1 April to 31 March of the following year, provided that:

(a) a licence is issued for a maximum period of one licensing year;

(b) a licence issued after 1 April and before 31 March will expire at the end of that licence period (being 31 March).

5. Application forms

The board must provide the following forms:

(a) Application for registration as a certifying gasfitter.

(b) Application for licence as a certifying gasfitter.

Part B—Licensed Gasfitters

6. Authorised work

A licensed gasfitter, who holds a current licensed gasfitter practising licence issued by the board, may carry out gasfitting work under the supervision of a certifying gasfitter.

7. Minimum standards for registration

(1) To become a licensed gasfitter a person must have:

(a) obtained the National Certificate in gasfitting and passed the board’s three-hour examination (reference 9193); or

(b) held a limited certificate in gasfitting for a continuous period of five years, and have passed the board’s three-hour examination (reference 9193); or

(c) held a limited certificate in gasfitting under the 1976 Act for a continuous period of not less than three years, immediately followed by a two year period as a person exempt pursuant to section 21 of the Act, and have passed the board’s three-hour examination (reference 9193); or

(d) being a plumber (certifying or licensed and holding a current practising licence), passed the National Certificate third stage block course in gasfitting, and the board’s three-hour examination (reference 9193); or

(e) complied with all of the following:

(i) Hold an overseas qualification that is accepted by the board as equivalent to a New Zealand National Certificate in gasfitting under paragraph (a) above. To meet this requirement the applicant must both:

A. provide to the board documentary evidence of the applicant’s qualifications and assessment of those qualifications;

B. attend an interview with the board to verify documentation and validate experiential and technical proficiency; and

(ii) passed the board’s three-hour examination (reference 9193); and

(iii) passed the board’s Practical Test of Workmanship using the National Competency assessment tasks and criteria.

(2) To pass the board’s examination (reference 9193) the applicant must demonstrate the following competencies:

(a) Knowledge of accepted gasfitting trade practice, workmanship, and health and safety;

(b) knowledge of trade calculations and sciences relevant to gasfitting;

(c) knowledge of materials and their physical properties and application used in the trade;

(d) ability to draw and interpret drawings and specifications including quantifying materials for gasfitting;

(e) principles of heating and ventilation using water, air and gas;

(f) practical knowledge of all aspects of gasfitting;

(g) ability to access legislation, standards and codes of practice relating to gasfitting;

(h) knowledge of ethical considerations for the delivery of gasfitting services;

(i) knowledge of energy efficiency, conservation and environmentally considerate processes relevant to gasfitting;

(j) practical knowledge of gas appliances and their controls; and

(k) knowledge of the types, uses, characteristics, and composition of fuel gases.