New Zealand Gazette – 2012 – No. 112

Page 3177

✨ Plumbers, Gasfitters, and Drainlayers Board Amendment Notice



12 SEPTEMBER 2012 NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE, No. 112 3177

5. Interpretation

(1) In this notice, unless the context otherwise requires—

board means the Plumbers, Gasfitters, and Drainlayers Board.

(2) Any term or expression that is defined in the Act that is used but not defined in this notice has the same meaning as in the Act.

6. Schedule amended

Paragraph 2(2) amended

(1) Replace paragraph 2(2) in the Schedule with:

"(2) The certifying plumber examination and the certifying common examination referred to in paragraph 2(1) are set by the board so that, to pass the examinations an applicant demonstrates the ability to design, manage the installation of, and verify sanitary plumbing systems through possessing competencies in the areas of:

(a) Trade calculations and trade science used in the design and installation of sanitary plumbing systems. Descriptors include, but are not limited to—

(i) estimation, measurement, and calculation using measurement systems;

(ii) application of formulae including transposing;

(iii) physics laws and their application as they relate to sanitary plumbing;

(iv) hydraulic principles;

(v) expansion and contraction;

(vi) corrosion protection;

(vii) water quality;

(viii) density;

(ix) energy transfer.

(b) The selection of materials; their properties, applications, and how they are used in the design and specification of sanitary plumbing systems. Descriptors include, but are not limited to—

(i) compatibility, testing, and commissioning procedures;

(ii) alternative materials, approval regimes, and protection of material.

(c) The drawings and specifications for sanitary plumbing. Descriptors include, but are not limited to, the preparation of plans and specifications.

(d) The design, specification, and verification of water services for sanitary plumbing systems. Descriptors include, but are not limited to—

(i) pipe sizing principles;

(ii) hot and cold water reticulation systems;

(iii) water storage systems;

(iv) domestic fire sprinkler systems;

(v) rain water harvesting;

(vi) pumps;

(vii) sanitary appliances and fixtures;

(viii) backflow prevention;

(ix) heating systems that relate to sanitary plumbing, including hot water systems, and solar water heating;

(x) alternative water supplies.

(e) The design and specification of foul water systems for sanitary plumbing. Descriptors include, but are not limited to—

(i) principles of sizing and venting for foul water plumbing systems;

(ii) pumps;



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