✨ Gasfitting Regulation Amendment
3186 NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE, No. 112 12 SEPTEMBER 2012
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)
(1) Replace paragraph 2(2) in the Schedule with:
"(2) The certifying gasfitter 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/certify gasfitting systems through possessing competencies in the areas of:
(a) Trade calculations and trade science used in the design and installation of gasfitting systems. Descriptors include, but are not limited to—
(i) estimation, measurement, and calculation using measurement systems;
(ii) application of formulae;
(iii) physics laws and their application as they relate to gasfitting;
(iv) hydraulic principles;
(v) combustion and ventilation;
(vi) flame characteristics;
(vii) flammability limits;
(viii) gas rating;
(ix) heat input/output and efficiency calculations;
(x) expansion and contraction;
(xi) corrosion;
(xii) fluing;
(xiii) pipe sizing;
(xiv) fluid flow;
(xv) pressure;
(xvi) volume.
(b) Drawings and specifications for gasfitting. Descriptors include, but are not limited to preparing plans and specifications.
(c) The selection of materials; their properties, applications and how they are used in the design and specification of gasfitting. Descriptors include, but are not limited to—
(i) compatibility, testing, and commissioning procedures;
(ii) alternative materials, approval regimes, and protection of material.
(d) The design, specification and verification/certification of gasfitting installations and system components. Descriptors include, but are not limited to—
(i) gas supply pipework, service lines, meters, and regulator systems;
(ii) sizing the appliance to meet the duty required;
(iii) domestic gas-fired appliances and equipment installations;
(iv) commercial gas-fired appliances and equipment installations;
(v) industrial gas-fired appliances and equipment installations;
(vi) pressure and flow controls;
(vii) safety devices.
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