New Zealand Gazette – 2016 – No. 97

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✨ Plumbing Registration Requirements



NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE, No. 97 — 27 OCTOBER 2016

C. evidence that the applicant has worked full-time in the plumbing trade for six years or more; and

(ii) passed the Board’s plumbing advanced proficiency assessment (this practical assessment must be undertaken in New Zealand).

Certifying plumber competencies

(2) The examination a person must pass in order to register as a certifying plumber is Examination 9195 set by the Board.

(3) Examination 9195 will be set by the Board so that, in order to pass the examination, the applicant must demonstrate 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 management systems;

(ii) application of formulae including transposing;

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

(iv) hydraulic principles;

(v) expansion and contraction;

(vi) corrosion protection;

(vii) water quality;

(viii) density; and

(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; and

(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; and

(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;

(iii) sanitary appliances and fixtures;

(iv) backflow prevention; and

(v) irrigation systems.

(f) The ability to access and apply relevant documentation relating to sanitary plumbing to meet compliance requirements, and an understanding of the regulatory environment. Descriptors include, but are not limited to:

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