New Zealand Gazette – 2016 – No. 97

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✨ Plumbing Registration Requirements



NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE, No. 97 — 27 OCTOBER 2016

Tradesman plumber competencies

(2) The examination a person must pass in order to register as a tradesman plumber is Examination 9192 set by the Board.

(3) Examination 9192 will be set by the Board so that, to pass the examination an applicant demonstrates knowledge, and the experience and practical ability to install, test, commission, fault-find, and maintain sanitary plumbing systems through possessing competencies in the areas of:

(a) Trade calculations and trade sciences. Descriptors include, but are not limited to:

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

(ii) application of formulae;

(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) Limitations in and the application of material used in sanitary plumbing, including material protection and jointing methods. Descriptors include, but are not limited to:

(i) copper;

(ii) polyvinylchloride (PVC);

(iii) polybutylene (PB);

(iv) polyethylene (PE);

(v) mild steel;

(vi) stainless steel;

(vii) acrylonitrile butadiene styrene (ABS);

(viii) polypropylene;

(ix) cross-linked polyethylene;

(x) brass/bronze;

(xi) cast iron;

(xii) sheet metal;

(xiii) lead;

(xiv) glass; and

(xv) the use of tools and equipment.

(c) Drawings and specifications for sanitary plumbing. Descriptors include, but are not limited to:

(i) interpreting plans and specifications;

(ii) drawing as-built plans; and

(iii) development of patterns.

(d) The installation, testing, commissioning, fault-finding and maintenance of water services for sanitary plumbing. 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) rainwater harvesting;

(vi) pumps;

(vii) sanitary appliances and fixtures;

(viii) backflow prevention;

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