✨ Gasfitting Registration and Licensing
NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE, No. 97 — 27 OCTOBER 2016
(ii) equipment;
(iii) ventilation;
(iv) pipework; and
(v) fluing.
(d) Types, uses, characteristics, composition, and safe storage and handling of fuel gases. Descriptors include, but are not limited to:
(i) manufactured gas;
(ii) natural gas; and
(iii) liquefied petroleum gas (LPG): butane, propane, general product.
(e) The principles of space and water heating. Descriptors include, but are not limited to:
(i) principles and components of direct and indirect heating and ventilation;
(ii) solar boosted systems;
(iii) hydronic systems;
(iv) fans; and
(v) ducting.
(f) Drawings and specifications for gasfitting. Descriptors include, but are not limited to:
(i) interpreting plans and specifications;
(ii) drawing as-built plans; and
(iii) development of patterns.
(g) Electrical and electronics work as it applies to gasfitting within the limitations under the Electricity Act 1992.
(h) The ability to access and apply relevant documentation relating to gasfitting to meet compliance requirements, and an understanding of the regulatory environment. Descriptors include, but are not limited to:
(i) Acts and regulations;
(ii) standards;
(iii) codes; and
(iv) manufacturers’ instructions.
(i) The effect of the installation of gasfitting systems, or their components, on the integrity of structures, including weather tightness considerations as they relate to penetrations to the building envelope. Descriptors include, but are not limited to:
(i) preservation of structural integrity; and
(ii) prevention of damage to property, including weather tightness.
(j) Responsibilities relating to health and safety. Descriptors include, but are not limited to:
(i) personal and public safety;
(ii) site safety; and
(iii) electrical safety.
(k) Limitations on persons who can do, or assist in doing, gasfitting.
Transitional provision
(4) Any person who was approved under the Board’s Immigrant Qualification Assessment System prior to 4 July 2013 must pass Examination 9193 before that person will be considered to meet the minimum standards for registration as a tradesman gasfitter.
12. Terms and conditions of registration
(1) A tradesman gasfitter must pay any monies owing to the Board as they become due, subject to any exceptions agreed to by the Board.
(2) A tradesman gasfitter must provide the Board with all information required for the public register.
13. Terms and conditions of licence
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