Florida Administrative Code › 69 - DEPARTMENT OF FINANCIAL SERVICES › 69A - Division of State Fire Marshal › Chapter 69A-46 - FIRE PROTECTION SYSTEM CONTRACTORS AND SYSTEMS › Section 69A-46.010 - Submission of the Application

Current through Reg. 50, No. 138; July 16, 2024
(1) The
				applicant shall submit an application on a form furnished by the division which
				shall conform with section
				 633.328, F.S.
(2) The application shall be accompanied by a
				fee as prescribed in section
				 633.132, F.S.
(3)
(a) As
				a prerequisite to challenging the examination as a Contractor I, II, or III,
				the applicant shall provide evidence of four (4) years proven experience in the
				employment of a Contractor I, II, or III, or a combination of experience and
				education equivalent thereto.
1. "Experience
				in the employment of a contractor," as required by section
				 633.318(3),
				F.S., must be gained from full-time employment by a contractor licensed as
				provided in section  633.318, F.S., relating to
				technical areas. For purposes of this rule chapter, "technical areas" means
				those activities engaged in by a contractor and participated in by the
				applicant which provide experience in laying out, fabricating, installing,
				inspecting, altering, repairing, or servicing fire protection systems. For
				purposes of this rule chapter, four (4) years proven experience as a certified
				plumbing contractor, licensed pursuant to the provisions of section
				 489.115, F.S., may be offered
				toward the experience requirements for a Contractor I or II and shall be
				considered equivalent to two (2) years proven experience in the employment of a
				contractor. A certified plumbing contractor shall offer no more than 4 years as
				a certified plumbing contractor toward the 4 years experience requirement in
				section  633.318, F.S. The applicant's
				experience must be verified by the contractor employing the applicant. The
				required verification shall be in the form of a letter from the employing
				contractor, on company stationery, attesting to the applicant's duties, the
				kinds of jobs he worked on; his dates of employment; and any other information
				reasonably calculated to provide the division with an informed understanding of
				the applicant's work experience. An applicant offering self-employment
				experience shall provide verification in the form of letters from customers,
				and others familiar with his work. It is the applicant's responsibility to
				furnish the required verification. The experience will be evaluated to
				determine an applicant's qualifications for the class of certificate requested;
				or
2. The division will accept a
				current NICET Level III or IV certification as a Fire Protection Engineering
				Technician in the subfield of Automatic Sprinkler System Layout, for contractor
				I and II applicants, and will accept a current NICET Level III or IV
				certification as a Fire Protection Engineering Technician in the subfield of
				Special Hazards System Layout, for Contractor III applicants, issued by the
				National Institute for Certification in Engineering Technologies in Alexandria,
				Virginia; or
3. The applicant can
				provide evidence of a combination of experience and education equivalent to
				four (4) years proven experience in the employment of a contractor. Acceptable
				education shall include, but not be limited to, a bachelor degree from a four
				(4) year college or university with a major in mechanical engineering, civil
				engineering, fire science engineering technology, or equivalent coursework; or
				an associate degree (2 years) with a major in fire science engineering
				technology or fire protection engineering technology. The applicant must
				furnish official transcripts to substantiate all degrees and coursework. The
				curriculum, degree, date degree awarded, and all engineering, fire science, and
				fire protection courses must be clearly identified on the transcripts.
				Acceptable experience to combine with the education offered shall be provided
				in the same form as required under subparagraph 1., above. For purposes of
				combining education and work experience, the number of hours worked in
				part-time employment will be counted as the appropriate percentage of full-time
				employment.
4.
a. Applicants for certification as a
				Contractor I who are offering 4 years proven experience as a certified plumbing
				contractor as the equivalent of 2 years proven experience in the employment of
				a contractor shall combine that experience with a NICET Level III or IV
				certificate; or with 18 credit hours from a 4-year college or university, or a
				junior or community college in courses which teach the material in the National
				Fire Protection Association standards on which the applicant will be tested; or
				with other equivalent coursework.
b. Applicants for certification as a
				Contractor II who are offering 4 years proven experience as a certified
				plumbing contractor as the equivalent of 2 years proven experience in the
				employment of a contractor shall combine that experience with a NICET Level III
				or IV certificate; or with 15 credit hours from a 4-year college or university,
				or a junior or community college in courses which teach the material in the
				National Fire Protection Association standards on which the applicant will be
				tested; or with other equivalent coursework.