North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 21 - OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS › Chapter 50 - PLUMBING, HEATING AND FIRE SPRINKLER CONTRACTORS › Section .0300 - EXAMINATIONS › Section 50 .0306 - APPLICATIONS: ISSUANCE OF LICENSE

Current through Register Vol. 39, No. 2, July 15, 2024
(a) All
				applicants for licensure or examination shall file an application setting forth
				the information required in
				G.S.
				87-21 and the rules of this Chapter on a form
				available on the Board website or at the Board office.
(b) Applicants for a plumbing or heating
				examination shall present evidence at the time of application to establish two
				years of full-time experience in the installation, maintenance, service, or
				repair of plumbing or heating systems related to the category for which a
				license is sought, whether or not a license was required for the work
				performed. Applicants for a fuel piping examination shall present evidence at
				the time of application to establish one year of experience in the
				installation, maintenance, service, or repair of fuel piping, whether or not a
				license was required for the work performed. Up to one-half of the experience
				may be in academic or technical training related to the field of endeavor for
				which examination is requested. The Board shall prorate part-time work of less
				than 40 hours per week or part-time academic work of less than 15 semester or
				quarter hours.
(c) The Board shall
				issue a license certificate bearing the license number assigned to the
				qualifying individual.
(d) Fire
				Sprinkler Installation Contractors shall meet experience requirements in
				accordance with NICET examination criteria.
(e) Applicants for examination or licensure
				in the Fire Sprinkler Inspection Technician classification shall submit
				evidence adequate to establish that the applicant has either:
(1) 4000 hours of experience involved in
				inspection and testing of previously installed fire sprinkler systems,
				consistent with NFPA-25, Standard for the Inspection Testing as Maintenance of
				Water-Based Fire Protection Systems of the National Fire Protection
				Association, adopted by the North Carolina Building Code, which is hereby
				incorporated by reference including all subsequent editions and amendments to
				the document as a full-time employee of a Fire Sprinkler Inspection Contractor
				or fire insurance underwriting organization;
(2) 4000 hours of experience as a full-time
				employee of a hospital, manufacturing, government, or university facility under
				direct supervision of Fire Sprinkler Inspection Contractor or a Fire Sprinkler
				Inspection Technician involved in inspection and testing of previously
				installed fire sprinkler systems, consistent with NFPA 25: Standard for the
				Inspection, Testing, and Maintenance of Water-Based Fire Protection Systems,
				which is hereby incorporated by reference including all subsequent editions and
				amendments. The document may be accessed free of charge at
http://www.nfpa.org/codes-and-standards/
;
(3) 4000 hours of experience involved in
				installation of fire sprinkler systems as a full-time employee of a Fire
				Sprinkler Installation Contractor; or
(4) a combination of 4000 hours of experience
				in any of the categories listed in this Paragraph.