Plumbing I

Plumbing I and Tier I

Apprentice Program License Prep

If you received your Apprentice Card after 9/1/2008 enroll in the Tier I program

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Objective: This course is designed to prepare the student to fulfill the requirements to take the Massachusetts State Plumbing Examination for Plumbing I and Tier I apprentices.

Description: Our course covers over 40 areas of trade related plumbing systems and our program is constantly being updated to meet today’s needs. In order to apply the course hours toward your plumber’s license, you must have an Apprentice Certificate. Massachusetts State requirements vary for Plumbing I and Tier I apprentices based on the date you received your Apprentice Card.

Outline:

Introduction to Chapter 142 Massachusetts General Laws
Basic/Intermediate Plumbing, Gas Fitting and Fuel Gas Codes
Permitting, Licensing Rules and Regulations
Testing of Plumbing and Gas Systems
Design/Installation Piping Configurations, Fixtures, Trims, Special Waste Systems
Installation/Methods of Venting Gas Appliances
Protection of the Potable Water Supply through Cross Connection Control
Approved Materials for use in Residential, Commercial and Industrial Installations
Science/Theory of Plumbing and Gas Fitting
Water/Air and its Properties
Sanitary and Environmental Health Hazards
Pressure, Vacuum, Weights, Sewage and Waste Disposal
Types and Properties of Gas, Traps, Seals, Vents
Ferrous/Non-Ferrous Metals, Melting Points of Various Metals
Basic Arithmetic, Geometry, Square Roots
Pipe Equations, Areas, Volumes, Pressures, Friction and Capacities
Temperature Conversions, Thermal Expansion and BTU Calculations
Weights, Loads, Distances, Percentages and Grades
Sizing of DWV, Water Supply, Gas Systems
Takeoffs, Estimating, Calculations of Direct and Indirect Job Cost
Blueprint Reading and Design, Grades and use of Instruments
Interacting of Code Standard with Drawings