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License Preparatory Classes

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GPTA is offering classes to prepare individuals for the State of Georgia Plumber Licensing Exams. The course is designed to cover all information needed for the Journeyman, Master Restricted and Masters Plumbers licensing exams. Classes will be conducted over three consecutive weekends at Holiday Inn, Forsyth GA and home study materials will be completed via correspondence.
All classes meet from 8:00 AM until 5:00 PM. The course fee is $695.00. Non-refundable deposit is $150.00

Textbooks* required for the class: (These may be purchased before the class from GPTA or obtained from other sources.)
*2006 International Plumbing Code $75.00
*2006 International Gas Fuel Code $75.00

If you are interested in this program, please complete and mail or fax the form to our office at the address above . All course fees must be paid to reserve your space. Make checks payable to GPTA or we accept all major credit cards. If you need additional information contact us at one of the phone numbers listed above or come by our office.

Sincerely;

Ron Anderson, President GPTA, Inc.

121-2-.02 Statewide Master and Journeyman Plumber License. Amended.
(1) To obtain a statewide Class I or Class II Master Plumber or a statewide Journeyman Plumber license, a person must:
      submit a completed application,
      meet the experience requirement,
      obtain a score of seventy (70) on the appropriate examination,
      pay the required fees.
An applicant must provide three persons who are currently licensed as plumbers who can attest to the applicant's good character and plumbing experience to the satisfaction of the Division.
At least one reference must be a licensed master plumber.

Statewide Class I master plumber licenses are restricted to plumbing involving single family dwellings and one-level dwellings designed for not more than two families and commercial structures not to exceed 10,000 square feet in area. Statewide Class II master plumber licenses are unrestricted.

(2) Applicants for statewide Master Plumber license must document a minimum of 5
years experience in plumbing work as would be covered by items of the Georgia State
Plumbing Code. At least 2 years of experience must be Primary Experience as defined in
paragraph (5) below. Applicants for Class II Unrestricted master plumber license must
document experience in commercial or industrial plumbing.

(3) Applicants for statewide Journeyman Plumbers license must document a minimum of
3 years experience in plumbing work as would be covered by items of the Georgia State
Plumbing Code. Such experience may be Primary or Secondary experience as defined in
paragraphs (5) or (6) below.

(4) Primary Experience shall mean working experience gained through the direct
installation of plumbing systems of a type which would be covered by the Georgia State
Plumbing Code and/or under supervision of a licensed master plumber and directly
related activity.
Examples of Primary Experience would include; but not be limited to:
(a) installation of plumbing pipes and fixtures by a plumbing contractor, master plumber, journeyman plumber, plumbing foreman, plumbing superintendent, a military plumber with a rank of at least a 3rd class petty officer or E-4 noncommissioned officer;
(b) mechanical engineer or design by a registered professional engineer having
responsibility for follow-up project inspection.

(5) Secondary Experience shall mean work experience gained while engaged in work or training related to the installation of plumbing which would be covered by the Georgia State Plumbing Code.
Examples of Secondary Experience may include; but not be limited to:
(a) installation of plumbing pipes and fixtures by a plumbing apprentice, trainee, or helper;
(b) plumbing work performed by a maintenance employee;
(c) instruction on plumbing installation, theory, and code by a fulltime secondary or post secondary instructor;
(d) inspection of plumbing by a full-time municipal or county inspector;
(e) mechanical engineering or design by a registered professional engineer without having responsibility for project inspection;
(f) estimating plumbing work for a plumbing contractor.
(6) Education may be applied toward the experience requirement as Secondary
Experience as follows:
(a) completion of a diploma program of a technical school in Engineering Technology may be credited as no more than 2 years of Secondary Experience;
(b) completion of a certificate program of a vocational-technical school may be credited as no more than 1 year of Secondary Experience.