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<regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".04" citation="COMAR 09.20.02.04" title_num="09" subtitle_num="20" chapter_num="02" heading="Examinations for Master Plumber Certificates.">
  <paragraph num="A.">
    <text>Each applicant for the master plumber's examination shall provide certification, under penalty of perjury, that the applicant has accrued at least 2 years, that is, 3,750 working hours of practical experience as a journey plumber, in the installation and repair of plumbing material and systems under the direction and control of a master plumber.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="B.">
    <text>The candidate shall be examined on:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>General knowledge of the regulations as may be provided by the Board;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Knowledge of physics and hygiene as may deal with the proper and safe methods of supplying water to a building, and of removing water and sewage from it; and</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>Drainage, hydraulics, pneumatics, and hydrostatics insofar as they relate to the proper construction of work required in providing plumbing services.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="C.">
    <text>Applicants shall also be required to demonstrate their ability to comprehend and interpret plans and drawings, showing the arrangements of plumbing fixtures and other related parts of the plumbing system.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="D.">
    <text>Unless specifically provided for, each applicant shall answer all examination questions in writing.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="E.">
    <text>If the applicant satisfactorily documents that the applicant has a disability as defined under The Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA), the Board will make those accommodations necessary for the administration of the examination.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="F.">
    <text>If an applicant successfully completes the examination under §E of this regulation, the Board shall grant to the applicant a license as a master plumber upon a showing that the:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>Applicant's ability to function as a master plumber is not significantly impaired by the dyslexia or other reading disability; and</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Applicant is otherwise competent and qualified to become a master plumber.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="G.">
    <text>Out-of-State Applicants.</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>A nonresident applicant or an applicant whose work experience has not been in Maryland shall accrue a total of at least 11,250 working hours, that is, 6 years of practical experience in the installation and repair of plumbing material and systems.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>The applicant shall furnish information about the applicant's work experience, under penalty of perjury, as follows:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>Certification of at least 4 years of the required total number of years, that is, 7,500 working hours spent in the installation and repair of plumbing material and systems under the direction and control of a licensed master plumber;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>Certification of at least 2 years, that is, 3,750 hours of work in the plumbing trade as a journey plumber;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(c)">
        <text>Certification that the journey plumber's license was received by passing a written competency examination; and</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(d)">
        <text>Certification that the master plumber for whom the applicant worked received a license by passing a written competency examination.</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>If the nonresident applicant is from an area that does not require licensure of journeyperson plumbers, and the applicant holds a master plumber's license, the applicant shall provide certification with the application that:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>The applicant accrued at least 7,500 hours of practical experience in the plumbing trade under the direction and control of a licensed master plumber;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>The master plumber for whom the applicant worked received a license by passing a written competency examination;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(c)">
        <text>The applicant's master plumber license was received by passing a written competency examination; and</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(d)">
        <text>The applicant has accrued at least 2 years, that is, 3,750 working hours in the installation and repair of plumbing material and systems since receiving the master plumber's license.</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
</regulation>