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COMMERCIAL POOL CONTRACTOR QUALIFICATIONS
Reference State Statues and Administrative Rules
489.105 Definitions- As used in this part:
j) "Commercial pool/spa contractor"
means a contractor whose scope of work involves, but is not limited to,
the construction, repair, and
servicing of any swimming pool, or hot tub or spa, whether public, private,
or otherwise, regardless of use.
The scope of work includes the installation, repair, or replacement of
existing equipment, any cleaning or equipment sanitizing which requires at
least a partial disassembling, excluding filter changes, and the
installation of new pool/spa equipment, interior finishes, the installation
of package pool heaters, the installation of all perimeter piping and filter
piping, and the construction of equipment rooms or housing for pool/spa
equipment, and also includes the scope of work of a swimming pool/spa
servicing contractor.
The scope of such work does not include direct connections to a sanitary
sewer system or to potable
water lines. The installation, construction, modification, or replacement of
equipment permanently attached to and associated with the pool or spa for
the purpose of water treatment or cleaning of the pool or spa requires
licensure; however, the usage of such equipment for the purposes of water
treatment or cleaning shall not require licensure unless the usage involves
construction, modification, or replacement of such equipment. Water
treatment that does not require such equipment does not require a license.
In addition, a license shall not be required for the cleaning of the pool or
spa in any way that does not affect the structural integrity of the pool or
spa or its associated equipment.
489.111 Licensure by Examination
(1) Any person who desires to be certified shall apply to the department in wiring.
(2) A person shall be eligible for licensure by examination if the person:
(a) Is 18 years of age;
(b) Is of good moral character; and
(c) Meets eligibility requirements according to one of the following criteria:
1. Has received a baccalaureate degree from an accredited 4-year college in the appropriate field of engineering, architecture, or building construction and has 1 year of proven experience in the category in which the person seeks to qualify. For the purpose of this part, a minimum of 2,000 person-hours shall be used in determining full-time equivalency.
2. Has a total of at least 4 years of active experience as a worker who has learned the trade by serving an apprenticeship as a skilled worker as a skilled worker who is able to command the rate of a mechanic in the particular trade or as a foreman who is in charge of a group of workers and usually is responsible to a superintendent or a contractor or his or her equivalent, provided, however, that at least 1 year of active experience shall be as a foreman.
3. Has a combination of not less than 1 year of experience as a foreman and not less then 3 years of credits for any accredited college-level courses; has a combination of not less than 1 year of experience as a skilled worker, 1 year of experience as a foreman, and not less than 2 years of credits for any accredited college-level courses; or has a combination of not less than 2 years of experience as a skilled worker, 1 year of experience as a foreman, and not less than 1 year of credits for any accredited college-level courses.
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