A. All mechanical apprentices actively engaged under a master mechanical fitter will be required to register with the City Building Department. Experience accrued towards taking the journeyman mechanical test will only be accepted as a registered apprentice. Time accrued previous to registration will be noted.
B. Time required for an apprentice to be actively engaged in the trade under the supervision of a master, journeyman, or qualified shop will be a minimum of three years. Proof of qualifications will be submitted to the Board in writing for consideration and approval for the journeyman examination. Any academical time to be considered by the Board in place of actual apprenticeship time in the trade must be from a State accredited college or Technical school.
C. Applicants must hold a journeyman license for a minimum of four years before taking the Master exam, and be actively engaged in the trade for the full two years.
D. The minimum age limit for a Journeyman examination will be Twenty (20) years of age unless approved by the Board.
E. The allotted time for the Master and Journeyman examination will be four hours (four hours open book).
F. Request for Master and Journeyman examination will be filed in the City of Grand Island Building Department Office prior to the examination date for the consideration of the Board. Examination fee will be paid with the application. No exam fee will be refunded after taking the examination.
G. All applicants will submit, along with their request for examination, letters of proof of the required apprenticeship time actively engaged in the trade.
H. In the event that an applicant fails to pass the examination given, he may make application for a subsequent exam after eighty-five (85) days have passed.
I. At the discretion of the Board, experience gained at an industrial plant or outside the tri- city jurisdiction may be considered as apprenticeship time to qualify for a Journeyman examination. Information considered by the Board shall include written proof of previous experience record and oral examination.
J. All examination papers are the property of the examining Board. Applicants will not be permitted to remain during grading or to review examination papers after they have been submitted for grading. Test results will be sent by mail.
K. Applicant must obtain a passing score on each part of the exam (written as well as drawing).
L. An applicant with a passing score will have a 30 day grace period to pick up a new license dated from the test date.
M. An applicant must supply his own copy of this Code; the Grand Island Building Department will not supply copies to anyone during the test. Photocopies, reference books, or any other reference materials will not be allowed in the testing area during the test.
N. For purposes of Chapter 18 an "employee" shall include employees, agents, contractors, subcontractors, and independent contractors so long as the "employee" is under supervision of a registered contracting mechanical fitter and is covered by the registered contracting mechanical fitter's insurance obligations as set forth in 18-57.
(Amended by Ordinance No. 9378, effective 05-15-2012)
(Amended by Ordinance No. 9975, effective 05-05-2024)
(Amended by Ordinance No. 9975, effective 05-05-2024)