Florida Construction Credentialing s5

GITS: Gainesville Independent Testing Service

EIS: Examination Information Sheet

HARV Contractor - MCE1N

Nassau County Version

Scope

HARV contractors (heating, air conditioning, refrigeration and ventilation):Are those who can qualify as a master heating, air conditioning, refrigeration and ventilation with a minimum of five (5) years experience in a supervisory capacity, or who have an education and experience equivalent thereto, with the educational equivalency not to exceed two (2) years of the total, to perform the following: install, maintain, repair, alter or extend air conditioning, refrigeration, heating, ventilation, unlimited in horsepower or tons, including all duct systems, sheet metal, incinerators, boilers and unfired pressure vessel systems, solar heating and cooling systems and all appurtenances, apparatus or equipment used in connection therewith, also piping, duct work, insulation of pipes, vessels and ducts. A HARV contractor shall subcontract to a qualified contractor all other work incidental to the work which is herein specified as being the work of a trade other than that of a HARV contractor.

Examination Content Outline

The HARV Contractor examination is based on trade-specific information pertaining to materials, tools, equipment, practices, terminology, and relevant laws. The examination is a four (4) hour, open book exam that consists of 100 questions.

Subjects: / No. of Items
Code Compliance / 14
Ductwork - Systems and Sizing / 12
Load Calculations / 8
General / 16
Fuel Gas / 8
Maintenance and Service / 12
Controls / 6
Piping / 6
Insulation / 6
Psychrometrics / 6
Safety / 6
Total: / 100

Approved References

1. / Florida Building Code (Mechanical), 2017
2. / Florida Building Code (Chapter 13, Florida Energy Efficiency for Building Construction), 2017
3. / Florida Building Code (Fuel Gas), 2017
4. / Modern Refrigeration and Air Conditioning, 18th ed., 2004
5. / ACCA Ductulator or Trane Ductulator
6. / HVAC Duct Construction Standards, Metal and Flexible, 3rd edition, 2005.
7. / Code of Federal Regulations – Title 29, Part 1926 (OSHA), 2010
8. / NFPA 54 – National Fuel Gas Code
9. / Plumbing Technology; Design and Installation, 1994 2nd Ed., Lee Smith
10. / Refrigeration and Air Conditioning, 3rd ed.
11. / Architectural Sheet Metal Manual, 7th ed., 2012
12. / Florida Building Code (Building), 2017

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