Anyone who:

• Assembles pipe sections, tubing, and fittings, using couplings, clamps, screws, bolts, cement, plastic solvent, caulking, or soldering, brazing, and welding equipment.
• Cuts openings in structures to accommodate pipes and pipe fittings, using hand and power tools.
• Fills pipes or plumbing fixtures with water or air and observe pressure gauges to detect and locate leaks.
• Hangs steel supports from ceiling joists to hold pipes in place.
• Installs pipe assemblies, fittings, valves, appliances such as dishwashers and water heaters, and fixtures such as sinks and toilets, using hand and power tools.

• Apprentice Plumber
• Journeyperson Plumber
• Master Plumber

1. Meet State requirements
   • Hold a Journeyman Plumber License for at least 5 years.
2. Submit an application with the fee of $75
3. Pass the Rhode Island Master Plumber Exam - Start with exam prep

• Administration, Scope and Intent/Purpose
• Definitions and Symbols
• Plumbing Math
• General Regulations
• Fixtures, Faucets, and Fixture Fittings
• Water Heaters
• Water Supply and Distribution
• Sanitary Drainage
• Indirect and Special Waste
• Vents
• Traps, Interceptors and Separators
• Storm Drainage
• Nonpotable Water Systems
• Subsurface Landscape Irrigation Systems
• Appendix E
• Isometrics
• Private Sewage Systems
• International Fuel Gas Code
• Hands-On Practical Application
• Practice Test

• Master Plumber Isometrics

• Reading and Understanding the Bulletin
• Books That You Should Have During the Exam
• Effective Study Techniques

Rhode Island Department of Labor and Training
Division of Workforce Regulation and Safety Professional Regulation
Unit 1511 Pontiac Avenue,
PO Box 20247
Cranston, RI 02920-0943
Phone (401) 462-8580
Fax (401) 462-8528