PSI Nevada A-10 Commercial and Residential Pools Certification Package

 The exam consists of 75 questions in 150 minutes. The minimum score required to pass is 70%, meaning one must answer 53 questions correctly to pass. 

To be certified The Nevada Contractor Management Survey exam must be taken as well.

The Nevada State Contractors Board has approved the Examination Content Outlines. The outlines reflect the minimum knowledge required by contractors to perform their duties to the public in a competent and responsible manner. Changes in the content of the examinations will not be made until changes are made in the reference books.

The examination questions reference specific national codes. However when practicing as a contractor you must check with each local jurisdiction to ensure compliance with additional regulations or modifications adopted by that jurisdiction.

If there is conflicting information between a code, law, or regulation and another authorized reference text, please be aware that the requirements of the code, law, or regulation prevail, and that the examination questions will be referenced to the code, law, or regulation.

The examination may include questions on:
Reading and interpreting construction codes and regulations.
Nevada Health department regulations.  
Appropriate building codes.  
Trade materials, tools, equipment and methods.  
Nevada Occupational Safety and Health Rules.

The reference material listed below was used to prepare the questions for this examination. The examination may also contain questions based on trade knowledge or general industry practices. Except for Code books, you can base your answers on later editions of references as they become available. For Code questions, the examinations will be based only on the edition of the Code book that is listed. Candidates may use a silent, nonprinting, non-programmable calculator in the examination center.

This examination is OPEN BOOK.

The following reference material is allowed in the examination center:

Uniform Swimming Pool, Spa and Hot Tub Code, 2006, 2009, or 2012 Edition

The following reference materials are not allowed in the examination center:

Pipe and Excavation Contracting, Dave Roberts, 2011

Guide to Shotcrete - ACI 506/R-90, 2005, American Concrete Institute

Contractors Guide to Quality Concrete Construction, 2005, 3rd Edition

The Ultimate Pool Maintenance Manual, Terry Tamminen, Third Edition, 2007

ANSI/APSP -1 2003: Standard for Public Swimming Pools

ANSI/APSP - 5 2003: Standard for Residential Inground Swimming Pools

APSP - 3 1999: Standard for Permanently Installed Residential Spas

ANSI/NSPI - 2 1999, Standard for Public Spas

Nevada Admin Code Chapter 444

Certified Pool-Spa Operators Handbook, 2006

Construction Business and Law Manual for Nevada

Clark County NV Swimming Pool Code

NSF International Standard 50, 2008, National Sanitation Foundation

Candidates are responsible for bringing their own references to the examination center. Reference materials may be highlighted, underlined, and/or indexed prior to the examination session. However, references may not be written in, prior to nor during the examination session. Any candidate caught writing or highlighting in the references during the examination will have the references confiscated and will be reported to the department. Furthermore, candidates are not permitted to bring in any additional papers (loose or attached) with their approved references. Any additional materials will be removed from the references and confiscated. References may be tabbed/indexed with permanent tabs only. Temporary tabs, such as Post-It notes, are not allowed and must be removed from the reference before the exam will begin