(a) An individual who passes the applicable rules examination
with a score of at least 75% will become a certificate holder. AFS
will send a certificate to the licensee listed on LPG Form 16. If
a licensee is not listed on the form, AFS will send the certificate
to the individual's personal address.
(1) Successful completion of any examination shall
be credited to and accrue to the individual.
(2) An individual who has been issued a certificate
shall make the certificate readily available and shall present it
to any Commission employee or agent who requests proof of certification.
(b) An applicant for examination shall bring to the
exam site:
(1) a completed LPG Form 16; and
(2) payment of the applicable fee specified in subsection
(c) of this section.
(c) An individual who files LPG Form 16 and pays the
applicable nonrefundable examination fee may take the rules examination.
(1) Dates and locations of available Commission LP-gas
examinations may be obtained on the Commission's web site. Examinations
may be administered:
(A) at the Commission's AFS Training Center in Austin;
(B) at other designated locations around the state;
and
(C) through an online testing or proctoring service.
(2) Individuals or companies may request in writing
that examinations be given in their area. AFS shall schedule examinations
at its discretion.
(3) Except in a case where a conditional qualification
has been requested in writing and approved under §9.17(g) of
this title (relating to Designation and Responsibilities of Company
Representatives and Operations Supervisors), the Category E, F, G,
I, and J management-level rules examination shall be administered
only in conjunction with the Category E, F, G, I, and J management-level
courses of instruction. Management-level rules examinations other
than Category E, F, G, I, and J may be administered on any scheduled
examination day.
(4) Exam fees.
(A) The nonrefundable management-level rules examination
fee is $70.
(B) The nonrefundable employee-level rules examination
fee is $40.
(C) The nonrefundable examination fee shall be paid
each time an individual takes an examination.
(D) Individuals who register and pay for a Category
E, F, G, I, or J training course as specified in §9.51(j)(2)(A)
of this title (relating to General Requirements for LP-Gas Training
and Continuing Education) shall pay the charge specified for the applicable
examination.
(E) A military service member, military veteran, or
military spouse shall be exempt from the examination fee pursuant
to the requirements in §9.14 of this title (relating to Military
Fee Exemption). An individual who receives a military fee exemption
is not exempt from renewal, training, or continuing education fees
specified in §9.9 of this title (relating to Requirements for
Certificate Holder Renewal, §9.51 of this title, and §9.52
of this title (relating to Training and Continuing Education.
(F) Beginning September 1, 2022, individuals who register
for an examination to be administered by a testing or proctoring service
shall pay any fee required by the testing or proctoring service in
addition to paying the examination fee to the Commission.
(5) Time limits.
(A) An applicant shall complete the examination within
the time limit specified in this paragraph.
(i) The Category E management-level (closed book),
Bobtail employee-level (open book), and Service and Installation employee-level
(open book) examinations shall be limited to three hours.
(ii) All other management-level and employee-level
examinations shall be limited to two hours.
(B) The examination proctor shall be the official timekeeper.
(C) An examinee shall submit the examination and the
answer sheet to the examination proctor before or at the end of the
established time limit for an examination.
(D) The examination proctor shall mark any answer sheet
that was not completed within the time limit.
(6) The Commission may offer employee-level LP-Gas
Transport Driver, DOT Cylinder Filling, and Motor/Mobile Fuel Dispensing
examinations in Spanish or English.
(d) This subsection specifies the examinations offered
by the Commission.
(1) Employee-level examinations.
(A) The Bobtail Driver examination qualifies an individual
to operate a bobtail, to perform all of the LP-gas activities authorized
by the Transport Driver, DOT Cylinder Filler, and Motor/Mobile Fuel
Filler examinations, and to perform leak checks and pressure tests,
light appliances, and adjust regulators and thermocouples. The Bobtail
Driver examination does not authorize an individual to connect or
disconnect containers, except when performing a pressure test or removing
a container from service.
(B) The Transport Driver examination qualifies an individual
to operate an LP-gas transport equipped with a container of more than
5,000 gallons water capacity, to load and unload LP-gas, and connect
and disconnect transfer hoses. The Transport Driver examination does
not authorize an individual to operate a bobtail or to install or
repair transport systems.
(C) The On-Road Motor Fuel Technician examination qualifies
an individual to install LP-gas motor fuel containers, cylinders,
and LP-gas motor fuel systems, and replace container valves on motorized
vehicles licensed to operate on public roadways. The On-Road Motor
Fuel Technician examination does not authorize an individual to fill
LP-gas motor or mobile fuel containers.
(D) The Non-Road Motor Fuel Technician examination
qualifies an individual to install LP-gas motor fuel containers, cylinders,
and LP-gas motor fuel systems, and replace container valves on vehicles
such as industrial forklift trucks and lawnmowers. The Non-Road Motor
Fuel Technician examination does not authorize an individual to fill
LP-gas motor fuel containers or cylinders.
(E) The Mobile Fuel Technician examination qualifies
an individual to install LP-gas mobile fuel containers, cylinders,
and LP-gas mobile fuel systems, and replace container valves on mobile
fuel equipment such as trailers, catering trucks, mobile kitchens,
tar kettles, hot oil units, auxiliary engines and similar equipment.
The Mobile Fuel Technician examination does not authorize an individual
to fill LP-gas mobile fuel containers or cylinders.
(F) The DOT Cylinder Filler examination qualifies an
individual to inspect, requalify, fill, disconnect and connect cylinders,
including industrial truck cylinders, and to exchange cylinder valves.
The DOT Cylinder Filler examination does not authorize an individual
to fill ASME motor or mobile fuel containers.
(G) The Recreational Vehicle Technician examination
qualifies an individual to install LP-gas motor or mobile fuel containers,
including cylinders, and to install and repair LP-gas systems and
appliances on recreational vehicles. The Recreational Vehicle Technician
examination does not authorize an individual to fill LP-gas containers.
(H) The Service and Installation Technician examination
qualifies an individual to perform all LP-gas activities related to
stationary LP-gas systems, including LP-gas containers, appliances,
and stationary engines. The Service and Installation Technician examination
does not authorize an individual to fill containers or operate an
LP-gas transport.
(I) The Appliance Service and Installation Technician
examination qualifies an individual to perform all LP-gas activities
related to appliances, including installing, repairing and converting
appliances, installing and repairing connectors from the appliance
gas stop through the venting system, and to perform leak checks on
the new or repaired portion of an LP-gas system. The Appliance Service
and Installation Technician examination does not authorize an individual
to install a container, install or repair piping upstream of and including
the appliance gas stop, or to install, repair or adjust regulators.
(J) The Motor/Mobile Fuel Filler examination qualifies
an individual to inspect and fill motor or mobile fuel containers
on vehicles, including recreational vehicles, cars, trucks, and buses.
The Motor/Mobile Fuel Filler examination does not authorize an individual
to fill LP-gas cylinders or ASME stationary containers.
(2) Management-level examinations.
(A) The Category A examination qualifies an individual
to assemble, repair, install, subframe, test, and sell both ASME and
DOT containers and cylinders, including motor or mobile fuel containers
and systems, and to repair and install transport and transfer systems.
(B) The Category A-1 examination qualifies an individual
to assemble, repair, install, test, and sell ASME containers, including
motor or mobile fuel containers and systems, and to repair and install
transport and transfer systems.
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