CHAPTER 1: Administration

Question 1

SECTION 0

1) Section number and Description
2) who shall be enlisted and in accordance to?
3) required? securing what and where?

Answer 1

1) SECTION 100: PERMIT REQUIRED
2) RMP - Registered and Licensed Master Plumber
R.A. 1378 - the “Plumbing Law”
3) Office of the Building Official, having jurisdiction under DPWH, DILG, City Mayors (additional: DENR, DOH)

Question 2

SECTION 1

1) Section number and Description
2) Permit shall be issued to?
3) requirement

Answer 2

1) SECTION 101: TO WHOM PERMITS MAY BE ISSUED
2) RMP - Registered and Licensed Master Plumber
3) holding a valid, unexpired and unrevoked cetificate of registration required by Republic Act No. 1378

Question 3

SECTION 2.1

1) Section number and Description
2) who shall file and where to file?
3) Every application shall have (7 description)?

Answer 3

1) SECTION 102: APPLICATION FOR PERMIT
2) Registered and Licensed Master Plumber, file application at the office of the building official.
3)
a. Describe Plumbing work
b. Describe the land
c. indicate use of occupancy
d. Accompanied by : Plans, Drawings, diagrams, Computations, technical specifications, and other data.
e. other data required by the administrative authority
f. signed by owner or permittee
g. signed by RMP

Question 4

SECTION 2.2 (con.t)

1) Description
2) required documents for plans and specification (ptbddd)
3) shall be what?
4) shall be submitted in how many sets

Answer 4

1) Plans and Specification
2) plumbing plans, technical specs, bill of materials, drawings, diagrams, design analyses and others
3) shall be prepared sign and sealed by RMP w/o any limitations, pursuant to RA 1378.
4) 6 sets of aforementioned requirements with each application for permit.

Question 5

SECTION 2.3 (con.t)

1) Description
2) Shall be drawn to where?
3) Shall be drawn for?
4) shall comply to where?

Answer 5

1) Information on Plan and Specificaitons
2) shall be drawn to scale on tracing paper or cloth
3) to indicate location, nature and extent of the work proposed showing details, conformance to code, relevant laws, ordinaces, rules and regulation.
4) NBC and RNPCP.

Question 6

SECTION 3

1) Section number and Description
2) Shall be reviewed by and if it conform?
3) When administrative authority issues…
4) administrative authority may issue…

Answer 6

1) SECTION 103: PERMIT ISSUANCE
2) Administrative Authority and permit shall then be issued to the Applicant
3) issues the permit he shall endorse in writing or stamp the plans and specifications as “APPROVED”. shall not be changed
4) May issue Partial Permit for the construction of a part of a large and/or complicated plumbing system.The holder of such partial permit may proceed at his ovm risk without assurance that the final permit

Question 7

SECTION 3.2 (con’t)

1) Description.
2) sets

Answer 7

1) Retention of Plans
2) **One set **of approved plans, specifications, computations and
related data for Administrative Authority
Two (2) sets shall be returned to the applicant and Owner
One ( 1) set of which shall be kept at the jobsite at all times while the work
is in progress.

Question 8

SECTION 3.3 (con’t)

1) Description.
2) issuance of permit

Answer 8

1) Validity of permit
2)
* issuance of a permit shall not be construed as a permit to violate any provision of this Plumbing Code or ordinances.
* shall not prevent the Administrative Authority from thereafter requiring the correction of errors

Question 9

SECTION 3.4 (con’t)

1) Description.
2) shall expire and become null and void
3) renewal fee

Answer 9

1) Expiration
2)
* if not commenced within one year from the date of such permit
* if the plumbing work so authorized is suspended or abandoned at any time after having been commenced for a period of 120 days.
3) 50% of the original fee

Question 10

SECTION 3.5 (con’t)

1) Description.
2) who can suspend, and in what basis

Answer 10

1) Suspension and Revocation
2) Administrative Authority, issued error of basis of incorrect information

Question 11

SECTION 4

1) Section number and Description
2) 4 subtopics

Answer 11

1) SECTION 104: APPLICATION FOR EXISTING PLUMBING SYSTEM
2)
Addition, Alteration or Repairs
Changes ing Building occupancy
Maintenance
Moved Buildings

Question 12

SECTION 5

1) Section number and Description
2) General
3) Administrative Authority shall be?

Answer 12

1) SECTION 105: INSPECTIONS
2)
* plumbing systems shall be inspected by the Administrative Authority.
* it concealed until inspected and approved.
* The Administrative Authority or his representative shalt not be liable for expenses.
* When the installation of a plumbing system is complete, an additional and final
* inspection shall be made.
* It shall not be connected to the water and energy fuel supplies.
3) RMP

Question 13

SECTION 5.2 (con’t)

1) Description
2) requirement for this section

Answer 13

1) Operation of Plumbing Equipment
2) The requirements of this Section do not prohibit the operation or use of any plumbing accessory installed to replace existing equipment or fixtures when the request of inspection shoud be filed atleast 72 hours or 3 days before

Question 14

SECTION 5.3 (con’t)

1) Description
2) requirement for this section

Answer 14

1) Testing of Systems
2) All plumbing system shall be tested

Question 15

SECTION 5.4 (con’t)

1) Description
2) requirement for this section

Answer 15

1) Inspection Requests
2) duty of the person doing the plumbing work to notify the Administrative Authority that such work is ready for inspection. Every request for
inspection be filed at least three (3) working days.
jointly signed by the Owner and the RMP- Contractor.

It shall be the duty of the person requesting inspections required by this Code to provide access to inspection AND provide equipment, tools, power and water required tor the test.

Question 16

SECTION 5.5 (con’t)

1) Description
2) requirement for this section

Answer 16

1) Other inspection
2) Administrative Authority may require othet inspections of the plumbing work to comply with the other provisions of this Code.

Question 17

SECTION 5.6 (con’t)

1) Description
2) requirement for this section

Answer 17

1) Reinspection
2)
* Charged to applicant, if inspection/reinspection is not completed
* This provision shall not be interpreted as requiring re-inspection fees but as discourages on the practice of calling for inspections before the job is ready for inspection or re-inspection.
* Re-inspection fees shall be charged when the approved plans arce not
readily available, for failure to provide access and facility, or for deviating
from plans requiring the approval.
* To obtain re-inspection, the Applicant shall file an application and pay the re-inspection fee.
* pending payment of required fees, no re-inspection of the work will be performed.

Question 18

SECTION 6

1) Section and Description
2) Permanent and temporary connection

Answer 18

1) SECTION 106: CONNECTION APPROVAL
2)
Permanent Connections - no person shall install connections to any water supply line, sewer or storm drain systems as required by this Code.
Temporary Coonedions - Administrative Authority will endorse to other
authorities or government agencies the issuance of temporary connections of the plumbing equipment.

Question 19

SECTION 7

1) Section and Description
2) Standard seal

Answer 19

1) SECTION 107: SPECIAL PROVISION
2) RMP shall secure seal of the standard size and shape
* Registered and Licensed Master Plumber at upper portion of the round
seal.
* Name of Registered and Licensed Master Plumber at the upper center.
* The registration number shall appear at the center below the name.
* Philippines, appearing at the lower portion of the round seat

Question 20

SECTION 8

1) Section and Description
2) each building shall have what?

Answer 20

1) SECTION 108: PLUMBING FIXTURE REQUIRED
2) Each building shall be provided with sanitary facilities in accordance with best
practice for mobility of disabled persons as per NBCP and other codes.