Gasfitter - Class B Red Seal Examination — Information & Free Practice
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About Gasfitter - Class B Red Seal Examination
Gasfitter - Class B Red Seal Examination · CA
Key exam facts
- Provider
- Provincial and territorial apprenticeship and certification authorities administer the Red Seal examination.
- Format
- Multiple-choice; four responses and one correct answer per question.
- Exam questions
- Total questions: 100.
- Time limit
- 4 hours.
- Passing score
- 70%.
- Exam fee
- Varies by province and territory; no single national fee is specified. The administering office supplies the applicable amount.
Topics covered
Common Occupational Skills (7%)
- Performs safety-related functions
- Uses personal protective equipment (PPE) and safety equipment
- Maintains safe work environment
- Maintains and uses tools and equipment
- Maintains hand, power and powder-actuated tools
- Uses technical instruments and testers
- Uses access equipment
- Operates lifting, rigging and hoisting equipment
- Plans and prepares for installation, service and maintenance
- Interprets drawings and codes
- Selects systems, equipment and components
- Organizes work
Gas Piping Preparation and Assembly (13%)
- Fits tube and tubing for gas piping systems
- Prepares tube and tubing for fitting
- Bends tube and tubing for gas piping systems
- Connects tube and tubing for gas piping systems
- Fits plastic pipe for gas piping systems
- Prepares plastic pipe for fitting
- Connects plastic pipe for gas piping systems
- Fits steel pipe for gas piping systems
- Prepares steel pipe for fitting
- Connects steel pipe for gas piping systems
Venting and Air Supply Systems (13%)
- Installs venting
- Lays out venting
- Prepares venting material for assembly
- Connects material for venting
- Installs air supply system
- Lays out air supply system
- Connects air supply systems
- Installs draft control systems
- Installs natural draft control systems
- Installs mechanical draft control systems
Controls and Electrical Systems (18%)
- Selects and installs electronic components
- Performs selection and installation of combustion controls
- Performs selection and installation of flame safeguards
- Performs selection and installation of safety and operating controls
- Selects and installs electrical components
- Selects electrical components
- Performs assembly and connection of electrical components
- Installs automation and instrumentation control systems
- Performs selection of automation and instrumentation control systems
- Performs assembly and connection of automation and instrumentation control systems
Installation of Systems and Equipment (19%)
- Installs gas-fired system piping and equipment
- Installs gas-fired equipment
- Installs gas piping systems
- Connects gas supply to equipment
- Connects equipment to energy distribution systems
- Installs gas-fired system components
- Installs valve trains
- Installs accessories
- Installs propane storage and handling systems
- Installs propane storage systems
- Installs propane handling systems
Testing and Commissioning of Gas-Fired Systems (14%)
- Tests gas-fired systems
- Tests gas piping systems
- Performs start-up procedures
- Commissions gas-fired systems
- Performs testing, adjusting and balancing procedures
- Completes commissioning report and handover
Servicing Gas-Fired Systems (16%)
- Maintains gas-fired systems
- Inspects system components and operation
- Performs maintenance activities
- Repairs gas-fired systems
- Diagnoses gas-fired equipment and components
- Selects replacement components
- Replaces components
- Verifies operation
- Decommissions gas-fired systems
- Disconnects appliances and accessories
- Removes gas-fired systems and components
How to prepare
Work through the topics, read the explanation after each answer, and revisit the areas where you miss questions. Use the official outline and reference materials below to guide your study.
These independent practice questions are not actual exam items and do not guarantee a passing result.
Frequently asked questions
What is the exam format?
Multiple-choice; four responses and one correct answer per question.
How many questions are on the exam?
Total questions: 100.
How long is the exam?
4 hours.
What is the passing score?
70%.
How much does the exam cost?
Varies by province and territory; no single national fee is specified. The administering office supplies the applicable amount.
Official sources and references
- National Occupational Analysis – Gasfitter - Class B
Validation and Weighting, printed page VIII; Appendices D–F, printed pages 74–81
- Gasfitter - Class B RSOS Overview
RSOS Products / Exam Information
- Red Seal Exam Preparation Guide
About the Red Seal Exam
- Gasfitter - Class B Exam Information
Exam Breakdown
- Alberta Gasfitter Class B Interprovincial Qualification Counselling Information, form 1
Counselling Information
- Alberta Gasfitter Class B Interprovincial Qualification Counselling Information, form 2
Counselling Information
- Red Seal Exam Self-Assessment Guide: Gasfitter - Class B
Red Seal Exam Weighting
- Register for your Red Seal Examination
How to Register / Exam Fees
- Register for your Red Seal Examination
Administration
- Red Seal Exam Preparation Guide
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