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Guidance for Waiver of PPD III Tests
The SPED Board Directors strongly encourages every piper to take and pass the Professional Piping Designer Level I and Level III tests as appropriate to their level of experience. Most piping managers, however, can judge a designer's competence by review of their resume and consulting furnished references. In addition, pipers who have served as checkers and managers have been identified by their organizations and their clients as possessing higher levels of expertise in Piping Design. As a result, the SPED requirements for PPD Certification provide for waiving the PPD exam for appropriate and confirmed levels and types of experience. Petitioning to waive the PPD exam is ONLY recommended for PPD Level IV.
The Certification Committee of SPED Board of Directors offers the following guidance on Pipers petitioning to waive the exam:
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Level
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Normal Requirements
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May Consider Petitioning for Exam Waiver
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PPD Level I
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PPD Level I Exam
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Not Recommended
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PPD Level II
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PPD Level I plus 4 years total of acceptable experience, generally, with a demonstrated span from Front End Engineering to Construction
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Not Recommended
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PPD Level III
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PPD Level II plus PPD Level III Exam plus 8 total years of acceptable experience, generally with direct experience routing and checking piping to multiple pressure vessels (drums, towers, exchangers, filters, etc.), storage tanks, reactors (CSTRs, Furnaces, Cokers, etc.) and rotating equipment (pumps, compressors, etc.)
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Not Recommended
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PPD Level IV
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PPD Level III plus 12 total years of acceptable experience, including supervisory experience (squad boss, team leader, manager, scheduling, estimating, etc.)
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16 years of piping design experience PLUS at least 8 years direct checking and supervisory experience (squad boss, team leader, manager, scheduling, estimating, etc.)
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Each candidate petitioning to waive the exam should indicate this on the first page of his or her application. After the Certification Committee has reviewed the candidate’s application and references, they vote on whether to accept this candidate at the requested PPD Level without exam.
There are many pipers in our industry with 20 to 30 years experience who should consider petitioning to waive the PPD Level III exam.
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