NAC645D.230. Requirements for certificate as certified master inspector.

     1. An applicant for a certificate as a certified master inspector:

     (a) Must furnish proof satisfactory to the Division that he has successfully completed:

          (1) Not less than 60 hours of classroom instruction in subjects related to structural inspections in courses approved by the Division;

          (2) An examination approved by the Division; and

          (3) As a certified residential inspector or certified general inspector, at least 400 inspections for a fee. Not less than 50 of the inspections must be of commercial structures or structures consisting of more than four residential units that were occupied before or during the inspection.

     (b) Must possess a high school diploma or its equivalent.

     (c) Must submit to the Division at least two inspection reports which demonstrate his ability to produce a complete and credible inspection report according to the standards and requirements set forth in NAC 645D.460 to 645D.580, inclusive. Each inspection report must document the applicant’s inspection of a commercial structure that uses at least five of the following:

          (1) Structural steel framing.

          (2) Concrete tilt-up panels.

          (3) Roofing that uses a single-ply membrane.

          (4) A system of commercial storefront windows and doors.

          (5) A system of fire suppression that uses:

               (I) Water dispersed by sprinklers; or

               (II) A gas, including, without limitation, an inert gas, Halon, as defined in 40 C.F.R. § 82.260, or other gaseous compound.

          (6) A boiler.

          (7) A system of climate control that uses:

               (I) A chiller; or

               (II) An air-conditioning unit that has a cooling capacity of more than 5 tons.

          (8) A system of refrigeration other than a system of conventional heating, ventilating and air-conditioning.

          (9) A three-phase electrical system.

          (10) An elevator or escalator.

     2. An applicant must submit to the Division a log of the inspections he performed for a fee on a form supplied by the Division.

     (Added to NAC by Real Estate Div. by R214-97, eff. 5-11-98; A by R177-01, 5-20-2002; R144-06, 9-18-2007)