2 Concrete Mixtures

3 Excavations and Grading

4 Advanced Cold Climate Home Building Techniques (a MUST

5 Modern Carpentry

6 Carpentry and Building Construction

Alaska State Testing Center Sample Questions

The following samples may be useful to review for the type of questions that may be included in the exam.

1. The depth of an excavation for a building footing is accurately measured from the

(A) Property line.

(B) Grade line.

(C) Corner stakes.

(D) Batter boards.

2. Which one of the following staplers requires two hands to operate?

(A) Strike tacker

(B) Hammer tacker

(C) Gun tacker

(D) Trammel tacker

3. What scale is most commonly used on residential building plans?

(A) 1/8" = 1'

(B) 1/4" = 1'

(C) 1' = 1/8"

(D) 1' = 1/4"

Answers to sample questions:

ELECTRICAL LICENSING EXAMINATIONS INFORMATION

• Only approved references are allowed

A score of 70 percent or above is required to pass each exam. Scores are based on the number of questions answered correctly. You will not be given credit for any question answered incorrectly, marked with more than one answer or left blank. There is no penalty for guessing, so be sure to mark an answer for each question. Score report. A score report will be mailed to you four to six weeks after your exam date. Note You cannot reschedule a retake exam within 30 days of the last exam.

EXAM CONTENT OUTLINES

All exams are open book. They consist of multiple-choice questions, with all questions weighted equally. Exam references each outline lists references that were used to develop the exams, including those references that may be used during the exam. Some information found in the references does not apply to the exams. Open Book,

For information on how to obtain the exam references, call toll-free Contractor School Online 1-800-966-9596.

Scopee – The candidate may supervise all work including work within the inside wiring jurisdiction but limited to the installation, operation, maintenance, and repair of telephone, telegraph, cable television, and intercommunication facilities, beginning at the first point of distribution or the first terminal inside of buildings or property lines.

Subject Area Percent

General Electrical Knowledge 15

Grounding and Bonding 15

Low Voltage Systems under 50 Volts 15

Communications Systems 20

CATV Systems 10

Conductors and Cables 5

Raceways and Boxes 5

Requirements for Electrical Installations 5

Alaska Statutes and Regulations 5

Safety 5

References allowed during the exam

1 Electrical Code

2 Alaska Electrical Statutes and Regulations

References not allowed during the exam

1 Current Fundamentals

2 Guide to Basic Electrical Theory

3 Telecommunications Wiring

Open Book

Scopee – The candidate may supervise all work necessary to the assembling, installation, erection, operation, maintenance, and repair of telephone, telegraph, cable television, and intercommunication facilities, or repair of all devices, wires, cables, supports, insulators, conductors, duct, communication apparatus and raceways up to the first point of distribution or the first terminal inside of building or property lines.

Subject Area Percent

General Electrical Knowledge 15

Grounding and Bonding 15

Low Voltage Systems Under 50 Volts 15

Communications Systems 20

Poles and Structures 10

Conductors and Cables 5

Raceways and Boxes 5

Requirements for Electrical Installations 5

Alaska Statutes and Regulations 5

Safety 5

Exam content outlines

References allowed during the exam

1 Electrical Code

22 Electrical Safety Code

33 Alaska Electrical Statutes and Regulations

References not allowed during the exam

1 Current Fundamentals

22 Guide to Basic Electrical Theory

33 Telecommunications Wiring

44 The Lineman’s and Cableman’s book

Unlimited Linework

Open Book

Scopee – The candidate may supervise all work necessary to the assembling, installation, erection, operation, maintenance, or repair of all electrical apparatus, devices, wires, cables, supports, insulators, conductors, duct, and raceways when they are part of distribution systems outside of buildings and are outside of property lines of any given property up to and including the primary side of transformers.

Subject Area Percent

General Electrical Knowledge 15

Grounding 15

Transformers 15

Poles and Structures 15

Conductors and Cables 10

Overhead Lines 5

Underground Lines 5

Electrical Supply Stations 5

Communications Systems 5

Alaska Statutes and Regulations 5

Safety 5

References allowed during the exam

1 Electrical Safety Codes

22 Electrical Codes

33 Alaska Electrical Statutes and Regulations

References not allowed during the exam

1 Current Fundamentals

22 Guide to Basic Electrical Theory

3 The Lineman’s and Cableman’s book

Unlimited Commercial Wiring

Open Book

Scopee – The candidate may supervise the installation, construction, operation, maintenance, and repair of all electrical work subject to the Electrical Code within buildings and within property lines of any given property, beginning at the secondary side of the transformer or street lighting and traffic signalization on public thoroughfares, roadways, or rights-of-way, and work starting immediately after the first point of attachment of aerial or underground conductors to building or structures if aerial or underground wires or cables are used to provide power for buildings or structures within the property lines of any given property.

Subject Area Percent

General Electrical Knowledge 15

Grounding and Bonding 15

Services, Feeders, and Branch Circuits 15

Raceways and Enclosures 15

Conductors and Cables 15

Equipment for General Use 5

Special Occupancies 5

Special Equipment 5

Alaska Statutes and Regulations 5

Safety 5

References allowed during the exam

1 Electrical Code

2 Alaska Electrical Statutes and Regulations

References not allowed during the exam

1 Current Fundamentals

2 Industrial Motor Control

3 Guide to Basic Electrical Theory

Residential Wiring

Open Book

Scope – The candidate may supervise all work on residential dwelling units not exceeding three stories in height and no larger than a four-plex except three phase services and wiring.

Subject Area Percent

General Electrical Knowledge 15

Grounding and Bonding 15

Services, Feeders, and Branch Circuits 15

Raceways and Enclosures 15

Conductors and Cables 15

Equipment for General Use 10

Special Equipment 5

Alaska Statutes and Regulations 5

Safety 5

References allowed during the exam

1 Electrical Code

2 Alaska Electrical Statutes and Regulations

References not allowed during the exam

1 Current Fundamentals

2 Guide to Basic Electrical Theory

Controls and Control Wiring

Open Book

Scopee – The candidate may supervise all work including the installation of low voltage controls and control wiring of 48 volts or less for heating, plumbing, process piping, cooling, ventilation, humidifying, and refrigerating equipment. Controls and control wiring does not include the installation of power wiring.

Subject Area Percent

General Electrical Knowledge 15

Control Wiring and Equipment 15

Class 1, 2, and 3 Control Circuits 15

HVAC Control Wiring 15

Manual Control Circuits 10

Raceways and Enclosures 5

Automatic Control Wiring 5

Transformers 5

Test Equipment 5

Alaska Statutes and Regulations 5

Safety 5

References allowed during the exam

1 Electrical Code

2 Alaska Electrical Statutes and Regulations

References not allowed during the exam

1 Guide to Basic Electrical Theory

2 Modern Refrigeration and Air Conditioning

Construction Work Regulated:

Virtually every aspect of commercial, residential and public works construction is regulated at the state level in Alaska.

Prequalification is not required for public works projects. However, a valid contractor registration is required before bidding on a project.

License Requirements

• Licensees must possess a valid State of Alaska business license, which is issued in conjunction with the contractor registration.
  
  
• The average processing time for new applications is three weeks.
  
  
• Mechanical and specialty contractors are required to post a commercial or negotiable surety bond or make a cash deposit in the amount of $10,000.
  
  
• Contractors are also required to provide proof of insurance in the minimum amounts of $20,000 property damage, $50,000 for death or injury to one person and $100,000 for death or injury to more than one person.
  
  
• Every general, specialty or mechanical contractor awarded a public works contract exceeding $100,000 must provide a payment bond. A municipality may exempt contractors from the public works bond provision if the estimated cost of the project does not exceed $400,000.
  
  
• There were 4,700 registered contractors as of October 1996.

Reciprocal Agreements

Alaska does not have reciprocity agreements with other states.

License Types

General Contractor:

• General Contractor (excluding residential)
• General Contractor (including residential)
• Mechanical Contractor (requires mechanical administrator)

Specialty Construction:

• Acoustical and Insulation Contractor
• Asbestos Abatement Contractor
• Carpentry Contractor, Finish
• Carpentry Contractor, Rough
• Communications Contractor (requires elec. administrator)
• Concrete and Paving Contractor
• Demolition Contractor
• Drilling Contractor
• Electrical Contractor (requires elec. administrator)
• Elevator and Conveying System Contractor
• Excavation Contractor
• Fence & Guardrail Contractor
• Floor Covering Contractor
• Glazing Contractor
• Landscaping Contractor
• Liquid or Gas Storage Tank Contractor
• Low Voltage Alarm and Signaling Device Contractor
• Marine Contractor
• Masonry Contractor
• Painting Contractor
• Plaster Contractor
• Road Construction Contractor
• Roofing Contractor
• Security System Contractor
• Sheet Metal Contractor
• Sign Contractor
• Solid Fuel Appliance Contractor
• Tile and Terrazzo Contractor
• Wallcovering Contractor
• Water and Sewer Contractor
• Water System Contractor
• Welding Contractor