Totally agree with Mike. When we write questions, we try to avoid changes that would trick someone up. However, c=100 for galvanized pipe is a good example where you better no your stuff.
John Sprinklers Save > On Nov 20, 2015, at 8:45 PM, Morey, Mike <[email protected]> wrote: > > You can bring 3-4 specific books, the test is based on a relatively recent > edition, most are 2013 right now. Other items from other standards appear > onscreen as excerpts. I would tend to agree that dots and bars are > superfluous, especially now that they're keeping the tests reasonably up to > date. They've done a much better job keeping things current since > transitioning to CBT. Speaking only for the development groups I've worked > with, we generally avoided version specific gotchas. > > On Nov 20, 2015 8:38 PM, Brad Casterline <[email protected]> wrote: > Ouch Jessica that sounds backwards (hard instead of soft copy for NICET > tests). The last time I had to lug a couple dollys full of Standards to the > test was 1987. > At that time all the questions were based on specific editions-- is that > not still the case? -- and if so, wouldn't bars and dots be superfluous? It > is the same with real projects-- one and only one edition is used in its > entirety, unless otherwise acceptable to the AHJ. My preference is when the > AHJ let's me use the latest and I don't know see or care dots from bars ;) > > brad, afsa designer member, and nicet eye vee >> On Nov 20, 2015 6:20 AM, "Jessica Lutz" <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> I am also not pleased to hear about the omission of the dots and >> bars...for the same reasons already stated. >> I prefer using the paper NFPA's in addition to digital pdf versions...you >> can't bring digital versions to NICET testing. >> >> >> Jessica Lutz >> Fire Protection Designer, NICET III >> J.C. Cannistraro, LLC >> 80 Rosedale Road, P.O. Box 413 | Watertown, MA 02471 >> MAIN 617.926.0092 DIRECT 617.293.2127 >> >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Sprinklerforum mailing list >> [email protected] >> >> http://lists.firesprinkler.org/listinfo.cgi/sprinklerforum-firesprinkler.org >> > _______________________________________________ > Sprinklerforum mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.firesprinkler.org/listinfo.cgi/sprinklerforum-firesprinkler.org > _______________________________________________ > Sprinklerforum mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.firesprinkler.org/listinfo.cgi/sprinklerforum-firesprinkler.org _______________________________________________ Sprinklerforum mailing list [email protected] http://lists.firesprinkler.org/listinfo.cgi/sprinklerforum-firesprinkler.org
