Gasfitter - Class A - Red Seal Self-Assessment and Exam Breakdown

Self-Assessment

This tool can be used to reflect on your own experience and knowledge in the trade compared with what is on the exam.

Exam Breakdown

Each Red Seal exam's questions are developed to assess the activities laid out in in the National Occupational Analysis. This trade's Red Seal exam has 100 questions Footnote *, which are distributed as follows:

Block A – Common Occupational Skills - 6 questions
Task 1 - Performs safety-related functions
1 questions
Task 2 - Maintains and uses tools and equipment
2 questions
Task 3 - Plans and prepares for installation, service and maintenance
3 questions
Block B – Gas Piping Preparation and Assembly - 10 questions
Task 4 - Fits tube and tubing for gas piping systems
3 questions
Task 5 - Fits plastic pipe for gas piping systems
2 questions
Task 6 - Fits steel pipe for gas piping systems
5 questions
Block C – Venting and Air Supply Systems - 11 questions
Task 7 - Installs venting
5 questions
Task 8 - Installs air supply system
4 questions
Task 9 - Installs draft control systems
2 questions
Block D – Controls and Electrical Systems - 20 questions
Task 10 - Selects and installs electronic components
7 questions
Task 11 - Selects and installs electrical components
7 questions
Task 12 - Installs automation and instrumentation control systems
6 questions
Block E – Installation of Systems and Equipment - 20 questions
Task 13 - Installs gas-fired system piping and equipment
8 questions
Task 14 - Installs gas-fired system components
8 questions
Task 15 - Installs propane storage and handling systems
4 questions
Block F – Testing and Commissioning of Gas-Fired Systems - 15 questions
Task 16 - Tests gas-fired systems
8 questions
Task 17 - Commissions gas-fired systems
7 questions
Block G – Servicing Gas-Fired Systems - 18 questions
Task 18 - Maintains gas-fired systems
7 questions
Task 19 - Repairs gas-fired systems
8 questions
Task 20 - Decommissions gas-fired systems
3 questions

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