Licensed Plumbers

In Singapore, water service work shall only be carried out by a water service plumber licensed by PUB. Where the work involves the design of a pumping system or storage tank, a professional engineer registered by the Professional Engineers Board, Singapore must also be engaged for the design and supervision before the licensed water service plumber can proceed with the work. The professional engineers and licensed water service plumbers shall comply with the Singapore Standard CP48 - Code of Practice For Water Services, the Public Utilities (Water Supply) Regulations and the Public Utilities Act when carrying out water service design and installation works.

Water service plumbers are licensed by PUB to ensure that good standard of water service work is maintained in customers' premises. There are currently more than 800 licensed water service plumbers in Singapore whom customers can select to carry out water service work in their premises. Licences are issued to water service plumbers who possess the necessary qualifications and experience to maintain quality service and standards in water service work and to ensure that their work does not cause water wastage or contaminate the water supply to customers.

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Application for Water Service Plumber Licence

The exercises to apply for a licence as a Water Service Plumber are conducted in June and December every year. The closing date for the December 2010 intake will be 15 Oct 2010.

The Builder Certificate in Plumbing & Pipefitting and the Advanced Builder Certificate in Plumbing & Pipefitting are BCA Academy courses. For more information on these courses, please visit BCA Academy's website at http://www.bca.gov.sg/citi/ or contact their Marketing Unit at Tel: 1800-2587092.

Application forms can be obtained from:

• Inspectorate Branch

  
  Water Supply (Network) Department
  Public Utilities Board
  40 Scotts Road #10-01
  Singapore 228231

Application forms can also be downloaded by clicking here. Completed application forms shall be submitted to the address shown above before the closing date.

Applications can also be submitted online at our website. Click Here To Apply Online

An applicant who is 65 years and above will be required to submit a certificate of fitness from a Registered Medical Practitioner certifying that he is fit to be granted a licence. The form can be downloaded by clicking here.

All self-employed persons are required to pay Medisave contributions as long as they earn a yearly net trade income of more than $6,000.

For application or renewal of licences, applicants must ensure that they have paid up their Medisave liabilities or have arranged for payment by instalment. For more information on the Medisave for the Self-Employed Scheme or to check the Medisave payment status for licence application or renewal, please logon to the CPF website at www.cpf.gov.sg.

Shortlisted applicants who meet the qualifications and requirements above shall sit for an oral examination. The applicants shall pay a non-refundable fee of $20 for the examination.

Applicants will be examined on the following:

If successful, applicants will be required to pay a licence fee of $90 (valid for a period of 3 years) before a licence is issued to them. Subsequent renewal of licence will be once every 3 years at a fee of $90 for every 3 years.

PUB also conducts two training courses on water supply, ie. Water Service Plumber Course and Pipeline Detection Course. The Water Service Plumber Course is conducted to enable participants to acquire the necessary knowledge that will help them in their work as licensed water service plumbers. The Pipeline Detection Course is conducted to enable participants to acquire the necessary skills and techniques of pipeline detection.

If you have any enquiries or encounter difficulties in downloading the application forms or submitting your applications online, please contact us at :

• Inspectorate Branch

  
  Water Supply (Network) Department
  Public Utilities Board
  40 Scotts Road #10-01
  Singapore 228231
  Telephone :67313357 / 67313859 / 67313518 / 67313577
  Fax : 67313023
  Email : pub_waterfittings@pub.gov.sg