Notices published in Govt. Gazette No. 19,352 of 5 December 2014

Department of Examinations

Wireman’s Licence Examination - February 2015

TheDirector of Examinations and the Board of Local Public Examinations notify thatan examination will be held in the last week of February 2015 to enablesuccessful candidates to apply to the Malta Resources Authority for the issueof Licences ‘A’ and ‘B’ as stipulated in the Malta Resources Authority Act(Cap. 423).

2. The examination will be held in two sections asfollows:

(a) Licence ‘A’ Examination - General House Installation

PaperI - Electrical Theory

Timeallowed: 3 hours

Marks:100 (Max.),  50 (Min.)

PaperII - Electrical Installation Technology

Timeallowed: 3 hours   

Marks:100 (Max.),  50 (Min.)

PracticalExam/Interview

(Max.100 marks, Min. 50 marks)

(b)Licence ‘B’ Examination - Factory Wiring

PaperI - Electrical Theory

Timeallowed: 3 hours

Marks:100 (Max.),  50 (Min.)

PaperII - Electrical Installation Technology

Timeallowed: 3 hours  

Marks:100 (Max.),  50 (Min.)

PracticalExam/Interview

 (Max. 100 marks – Min. 50 marks)

3.Candidates will not be allowed to sit for Licence ‘B’ examination unless theyare in possession of Licence ‘A’.

4.Candidates sitting either for Licence ‘A’ or for Licence ‘B’ must obtain a passmark in both papers.  They will also berequired to sit for the Practical/Interviewing Test.  Candidates must obtain a Pass in the Practical/InterviewingTest in order to be successful.

5.Candidates who have been successful in either Paper 1 or in Paper II do notneed to resit that paper but are required to sit the paper in which they failedas long as this is set for within a period not exceeding two years from thepaper in which they were successful.

6.Applicants who have qualified in both written papers but failed in thePractical/Interviewing Test are not required to resit the written papers aslong as the Practical/Interviewing Test is taken within a period not exceeding2 years from the written test.

7.Application forms (the only ones admissible) may be obtained from theDepartment of Examinations, The Mall, Triq Sarria, Floriana, or theExaminations Centre, Victoria, Gozo, or from the website of the Department ofExaminations (www.exams.gov.mt), from Monday 5th January, 2015.

8.Applications will be received at the Department of Examinations, The Mall, TriqSarria, Floriana, and at the Examinations Centre, Victoria, Gozo, from Monday5th January, 2015, to Friday, 16th January, 2015, from 8.00 a.m to noon and1.30 p.m. to 4.00 p.m.

9.The application should be accompanied by:

acopy of the candidate’s identity card front and back;

acopy of certificates and testimonials of technical experience in electricalwiring which applicants may possess;

acopy of Licence ‘A’ (For candidates sitting for Licence ‘B’);

afee of €9.30, payments are accepted only by card or cheque payable to theDirector of Examinations.

10.Original documents and/or certificates are to be invariably produced forverification when submitting the application form and during the interview.

11.Late applications will not be considered.

12.A copy of the syllabus of the examination may be obtained from the Departmentof Examinations, Floriana, and from the Examinations Centre, Victoria, Gozo,during office hours. 

13.The Board of Local Public Examinations shall have the power to deal summarilywith any candidate who while the examination is in progress, is found to beguilty of misconduct, or of any breach of the instructions issued for theguidance of candidates.

14.The Board of Local Public Examinations reserves the right to annul theexamination if any irregularity is detected. Such annulment may be in respect of the whole examination even if thedetected irregularity is in respect of only one paper or a particular stage ofthe examination.

AQA/Edexcel London Summer 2015Examinations

TheDirector of Examinations notifies candidates intending to sit for theAQA/Edexcel London Examinations Summer 2015 sessions that application formswill be received as from Monday, 5th January, 2015, up to Friday, 16th January,2015, from 8.00 a.m. to 4.30 p.m. as follows:-

Malta candidates:

ExaminationsDepartment,

Floriana

Gozo candidates:

ExaminationsCentre,

Victoria,

Gozo.

Detailsregarding subject and the relative fees may be obtained from the above offices.

Applicantshave also the option to send their application online on (www.exams.gov.mt).The online registration will be available between Monday, 5th January, 2015, upto Sunday, 18th January, 2015.

Draft Maltese Standardfor Public Comment

Draft Standard DSM 3800:2014“Accessibility for All in the Built Environment” has been prepared by TechnicalCommittee MSA/TC 3800, and is available from:

Standards and MetrologyInstitute

Malta Competition and ConsumerAffairs Authority

StandardisationDirectorate

‘MizziHouse’, Triq Nazzjonali

Blatal-Bajda HMR 9010

Tel:  2395 2000

Fax: 2124 2406

E-mail:(standards@mccaa.org.mt)

Comments will be received upto Friday, 6th February, 2015, to be considered by the above mentionedTechnical Committee.  The Draft Standardmay be modified before being issued as a Maltese Standard.

Live Firing Practice - Pembroke Ranges

TheArmed Forces of Malta notifies that a live firing practice will be taking placeat Pembroke Ranges on the following dates:

Saturday6th December 2014 from 7.00 a.m. - 4.00 p.m. (LT)

Saturday20th November 2014        from 7.00 a.m. -4.00 p.m. (LT)

2.The attention of all entities concerned is drawn to the fact that the AFM willbe activating LMD-6 Pembroke low, an area with 4 NM  radius centred 355554N 0142832E  joining the following points 355946N0142715E  - 35 5829N 0143219E. 

3.All vessels are to keep four nautical miles (4 NM) off Pembroke coast duringthe above dates and times.

4.Red marker flags, indicating that the ranges are in use will be flown on thedates and times in caption from the limits of the ranges concerned.

5.MATS is to activate LMD 06 “Pembroke low” during the above times.