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Mississippi
Swimming Pools

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Mississippi Board of Contractors (MSBOC)
2679 Crane Ridge Drive, Suite C
Jackson, MS  39216
Phone:  (601) 354-6161
Licensing Agency Site
Exam Provider
PSI Services LLC
3210 E. Tropicana Ave
Las Vegas, NV  89121
Phone:  (800) 557-0619
Alabama PSI Site
Exam Type
OPEN  BOOK
Exam Content
Subject Areas# of
Questions
Filtration / Circulation Systems14
Maintenance & Operation12
Accessories & Associated Trades8
Concrete, Shotcrete & Gunite10
Design16
Total number of test questions:
60
Time allowed (hours):
2.0
Scope of Work

Unlimited pool and spa installation, maintenance and servicing, except for solar pool heating.

Scope of Work

The scope of work for this license includes:  Unlimited pool and spa installation, maintenance and servicing, except for solar pool heating.  The examination may also contain questions based on trade knowledge or general industry practices.  Except for Code books, you can base your answers on later editions of references as they become available.  For Code questions, the examinations will be based only on the edition of the Code book that is listed.

Business & Law Requirement

In addition to the Mississippi trade-specific examination, you are required to pass the Law & Business Management Exam offered by PSI unless waived through reciprocity.

Link to Business and Law Study Materials
Books Allowed in the Exam
1.
Guide to Shotcrete - ACI 506/R-90, 2022, ACI
Buy from American Concrete Institute
2.
Contractor's Guide to Quality Concrete Construction, 4th Edition, 2018, ACI/ASCC
Buy at Amazon
3.
The Ultimate Pool Maintenance Manual: Spas, Pools, Hot Tubs, Rockscapes and Other Water Features, 2007, Terry Tamminen,
Buy at Amazon
4.
ANSI/NSPI-1 Standard for Public Swimming Pools, 2014, ANSI
Buy ANSI Standards
5.
ANSI/NSPI-2 Standard for Public Spas, 1999, ANSI
Buy ANSI Standards
6.
ANSI/NSPI-3 Standard for Permanently Installed Residential Spas, 2014, ANSI
Buy ANSI Standards
7.
ANSI/NSPI-5 American National Standard for Residential Inground Swimming Pools, 2011, ANSI
Buy ANSI Standards
8.
Certified Pool & Spa Operator Handbook, 2016, NSPF
Buy at Amazon
9.
NSF/ANSI 50-2015, Equipment for Swimming Pools, Spas, Hot Tubs and Other Recreational Water Facilities, 2015, ANSI
Buy ANSI Standards

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