Section 28-410.4.1. Experience

All applicants for a master fire suppression
  piping contractor license shall submit satisfactory  proof  establishing
  that the applicant:
    1.  Has  had at least seven years total experience within the 10 years
  prior to application in the design and installation of fire  suppression
  piping systems under the direct and continuing supervision of a licensed
  master  fire  suppression contractor in the United States with the class
  of license for which application is made, with  at  least-two  years  of
  such  experience  as  a  registered  journeyman  fire suppression piping
  installer in accordance with the provisions of article 411, except  that
  during  the three years immediately following the effective date of this
  code there shall be no requirement for such registered  journeyman  fire
  suppression piping installer experience;
    2.  Has  received  a  bachelor's  degree in engineering or appropriate
  engineering technology from an accredited college or university and  has
  had at least five years total experience within the seven years prior to
  application  in  the  design and installation of fire suppression piping
  systems under the direct and continuing supervision of a licensed master
  fire suppression piping contractor in the United States for the class of
  license for which application is made, at least two of which were in New
  York city;
    3. Is an architect or engineer with at least three years of experience
  within  the  five  years  prior  to  application  in  the   design   and
  installation of fire suppression piping systems in the United States for
  the  class  of license for which application is made, where at least one
  year of such experience was in New York city; or
    4. Has had at least seven years total experience within the  10  years
  prior to application, with at least two years of such experience working
  in  the design and installation of fire suppression piping systems under
  the  direct  and  continuing  supervision  of  a  licensed  master  fire
  suppression  piping  contractor  in  the United States with the class of
  license for which application is made.  The  balance  of  such  required
  experience  may  be  obtained by performing maintenance, replacement and
  repair of fire suppression work  on  existing  buildings  while  in  the
  employ of a city agency under the direct and continuing supervision of a
  licensed  master  fire suppression piping contractor supervisor employed
  by the city agency with the class of license for  which  application  is
  made. Three years after the effective date of this article the two years
  of  experience in the design and installation of fire suppression piping
  systems set forth above may only be satisfied by working as a registered
  journeyman fire suppression piping installer.
    5. An employee of a government agency, private  inspection  agency  or
  other  entity,  acceptable  to  the commissioner, whose duties primarily
  involve the inspection of plumbing work for compliance with this the New
  York city plumbing code and/or other laws relating to the  installation,
  alteration  or  repair  of  fire  suppression  piping  systems  shall be
  credited with fifty percent (50%) of the number of years that he or  she
  has been satisfactorily employed in such duties within the ten (10) year
  period  prior  to application, which, however, in no event, shall exceed
  two and one-half (2 1/2) years credit of  satisfactory  experience.  The
  balance  of  the required seven years must have been obtained by working
  in the design and installation of fire suppression piping systems  under
  the  direct  and  continuing  supervision of a licensed fire suppression
  piping, contractor in the United States except that the  requirement  of
  paragraph  1  of  this  section  28-410.4.1  that an applicant's working
  experience must have been within the  ten  (10)  year  period  prior  to
  application  shall  not  apply  to  such  balance of the work experience
  required pursuant to this paragraph.