Class F study plan
Class F · Give each week a clear focus.
8 weeks · About 6 hours per week
Regulations and Licensing Requirements & Safety Practices and Procedures
Map each regulation topic in Domain 1 to a one-line plain-language summary you write yourself
List the licensing, permit, and notification steps that apply before work begins, in the order they occur
Identify the core safety-practice categories in Domain 2 and rank them by how often they appear on the exam
Build a personal glossary of 25 regulatory and safety terms with your own definitions
Your checkpoint
A two-page reference sheet covering Domain 1 licensing steps and Domain 2 safety categories, written in your own words
Regulations and Licensing Requirements & Safety Practices and Procedures
Explain the difference between employer and worker responsibilities under the regulations you summarized
Trace three realistic scenarios from hazard identification through required reporting
Write ten original practice questions on Domain 1 and answer them without notes
Self-quiz on Domain 2 safety procedures and log every miss with a reason
Your checkpoint
A scored 10-question self-made quiz on Domain 1 with a written explanation of each wrong answer
Equipment and System Components & Installation and Maintenance
Diagram the main system components in Domain 3 and label what each component does
Describe how component selection depends on installation conditions
Outline the standard installation sequence for a representative job in Domain 4
List five common installation defects and the maintenance practice that prevents each
Your checkpoint
A labeled system diagram plus a one-page installation sequence checklist
Equipment and System Components & Installation and Maintenance
Compare three component types and state one advantage and one limitation of each
Draft a preventive maintenance schedule with intervals and the reason for each interval
Explain how installation choices affect later maintenance access and cost
Answer 15 mixed Domain 3 and 4 questions and categorize each error by cause
Your checkpoint
A preventive maintenance schedule table with at least eight tasks and justified intervals
Inspection, Testing, and Troubleshooting & Safety Practices and Procedures
List the inspection steps performed before, during, and after a job and what each step confirms
Describe the testing methods in Domain 5 and what a passing versus failing result looks like
Apply a structured troubleshooting sequence to three written fault scenarios
Connect each inspection finding to the relevant safety practice from Domain 2
Your checkpoint
Three written troubleshooting walkthroughs, each ending with the inspection or test that confirms the fix
Inspection, Testing, and Troubleshooting & Regulations and Licensing Requirements
Build a one-page troubleshooting decision tree covering the most common fault categories
Explain documentation and recordkeeping duties that follow an inspection or test
Practice reading test results and stating pass, fail, or retest in under one minute per item
Review Domain 1 rules that govern who may perform inspections and tests
Your checkpoint
A one-page troubleshooting decision tree plus a log of 12 timed pass/fail judgments
Regulations and Licensing Requirements & Safety Practices and Procedures & Equipment and System Components & Installation and Maintenance & Inspection, Testing, and Troubleshooting
Take a full-length timed practice exam under exam conditions
Score each domain separately to find your two weakest areas
Re-study only the weakest areas using your own notes and glossary
Rewrite any glossary entry you could not explain from memory
Your checkpoint
A domain-by-domain score report from one full timed practice exam with a written remediation list
Regulations and Licensing Requirements & Safety Practices and Procedures & Equipment and System Components & Installation and Maintenance & Inspection, Testing, and Troubleshooting
Re-test your two weakest domains and confirm improvement over week 7
Review every flagged question from weeks 1 through 7 and state the correct reasoning aloud
Recite key regulatory steps, safety procedures, and test criteria from memory
Simulate exam-day pacing with two short timed sets
Your checkpoint
A final one-page summary sheet of the 20 facts you are most likely to forget, plus a comparison of week 7 and week 8 scores
Milestones
Week 2: Score at least 80% on your self-made Domain 1 quiz and explain every missed item without notes
Week 4: Complete the system diagram and maintenance schedule from memory, then verify against your notes with no more than two corrections
Week 6: Resolve all three troubleshooting scenarios correctly and make 10 of 12 timed pass/fail judgments accurately
Week 7: Score at least 75% overall on the full timed practice exam with no domain below 65%
Week 8: Reach at least 80% in both previously weakest domains and finish the final summary sheet