STANDARDIZING

PLUMBING PLANS
COPING WITH
PLUMBING
PROFESSION’S
ADVANCEMENT
CONCEPTUALIZED BY:
ENGR. VIRGILIO D. SIMBULAN, CE-Struct., SE, RMP, MSSE
 REVIEW OF RA 1378

AN ACT TO REGULATE THE TRADE OF

MASTER PLUMBER

SECTION 1. THIS ACT SHALL BE KNOWN AS

THE “PLUMBING LAW.”
 SECTION 2
a) The practice of plumbing within the meaning and
intent of this Act shall embrace services in the form of
consultations, designing, preparation of plans,
specifications, estimates, erection, installation and
supervision of plumbing work including the inspection
and acceptance of materials used therein; extension
and alteration of all piping to fixtures, appliances, and
appurtenances in connection with any of the following:
storm and sanitary drainage, facilities of buildings, the
sanitary venting of fixtures, hot or cold water supply
system within or adjacent to any building, storm drains,
sewerage system of any premises and/or in
connection with any public disposal or any terminal.
 SECTION 2 ( continuation)
The enumeration in this paragraph shall not be
construed as excluding any other work requiring
plumbing knowledge and application.

b) The term “master plumber” as used in this Act shall

mean a person duly registered with the Board of
Examiners for Master Plumbers in the manner herein
provided.

SEWERAGE What does it mean?

From the Revised National Plumbing Code of the
Philippines, page 28 – Definition of Terms
Sewerage, or sewerage works – a comprehensive
term, including all construction for collection,
transportation, pumping, treatment and final
disposition of sewage.

A septic tank being a primary sewage treatment

structure is an important component of sewerage or
sewerage works mentioned in Section 2a of the
Plumbing Law. Therefore, master plumbers have all
the rights to include it in their scope of work.
 PRESENTATION OF SUGGESTED FORMAT
FOR STANDARD PLUMBING PLANS
FOR SHEET P-1: The following items must appear in
the first sheet:
Vicinity Map or Location Plan (scale or not to scale)
Site Utilities Plumbing Layout (not smaller than 1:400 m)
General Notes
Material Specifications
Legend
Water System, Storm Drainage System, DWV System
& Plumbing Fixtures
Fixture Connection Size Schedule
Details of Main Water Meter, Air Chamber, Catch Basin,
Manhole, Junction Box, Etc.
SHEET P-1 CONTENTS
SHEET P-1 CONTENTS
SHEET P-1 CONTENTS
SHEET P-1 CONTENTS
SHEET P-1 CONTENTS
SHEET P-1 CONTENTS
SHEET P-1 CONTENTS

DETAILS
SHEET P-1
SHEET P-2
SHEET P-3
SHEET P-4
SHEET P-5
SHEET P-6
SHEET P-7
SHEET P-8
SHEET P-9
LAST SHEET (P-10): LOAD SCHEDULE
LAST SHEET (P-10) CONTENTS: (LOAD SCHEDULE & DESIGN)
LAST SHEET (P-10) CONTENTS: (LOAD SCHEDULE & DESIGN)
LAST SHEET (P-10) CONTENTS: (LOAD SCHEDULE & DESIGN)
LAST SHEET (P-10) CONTENTS: (LOAD SCHEDULE & DESIGN)
LAST SHEET (P-10) CONTENTS: (LOAD SCHEDULE & DESIGN)
LAST SHEET (P-10) CONTENTS: (LOAD SCHEDULE & DESIGN)
LAST SHEET (P-10) CONTENTS: LOAD SCHEDULE & DESIGN)
LAST SHEET (P-10) CONTENTS: (LOAD SCHEDULE & DESIGN)
 PLANS STANDARD SIZE
L

25
SIZES OF DRAWING
45 SHEETS 25

TYPE W(mm) L(mm)

A0 841 1189
W
A1 594 841
A2 420 594
A3 297 420

25 40
 END OF PRESENTATION
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REFERENCES
The Revised National Plumbing Code of the Philippines
Implementing Rules & Regulations of the National
Building Code of the Philippines (PD 1096)
American Society of Plumbing Engineers (ASPE)
Plumbing Engineering Design Handbook VOLUME 2
International Association of Plumbing and Mechanical
Officials (IAPMO) Uniform Plumbing Code
Architectural & Engineering Calculations Manual,
McGraw-Hill Book Company: Robert Brown Butler