POOL OPERATOR CORRECT EXAMS QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS SURE A+
✔✔Permit to Operate - ✔✔Required to operate. It will be unlawful for any person to
operate, maintain, or manage any public pool without obtaining a permit to operate from
Director of public health.
✔✔Posting of permit - ✔✔Permit to operate must be posted in view of the public at all
public swimming pools, spas.
✔✔Inspections - ✔✔Dir. of Pub. health shall have the power to enter, at reasonable
times, upon any private property for the purpose of inspecting and investigating
conditions in public pools.
✔✔Maintaining CPO on site - ✔✔All pools must have a registered CPO responsible for
the site. Must notify Director immediately of any changes to CPO managing the
property.
✔✔Class A Pool - ✔✔For use by accredited competitive aquatic events
✔✔Class B pool - ✔✔any pool intended for public recreational use
✔✔Class C pool - ✔✔-any pool intended for use by apartments, condominiums,
property owners associations, multi-family owned pools, etc.
-includes pools operated solely for lodgings such as hotels/motels
✔✔Class D pool - ✔✔any pool operated for special purposes such as vortex pools,
sand bottom pools, splash pools, float tanks and interactive water attractions
✔✔Class E pool - ✔✔any pool used for physical therapy and operated above 86
degrees F
, ✔✔Class F pool - ✔✔any pool used for wading purposes(kiddie pool)
✔✔Testing includes: - ✔✔Chlorine, bromine, pH, calcium hardness, and total alkalinity
✔✔Water temperature - ✔✔Should not exceed 104 degrees F
✔✔cyanuric acid - ✔✔chemical that stabilizes chlorine against ultraviolet light of the
sun. Should not exceed 100ppm.
✔✔Chlorine levels - ✔✔Should not fall below 1ppm(mg/L). Ideal range 2-4ppm(mg/L).
Spas 3-5ppm(mg/L)
✔✔Bromine levels - ✔✔4-6ppm(mg/L) for pools and spas
✔✔pH levels - ✔✔Between 7.2 and 7.8
✔✔Planning - ✔✔Deciding the course of action before work is started
✔✔Organizing - ✔✔Defining and connecting the work to be done so it can be executed
effectively
✔✔Leading - ✔✔Encouraging people to take proper action
✔✔Controlling - ✔✔Measuring and regulating all work in progress and evaluating
results
✔✔Testing for disinfectant and pH done every: - ✔✔2 hours
✔✔Testing for alkalinity done every: - ✔✔Week, or after heavy rains
✔✔Testing for Cyanuric acid done every: - ✔✔Week
✔✔Standard of Care - ✔✔1. Good disinfectant level in the water 2. No broken glass on
the deck 3. Main drain covers intact and in place 4. Adequate signage 5. Operators
trained and certified
✔✔CPO Certification - ✔✔Minimum training requirement for pool operators
✔✔Pool operators responsible for: - ✔✔Maintenance of water quality and
knowledgeable about providing proper disinfection as well as water balance
✔✔Danger - ✔✔Strongest signal word. Handle with extreme care
AND ANSWERS SURE A+
✔✔Permit to Operate - ✔✔Required to operate. It will be unlawful for any person to
operate, maintain, or manage any public pool without obtaining a permit to operate from
Director of public health.
✔✔Posting of permit - ✔✔Permit to operate must be posted in view of the public at all
public swimming pools, spas.
✔✔Inspections - ✔✔Dir. of Pub. health shall have the power to enter, at reasonable
times, upon any private property for the purpose of inspecting and investigating
conditions in public pools.
✔✔Maintaining CPO on site - ✔✔All pools must have a registered CPO responsible for
the site. Must notify Director immediately of any changes to CPO managing the
property.
✔✔Class A Pool - ✔✔For use by accredited competitive aquatic events
✔✔Class B pool - ✔✔any pool intended for public recreational use
✔✔Class C pool - ✔✔-any pool intended for use by apartments, condominiums,
property owners associations, multi-family owned pools, etc.
-includes pools operated solely for lodgings such as hotels/motels
✔✔Class D pool - ✔✔any pool operated for special purposes such as vortex pools,
sand bottom pools, splash pools, float tanks and interactive water attractions
✔✔Class E pool - ✔✔any pool used for physical therapy and operated above 86
degrees F
, ✔✔Class F pool - ✔✔any pool used for wading purposes(kiddie pool)
✔✔Testing includes: - ✔✔Chlorine, bromine, pH, calcium hardness, and total alkalinity
✔✔Water temperature - ✔✔Should not exceed 104 degrees F
✔✔cyanuric acid - ✔✔chemical that stabilizes chlorine against ultraviolet light of the
sun. Should not exceed 100ppm.
✔✔Chlorine levels - ✔✔Should not fall below 1ppm(mg/L). Ideal range 2-4ppm(mg/L).
Spas 3-5ppm(mg/L)
✔✔Bromine levels - ✔✔4-6ppm(mg/L) for pools and spas
✔✔pH levels - ✔✔Between 7.2 and 7.8
✔✔Planning - ✔✔Deciding the course of action before work is started
✔✔Organizing - ✔✔Defining and connecting the work to be done so it can be executed
effectively
✔✔Leading - ✔✔Encouraging people to take proper action
✔✔Controlling - ✔✔Measuring and regulating all work in progress and evaluating
results
✔✔Testing for disinfectant and pH done every: - ✔✔2 hours
✔✔Testing for alkalinity done every: - ✔✔Week, or after heavy rains
✔✔Testing for Cyanuric acid done every: - ✔✔Week
✔✔Standard of Care - ✔✔1. Good disinfectant level in the water 2. No broken glass on
the deck 3. Main drain covers intact and in place 4. Adequate signage 5. Operators
trained and certified
✔✔CPO Certification - ✔✔Minimum training requirement for pool operators
✔✔Pool operators responsible for: - ✔✔Maintenance of water quality and
knowledgeable about providing proper disinfection as well as water balance
✔✔Danger - ✔✔Strongest signal word. Handle with extreme care
