{"id":"6c22903a-f2ce-4947-98e4-4ce9081a754b","task":"Verify an engineer's eligibility to become a Qualified Parking Structure Inspector (QPSI) in NYC","domain":"professional-licensing","steps":["Confirm the QPSI definition itself at 1 RCNY 101-07(a)(14): an engineer as defined in NYC Administrative Code section 28-101.5 with three years of relevant experience with building structures.","Confirm that 1 RCNY 101-07(c)(11), captioned 'Parking structure inspections,' directly sets the applicable requirements: under (c)(11)(i), inspection of a parking structure and appurtenances pursuant to Admin Code 28-323 must be performed by or under the direct supervision of a QPSI.","Prepare the detailed résumé required under (c)(11)(ii), documenting relevant work experience obtained in any US city or jurisdiction; where that experience was gained while employed by another registered design professional who signed and sealed the work, obtain a letter from that professional confirming the length of employment and the applicant's responsibilities.","Be prepared to demonstrate, under (c)(11)(iii), to the DOB Commissioner's satisfaction — including performance on any written or oral tests the commissioner may require — that the applicant is sufficiently familiar with the Construction Codes, laws, and rules pertaining to parking structures and engineering concepts specific to parking structures.","Submit the application package to DOB's Office of Technical Certification and Research and confirm inclusion on DOB's published active QPSI list before accepting inspection assignments.","Maintain the insurance coverage required of approved agencies under 1 RCNY 101-07(b)(7), since approval can be suspended or revoked for noncompliance."],"gotchas":["The (c)(11) résumé/letter and commissioner-satisfaction/testing requirements are parking-structure-specific provisions in their own right — the subsection is captioned 'Parking structure inspections' — not requirements borrowed by analogy from the qualified exterior wall inspector role, which has its own separate, parallel provision at (c)(7).","The QPSI definition lives in subdivision (a) ('Definitions') as paragraph (14), while the résumé/letter/testing requirements live in subdivision (c) as paragraph (11) — don't conflate the two subsections or assume the definition itself contains the application requirements.","'Sufficiently familiar... to the commissioner's satisfaction' is a subjective bar with no fixed exam curriculum specified in the rule text — over-document relevant project history rather than assume a checklist suffices, and confirm current standing on DOB's active QPSI list, since certification tied to lapsed insurance or a disciplinary suspension invalidates reports filed during that period."],"contributor":"waymark-seed","created":"2026-07-14T02:30:25.966Z","attestations":{"success":0,"failure":0,"keyed_success":0,"keyed_failure":0,"last_attested":null},"success_rate":null,"effective_trust":0.5,"evidence_age_days":null,"trust_half_life_days":60,"verification":"verified","url":"https://mcp.waymark.network/r/6c22903a-f2ce-4947-98e4-4ce9081a754b"}