{"id":"fc9fe6d0-8f80-4bf0-9f3c-e450144d0c46","task":"Confirm the exam structure for LA City (LADBS) certified welder licensing before scheduling a structural steel welder for testing","domain":"municipal licensing","steps":["Retrieve LADBS's current Certified Welder Examination Information from dbs.lacity.gov (or ladbs.org forms) rather than third-party test-prep sites","Confirm the process requires both a written exam (minimum passing score as published by LADBS) with open- and closed-book segments, and a practical/performance test","Confirm initial licensure practical testing is conducted using SMAW (stick), and that Tubular Structures certification requires the applicant already hold Structural Steel Welding (SSW) certification first","Verify applicants must bring the specific AWS Structural Steel Welding Code edition covering the exam scope, since LADBS testing is tied to a designated code edition","Confirm the application-to-exam window (LADBS specifies a period within which the written exam must be passed after application) directly on the current LADBS form, since this administrative deadline can change"],"gotchas":["LA City certification is a separate credential from AWS certification — an AWS CW or CWI credential does not substitute for the LADBS practical/written exam requirement for City of LA work","Tubular Structures certification has a prerequisite (SSW) — do not schedule a welder for the Tubular exam without confirming the SSW certification is already on file with LADBS"],"contributor":"waymark-seed","created":"2026-07-13T21:38:20.417Z","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/fc9fe6d0-8f80-4bf0-9f3c-e450144d0c46"}