What is required for RME-General license?

• A. Current Texas PE registration only.
• B. NICET Level III certification only.
• C. Either NICET Level III or PE.
• D. Current registration in Texas as a professional engineer or NICET Level III for water-based fire protection systems layout.

Answer: (D)

For this license path, Texas allows two routes to meet the requirement: you can hold current registration as a professional engineer licensed in Texas, or you can have NICET Level III certification specifically for water-based fire protection systems layout. The idea is that either a Texas PE demonstrates broad engineering competence and responsibility, or the NICET Level III credential proves specialized expertise in designing and laying out water-based sprinkler systems. The other options fall short because they omit one of these approved routes or, in the case of a general NICET Level III, don’t specify the necessary specialty. So the precise requirement is having either a Texas professional engineer license or NICET Level III in water-based fire protection systems layout.