5.7. A person is also eligible for the qualification examination for a trade or specialty prescribed by sections 5.1 to 5.5 where the person(1) is at least 16 years of age;
(2) has successfully completed the safety course required under the Safety Code for the construction industry (chapter S-2.1, r. 4); and (3) has acquired experience, in hours worked and paid in the trade or specialty, or, as the case may be, in the trade or specialty carried out outside the scope of the Act and any applicable training credits, at least equal to the hours of apprenticeship to be completed, established in accordance with the conditions provided for in those sections.