37 Tex. Admin. Code § 433.203 - Minimum Standards for Driver/Operator-Aerial Apparatus Certification
(a) In order to obtain Driver/Operator-Aerial
Apparatus certification, the individual must:
(1) hold certification as Structural Fire
Protection Personnel, Aircraft Rescue Fire Fighting Personnel, or Marine Fire
Protection Personnel; and
(2)
possess valid documentation as a Driver/Operator-Aerial Apparatus from either:
(A) the International Fire Service
Accreditation Congress; or
(B) the
National Board on Fire Service Professional Qualifications issued by the Texas
A&M Engineering Extension Service using the 2014 or later edition of the
NFPA standard applicable to this discipline and meeting the requirements as
specified in §
439.1 of this title (relating to
Requirements-General); or
(3) complete a commission approved
Driver/Operator-Aerial Apparatus training program and successfully pass the
commission examination as specified in Chapter 439 of this title (relating to
Examinations for Certification). An approved driver/operator-aerial apparatus
training program must consist of one of the following:
(A) completion of an in-state
Driver/Operator-Aerial Apparatus program meeting the requirements of the
applicable NFPA standard and conducted by a commission certified training
provider, that was submitted and approved through the commission's training
prior approval system; or
(B)
completion of an out-of-state training program that has been submitted to the
commission for evaluation and found to meet the requirements of the applicable
NFPA standard; or
(C) completion of
a military training program that has been submitted to the commission for
evaluation and found to meet the requirements of the applicable NFPA
standard.
(b)
Out-of-State or military training programs submitted to the commission for the
purpose of determining equivalency will be considered equivalent if the
training addresses all job performance requirements of the applicable NFPA
standard.
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