(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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