Section 469.1 - Rope Rescue Awareness Level/Operations Level Certification(a) A Rope Rescue Awareness Level/Operations Level Rescuer is an individual who has met the requirements of Chapters 5.1 and 5.2 of NFPA 1006, Standard for Technical Rescue Personnel Professional Qualifications and has the knowledge, skills, and ability to perform Rope Rescue at the Awareness Level/Operations Level.(b) All individuals holding a Rope Rescue Awareness Level/Operations Level certification shall be required to comply with the continuing education requirements in Chapter 441 of this title (relating to Continuing Education).(c) Special temporary provision. Individuals are eligible to take the commission examination for Rope Rescue Awareness Level/Operations Level by: (1) holding as a minimum, Structural Fire Protection Personnel, Aircraft Rescue Fire Fighting Personnel, or Marine Fire Protection Personnel through the Commission; and(2) providing documentation acceptable to the Commission, in the form of an affidavit from the individual's Head of Department or Chief Training Officer, that the individual has met the department's requirements to perform as a Rope Rescuer and has demonstrated proficiency as a Rope Rescuer at the Rope Rescue Awareness Level/Operations Level.(d) All applications for testing during the special temporary provision period must be received no earlier than October 1, 2024, and no later than October 1, 2025.(e) This special temporary provision will expire on November 1, 2025.37 Tex. Admin. Code § 469.1
Adopted by Texas Register, Volume 49, Number 36, September 6, 2024, TexReg 7054, eff. 9/15/2024