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(a) A course of instruction in air pollution control involving the use of fuel burning equipment using residual fuel oil or refuse burning equipment shall provide the following:
(1) A minimum of twelve hours of instructions;
(2) Class instruction wherein the ratio of students to instructor in the classroom shall not exceed 25 to 1, and during hands-on demonstration sessions it shall not exceed 10 to 1; and
(3) A curriculum of teaching materials which shall include, at a minimum, the New York City Board of Education/DEP workbook "Air Pollution Control".
(b) Notification of course modification
(1) At least ten days prior to revising a course, an approved school shall in writing notify the Department and request written department approval of any of the following modifications:
(i) personnel changes
(ii) course schedule (dates and locations)
(iii) course curriculum
(iv) teaching materials
(2) Conditional written approval may be granted pending evaluation of the proposed changes.
(a) The resumes of persons applying for instructor positions shall detail, at minimum, the most recent five (5) years experience with residual oil burning or refuse burning equipment and shall include the following:
(1) List of jobs the applicant has held and the duration of each; and
(2) Name and address of each employer; and
(3) Description of the work performed in each position.
(b) Educational institutions, industry and labor organizations shall only employ instructors experienced in teaching the operation and supervision of residual fuel oil burning or refuse burning equipment.
(c) A copy of each instructor's resume which demonstrates the experience required in 15 RCNY § 10-05(a) and a letter from the training institution attesting to the instructor's competence to teach the course shall be submitted to the department prior to commencement of the course.
(a) No person or entity shall employ an operator or supervisor of fuel burning equipment using residual fuel oil or of refuse burning equipment who is not certified by the Department or who does not have an enrollment card for a course of instruction.
(b) Educational institutions, industry and labor organizations shall then promptly submit to the Department a list of all enrolled students, evidence of their completing a course of instruction in air pollution control and final test score.
(c) The Department shall issue a certificate of course completion to individuals who successfully have completed a course of instruction at an approved school with a passing score of 70 percent on the air pollution control course examination within (60) sixty days of the completion of the course upon payment of the fee specified in subdivision (e).
(d) Stationary and marine engineer shall not be required to complete the course of instruction, but they must pass the air pollution control course examination with a score of at least 70 percent.
(e) An individual who has passed the course of air pollution control instruction and seeks a certificate of course completion shall pay a fee of twenty-five dollars ($25.00) to the Department of Environmental Protection, Bureau of Air Resources.
The Commissioner shall suspend for a period of up to (3) three years or revoke for a period of up to (5) five years an approved school's teaching certificate, after giving written notice and an opportunity to be heard, upon the determination that any one of the following has occurred:
(a) Submission of false information on any application;
(b) Failure to submit written notification to the Department of any material change(s) in the conduct of the course; and
(c) Failure to allow a department representative to audit any phase of the course.