ARSD 74:21:02:48. Definitions and substitutions for experience requirements for operator certification

The following definitions and substitutions for experience requirements are used in determining the qualifications of operators: (1) Experience is time spent at a plant or system in satisfactory performance of operational duties; (2) At least 80 percent of experience requirements must be actual operating experience in a plant or system; (3) One year of education above the high school level may be substituted for one year of experience, up to a maximum of 50 percent of the experience requirements; and (4) Acceptable operation includes only work involved in operations. Reports made by personnel of the Department of Agriculture and Natural Resources are used as a basis for determining whether or not operation is satisfactory.