Attachment 2

Procedures for Certification / SAR Tech II and III

(Effective April 1, 1998)

A. Certification cost for SAR TECH TM II and III examinations will be determined by the NASAR Education Committee submitted within the budget and approved by NASAR Board of Directors for each fiscal year.

1. The certification cost will be due each time a person takes a certification exam or any part of the exam.
2. Candidates must pay the certification fee before beginning any portion of the exam.

B. SAR TECH TM III exam may be taken by the students at the end of an Introduction to Search and Rescue course instead of the ISAR written exam.

1. If a student scores better than 60% on the SAR TECH TM III exam the student will receive credit for successfully completing the ISAR course. If the student fails to score 60% or better, he or she will have to successfully pass the ISAR exam to receive credit for the course.
2. The student who fails the SAR TECH TM III exam will have one year to re-take and successfully pass the exam limited to one retest annually.
3. It will be the student’s responsibility to make arrangements to retest.

C. Students successfully completing a FUNSAR course may elect to pay a certification fee and become certified as a SAR TECH TM III.

1. Upon successfully passing the FUNSAR course exam (70% required) the student will become certified as a SAR TECH TM III and will receive credit for successfully completing the FUNSAR course.

D. A SAR TECH TM II examination may be scheduled by anyone wishing to sponsor or host an exam. The expenses incurred by the Coordinator and Evaluators conducting the exam including the NASAR certification fee will determine the cost of the certification fee.

1. Persons failing the practical exam but passing the written exam will be certified as a SAR TECH TM III.
2. Persons who fail the SAR TECH TM II exam will have one year to re-take and successfully pass the exam.
3. It will be the candidate’s responsibility to make arrangements to retest.
4. Persons who fail the written part of the exam and pass the skill part of the exam will only be required to retake the written exam, but not on the same day the exam was given.
5. Persons only failing one or two skill stations may retake those stations on the same day the stations were failed. Only the failed portion of those stations must be re-tested at that time.
6. Persons failing one or two stations during a retest will only be required to retake those stations failed within one year. Persons must retest the all components of the failed practical station when re-testing during another exam.