A. No person shall represent himself as a certified air care inspector without being in possession of a duly authorized and currently valid certificate issued by the program manager.
B. Certificates issued under Subsection B of 20.11.100.26 NMAC shall be valid for 12 months unless the program manager requires re-certification earlier as provided in 20.11.100.27 NMAC.
(1) Certification requirements for
air care inspectors: (a) A
person seeking certification shall file an application with the program manager
on forms provided by the program. The issuance of certificates shall be
administered by the program. Before an applicant may be granted a certificate
the applicant shall demonstrate general knowledge, skill and competence
requirements under the program and in accordance with training and testing
requirements set forth by the program manager.
(b) The knowledge, skill and competence that
an applicant must demonstrate shall include, but is not limited to, the
following:(i) general operation and purpose
of emissions control systems for all types of motor vehicles;
(ii) how HC and CO relate to timing and
air/fuel ratio control;
(iii) rules
and regulations pertaining to inspection and the inspection procedures
established in the 20.11.100 NMAC;
(iv) general understanding of the benefits to
vehicle owners provided in the Defect Warranty Provisions of
Section 207(a) and the Performance Warranty Provisions of
Section 207(b) of the Federal Clean Air Act as it applies to the
inspection;
(v) ability to
recognize by visual inspection the emissions control equipment for 1975 and
newer vehicles, distinguishing between those requiring and those not requiring
inspection;
(vi) operation and
proper use, care, maintenance and gas span checking of the approved exhaust gas
analyzers;
(vii) proper use, filing
and storage of inspection forms, VIRs and supplemental documents;
(viii) ability to perform an actual emissions
inspection from start to finish; and
(ix) other information as the program manager
requires.
(c) The program
may issue a certificate to the applicant when the program manager determines
that the applicant has successfully completed the certification requirements of
20.11.100 NMAC.
(d) Persons
certified under...
