THIS COURSE IS 3 DAYS LONG IF:

--You have no ComTrain certification at all.
--Your ComTrain basic training is 1st, 2nd or 3rd Edition, no matter how recent.
--Your ComTrain 4th Edition 2-day certification is older than 18 months.

(The full 3 days of Advanced training includes 2-day basic TS&R.  For those with qualifying *current certification, the Advanced class is a one-day upgrade.)

PrerequisitesTo Receiving Advanced Certification:

You Must:

A)  Be *currently ComTrain certified in 4th Edition Basic (2-day) Tower Climbing Safety & Rescue (*anytime within 18 months prior to taking the Advanced day). If not yet certified as 4th Edition 2-day because you're taking the 3 days all at once, then you must pass all tests & tasks of the first two days.

B)  Pass all tasks of the Advanced day.

C)  Have Letter of Competency on file with your registration--providing certain required information, i.e., verifiable 6 months climbing experience, etc. ††

†† If you do not currenlty meet the reguirements (C), you may still take the 3-day course but will be certified only at the 2-day basic level. When you complete the requirements, you may then send your letter in and Advanced certification will be issued.
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Advanced Tower Climbing Safety and RescueTraining is an intensive program and provides "CTC" certification which is now being required more often nowadays by general contractors. It meets all current tower safety training standards except the NATE "Competent Rescuer" standard which could cause problems if applied as written.

General Course Overview:

DAY 1: The first day is spent in the classroom and is fully in conjunction with the 2-day BASIC Tower Climbing Safety and Rescue candidates.

DAY 2:

The second day begins in the classroom with a review, followed by a written examination covering the previous day's material. Requirements and expectations are all the same as for students going only through basic level, and advanced climber candidates mobilize at the tower with the rest of the class.

DAY 3:

Advanced candidates remain for the third day and will be required to complete a series of advanced field exercises on a communications tower. Demonstrations will include rigging skills, knot tying and four rescue exercises with differing levels of utilization of equipment & techniques needed for accomplishing the exercises.

CERTIFICATION:

Students who have successfully passed the written exam and demonstrated all field exercises will receive a certificate and pocket identification card from ComTrain. ComTrain will maintain records of all training for future reference. Certification documents, showing that the student successfully mastered the published material and exercises, are valid for the life of the student.

Students Will Receive: