SSPC Coating Application Specialist (CAS) Certification Program
The SSPC Coating Application Specialist Certification Program is designed to certify those individual craft workers who have experience and training in all aspects of hands-on surface preparation and coating application of complex industrial and marine structures, according to the requirements of the SSPC Coating Application Specialist (CAS) Program. This certification program also meets the requirements of ISO 17024.
Certification Options:
About the Interim Program
An "Interim Certification Program," SSPC Coating Application Specialist (CAS) allows those in the current workforce the opportunity to realistically achieve certification during the next several years. It focuses directly on the needs of the Application Specialist and provides criteria for the education, training, experience, knowledge, and motor skills required to prepare and apply protective coatings to steel and concrete surfaces of complex industrial and marine structures.
SSPC offers two tracks to achieve "interim" certification under the SSPC CAS Program. Certification prerequisite requirements are:
TRACK A
Achieving Certification based on a minimum of 2 years or 2,000 hours of verifiable craft worker experience and at least 150 Hours of Accepted Formal Applicator Training.
Pass the written and practical certification exams and provide verifiable documentation of experience and formal training on the SSPC Training and Work experience form. (This form is part of the program application).
- Download SSPC Work Experience and Training Form/Interim Application Form
Track B
Achieving Certification With Three Years of Verifiable Work Experience.
Pass the written and practical certification exams and provide verifiable documentation of experience on the SSPC Work experience form.
Notes: Related work is defined as work as an abrasive blaster and an industrial/marine coating applicator using spray techniques. Accepted formal training includes SSPC*, NCCER, IUPAT application specialist training or equivalent** training meeting the SSPC Transition Plan Body of Knowledge (BOK).
- Click here for SSPC Transition Plan Body of Knowledge (BOK)
- Click here for SSPC Applicator Train the trainer program
*Equivalent formal training must be accepted by SSPC prior to determining eligibility to take the certification exam.
About the Full Status Certification Program
Due to the make up of the current workforce and available training opportunities, SSPC strongly believes that owners should specify SSPC "Interim Status" painter certification during the next several years (in lieu of full status certification), while the industry gets up to speed with the new requirements. Click for SSPC's position statement.
SSPC will still offer "full status" certification to SSPC ACS-1/NACE 13 under the CAS program for those who request it and qualify.
Click here for CAS Full Application Form.
Certification Documentation and Maintenance
Once workers pass the SSPC Level 2 "interim" or "full status" application specialist certification written and practical exams, SSPC will perform the following administrative tasks:
- Maintain documentation of the certification by entering the students into the SSPC database.
- Issue SSPC certificates and photo ID wallet cards for those who have achieved certification.
Certification will be valid for no more than three years and is maintained by:
- Successful completion of a minimum of 40 hours per year of SSPC accepted formal applicator training; OR
- Successful retake of the written and practical certification examination.
IMPORTANT NOTE:
SSPC Interim Application Specialist Certification is valid for a maximum of two three-year terms or 6 years. Those wishing to renew their application specialist certification after completion of the second term must take a "Full Status" written exam in order to transfer certification status from "interim" to "full."
For more information on the CAS Program, contact Jennifer Merck at (412) 281-2331 x2221 or via email at merck@sspc.org. |
