(a) Apprentice license:

1. (1) Issued for a maximum of six (6) months;
2. (2) Issued only once; and
3. (3) The receiving operator must have never been previously licensed under this part.

(b) Basic industrial license:

1. (1) High school graduate, GED, or equivalent;
2. (2) Satisfactory completion of a total of twelve (12) hours of approved training or equivalent or substitute training as determined or defined by the Wastewater Licensing Committee; and
3. (3) Satisfactory completion of the basic industrial wastewater operator examination.

(c) Advanced industrial license:

1. (1) Hold a basic industrial license;
2. (2) Satisfactory completion of twenty-four (24) hours of approved training or equivalent or substitute training as determined or defined by the committee; and
3. (3) Satisfactory completion of the advanced industrial wastewater operator examination.