1. (a) Marine Fire Protection Personnel are employees of a local governmental entity who work aboard a fire boat with a minimum pumping capacity of 2,000 gallons per minute, and fights fires that occur on or adjacent to a waterway, waterfront, channel, or turning basin.
2. (b) All full time employees of any local government entity, who are assigned marine fire protection duties must be certified by the commission within one year from the date of their employment in a marine fire protection personnel position.

3. (c) Prior to being assigned to marine fire suppression duties, all personnel must:

   1. (1) successfully complete a commission approved basic fire suppression course and pass the commission's examination pertaining to that curriculum; and
   2. (2) successfully complete a commission approved basic marine fire suppression course and pass the commission's examination pertaining to that curriculum.
4. (d) All personnel holding any level of Marine Fire Protection Personnel certification shall be required to comply with the continuing education specified in §441.11 of this title (relating to Continuing Education Requirements for Marine Fire Protection Personnel).

Source Note:The provisions of this §423.301 adopted to be effective November 1, 1998, 23 TexReg 10890.