Florida Administrative Code › 5 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND CONSUMER SERVICES › 5J - Division of Consumer Services › Chapter 5J-18 - PERMITTING AND INSPECTION REQUIREMENTS FOR AMUSEMENT DEVICES AND AMUSEMENT ATTRACTIONS › Section 5J-18.003 - Qualified Inspectors

Current through Reg. 50, No. 138; July 16, 2024
(1) Each person
				seeking to perform amusement ride inspections as a Qualified Inspector (QI) for
				an insurance underwriter and execute the FDACS 03433, Fair Rides Affidavit of
				Compliance and Nondestructive Testing, 05/24, as incorporated by reference in
				Rule 5J-18.0012, F.A.C., shall
				provide the department the following documents and information:
(a) Written certification from an insurance
				company, which certification must be renewed by the insurance company every 3
				years, verifying that the applicant is an employee or agent of the company and
				is authorized to act as a qualified inspector for that insurance company, which
				is insuring the amusement ride; and,
(b) Information which will verify employment
				dates together with names and addresses of employers for such period of time as
				will demonstrate the required experience in the amusement ride field; at least
				two years of which were involved in actual ride inspection with an amusement
				ride manufacturer, government agency, park, carnival or insurance company;
				and,
(c) A written statement or
				certificate from a school or seminar which demonstrates at least eighty hours
				of formal education from a school or seminar for amusement ride inspection or
				ride safety, which is approved by rule of the department, during the past five
				years. Nondestructive testing training that meets the requirements of American
				Society of Nondestructive Testing (ASNT) may be substituted for up to half of
				the required hours of formal education; and,
(d) A written statement or certificate from a
				school or sponsor of a seminar showing thirty-two hours per year of continuing
				education annually at a school or schools, or a seminar, approved by the
				department. These continuing education hours may include in-service industry or
				manufacturer updates and seminars. Curriculum subjects considered for credits
				are those subjects included in schools or seminars conducted or sponsored by:
				National Association of Amusement Ride Safety Officials (NAARSO), Amusement
				Industry Manufacturers and Suppliers International (AIMS), Council for
				Amusement and Recreational Equipment Safety (CARES), Association for Challenge
				Course Technology (ACCT), or any nationally recognized amusement ride
				organization, ride inspector or ride safety training programs conducted or
				sanctioned by state or local government amusement ride regulatory agencies in
				any jurisdiction, exempt permanent facilities in the state of Florida, and
				vocational training programs that reasonably relate to amusement ride safety or
				inspection, or other nationally recognized programs relating to amusement ride
				inspection or ride safety. Nondestructive testing training that meets the
				requirements of ASNT may be substituted for up to half of the required hours of
				continuing education.
(e) When a
				Qualified Inspector possesses the requisite qualifications the department will
				provide the applicant a qualified inspector number designating that person as a
				qualified inspector for the purpose of executing the Fair Rides Affidavit of
				Compliance and Nondestructive Testing. The qualified inspector number shall be
				used when executing the required affidavits. The qualified inspector number
				issued by the department to a qualified inspector shall be valid for one year,
				so long as the applicant possesses the qualifications required by Section
				616.242(3)(q),
				F.S.
(f) The department
				acknowledges the amusement ride education programs of NAARSO, AIMS, CNA
				Insurance, ACCT, and the Pennsylvania Amusement Ride Safety Seminar, as
				educational programs meeting the department's requirements to certify a
				qualified inspector.
(g) A sponsor
				or an attendee of any school or seminar that concerns, or is reasonably related
				to, amusement ride inspection or ride safety may request consideration as an
				educational program which meets the requirements of this rule by contacting the
				Bureau Chief, Bureau of Fair Ride Inspections, 2005 Apalachee Parkway,
				Tallahassee, Florida 32399-6500; Phone: (850)410-3838; FAX: (850)410-3797; or
				by email to FairRides@FDACS.gov.