What are the recertification requirements?

• A. 40 logged hours, 12 training hours
• B. 50 logged hours, 16 training hours
• C. 60 logged hours, 20 training hours
• D. 30 logged hours, 8 training hours

Answer: (C)

Maintaining certification requires both continued hands-on practice and ongoing formal learning. The idea is that you stay competent not just by doing rope work, but by staying current with techniques, safety standards, and best practices. You need to accumulate 60 hours of logged field rope work to demonstrate sustained, real-world or supervised experience, and also complete 20 hours of formal training to refresh knowledge and learn any updates. This combination ensures you’re proficient in applying skills under real conditions while staying up to date through structured education. If you’re tracking progress, you’d log your field hours and keep certificates or records for training sessions, aiming to reach both minimums within the recertification window. Lower totals would miss one or both requirements, so they don’t satisfy the program’s standards.