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Who is eligible to become a tester, when applications might be refused, training and keeping up to date.
Training requirements for testers, initial MOT testing training, demonstration tests, MOT annual training for testers, keeping a training record, assessment of new and returning testers, assessment of continuing competence, arranging a demonstration test.
Guidance on how to become an MOT tester and stay qualified, rules and processes for MOT tests, and recording MOT test results.
Becoming an MOT tester - eligibility, qualifications, training courses, annual training and assessment
MOT testing service user roles, what they can do, what their responsibilities are, which roles are mandatory, authorised examiner's responsibility for security of the MOT testing service.
How to complete your training and take your assessment: how many training hours you need to do, booking your assessment, recording the result.
The Long-Range Identification and Tracking (LRIT) system provides for the global identification and tracking of ships. Under SOLAS Chapter V, Regulation 19-1, vessels >300 GT on international voyages are required to transmit LRIT information.
Management systems, policies and checks you need in place at your MOT centre to make sure MOT testing is done to the right standard.
Explore a system as a user would - without a script or set of tasks - to find possible defects that other forms of testing may miss.
Reasons for cessation of authorisation for authorised examiners and testers, informal appeal hearings, notice of cessations.
Advice and information for MOT garages and testers.
Book an MOT tester demonstration test when you’ve got your level 2 MOT testing certificate or if you're returning to testing after a break, lapse or suspension.
How to provide MOT tester and manager qualification courses, and MOT tester annual training courses – including the topics the training must cover.
What happens when shortcomings are found in MOT testing or operations, why disciplinary action may be taken against authorised examiners and testers, disciplinary points and how they're evaluated, when formal disciplinary action will be taken, making an appeal against cessation...
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Find a course so you can qualify as either an MOT tester or an MOT manager
How to become an authorised examiner, what training you'll need, why your authorisation might cease, the facilities, equipment and security you need to carry out MOT tests, your responsibilities as a tester.
Information from the Centre for Applied Science and Technology (CAST), including the database of police protective standards.
Product Recall for Beha-Amprobe MT204-S with Test Leads presenting a high risk of electric shock.
What MOT testers need to know about how hybrid, electric and hydrogen fuel cell vehicles work, and what to do when inspecting these vehicles.
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