Restricted Refrigerant Recoverer Licence
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The Restricted Refrigerant Recoverer Licence certifies the holder to recover refrigerants from stationary and automotive refrigeration and air conditioning (RAC) equipment that have reached the end of their useful service life. Examples are automotive air conditioning units, in-window and split system air conditioning units and domestic refrigerators. It is illegal to handle refrigerant without the relevant licence.
Applicants for this license need to complete a knowledge assessment and a practical skills assessment. The steps are summarised in the following diagram and further explained below.
Step 1. Download Resources
Applicants for this licence
If you are applying for the licence, you will need to download the following documents:
If you are a trainer/assessor, you need to log on with your licence number and password. You will then need to download the following documents:
Applicants for this license need to complete a knowledge assessment and a practical skills assessment. The steps are summarised in the following diagram and further explained below.
Applicants for this licence
If you are applying for the licence, you will need to download the following documents:
- Refrigerant Recovery Booklet – a guide to the refrigerant recovery process
- Information for Applicants – a learner guide to the learning and assessment process
If you are a trainer/assessor, you need to log on with your licence number and password. You will then need to download the following documents:
- Information for Assessors – a guide to training and assessment for the licence
- Assessment Record Sheet – a record of the knowledge and/or practical assessment outcom
- Refrigerant Recovery Booklet – a guide to the refrigerant recovery process
Step 2. Learn and Practise
To learn how to recover refrigerant, you can watch a refrigerant recovery Video Tutorial online and/or read the Refrigerant Recovery Booklet. You also need to practise recovering refrigerant under supervision of a licensed person until you feel confident to undertake the knowledge and practical assessments.
To learn how to recover refrigerant, you can watch a refrigerant recovery Video Tutorial online and/or read the Refrigerant Recovery Booklet. You also need to practise recovering refrigerant under supervision of a licensed person until you feel confident to undertake the knowledge and practical assessments.
Step 3. Complete the Knowledge Assessment
The knowledge assessment consists of questions about the Refrigerant Recovery Process. All questions are based on the refrigerant recovery video tutorial and booklet. You can complete the knowledge assessment online, or answer the questions as part of your practical assessment.
The knowledge assessment consists of questions about the Refrigerant Recovery Process. All questions are based on the refrigerant recovery video tutorial and booklet. You can complete the knowledge assessment online, or answer the questions as part of your practical assessment.
Step 4. Complete the Practical Assessment
You will need to correctly demonstrate the refrigerant recovery process to an approved assessor. An assessor is anyone who holds a relevant refrigerant handling licence to the industry sector that you work in.
You will need to correctly demonstrate the refrigerant recovery process to an approved assessor. An assessor is anyone who holds a relevant refrigerant handling licence to the industry sector that you work in.
Step 5. Complete All Documentation
All the documents you need are included in Step 1. You will need to obtain a signed Assessment Record Sheet from your assessor.
All the documents you need are included in Step 1. You will need to obtain a signed Assessment Record Sheet from your assessor.
Step 6. Submit Application
You need to post a certified copy of the signed Assessment Record Sheet to ARC
You need to post a certified copy of the signed Assessment Record Sheet to ARC