Can she combine them into Universal certification?

Recovery requirements · EPA 608 Type I. The correct answer, and the reasoning behind it.

The small-appliance definition and the recovery levels required.

The question

A technician passed a mail-in Type I test, then passed proctored Core, Type II and Type III tests. Can she combine them into Universal certification?

• AYes, passing scores on separate tests always combine
• BYes, if her mail-in score was 84 percent or higher
• CYes, if she retakes the Core section only
• DNo; Type I must be passed closed-book and proctoredCorrect answer

Why “No; Type I must be passed closed-book and proctored” is correct

Appendix D states that mail-in format Type I tests cannot be used toward a Universal certification. Universal requires closed-book, proctored testing, and the Type I portion taken as part of Universal is closed-book.

Source: 40 CFR Part 82 Subpart F, Appendix D

Why the other answers are wrong

• Yes, passing scores on separate tests always combine — Separate tests combine only when each was taken in a form allowed for Universal.
• Yes, if her mail-in score was 84 percent or higher — Even a passing mail-in score cannot be used toward Universal.
• Yes, if she retakes the Core section only — The problem is the mail-in Type I, not the Core section.

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