133Application for shotfirer's certificate

133 Application for shotfirer's certificate (1) A person may apply in an approved form to the Competent Authority for a shotfirer's certificate. (2) An application under subregulation (1) shall contain particulars of: (a) the purpose for which the certificate is required; and (b) details of the applicant's experience in the handling of blasting explosives, and shall be accompanied by: (c) a recent photograph approximately 40 mm x 50 mm in size, of passport type, of the applicant; and

Dangerous Goods Regulations 1985 38 (d) a specimen signature of the applicant; and (e) a statutory declaration by the applicant that he is not suffering from defective hearing, defective vision or a physical infirmity likely to interfere with the efficient and safe discharge of his duties as a shotfirer; and (f) the prescribed fee. (3) The Competent Authority shall not grant a shotfirer's certificate unless he is satisfied that the applicant: (a) has attained the age of 18 years; (b) is sufficiently fluent in the English language to be able to understand directions relating to the use of blasting (c) has a sound knowledge of the theory of the use of blasting (d) has not been convicted of a criminal offence which in the opinion of the Competent Authority would make the applicant unsuitable to be a shotfirer; (e) has demonstrated his practical ability to use blasting explosives for the purpose for which he intends to use them and to fire blasting explosives by the method or methods that he intends to use; and (f) is not suffering from defective hearing, defective vision or a physical infirmity likely to interfere with the efficient and safe discharge is his duties as a shotfirer.