15A NCAC 27 .0101. DEFINITIONS

(a)  "Commission" means the Well Contractors Certification Commission as established by the North Carolina General Assembly.

(b)  "College course" means a semester unit or quarter hour unit of instruction given at a college or university, which is relevant to well contractor activities.

(c)  "Course/activity" means any course or activity with a clear purpose and objective which will maintain, improve or expand skills and knowledge relevant to the practice of well contractor activities.

(d)  "Department" means the Department of Environment and Natural Resources.

(e)  "Personally manage" means giving directions to the on‑site person who is personally supervising well contractor activities.

(f)  "Personally supervise" means the on‑site direction and control of all well contractor activities at any time those activities are being conducted.

(g)  "Professional development hour" or "PDH" means a nominal contact hour of instruction or presentation that is the basic unit of credit for all courses or activities related to satisfying continuing education requirements and shall hereafter be referred to as "continuing education unit" or "CEU". One CEU is equivalent to 60 minutes of instructional time.

(h)  "Secretary" means the Secretary of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources.

 

History Note:        Authority G.S. 87-98.2; 87.98.12; 143B-301.11;

Temporary Adoption Eff. December 15, 1998;

Eff. August 1, 2000;

Amended Eff. May 1, 2011.