All mobile air conditioning (MAC) technicians working with cars and car derived vans, must have achieved as a minimum requirement, a refrigerant handling qualification which fulfils the European Union F-gas Regulation (EC842/2006 and Annex to Regulation EC307/2008). This Defra-approved qualification offers a solution that provides experienced automotive MAC technicians with evidence that they meet the minimum F-gas requirements to carry out installation, maintenance or servicing of stationary equipment containing F-Gas refrigerants. Important note: training and certification in the 2014 F-Gas Regulation are based largely on the existing requirements in the 2006 regulation. Existing qualifications remain valid.
You will gain the knowledge and skills to work on the installation, service, maintenance, recovery and leak checking of stationary refrigeration, air conditioning and heat pump equipment that contains refrigerants classified as either fluorinated (F) gases or ozone depleting substances (ODS).
no entry requirements
Successful completion of this course will qualify you to undertake leak checking, recovery, installation, servicing and maintenance of equipment containing F Gas refrigerants.