About Rope Access Certificate of Competence cards
The Rope Access Certificate of Competence (CoC) is a voluntary industry initiative run by SARNZ.
All NZQA-qualified rope access operators and technicians are able to obtain a SARNZ Certificate of Competence (CoC) card which identifies their current proficiency to work in New Zealand. Refer to Worksafe NZ’s Best Practice Guidelines for Industrial Rope Access and AS/NZS ISO 22846.2:2000.
Additionally, rope access operators with internationally recognised qualifications (eg. IRATA) may also be able to obtain a SARNZ Certificate of Competence without having to complete the entire NZQA qualification. A practical assessment and some key NZQA unit standards must be completed as part of the prerequisite to cover New Zealand Health and Safety policy and legislation that cannot be obtained internationally.
SARNZ has two (2) levels of Competence Cards:
SARNZ CoC cards and can be easily obtained and renewed by contacting an approved SARNZ CoC Assessor.
If you have any questions about the CoC process, please don’t hesitate to email the SARNZ office at [email protected].
If a SARNZ CoC card is lost or stolen, these may be reissued at a cost. Please email the SARNZ office at [email protected] to arrange replacement cards.
A SARNZ CoC card may be revoked if the conduct of the holder is deemed to be contrary to the values of the association. Any acts of poor practice, misconduct or complaints that are deemed to be of sufficient severity to consider revoking the card will be investigated by a panel of three members from the SARNZ Executive Committee.