Additional information
CAS to C7 / C12 equivalency
Note 1: AMPP offers the option to obtain a C7 / C12 equivalent certificate for members holding an active Level 2 CAS. These certificates can be helpful for projects requiring or specifying C7 or C12 certifications of employees. The equivalency certificates are issued in a project specific manner, for example if an employee has an active CAS and is on a job running from 12/31/22 until 6/25/23 he can submit this information to AMPP who can grant him a certificate for this timeframe. At the end of the job date 6/25/23 the certificate expires and must be renewed if the project is not finished.
Note 2: The purpose of this equivalency certificate is to allow workers with CAS certification to show their competence in areas covered in the C7 and C12 course on a short-term basis while not requiring the C7 or C12 course itself.
Note 3: A craft-worker that is SSPC Coating Application Specialist (CAS Level II) Certified is considered to have met and exceeded the qualifications of an individual who is SSPC C7 or SSPC C12 Certified or both.
Note 4: Candidates who took their C7 and C12 hands on exam after January 1, 2012, may substitute their C7 and C12 hands on exam results for the CAS Level II hands on blaster and sprayer exam if they have achieved a score of 90% or greater on each exam.
Note 5: At this time the Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA) does not accept CAS as an equivalent to C7 or C12.
Note 6: Candidates who took their C7 and C12 hands on exam before January 1, 2012, and scored a 90% can still substitute their hands on exam results for the CAS hands on exam. But the candidates would have to retake the CAS hands on exam at their three-year recertification date.