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IRATA Rope Access Technician Certification

  • Brief entry
  • Checked 1 October 2026
Document type
Document
Validity
As issued; competence shown every 3 years

Brief entry: the name, code, purpose and source. A full entry will follow.

Contents2

1 What it covers

Certifies a rope-access technician’s competence level under the IRATA scheme.1,2

Who needs it. Rope-access technicians; levels 1, 2 and 3 cover different responsibilities.1,2

2 Validity and renewal

Document validity. The expiry date, if the issuing system sets one, is shown on the document itself. This reference does not calculate personal expiry dates.

Sources (2)
  1. IRATA certification schemeIRATA · provision: Levels 1–3 · checked 1 October 2026
  2. IRATA technician guideIRATA · provision: Sections 9–10: IRATA Certification; Revalidation · checked 2 October 2026

Revision of 7 October 2026

Reference information based on regulatory documents, not legal advice. The reference does not verify a personal document and does not promise its recognition by any flag.

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