(1) The Department shall certify that an individual is a trainee authorized to perform blasting upon submission of an application on a form approved by the Department and verification that the trainee's supervisor is qualified and certified to perform blasting.

(2) Each trainee certificate shall expire on its face two (2) years from the date of issue.

(3) No individual may be certified as a trainee for a period longer than two (2) years. Upon the expiration of a trainee's certification, he/she must meet the minimum qualifications of Regulations 13-(d)(1).

(4) If a certified trainee provides written notice to the Department at the time he/she ceases to be employed as a blaster trainee, he/she may subsequently obtain a new trainee certificate for the unexpired portion of the two (2) year training period.