Overview

SEG The Recovery & Handling of Mobile Automotive Refrigerant (F-Gas)

This course provides candidates with the necessary qualification to recover refrigerant from mobile air conditioning systems in goods vehicles weighing less than 3.5 tonnes and passenger vehicles with 8 seats or fewer.

It is against the law to work with F-gas if you do not have the correct qualification(s).

This is a competence award, which has been developed with the automotive industry, to allow technicians to show that they are currently competent in the handling of automotive refrigerants. The knowledge criteria, practical competences, and online assessment within this accreditation makes it equivalent to level 3.

Modules Covered
• How to interpret the legislative and organisational requirements and procedures
• How to select and use the appropriate personal protective equipment (PPE) when handling F-Gas refrigerants
• Leak detection
• Recovery of refrigerant
• Recycling of refrigerant
• Recharging of air conditioning systems

This course is suitable for:
• Would suit technicians with any level of experience

Eligibility Criteria
• Be currently working in the automotive industry carrying out repairs, servicing, or diagnostics relevant to the accreditation they wish to undertake
• Have at least three months experience to ensure they have the sufficient skills and knowledge to recover and recharge a vehicle’s AC system without consciously releasing refrigerant to the atmosphere

Assessment
The assessment for this course is made up of three components:
• An online multiple choice assessment of 25 questions lasting 50 minutes
• An observed practical task
• A face-to-face feedback session between the candidate and the assessor