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<br /> 54 <br />3. Vacancies created by personnel failing to maintain certification will be filled using the criteria <br />listed above <br /> <br />4. Rescue swimmer training will be in accordance with Administration standards. <br /> <br />5. Personnel selected to be Rescue Swimmers must meet the criteria set forth by Administration and <br />the Union. <br /> <br />6. Rescue swimmers not meeting their annual requirement due to long term disability will be <br />assigned to day shifts in Training upon their return to work in order to complete the missed <br />training or an equivalent alternative. <br /> <br />7. Rescue swimmers not meeting the annual requirement for any other reason will be de-certified <br />and Rescue Swimmer pay will be terminated. <br /> <br />8. Rescue swimmers are eligible for up to a maximum of 32 hours overtime per year or their <br />replacement if the team member is released from duty for off-shift training. For the purposes of <br />this Article, overtime for employees attending off-shift Marine Team training will not be on the <br />member's overtime record as per Article 13 of the Collective Bargaining Agreement. It will be <br />the sole responsibility of the employee to meet continuing education competencies on an annual <br />basis. <br /> <br />9. Mileage and travel time will not be compensated. <br /> <br />V. Rules for Non-classified Paramedic <br /> <br />A. These rules apply to employees who maintain Washington State Paramedic Certification, but <br />do not occupy a Civil Service classified paramedic position. <br /> <br />1. Non-classified paramedics must have attained first class firefighter status. <br /> <br />2. Non-classified paramedics will not be used to staff the paramedic units, unless <br />assigned as a third paramedic for ongoing skills competencies. <br /> <br />3. Non-classified paramedics will remain in whichever overtime pool corresponds with <br />their current Civil Service classification. <br /> <br />4. Non-classified paramedics wishing to become classified must apply and test with all <br />other paramedic applicants and appear on the eligible register following Civil Service <br />rules. <br /> <br />5. The City will promote classified paramedics following Civil Service Rules. <br /> <br />6. Ongoing approval for Washington State Paramedic Certification must be approved by <br />the Medical Program Director. <br />