33.1. Notwithstanding section 15, any person to whom the Commission issues an apprentice competency certificate under section 28.2 of the Regulation respecting the issuance of competency certificates (O.C. 673-87, 87-04-29) shall be classified according to the number of hours pertaining to the specialty of security systems installer that he demonstrates having worked, at the rate of 3,000 hours per period of apprenticeship.
At the time of the issue of an apprenticeship booklet to such apprentice, the Commission shall register therein the hours referred to in the first paragraph, at the rate of 2 hours per 3 hours worked. The apprentice shall pursue, his apprenticeship in accordance with the provisions of this Regulation.
Once the apprentice has completed 3 periods of apprenticeship, he shall register for the examination referred to in the second paragraph of section 5.