Every technician who works on refrigeration and air conditioning equipment in which fluorinated greenhouse gases or controlled substances can be released must be in possession of a personal certificate. With this personal certificate f-gases category 2 you are allowed to work with f-gases in accordance with the BRL 200, on refrigeration, air conditioning and heat pumps, with a content of less than 3 kg f-gases or 6 kg in the case of hermetic equipment (labelled as such).
The F-gases 2 exam consists of a practical and a theoretical part. You can take the theory exam at PBNA at a location and time of your choosing. That way, on the day of the practical exam, you only have to focus on the practical part. The practical exam consists of the following sections Soldering & Assembling and Handling.
With a positive final result on all parts, you will receive the PBNA certificate.
Currently, ROVC Technical Training in Ede, TechTec in Almere, Installatiewerk Noord-Holland in Amsterdam and Installatiewerk Zuid-Oost in Roermond are PBNA-approved exam venues.
Register now for the F-gases 2 exam
Fees and retakes
The practical exam F-gases 2 costs € 450. You can then take the theory exam at 55 locations in the Netherlands at a time of your choice. You can take the practical exam at a self-selected time in Ede.
Don't pass your exam in one sitting? Then you can retake the parts.
Please contact PBNA for this.
Section | Costs |
Theory | € 105 |
Soldering & Assembling | € 255 |
Acts | € 255 |