Florida Regulations 1A-31.030: Project Archaeologist Qualifications
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Any permit issued under this rule shall require the participation of a professional underwater archaeologist who shall serve as the project archaeologist. The project archaeologist must meet, at a minimum, the Secretary of Interior’s Standards for Professional Qualifications, as set forth in Federal Register Vol. 48, No. 190, p. 44739, and the following minimum qualifications of training, knowledge, experience and skills with an emphasis on underwater sites, water-saturated archaeological materials, and preservation methods, as evidenced by the project archaeologist’s resume submitted with the permit application:
(1) At least 12 weeks of supervised underwater archaeological fieldwork and 10 weeks of supervisory underwater archaeological fieldwork;
(2) At least two weeks field experience and training in underwater survey technique and familiarity with the general theory and application of varied remote sensing technology;
(3) Experience or training in the recovery and interpretation of both archaeological and archival data and familiarity with the history and technology of navigation and ship building;
(4) Design and execution of an underwater archaeological study as evidenced by an M.A. thesis or a published report of equivalent scope and quality;
(5) For exploration permits, at least one month of experience in the operation of remote sensing devices in a marine environment for the purpose of discovery and evaluation of archaeological resources supervised by a specialist in the use of such devices;
(6) For exploration permits, at least three months of experience in a supervisory or independent role; and,
(7) For recovery permits and exploration permits involving recovery of archaeological materials, at least eight weeks of supervised training in the general theory and application of stabilization and conservation methods as they pertain to waterlogged materials.
Rulemaking Authority Florida Statutes § 267.031(1). Law Implemented 267.031(2), (5)(i), (k), 267.061(1) FS. History-New 7-20-09.
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(2) At least two weeks field experience and training in underwater survey technique and familiarity with the general theory and application of varied remote sensing technology;
(3) Experience or training in the recovery and interpretation of both archaeological and archival data and familiarity with the history and technology of navigation and ship building;
(4) Design and execution of an underwater archaeological study as evidenced by an M.A. thesis or a published report of equivalent scope and quality;
(5) For exploration permits, at least one month of experience in the operation of remote sensing devices in a marine environment for the purpose of discovery and evaluation of archaeological resources supervised by a specialist in the use of such devices;
(6) For exploration permits, at least three months of experience in a supervisory or independent role; and,
(7) For recovery permits and exploration permits involving recovery of archaeological materials, at least eight weeks of supervised training in the general theory and application of stabilization and conservation methods as they pertain to waterlogged materials.
Rulemaking Authority Florida Statutes § 267.031(1). Law Implemented 267.031(2), (5)(i), (k), 267.061(1) FS. History-New 7-20-09.