(a) The commission shall adopt requirements for certification of marine fire protection personnel. A person may not be appointed to a marine fire protection personnel position, except on a probationary basis, unless the person has completed the training prescribed by the commission.
(b) Marine fire protection personnel appointed on a probationary basis must complete the prescribed training before two years after the date of appointment.

(c) Marine fire protection personnel serving under permanent appointment with five or more years’ service before September 1, 1978, have satisfied the training requirements by experience.