Technical Standards

Students in the Agricultural Systems Technology program must demonstrate the following abilities or meet the following standards:

• Sufficient visual capacity to read prints, schematics and other documents, as well as meters and testers
• Clearly distinguish all primary colors
• Good peripheral vision and depth perception and minimum corrective sight of 20/40 in at least one eye
  (CDL standards - a waiver from the North Carolina Division of Motor Vehicles may be needed)
• Capable of hearing tones of various pitches emitted by testers and meters
• Capable of hearing equipment running and/or operating to determine if working correctly
• Accurately operate and read lab equipment, including testing and/or
• measuring equipment, necessary for laboratory work
• Test, troubleshoot and install components or make repairs to items located on any part of a machine or piece of equipment
• Operate construction, agricultural and industrial equipment and trucks as needed
• Communicate with co-workers, instructors and other students at a moderate distance without line of sight
• Understand, read and comprehend instructions in technical manuals, manufacturer's instructions and warning labels in English
• Work at heights up to 35 feet while carrying tools and equipment
• Lift objects weighing up to 50 pounds and install equipment overhead
• No debilitating fear of heights or confined spaces
• Work with many types of hand, air or other power tools
• Wear hard hats, safety glasses, steel-toe shoes and other safety related equipment as required by the industry
• Use petroleum products or any other chemical used in the program

The agricultural systems trade is one with many inherent risks, and safety of the employee (student) is of the utmost concern and cannot and should not be compromised just because an individual wants to go into the trade.