Type III Operator – Study Guide & Practice Questions
The permit issued by the Department of Health and Senior Services to only operate a breath
analysis instrument is a Type ___ permit.
A. I
B. II
C. III
D. IV - correct answer ✔✔C. III
How long is a Type III permit valid?
A. one year
B. two years
C. three years - correct answer ✔✔B. two years
If your Type III permit expires today, how many tests (either DWIs or drinking subjects) must you
have run in the past 365 days in order to maintain your certification?
A. five
B. ten
C. fifteen
D. twenty - correct answer ✔✔B. ten
If you are not able to run the proper number of drinking subjects, how many "blank", or self-
administered, breath tests must you run under the supervision of a Type II to renew a Type III
permit?
A. five
B. ten
C. fifteen
, D. twenty - correct answer ✔✔A. five
The primary points which the Type III permit holder must know are which of the following:
A. the theory of the breath instrument's operation
B. how to calibrate the instrument
C. the proper operation procedure and checklist - correct answer ✔✔C. the proper operation
procedure and checklist
Which of the following is the first step to every operational checklist?
A. examination of the mouth
B. 15-minute observation period
C. making sure the instrument is turned ON - correct answer ✔✔A. examination of the mouth
Which is the second step to every operational checklist?
A. examination of the mouth
B. 15-minute observation period
C. making sure the instrument is turned ON - correct answer ✔✔B. 15-minute observation
period
In what manner can blood samples to be analyzed for alcohol or drugs be collected?
A. in any clean, dry tube
B. it doesn't matter, as long as medical personnel collected the sample
C. in a gray-topped tube with the proper additives
D. a gray-topped tube for drugs, but any clean, dry tube for alcohol - correct answer ✔✔C. in a
gray-topped tube with the proper additives
The permit issued by the Department of Health and Senior Services to only operate a breath
analysis instrument is a Type ___ permit.
A. I
B. II
C. III
D. IV - correct answer ✔✔C. III
How long is a Type III permit valid?
A. one year
B. two years
C. three years - correct answer ✔✔B. two years
If your Type III permit expires today, how many tests (either DWIs or drinking subjects) must you
have run in the past 365 days in order to maintain your certification?
A. five
B. ten
C. fifteen
D. twenty - correct answer ✔✔B. ten
If you are not able to run the proper number of drinking subjects, how many "blank", or self-
administered, breath tests must you run under the supervision of a Type II to renew a Type III
permit?
A. five
B. ten
C. fifteen
, D. twenty - correct answer ✔✔A. five
The primary points which the Type III permit holder must know are which of the following:
A. the theory of the breath instrument's operation
B. how to calibrate the instrument
C. the proper operation procedure and checklist - correct answer ✔✔C. the proper operation
procedure and checklist
Which of the following is the first step to every operational checklist?
A. examination of the mouth
B. 15-minute observation period
C. making sure the instrument is turned ON - correct answer ✔✔A. examination of the mouth
Which is the second step to every operational checklist?
A. examination of the mouth
B. 15-minute observation period
C. making sure the instrument is turned ON - correct answer ✔✔B. 15-minute observation
period
In what manner can blood samples to be analyzed for alcohol or drugs be collected?
A. in any clean, dry tube
B. it doesn't matter, as long as medical personnel collected the sample
C. in a gray-topped tube with the proper additives
D. a gray-topped tube for drugs, but any clean, dry tube for alcohol - correct answer ✔✔C. in a
gray-topped tube with the proper additives
