6. Who is an authorised person?

An authorised person is:

a commanding officer; or
a person who was the claimant's supervising trade NCO at the time of fuel tank entry or entries or at the time they undertook other eligible tasks; or
a person who worked directly with the claimant as:

a superior; or
a co-worker;
who has been determined to have Tier 1, Tier 2 or Tier 3 status; and
whose own claim for Tier status had primary or secondary evidence taken into account.

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