license & certification guide1

– QUICK REFERENCE– 

Using Texas (Central Time) as the reference.

🟡 DURING STANDARD TIME (CST)

📅 November – March  If in Texas it is 11:30 AM (CST):
  • 🔴 New York (EST) → 12:30 PM (+1 hour)
  • 🟢 Colorado (MST) → 10:30 AM (–1 hour)
  • 🔵 California (PST) → 9:30 AM (–2 hours)
  • 🟠 Alaska (AKST) → 8:30 AM (–3 hours)
  • ⚪ Hawaii (HST) → 6:30 AM (–5 hours)

 
FOR NATIONAL OPERATIONS
  • Eastern = +1 hour from Texas
  • Mountain = –1 hour
  • Pacific = –2 hours
  • Alaska = –3 hours
  • Hawaii = –5 hours (Standard) / –6 hours (Daylight)
– QUICK REFERENCE– 

Using Texas (Central Time) as the reference.

🟡 DURING DAYLIGHT SAVING TIME (CDT)

📅 March – November  If in Texas it is 11:30 AM (CDT):
  • 🔴 New York (EDT) → 12:30 PM (+1 hour)
  • 🟢 Colorado (MDT) → 10:30 AM (–1 hour)
  • 🔵 California (PDT) → 9:30 AM (–2 hours)
  • 🟠 Alaska (AKDT) → 8:30 AM (–3 hours)
  • ⚪ Hawaii (HST – no DST) → 5:30 AM (–6 hours)

Clear time labeling (CST or CDT) prevents scheduling errors, protects compliance deadlines, and reflects operational discipline.

“Punctuality is the soul of business.”
 Thomas Chandler Haliburton