Macbook Air firmware password

Hi

I am currently examining an Apple Macbook Air 2012 (A1465).

I have removed the solid state drive and successfully imaged it and was hoping to now get the times and dates off the EFI, but it appears to be password locked.

It will not load a bootable CD, DVD, or USB thumb drive, and if you attempt to get into the Startup Manager it just asked for a password/pin.

Is anyone aware of a way to bypass the fireware password?

The Apple site tells me "The firmware in an Intel-based computer uses Extensible Firmware Interface (EFI) technology—Open Firmware is used in computers that use PowerPC processors."

It does the following

Blocks the ability to use the "C" key to start up from an optical disc.
Blocks the ability to use the "D" key to start up from the Diagnostic volume of the Install DVD.
Blocks the ability to use the "N" key to start up from a NetBoot server.
Blocks the ability to use the "T" key to start up in Target Disk Mode (on computers that offer this feature).
Blocks the ability to start up in Verbose mode by pressing the Command-V key combination during startup.
Block the ability to start up a system in Single-user mode by pressing the Command-S key combination during startup.
Blocks a reset of Parameter RAM (PRAM) by pressing the Command-Option-P-R key combination during startup.
Requires the password to enter commands after starting up in Open Firmware, which is done by pressing the Command-Option-O-F key combination during startup.
Blocks the ability to start up in Safe Boot mode by pressing the Shift key during startup.
Requires the password to use the Startup Manager, accessed by pressing the Option key during startup (see below).

Any help would be most welcome.
Thanks
Jonathan