Overview
To qualify for your 1st class certification, you must pass the 1st class examinations (all eight papers) and meet one of the following requirements:
a. For at least 30 months, have operated as chief engineer an oilfield once‑through boiler or an oilfield once‑through boiler plant with a capacity greater than 10,000 kilowatts or any other high-pressure boiler or high-pressure boiler plant with a capacity greater than 5,000 kilowatts.
b. For at least 30 months, have operated as shift engineer an oilfield once‑through boiler or oilfield once‑through boiler plant with a capacity greater than 15,000 kilowatts or any other high-pressure boiler or high-pressure boiler plant with a capacity greater than 10,000 kilowatts.
c. For at least 42 months, have assisted in the operation of an oilfield once‑through boiler or oilfield once‑through boiler plant with a capacity greater than 15,000 kilowatts or any other high-pressure boiler or high-pressure boiler plant with a capacity greater than 10,000 kilowatts.
d. For at least 15 months, have operated in the role described in clause (a), (b) or (c) and is a graduate engineer.
e. For at least one‑half of the period mentioned in clause (a), (b) or (c), have operated in the role described in that clause and, for at least 36 months, have performed in a supervisory capacity acceptable to the chief inspector on the design, construction, installation, repair, maintenance or operation of pressure equipment.
Twelve months’ credit will be granted towards the fulfillment of the operating experience requirement set out in clause (1)(a), (b) or (c) for the successful completion of an approved course in power engineering leading towards a 1st class power engineer’s certificate.
How to Apply
After passing the examinations, complete the Operating Experience for 1st Class Certification form to obtain a certificate of qualification.