Facility Operating Engineer Third Class

Qualifications

• Minimum age - 18
• Education - High School Diploma, GED or equivalent
• Experience - 6 months or 3 credit hour of Boiler Training or equivalent
• Power Engineering Training and/or Completion of an ASOPE^® approved course
• Examination - Written (Oral or Practical when necessary)
• Maximum Boiler Size (unsupervised) LP - 150 BHP
• Maximum refrigeration or Air Conditioning (unsupervised) - 100 ton

Curriculum at the Minimum:

• Basic Mathematics
• Low Pressure Boilers Types and Construction
• Basic Boiler Fittings
• Safety and Relief Valves
• Basic Combustion Theory
• Fuels and Burner Types
• Steam and Hydronic Boilers
• Thermal Fluid Heaters
• Facility Valve Identification
• Basic Operation and Care of Oil and Gas Burners
• Boiler Safety and Operating Controls
• Basic Boiler Operation
• Dangerous Boiler Conditions
• Facility Basic Steam Systems and Accessories
• Basic Electrical Theory
• General Industry Safety
• Facility Basic Potable, Makeup and Cooling Water Systems
• Facility Basic Preventive Maintenance
• Facility Basic Heating and Cooling Systems