ASOPE® Inc.

American Society of Power Engineers, Inc.

Establishing National
Standards for Power Engineers.

Power Plant Operating Engineer Second Class

Qualifications

  • Minimum age - 20
  • Education - High School Diploma, GED or Equivalent
  • Experience - Three years
  • Examination - Written (Oral or Practical when necessary)
  • Minimum time in previous grade - One Year
  • Maximum Prime Mover Horsepower (Unsupervised) - 2500
  • Maximum Boiler Size (Unsupervised) HP - 600 BHP / LP Unlimited BHP
  • Maximum Refrigeration or Air Conditioning (Unsupervised) - 1000 tons

Curriculum at the Minimum:

  • Power Plant Safety
  • Power Plant Intermediate Steam Generator Construction and Types
  • Power Plant Intermediate Steam Generator Water Chemistry
  • Power Plant Intermediate Condensate and Feedwater Treatment
  • Power Plant Intermediate Steam Generator Combustion Air and Flue Gas System and Equipment
  • Power Plant Intermediate Steam Generator Fuel System and Equipment
  • Power Plant Intermediate Water-Steam Heating System
  • Power Plant Intermediate Steam Generator Fittings and Accessories
  • Power Plant Intermediate Instrumentation
  • Power Plant Compressed Air System and Equipment
  • Power Plant Intermediate Combustion and Combustion Equipment
  • Power Plant Intermediate Steam System to Steam Accessories
  • Power Plant Intermediate Electricity
  • Power Plant Intermediate Math-Science
  • Power Plant Intermediate Turbine Construction and Operation
  • Power Plant Intermediate Condenser and Circulating Water System and Equipment
  • Power Plant Intermediate Extraction Steam Heaters Systems
  • Power Plant Intermediate Air Conditioning / Refrigeration
  • Power Plant Intermediate Environmental Equipment
  • Power Plant Combustion Byproduct Disposal and Removal Systems and Equipment
  • Power Plant Backflow Prevention
  • Power Plant Intermediate Personnel Management
  • Power Plant Intermediate Computer Management
  • Power Plant Intermediate Preventative Maintenance