Fourth Class Power Engineers Certificate of Competency
This is a higher certificate than the Fifth Class Power Engineers Certificate of Competency.
The certificate is subject to the annual renewal fee. There are a number of training
and experience combinations that can satisfy the requirement for this certificate.
To qualify to take a 4th Class Power Engineer’s Certificate of Competency examination,
a candidate must
(a) have successfully completed a 4th class course in
power engineering, and have been employed for a period of 6 months
(i) assisting in the operation of a power plant that has a capacity
exceeding 250 kW, or
(ii) in a pressure plant that has an operating capacity satisfactory
to the Administrator,
(b) hold a degree in mechanical engineering from a university satisfactory
to the Administrator,
(c) have been employed for a period of 3 months in a power plant
described in clause (a)(i), have been employed for a period of 12 months in a capacity
satisfactory to the Administrator in the design, construction, installation, repair,
maintenance or operation of pressure equipment to which the Act applies and have successfully
completed a course in power engineering satisfactory to the Administrator,
(d) have been employed for a period of 12 months in a heating plant
that has a capacity exceeding 750 kW while holding a Building Operator A Certificate
of Competency, a Building Operator B Certificate of Competency or a 5th Class Power
Engineer’s Certificate of Competency and have successfully completed a course in power
engineering satisfactory to the Administrator that leads towards a 4th Class Power
Engineer’s Certificate of Competency examination, or
(e) have been employed for a period of 6 months assisting in the
operation of a power plant that has a capacity exceeding 250 kW and for a period
of 6 months assisting in the operation of a heating plant that has a capacity exceeding
750 kW while holding a Building Operator B Certificate of Competency or 5th Class
Power Engineer’s Certificate of Competency.
A candidate who has successfully completed the first full term of a 2-year power engineering
technology program satisfactory to the Administrator is qualified to take a 4th Class
Power Engineer’s Certificate of Competency examination.
A qualified candidate may write
(a) part A at any scheduled examination after
(i) obtaining a 5th Class Power Engineer’s Certificate of Competency,
(ii) 6 months’ employment as described in subsection (1)(a)(i),
or
(iii) successfully completing a course in power engineering satisfactory
to the Administrator that leads towards a 4th Class Power Engineer’s Certificate of
Competency examination,
or
(b) Part B or both parts at the same sitting if the candidate has
fulfilled the requirements of subsection (1).
Despite subsection (1), a candidate who is enrolled in a full-time 1-year course in
power engineering that is satisfactory to the Administrator is qualified to write
(a) Part A after successfully completing the first full term of
the course, or
(b) Part B or both parts after successfully completing the course.
The examination consists of two papers, each of 3½ hours duration. Each of the Paper
A and Paper B examinations consists of 150 multiple-choice questions.
To pass a 4th Class Power Engineer’s Certificate of Competency examination, a candidate
must obtain at least 65% of the total marks allotted for each examination paper.
Detailed information on this examination can be found in the Fourth Class Power
Engineers Reference Syllabus AB-54. A candidate can write this examination in
any one of the examination locations listed in our Examination Schedule.
Old Fourth to New Fourth
Despite subsections (1) to (5), a candidate who holds a 4th Class Power Engineer’s
Certificate of Competency that was issued before September 1, 1998 and that is still
valid is eligible to write a special examination on the subject of heating plants
after
(a) having been employed for a period of 6 months in a power plant
that has a capacity exceeding 750 kW in an operating capacity satisfactory to
the Administrator, or
(b) successfully completing an upgrading course in heating plant
design and operation that is satisfactory to the Administrator.
The examination consists of one (1) examination paper with 75 mutliple-choice questions,
3 hours duration.
To pass an Upgrade Certificate of Competency examination from Old Fourth to New Fourth,
a candidate must obtain at least 65% of the total marks allotted for the examination.
Building Operator A to New Fourth
Despite subsections (1) to (5), a candidate who holds a Building Operator A Certificate
of Competency that is still valid is eligible to write a special examination on the
subject of power plants after
(a) having been employed for a period of 6 months in a power plant
that has a capacity exceeding 250 kW in an operating capacity satisfactory to
the Administrator, or
(b) successfully completing an upgrading course in power plant design
and operation that is satisfactory to the Administrator.
The examination consists of one (1) examination paper with 75 mutliple-choice questions,
3 hours duration.
To pass an Upgrade Certificate of Competency examination from a Boiler Operators "A"
to a New Fourth, a candidate must obtain at least 65% of the total marks allotted
for the examination.
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Updated Feb 04, 2011