Third Class Power Engineers Certificate of Competency
This is a higher certificate than the Fourth Class Power Engineers Certificate of
Competency. The certificate is subject to annual renewal.
There are a number of training and experience combinations that can satisfy the requirement
for this certificate.
To qualify to take a 3rd Class Power Engineer’s Certificate of Competency examination,
a candidate must
(a) hold a 4th Class Power Engineer’s Certificate of Competency,
(b) have gained work experience by being employed as:
(i) 12 months as a chief power engineer, shift engineer, assistant shift engineer
or assistant engineer in a power plant that is required by this Regulation to employ
in the chief power engineer, shift engineer, assistant shift engineer and assistant
engineer positions, persons who hold at least a 4th Class Power Engineer’s Certificate
of Competency,
(ii) 12 months as a chief power engineer in a power plant consisting
of oilfield once-through boilers that have a capacity exceeding 1000 kW,
(iii) 24 months in a heating plant that has a capacity exceeding 3000 kW, while
holding a 4th Class Power Engineer’s Certificate of Competency issued after September
1, 1998 or despite clause (a) while holding a Building Operator A Certificate of Competency
and must have successfully completed a course in power engineering satisfactory to
the Administrator that leads towards a 3rd Class Power Engineer’s Certificate of Competency
examination,
(iv) 1/3 of the period of time specified in subclause (i) or (ii), and have
been employed for a period of 8 months in a pressure plant in an operating capacity
satisfactory to the Administrator,
(v) 1/3 of the period of time specified in subclause (i) or (ii), and have been employed
for a period of 2 months in a pressure plant in an operating capacity satisfactory
to the Administrator while holding a degree in mechanical engineering from a university
satisfactory to the Administrator, or
(vi) 1/2 of the period of time specified in subclause (i) or (ii), and either hold
a degree in mechanical engineering from a university satisfactory to the Administrator
or 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
(c) have the education level of:
(i) at least 50% standing in
(A) Science 10 or 14,
(B) Applied Mathematics 10 or Pure Mathematics 10, and
(C) English Language Arts 10-1 or 10-2,
or
(ii) a pass in Part A of a 3rd Class course in power engineering satisfactory
to the Administrator.
(2) The Administrator may grant 6 months’ credit towards the work experience
by the successful completion of a 3rd class power engineering course.
(3) A 3rd Class Power Engineer’s Certificate of Competency examination must consist
of questions relating to the subjects contained in the current reference syllabus
established by the Administrator for the 3rd Class Power Engineer’s Certificate of
Competency examination, and must be divided into 2 parts, lettered A and B.
(4) A candidate may write
(a) any one or all papers for Part A at any scheduled examination after obtaining
a 4th Class Power Engineer’s Certificate of Competency and fulfilling the educational
requirements specified in subsection (1)(c), or
(b) any one or all papers for Part B or both parts at the same sitting if the candidate
has fulfilled the requirements of subsection (1).
(5) 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) any or all papers for Part A after successfully completing the first full term
of the course, or
(b) any one or all papers for Part B or both parts at the same sitting after successfully
completing the course.
(6) Despite subsection (1), a candidate who holds a 4th Class Power Engineer’s
Certificate of Competency and is enrolled in a 2-year power engineering technology
program satisfactory to the Administrator is qualified to write
(a) any or all papers for Part A after commencing the second year of the program,
or
(b) any one or all papers for Part B or both parts at the same sitting after
successfully completing the program.
(7) A candidate who passes the examination specified in subsection (4)(b), (5)(b)
or (6)(b) may be issued a 3rd Class Power Engineer’s Certificate of Competency after
obtaining 3 months of the experience specified in subsection (1)(b)(i) or (ii).
(8) The examination consists of four (4) examination papers, each of 3 ½ hours
duration. Each of the Papers A1, A2, and B2 examination consists of 150 multiple-choice
questions.
Examination Paper B1 consists of 10 long-answer essay questions but only eight (8)
questions are to be answered. If more than 9 questions are attempted, only the first
eight will be marked.
To pass a 3rd Class Power Engineer’s Certificate of Competency examination, a candidate
must obtain at least 65% of the total marks allotted for each examination paper.
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Updated Feb 04, 2011