Fired Process Heater Operator
This is a provincial certificate of competency issued by Alberta. It is a certificate of competency that certifies the operator to supervise thermal liquid heating systems or power plants that do not produce steam and use thermal liquid under pressure of a blanketing gas not exceeding 700 kPa or a water-glycol mixture with a minimum of 40% glycol of an unlimited kW capacity.
To apply for a Fired Process Heater Operator examination, applicants must submit an AB-66 "Application for Power Engineers Examination" form, a minimum of 5 business days prior to the requested examination date. Available examination dates can be found on the Power Engineer Examination Schedule.
Applicants must submit a copy of their official course completion letter or Degree in Mechanical Engineering along with their examination application.
Available examination dates can be found on the Power Engineer Examination Schedule.
Applicants submitting operating experience must submit an AB-66a “Declaration for Power Engineers Experience” form.
To qualify to take a Fired Process Heater Operator’s Certificate of Competency examination, a candidate must either
Effective May 01, 2018:
The Administrator has established a new (revised) edition of the Reference Syllabus for the Fired Process Heater Operator Certificate of Competency Examination, the AB-239, Edition 3.
Candidates that have not passed a Fired Process Heater Operator examination after January 01, 2019, will be required to write the examination based on the new syllabus AB-239, Edition 3.
| Exam Type: | 100 multiple choice questions |
| Writing Time: | 3.0 hours |
| Exam Materials: | Safety Codes Act Power Engineers Regulation CSA B-51 Boiler and Pressure Piping Code |
| Passing Grade: | 65% |
A certificate of competency remains valid providing the yearly renewal fee is paid on or before the annual date of issuance.
A candidate is qualified to receive the Fired Process Heater Operator’s Certificate of Competency after having passed the Fired Process Heater Operator’s Certificate of Competency examination, and been employed for a period of
(i) 12 months assisting in the operation of
(a) a power plant that uses thermal liquid under pressure of a blanketing gas not exceeding 700 kPa,
(b) a power plant that does not produce steam and that uses thermal liquid under pressure of a blanketing gas not exceeding 700 kPa or a water-glycol mixture with a minimum of 40% glycol, or
(c) a thermal liquid heating system, or
(ii) 24 months assisting in the operation of a pressure plant that is satisfactory to the Administrator.
PER Section 22.2(4)
A person who holds a Fired Process Heater Operator’s Certificate of Competency may supervise
(a) a power plant that uses thermal liquid under pressure of a blanketing gas not exceeding 700 kPa between 20kW to unlimited kW,
(b) a power plant that does not produce steam and that uses thermal liquid under pressure of a blanketing gas not exceeding 700 kPa or a water-glycol mixture with a minimum of 40% glycol between 20kW to unlimited kW, operating under reduced supervision or
(c) a thermal liquid heating system plant between 250 kW to unlimited kW.
Last Modified: 11/10/2022 1:42:58 PM