2015 Michigan Compiled Laws
Chapter 408 - Labor
Act 290 of 1965 BOILER ACT OF 1965 (408.751 - 408.776)***** 408.752.amended THIS AMENDED SECTION IS EFFECTIVE FEBRUARY 14, 2016 ***** ***** 408.752 THIS SECTION IS AMENDED EFFECTIVE FEBRUARY 14, 2016: See 408.752.amended *****
Section 408.763d Registration requirements; qualifications; "experience" defined; affidavit or letter signed by commanding officer, supervisor, or military superior.

***** 408.763d THIS SECTION IS AMENDED EFFECTIVE FEBRUARY 14, 2016: See 408.763d.amended *****

408.763d Registration requirements; qualifications; "experience" defined; affidavit or letter signed by commanding officer, supervisor, or military superior.

Sec. 13d.

(1) The director shall not issue a registration for a title described in section 13a(2) unless the applicant meets the requirements for the classification under subsections (2) to (6).

(2) An applicant for a low pressure boiler operator registration shall have at least 1 year of experience operating or maintaining low or high pressure boilers, steam prime movers, or associated auxiliaries.

(3) An applicant for a high pressure boiler operator registration shall have 1 or more of the following:

(a) At least 2 years of experience in the operation of a high pressure boiler.

(b) A low pressure boiler operator's registration and at least 1 year of experience in the operation of a low pressure boiler.

(c) At least 1 year of either a qualified training program, a qualified technical education program, or an approved apprenticeship program.

(4) An applicant for a third-class stationary engineer registration shall meet 1 or more of the following requirements:

(a) Is registered as a high pressure boiler operator and have at least 1 year of experience in the operation of a high pressure boiler.

(b) Is registered as a low pressure boiler operator, has at least 1 year of experience in the operation of a low pressure boiler, and has at least 1 year of maintenance experience on high pressure boilers and associated auxiliaries.

(c) Is registered as a high pressure boiler operator and has at least 1 year of boiler maintenance experience or at least 1 year as an apprentice in an approved training program in a high pressure boiler plant that has an aggregate heating surface of more than 4,000 square feet.

(d) Have at least 3 years of experience in the operation of boilers in a high pressure boiler plant that have an aggregate heating surface of more than 4,000 square feet.

(e) Have at least 1 year of experience in the operation of boilers in a high pressure boiler plant that have an aggregate heating surface of more than 4,000 square feet along with sufficient experience operating steam prime movers in excess of 10 horsepower for a combined total of at least 3 years of experience.

(f) Have an associate degree in energy technology or a related field, as determined by the board, with a power engineering option from a 2-year college whose program is approved by the board and employment or cooperative education experience of at least 360 hours as a power engineer, boiler operator, or stationary engineer in a steam electric generation plant or a high pressure steam heating or process plant.

(5) An applicant for a second-class stationary engineer registration shall meet 1 or more of the following requirements:

(a) Is registered as a third-class stationary engineer and has at least 1 year of experience as a third-class stationary engineer.

(b) Have a bachelor's degree in engineering, engineering technology, heating/power technology, or energy technology from a college or university whose program is approved by the board and employment experience as an engineer in the engineering or research division of a steam electric power generating plant for at least 1 year.

(c) Have at least 4 years of experience in the operation of boilers in a high pressure boiler plant that have an aggregate heating surface of more than 7,500 square feet.

(d) Have at least 1 year of experience in the operation of boilers in a high pressure boiler plant that have an aggregate heating surface of more than 7,500 square feet along with sufficient experience operating steam prime movers in excess of 100 horsepower for a combined total of at least 4 years of experience.

(e) Have at least 1 year of experience in the operation of boilers in a high pressure boiler plant that have an aggregate heating surface of more than 7,500 square feet along with sufficient experience operating boilers in a high pressure boiler plant that have an aggregate heating surface of more than 4,000 square feet for a combined total of at least 4 years of experience.

(6) An applicant for a first-class stationary engineer registration shall meet 1 or more of the following requirements:

(a) Is registered as a second-class stationary engineer and has at least 2 years of experience as a second-class stationary engineer.

(b) Have at least 6 years of experience in the operation of boilers in a high pressure boiler plant that have an aggregate heating surface of more than 20,000 square feet.

(c) Have at least 2 years of experience in the operation of boilers in a high pressure boiler plant that have an aggregate heating surface of more than 20,000 square feet along with sufficient experience operating steam prime movers in excess of 200 horsepower for a combined total of at least 6 years of experience.

(d) Have at least 2 years of experience in the operation of boilers in a high pressure boiler plant that have an aggregate heating surface of more than 20,000 square feet along with sufficient experience in the operation of boilers in a high pressure boiler plant that have an aggregate heating surface of more than 7,500 square feet of heating surface for a combined total of at least 6 years of experience.

(e) Complete a 4-year approved apprenticeship program or a 4-year qualified training program.

(f) Complete a 4-year program with a bachelor's degree from a college or university in engineering, engineering technology, heating/power technology, or energy technology whose program is approved by the board and which includes a hands-on power option from a 2-year community college program or the equivalent, as determined by the board, and not less than 1 year of employment, internship, or cooperative education experience in a steam electric generation plant or high pressure steam heating process plant.

(7) As used in this section, "experience" includes experience acquired while serving in the armed forces by an individual who was separated from that service, and provides to the department a form DD214, form DD215, or any other form that is satisfactory to the department that demonstrates that he or she was separated from that service, with an honorable character of service or under honorable conditions (general) character of service.

(8) An individual described in subsection (7) shall submit with his or her application for registration an affidavit or letter signed by a commanding officer, supervisor, or military superior with direct knowledge of the applicant's service that describes his or her experience as a boiler operator or stationary engineer in 1 or more of the classifications described in section 13b.

History: Add. 2008, Act 159, Imd. Eff. June 11, 2008 ;-- Am. 2013, Act 167, Eff. Feb. 12, 2014