2005 Minnesota Statutes - 183.51 — Examinations; classifications; qualifications.

     183.51 Examinations; classifications; qualifications. 


    Subdivision 1.    Engineers, classes.  Engineers shall 
 be divided into four classes: 


    (1) Chief engineers; Grade A, Grade B, and Grade C.  (2) 
 first class engineers; Grade A, Grade B, and Grade C.  (3) 
 second class engineers; Grade A, Grade B, and Grade C.  (4) 
 Special engineers.  


    Subd. 2.    Applications.  Any person who desires an 
 engineer's license shall submit a written application, on blanks 
 furnished by the commissioner or designee, at least 15 days 
 before the requested exam date.  The application is valid for 
 one year from the date the commissioner or designee received the 
 application. 


    Subd. 2a.    Examinations.  Each applicant for a license 
 must pass an examination approved by the commissioner.  The 
 examinations shall be of sufficient scope to establish the 
 competency of the applicant to operate a boiler of the 
 applicable license class and grade. 


    Subd. 3.    High and low pressure boilers.  For the 
 purposes of this section and section 183.50, high pressure 
 boilers shall mean boilers operating at a steam or other vapor 
 pressure in excess of 15 p.s.i.g., or a water or other liquid 
 boiler in which the pressure exceeds 160 p.s.i.g. or a 
 temperature of 250 degrees Fahrenheit.  


    Low pressure boilers shall mean boilers operating at a 
 steam or other vapor pressure of 15 p.s.i.g. or less, or a water 
 or other liquid boiler in which the pressure does not exceed 160 
 p.s.i.g. or a temperature of 250 degrees Fahrenheit.  


    Subd. 4.    Chief engineer, Grade A.  A person seeking 
 licensure as a chief engineer, Grade A, shall be at least 18 
 years of age and have experience which verifies that the person 
 is competent to take charge of and be responsible for the safe 
 operation and maintenance of all classes of boilers, steam 
 engines, and turbines and their appurtenances; and, before 
 receiving a license, the applicant shall take and subscribe an 
 oath attesting to at least five years actual experience in 
 operating such boilers, including at least two years experience 
 in operating such engines or turbines. 


    Subd. 5.    Chief engineer, Grade B.  A person seeking 
 licensure as a chief engineer, Grade B, shall be at least 18 
 years of age and have habits and experience which justify the 
 belief that the person is competent to take charge of and be 
 responsible for the safe operation and maintenance of all 
 classes of boilers and their appurtenances; and, before 
 receiving a license, the applicant shall take and subscribe an 
 oath attesting to at least five years actual experience in 
 operating those boilers.  


    Subd. 6.    Chief engineer, Grade C.  A person seeking 
 licensure as a chief engineer, Grade C, shall be at least 18 
 years of age and have habits and experience which justify the 
 belief that the person is competent to take charge of and be 
 responsible for the safe operation and maintenance of all 
 classes of low pressure boilers and their appurtenances, and 
 before receiving a license, the applicant shall take and 
 subscribe an oath attesting to at least five years of actual 
 experience in operating such boilers. 


    Subd. 7.    First-class engineer, Grade A.  A person 
 seeking licensure as a first-class engineer, Grade A, shall be 
 at least 18 years of age and have experience which verifies that 
 the person is competent to take charge of and be responsible for 
 the safe operation and maintenance of all classes of boilers, 
 engines, and turbines and their appurtenances of not more than 
 300 horsepower or to operate as a shift engineer in a plant of 
 unlimited horsepower.  Before receiving a license, the applicant 
 shall take and subscribe an oath attesting to at least three 
 years actual experience in operating such boilers, including at 
 least two years experience in operating such engines or turbines.


    Subd. 8.    First-class engineer, Grade B.  A person 
 seeking licensure as a first-class engineer, Grade B, shall be 
 at least 18 years of age and have habits and experience which 
 justify the belief that the person is competent to take charge 
 of and be responsible for the safe operation and maintenance of 
 all classes of boilers of not more than 300 horsepower or to 
 operate as a shift engineer in a plant of unlimited horsepower.  
 Before receiving a license the applicant shall take and 
 subscribe an oath attesting to at least three years actual 
 experience in operating such boilers.  


    Subd. 9.    First-class engineer, Grade C.  A person 
 seeking licensure as a first-class engineer, Grade C, shall be 
 at least 18 years of age and have habits and experience which 
 justify the belief that the person is competent to take charge 
 of and be responsible for the safe operation and maintenance of 
 all classes of low pressure boilers and their appurtenances of 
 not more than 300 horsepower or to operate as a shift engineer 
 in a low pressure plant of unlimited horsepower.  Before 
 receiving a license, the applicant shall take and subscribe an 
 oath attesting to at least three years actual experience in 
 operating such boilers. 


    Subd. 10.    Second-class engineer, Grade A.  A person 
 seeking licensure as a second-class engineer, Grade A, shall be 
 at least 18 years of age and have experience which verifies that 
 the person is competent to take charge of and be responsible for 
 the safe operation and maintenance of all classes of boilers, 
 engines, and turbines and their appurtenances of not more than 
 100 horsepower or to operate as a shift engineer in a plant of 
 not more than 300 horsepower, or to assist the shift engineer, 
 under direct supervision, in a plant of unlimited horsepower.  
 Before receiving a license the applicant shall take and 
 subscribe an oath attesting to at least one year of actual 
 experience in operating such boilers, including at least one 
 year of experience in operating such engines or turbines. 


    Subd. 11.    Second-class engineer, Grade B.  A person 
 seeking licensure as a second-class engineer, Grade B, shall be 
 at least 18 years of age and have habits and experience which 
 justify the belief that the person is competent to take charge 
 of and be responsible for the safe operation and maintenance of 
 all classes of boilers of not more than 100 horsepower or to 
 operate as a shift engineer in a plant of not more than 300 
 horsepower or to assist the shift engineer, under direct 
 supervision, in a plant of unlimited horsepower.  Before 
 receiving a license the applicant shall take and subscribe an 
 oath attesting to at least one year of actual experience in 
 operating such boilers.  


    Subd. 12.    Second-class engineer, Grade C.  A person 
 seeking licensure as a second-class engineer, Grade C, shall be 
 at least 18 years of age and have habits and experience which 
 justify the belief that the person is competent to take charge 
 of and be responsible for the safe operation and maintenance of 
 all classes of low pressure boilers and their appurtenances of 
 not more than 100 horsepower or to operate as a shift engineer 
 in a low pressure plant of not more than 300 horsepower, or to 
 assist the shift engineer, under direct supervision, in a low 
 pressure plant of unlimited horsepower.  Before receiving a 
 license, the applicant shall take and subscribe an oath 
 attesting to at least one year of actual experience in operating 
 such boilers. 


    Subd. 13.    Special engineer.  A person seeking 
 licensure as a special engineer shall be at least 18 years of 
 age and have habits and experience which justify the belief that 
 the person is competent to take charge of and be responsible for 
 the safe operation and maintenance of all classes of boilers and 
 their appurtenances of not more than 30 horsepower or to operate 
 as a shift engineer in a plant of not more than 100 horsepower, 
 or to serve as an apprentice in any plant under the direct 
 supervision of the properly licensed engineer. 


    Subd. 14.    Current boiler operators.  Any person 
 operating a boiler other than a steam boiler on April 15, 1982 
 shall be qualified for application for the applicable class 
 license upon presentation of an affidavit furnished by an 
 inspector and sworn to by the person's employer or a chief 
 engineer.  The applicant must have at least the number of years 
 of actual experience specified for the class of license 
 requested and pass the appropriate examination. 


    Subd. 15.    Rating horsepower.  For the purpose of 
 rating boiler horsepower for engineer license classifications 
 only:  ten square feet of heating surface shall be considered 
 equivalent to one boiler horsepower for conventional boilers and 
 five square feet of heating surface equivalent to one boiler 
 horsepower for steam coil type generators.  


    HIST: (5487) RL s 2181; 1919 c 113 s 1; 1919 c 240 s 4; 1947 c 
 563 s 2; 1957 c 503 s 13; 1957 c 876 s 2; 1965 c 49 s 1; 1973 c 
 725 s 28-35; 1974 c 406 s 41; 1982 c 379 s 15; 1986 c 444; 1988 
 c 719 art 19 s 6-8; 1Sp2005 c 1 art 4 s 47,48