02-041 C.M.R. ch. 80, § 1 - Application for Examination

1. Except as otherwise permitted by Title 32, Chapter 131 of the Maine Revised Statutes, an individual must first pass an examination to qualify for licensure as a boiler operator or stationary steam engineer.

2. An individual seeking to take the required examination must submit:

A. An application on a form approved by the director; and

B. Evidence that the applicant has the experience, education or combination thereof required by 32 M.R.S. § 15109(7)(B)-(I) for that grade or class of license at the time the applicant applies for examination.

(1) Experience must consist of high pressure boiler experience, excluding miniature electric boiler experience.

(2) Proof of satisfactory completion of a director-approved high pressure boiler operator's technical training course shall be considered equivalent to three (3) months of high pressure boiler experience.

3. The examination is administered by a vendor designated by the director. Once an individual is notified by Program staff that they are approved to sit for the examination, the applicant shall contact the vendor directly to arrange to sit for the examination and pay any required fees directly to the examination vendor.

4. Eligibility for examination remains valid for a period of two (2) years from the date of approval to sit for examination. An applicant who fails to pass the examination within two (2) years of approval must reapply as a new applicant.

5. The passing grade on any examination is 70%.

Notes

02-041 C.M.R. ch. 80, § 1