3.3.1
License Authorities
Capabilities for an apprentice oil burner and/or solid fuel
technician are limited to the are limited to the following license
authorities:
3.3.1.1 1 & 2 oils up
to 15 GPH
3.3.1.2 1 & 2 oils
over 15 GPH
3.3.1.3 4, 5, & 6
oils
3.3.1.4 1-6 oils
3.3.1.5 Pellet-fired central
heating
3.3.1.6 Solid
fuel
3.3.3
Supervising Master Required
An apprentice oil burner and/or solid fuel technician must at
all times have a supervising master who has signed a Certificate of Supervision
that is on file with the Board. An apprentice oil burner and/or solid fuel
technician shall not work on any oil burning and/or solid fuel equipment if for
any reason they no longer have a supervising master.
3.3.4
Direct Supervision -Apprentice
Oil Burner Technician
An apprentice oil burner technician must be under the direct
supervision of a journeyman or master oil burner technician at all times while
altering, repairing, or installing oil burning equipment.
3.3.4.1
Exception for cleaning oil
burning equipment. An apprentice oil burner technician may clean oil
burning equipment without direct supervision if the licensee has either:
3.3.4.1.1 Successfully completed at least 160
hours of training approved by the Board; or
3.3.4.1.2 Completed at least one year of
supervised oil burner work experience. For the purposes of this subsection,
"one year of supervised oil burner work experience" means licensed practical
experience as defined in Section 1.14 of Chapter 1 of Board rules.
3.3.4.2
Exception for
bleeding an oil burner. An apprentice oil burner technician may also
bleed an oil burner without direct supervision. If the oil burner fails to
operate properly after bleeding, the apprentice must refer the problem to a
journeyman or master oil burner technician. Failure to conform to this
requirement may subject the apprentice and the supervising master to
disciplinary action for servicing oil burning equipment without proper
supervision.
3.3.5
Direct Supervision - Apprentice Solid Fuel Technician
An apprentice solid fuel technician must be under the direct
supervision of a journeyman or master solid fuel technician at all times while
altering, repairing, or installing solid fuel burning equipment. For the
purposes of this subsection, "altering" includes but is not limited to control
adjustments.
3.3.5.1
Exception
for cleaning solid fuel burning equipment. An apprentice solid fuel
technician may clean solid fuel burning equipment without direct supervision so
long as:
3.3.5.1.1 The licensee has
successfully completed at least 160 hours of training approved by the Board;
or
3.3.5.1.2 The licensee has
completed one year of supervised solid fuel work experience. For the purposes
of this subsection, "one year of supervised solid fuel work experience" means
licensed practical experience as defined in Section 1.14 of Chapter 1 of Board
rules.
