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Power Engineers Regulation, AR 85/2003
Supervision – Sections 2, 3 and 4
Table 1
Power Plants (General)
st
Row 1
1 Class Power Engineer’s Certificate of Competency required as Chief Power Engineer
2
Row 2
nd
Class Power Engineer’s Certificate of Competency
required as Chief Power Engineer
2
rd
3 Class
Power
Engineer as
Shift Engineer
rd
3 Class Power Engineer’s Certificate of Competency
required as Chief Power Engineer
Row 4
Row 5
Row 6
Certificate of Competency not required
Row 3
Class Power Engineer
as Shift Engineer
rd
3 Class Power Engineer
as Assistant Shift
Engineer
th
th
th
4 Class Power Engineer’s Certificate of
Competency required as Chief Power Engineer
th
5 Class Power Engineer’s or
Fireman’s Certificate of
Competency required as Chief
Power Engineer
Special Boiler
Operator’s
Certificate of
(4)
Competency
4 Class
Power
Engineer as
Shift
Engineer
4 Class
Power
Engineer as
Assistant Shift
Engineer or
Assistant
Engineer
th
4 Class Power Engineer
as Assistant Engineer
th
5 Class Power
Engineer or
Fireman as Shift
Engineer
Special Oilwell Operator’s
(1)(4)
Certificate of Competency
(5)
Row 7
Row 8
nd
Fired Process Heater Operator’s Certificate of Competency
Special Steam
Powered Traction
Engine Operator’s
Certificate of
(7)
Competency
0 kW 20 kW
250 kW
500 kW
1,000kW
5,000 kW
10,000 kW
Plant Capacity
over 10,000 kW
General Notes (for all tables):
In all cases, the authorized scope of practice includes the indicated upper limit of plant capacity.
(1) Applies to transportable power plants at drilling sites.
(2) Stationary plants of this capacity or type require overall supervision only, rather than both overall and continuous
supervision.
(3) Used for the sole purpose of underground thermal flooding on oil fields.
(4) Plants of this capacity or type are allowed general supervision
(5) Applies to power plants that are allowed reduced supervision under section 2.1(2). These power plants do not produce
steam and use thermal liquid under pressure of a blanketing gas not exceeding 700 kPa or use a water-glycol mixture
with a minimum of 40% glycol.
(6) Also applies to power plants that are allowed reduced supervision under section 2.1(1).
(7) Applies to historical boilers, excluding locomotives operating on a railroad.
(8) Plants of this capacity or type are allowed reduced supervision.
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Supervision – Sections 2, 3 and 4
Table 2
Power Plant (Oilfield Once-Through Boiler) (3)
st
Row 2
Row 3
Row 4
1 Class Power Engineer’s Certificate of Competency required as Chief Power Engineer
Certificate of Competency not required
Row 1
2
nd
nd
rd
rd
3 Class Power Engineer’s Certificate of
Competency required as Chief Power Engineer
th
4 Class Power
Engineer’s Certificate of
Competency required as
Chief Power Engineer
0 kW 20 kW
2 Class Power
Engineer as Shift
Engineer
Class Power Engineer’s Certificate of Competency
required as Chief Power Engineer
th
4 Class Power
Engineer as Shift
Engineer or Assistant
Shift Engineer
5,000 kW
rd
3 Class Power
Engineer as Shift
Engineer
th
3 Class Power
Engineer as Assistant
Shift Engineer
4 Class Power
Engineer as Assistant
Shift Engineer or
Assistant Engineer
10,000 kW
th
4 Class Power
Engineer as Assistant
Engineer
15,000 kW
Plant Capacity
over 15,000 kW
General Notes (for all tables):
In all cases, the authorized scope of practice includes the indicated upper limit of plant capacity.
(1) Applies to transportable power plants at drilling sites.
(2) Stationary plants of this capacity or type require overall supervision only, rather than both overall and continuous
supervision.
(3) Used for the sole purpose of underground thermal flooding on oil fields.
(4) Plants of this capacity or type are allowed general supervision
(5) Applies to power plants that are allowed reduced supervision under section 2.1(2). These power plants do not produce
steam and use thermal liquid under pressure of a blanketing gas not exceeding 700 kPa or use a water-glycol mixture
with a minimum of 40% glycol.
(6) Also applies to power plants that are allowed reduced supervision under section 2.1(1).
(7) Applies to historical boilers, excluding locomotives operating on a railroad.
(8) Plants of this capacity or type are allowed reduced supervision.
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Supervision – Sections 2, 3 and 4
Table 3
Row 3
Row 4
Certificate of Competency
not required
Power Plants
(operating pressures exceeding 103 kPa and not exceeding 140 kPa)(2)
0 kW
20 kW
rd
3 Class Power Engineer’s Certificate of Competency
4th Class Power Engineer’s
Certificate of Competency
250 kW
5,000 kW
Plant Capacity
over 5,000 kW
General Notes (for all tables):
In all cases, the authorized scope of practice includes the indicated upper limit of plant capacity.
(1) Applies to transportable power plants at drilling sites.
(2) Stationary plants of this capacity or type require overall supervision only, rather than both overall and continuous
supervision.
(3) Used for the sole purpose of underground thermal flooding on oil fields.
(4) Plants of this capacity or type are allowed general supervision
(5) Applies to power plants that are allowed reduced supervision under section 2.1(2). These power plants do not produce
steam and use thermal liquid under pressure of a blanketing gas not exceeding 700 kPa or use a water-glycol mixture
with a minimum of 40% glycol.
(6) Also applies to power plants that are allowed reduced supervision under section 2.1(1).
(7) Applies to historical boilers, excluding locomotives operating on a railroad.
(8) Plants of this capacity or type are allowed reduced supervision.
Special Note:
Per ABSA Information Bulletin IB03-008 Interpretation 4, Table 3 should be interpreted as a certificate of
competency is not required for a power plant not exceeding 20 kW but is required for a power plant exceeding 20
kW.
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Supervision – Sections 2, 3 and 4
Table 4
Row 4
Row 5
Certificate of Competency
not required
Heating Plants(8)
0 kW 750 kW
th
4 Class Power Engineer’s Certificate of Competency issued on or after
September 1, 1998 or Building Operator A Certificate of Competency
5th Class Power Engineer’s Certificate
of Competency or Building
Operator B Certificate of Competency
3,000 kW
Plant Capacity
over 3,000 kW
General Notes (for all tables):
In all cases, the authorized scope of practice includes the indicated upper limit of plant capacity.
(1) Applies to transportable power plants at drilling sites.
(2) Stationary plants of this capacity or type require overall supervision only, rather than both overall and continuous
supervision.
(3) Used for the sole purpose of underground thermal flooding on oil fields.
(4) Plants of this capacity or type are allowed general supervision
(5) Applies to power plants that are allowed reduced supervision under section 2.1(2). These power plants do not produce
steam and use thermal liquid under pressure of a blanketing gas not exceeding 700 kPa or use a water-glycol mixture
with a minimum of 40% glycol.
(6) Also applies to power plants that are allowed reduced supervision under section 2.1(1).
(7) Applies to historical boilers, excluding locomotives operating on a railroad.
(8) Plants of this capacity or type are allowed reduced supervision.
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Supervision – Sections 2, 3 and 4
Table 5
Thermal Liquid Heating Systems(4)(6)(8)
rd
Row 4
Row 5
3 Class Power Engineer’s Certificate of Competency
Certificate of Competency not required
Row 3
4th Class Power Engineer’s Certificate of
Competency required as Power Engineer in
charge of the Thermal Liquid Heating System
th
4 Class Power Engineer’s Certificate of
Competency required as Shift Operator
5th Class Power Engineer’s Certificate of
Row 7
0 kW 250 kW
Competency required as Shift Operator
Fired Process Heater Operator’s Certificate of Competency
1,000 kW
System Capacity
over 1,000 kW
General Notes (for all tables):
In all cases, the authorized scope of practice includes the indicated upper limit of plant capacity.
(1) Applies to transportable power plants at drilling sites.
(2) Stationary plants of this capacity or type require overall supervision only, rather than both overall and continuous
supervision.
(3) Used for the sole purpose of underground thermal flooding on oil fields.
(4) Plants of this capacity or type are allowed general supervision.
(5) Applies to power plants that are allowed reduced supervision under section 2.1(2). These power plants do not produce
steam and use thermal liquid under pressure of a blanketing gas not exceeding 700 kPa or use a water-glycol mixture
with a minimum of 40% glycol.
(6) Also applies to power plants that are allowed reduced supervision under section 2.1(1).
(7) Applies to historical boilers, excluding locomotives operating on a railroad.
(8) Plants of this capacity or type are allowed reduced supervision.
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