Low Pressure Boiler Operator License:

A Low Pressure Boiler Operator license is intended for a person responsible for low pressure boilers and auxiliaries role in the heating or power plant or generating facility. 

The fee for the Low Pressure Boiler Operator application is $25.00 with an annual renewal fee of $25.00.  For those engineers that wish to apply for a reciprocal license the fee is $25.00, which is based on holding a license from recognized State, Municipal, Federal and Third-Party licensing entities.

The qualification to sit for this examination is the individual must have 6-months in a low or high-pressure plant and take a certified course.  

Here is an outline of the breadth and depth of the topics, which can be downloaded in detail at Low Pressure, and will be covered on the examination.  Below is the general outline of covered topics on the examination:

Questions with a standard degree of difficulty related to:

• Boilers: Types, applications, design, operation, combustion systems, controls, safety devices.
• Boiler Auxiliaries: Pumps, feedwater heating equipment, water treatment.

Reference material materials to study from, for the examination, are:

• Low Pressure Boilers, 3rd Edition, by Steingress and Walker.

Application form download (PDF) NASOE Application