Second-Class Engineer License:
A Second-Class Engineer is intended for a non-supervisory role in the power plant or generating facility in the role of a Group Leader. .
The fees for the Second-Class Engineer 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 examination are the individual must have 1-year in a high-pressure plant having steam turbines or 6-months in a High Pressure Plant and holding a 3rd Class Stationary Steam Engineer certificate for 6-months.
Here is an outline of the breadth and depth of the topics, which can be downloaded in detail at Second Class and will be covered on the examination. Below is a general outline of covered topics on the examination:
Questions with a high-degree of difficulty related to:
- Boilers: Types, applications, design, operation, combustion systems, controls, safety devices.
- Boiler Auxiliaries: Pumps, feedwater heating equipment, water treatment.
- Steam Turbines: Design, applications, controls, operation, safety devices.
- Steam Turbine Auxiliaries: Condensers, cooling towers and cooling systems.
- Environmental Control: Emissions, pollution controls, pollution control devices and systems.
- Boiler Mathematics: MAWP, heating surface, horsepower, safety valve calculations, fuel calculations.
- Pump Mathematics: Horsepower, head, displacement.
- Steam Turbine Mathematics: Horsepower, overspeed trip calculations, condenser calculations.
Reference material materials to study from, for the examination, are:
- Stationary Engineering, 4th Edition by Steingress, Frost and Walker.
- High Pressure Boilers, 4th Edition, by Steingress, Frost and Walker.
- Low Pressure Boilers, 3rd Edition, by Steingress and Walker.
Application form download (PDF) NASOE Application
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