HVAC / Chiller Operating Engineer
First Class

• Education - High School Diploma, GED or equivalent
• Experience - Two years
• Minimum time in previous grade - One year. 
• Examination - Written
• Maximum Prime Mover Horsepower (Unsupervised) - 1000 Hp
• Maximum Boiler Size (Unsupervised) HP - 300 BHP / LP Unlimited BHP
• Maximum Refrigeration or Air Conditioning (Unsupervised) 500 ton
• Must have a CFC Certificate
• No conversion in this classification test only

• Safety
• Thermodynamics and Heat
• Combustion and Fuels
• Electricity
• Psychometrics
• Forced Air Heating System
• Refrigeration Principles
• Management of Refrigerants and Refrigeration Systems
• Pressure-Enthalpy Diagrams
• Compression Systems –Low Side
• Compression System- High Side
• Condition Systems
• Heat Pumps
• Control Systems
• Heating and Cooling Loads
• Load Calculations
• HVAC Unit Selection
• Forced Air System Design
• Hydronic System Design
• Distribution System Balance
• Introduction to Absorption Chillers
• Maintenance Principles
• Service and Repair Principles
• Electronic and Programmable Controllers
• Boiler Systems
• Mechanical Systems
• Fluid Power Systems
• Troubleshooting
• Boiler Operation and Principle
• Boiler Fittings
• Boiler Systems Boiler Water Treatment
• Emergency Diesel Generator Operation and Maintenance
• Pump and Valve Maintenance
• Facility Energy Efficiency
• Facility Building Heating and Cooling Systems Control Optimization
• Facility Refrigeration Systems Operation and Maintenance
• Air Compressor Operation and Maintenance
• Facility Pneumatic and Electrical Controls Operation and Maintenance
• Facility Air Quality Control
• Safety and Environmental codes
• Facility Maintenance Management Systems.