Office Information

Mailing Address:
ASOPE, Inc.
P.O.Box 30
Aurora, Indiana 47001-0030

Physical Address:
ASOPE, Inc.
420 Third Street
Suite 3
Aurora, Indiana 47001

Toll-Free: (866) 926-1821
Fax: (812) 926-1804
Email: admin@asope.org

 

American Society of Power Engineers, Inc.

Power Plant Operating Engineer
Third Class

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Qualifications
  • Minimum age - 19
  • Education - High School Diploma, GED or equivalent. Completion of The Primedia
  • Interactive Plant Operations CD-Rom or Web based Training or equivalent plant operations training.
  • Experience - Two years or One year time in grade as a Facility Operating.
  • Engineer 2nd class may be used for the 2 years experience for Power Plant
  • Operating Engineer 3rd class
  • Examination - Written (Oral or Practical when necessary)
  • Maximum Prime Mover Horsepower (Unsupervised) - 1500
  • Maximum Boiler Size (Unsupervised) HP - 400 BHP / LP - Unlimited BHP
  • Maximum Refrigeration or Air Conditioning (Unsupervised) - 600 ton
 
Curriculum at the Minimum:
  • Power Plant Safety
  • Power Plant Basic Steam Generator Construction
  • Types of Steam Generators
  • Power Plant Basic Steam Generator Water Chemistry
  • Power Plant Basic Condensate and Feedwater Treatment and Equipment
  • Power Plant Basic Steam Generator Combustion Air and Flue Gas System and Equipment
  • Power Plant Basic Steam Generator Fuel System and Equipment Power Plant Basic Water-Steam Heating System
  • Power Plant Basic Steam Generator Fittings and Accessories and Equipment
  • Power Plant Basic Instrumentation
  • Power Plant Compressed Air System
  • Power Plant Basic Combustion and Combustion Equipment and Equipment
  • Power Plant Basic Steam System to Steam Accessories
  • Power Plant Basic Electricity
  • Power Plant Basic Math-Science
  • Power Plant Basic Steam Turbine Construction
  • Power Plant Basic Condenser and Circulating Water System and Equipment
  • Power Plant Basic Air Conditioning
  • Power Plant Basic Environmental Equipment