| Labour and Workforce Development
Power Engineer, Refrigeration Operator, Compressor
Operator: Certificate of Qualification |
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| Who Needs This Certificate? |
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Anyone who wants to be certified to operate:
(a) boilers;
(b) refrigeration compressors;
(c) air or other gas compressors. |
| Issuing Department / Agency: |
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Labour and Workforce Development, Building, Fire and Technical Safety Division, Power Engineers
Section |
| Where can you get this Certificate
and / or further information? |
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Phone: |
(902) 424-5721 |
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Visit: |
Power
Engineers Section
Building, Fire and Technical Safety Division
Labour and Workforce Development
5151 Terminal Road, 6th Floor
Halifax, NS B3J 1A1 |
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E-mail: |
fiandepb@gov.ns.ca
publicsa@gov.ns.ca |
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Website: |
Power Engineers Section |
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Write: |
P.O. Box 697
Halifax, NS B3J 2T8 |
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Fax: |
(902) 424-3239 |
| Application Forms & Process: |
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You can get an application form from the
Office listed above. It is submitted to the same Office, along with
the appropriate fee (see Price & Payment, below...)
In order to get this certificate, you must:
1) Have Grade 12 or equivalent.
2) Have enough hours of actual operating experience. For more
on this, see the Power
Engineers Regulations. |
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3) Then you must pass several written examinations,
as follows: |
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Power Engineer, 1st class |
8 exams |
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Power Engineer, 2nd class |
6 exams |
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Power Engineer, 3rd class |
4 exams |
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Power Engineer, 4th class |
2 exams |
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Refrigeration Plant Operator, 1st class |
2 exams |
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Refrigeration Plant Operator, 2nd class |
2 exams |
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Compressor Plant Operator |
2 exams |
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4) Before you can take those examinations, your application must be reviewed
by the Chief Examiner, who gives the approval to write the exams.
5) If you pass all the required the exams (the pass score is 65% on each
of them), the certificate will be granted. |
| Waiting Period: |
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Approval to write the exams takes approximately
1 month, provided that all required information and fees have been received.
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| Expiry & Renewal: |
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This certificate is valid for 1 year from
the date it is issued. It can be renewed. It is the responsibility
of the Certificate holder to contact the Department before it expires. |
| Price
& Payment: (No tax is charged) |
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Exams $35.81 each
Re-write exams $35.81 each
Certificate, initial issuance $59.69
Renewal $59.69 per year
Restricted Certificate $89.54
Transfer of Certificate $59.69
Replacement Certificate of Qualification $29.85
Re-marking of exams: $35.81
Reinstatement: $89.54
Replacement of pocket certificate $29.85
Hourly rate for requested special services for exams: $86.93
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| Related Requirements: |
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None |
| Additional Information: |
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For exemptions under the Act, contact Labour and Workforce Development or refer to the clauses, definitions and limitations set out
in the Act
and Regulations. |
| Legislative Authority: |
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Crane Operators and Power Engineers Act (Bill 67) and Power
Engineers Regulations, Statutes of Nova Scotia, Acts of 2000. |
