Special Boiler License Study Material
Statutes (Hermy) Questions and Verified
Correct Answers
Certificate of Inspection - correct answer ✔✔A sticker attached to the boiler or pressure vessel
which documents the month and the year of the inspection and the employer of the inspector
performing the inspection.
Certificate of Registration - correct answer ✔✔A document that has been made available on the
department's Web site that that list all registered boilers and pressure vessels at a location,
including the last inspection date, the certificate expiration date and the maximum allowable
working pressure for each boiler or pressure vessel.
Inspection Due Date - correct answer ✔✔The last possible date that the inspection can be
complete within the time limits in this chapater.
Insurance Company Boiler Inspector - correct answer ✔✔A national Board - Commissioned
inspector who holds a current certificate of competency issued by the state.
National Board - correct answer ✔✔The National Board of Boiler and Pressure Vessel Inspector,
which is an organization comprised of chief inspector for state, cities and territories of USA and
provinces and territories of Canada.
National Board Commissioned Inspector - correct answer ✔✔An individual who has been
examined and found qualified to inspect in-service boilers and pressure vessels by the national
board, and who holds a current commission issued by the National Board.
,National Board Inspection Code; NBIC - correct answer ✔✔A three-part technical document
that is written and published
by the national board detailing the installation, inspection, and repair of boilers and
pressure vessels.
Operation - correct answer ✔✔The on-site act of manipulating, monitoring,
and testing of boilers and their appurtenances by a properly licensed engineer or an
apprentice under the direct supervision of the properly licensed engineer.
PSIG - correct answer ✔✔Pounds per square inch gauge.
Remote monitoring - correct answer ✔✔The act of viewing or overseeing the boiler or boiler
plant operating parameters and conditions from a
remote location.
Repair - correct answer ✔✔The work necessary to restore a boiler or pressure
vessel to a safe and satisfactory operating condition, as defined in National Board
Inspection Code, part 3, section 9.
State boiler inspector - correct answer ✔✔A national board commissioned boiler inspector who
holds a current certificate of competency and a current chief grade A boiler operator's license.
Appurtenance - correct answer ✔✔equipment that is integral to the operation of the boiler as
specified in Sections I, IV, VI, and VII of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers Boiler and
Pressure Vessel Code as incorporated by reference in part 5225.0090.
, Authorized inspector - correct answer ✔✔A commissioned inspector with a Minnesota
certificate of competency who also possesses either an A or B endorsement and is regularly
employed by an authorized inspection agency or the jurisdiction.
Boiler - correct answer ✔✔A vessel in which steam or other vapor, hot water
or other hot liquid is generated for use external to itself.
Boiler Plant - correct answer ✔✔All boilers on a common header and
their related appurtenances.
Chief boiler inspector - correct answer ✔✔The chief of the division of boiler inspection as
defined in Minnesota Statutes, section 183.375,
subdivision 2, appointed by the commissioner.
Chief engineer - correct answer ✔✔The properly licensed engineerrequired to be in charge of
and responsible for the safe operation of a boiler plant.
Commissioned inspector - correct answer ✔✔One who has passed the exam of the National
Board of Boiler and Pressure Vessel Inspectors and
possesses a valid National Board Commission and is employed by an authorized
inspection agency or the jurisdiction.
Commissioner - correct answer ✔✔The commissioner of the department.
Department - correct answer ✔✔The Department of Labor and
Industry.
Statutes (Hermy) Questions and Verified
Correct Answers
Certificate of Inspection - correct answer ✔✔A sticker attached to the boiler or pressure vessel
which documents the month and the year of the inspection and the employer of the inspector
performing the inspection.
Certificate of Registration - correct answer ✔✔A document that has been made available on the
department's Web site that that list all registered boilers and pressure vessels at a location,
including the last inspection date, the certificate expiration date and the maximum allowable
working pressure for each boiler or pressure vessel.
Inspection Due Date - correct answer ✔✔The last possible date that the inspection can be
complete within the time limits in this chapater.
Insurance Company Boiler Inspector - correct answer ✔✔A national Board - Commissioned
inspector who holds a current certificate of competency issued by the state.
National Board - correct answer ✔✔The National Board of Boiler and Pressure Vessel Inspector,
which is an organization comprised of chief inspector for state, cities and territories of USA and
provinces and territories of Canada.
National Board Commissioned Inspector - correct answer ✔✔An individual who has been
examined and found qualified to inspect in-service boilers and pressure vessels by the national
board, and who holds a current commission issued by the National Board.
,National Board Inspection Code; NBIC - correct answer ✔✔A three-part technical document
that is written and published
by the national board detailing the installation, inspection, and repair of boilers and
pressure vessels.
Operation - correct answer ✔✔The on-site act of manipulating, monitoring,
and testing of boilers and their appurtenances by a properly licensed engineer or an
apprentice under the direct supervision of the properly licensed engineer.
PSIG - correct answer ✔✔Pounds per square inch gauge.
Remote monitoring - correct answer ✔✔The act of viewing or overseeing the boiler or boiler
plant operating parameters and conditions from a
remote location.
Repair - correct answer ✔✔The work necessary to restore a boiler or pressure
vessel to a safe and satisfactory operating condition, as defined in National Board
Inspection Code, part 3, section 9.
State boiler inspector - correct answer ✔✔A national board commissioned boiler inspector who
holds a current certificate of competency and a current chief grade A boiler operator's license.
Appurtenance - correct answer ✔✔equipment that is integral to the operation of the boiler as
specified in Sections I, IV, VI, and VII of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers Boiler and
Pressure Vessel Code as incorporated by reference in part 5225.0090.
, Authorized inspector - correct answer ✔✔A commissioned inspector with a Minnesota
certificate of competency who also possesses either an A or B endorsement and is regularly
employed by an authorized inspection agency or the jurisdiction.
Boiler - correct answer ✔✔A vessel in which steam or other vapor, hot water
or other hot liquid is generated for use external to itself.
Boiler Plant - correct answer ✔✔All boilers on a common header and
their related appurtenances.
Chief boiler inspector - correct answer ✔✔The chief of the division of boiler inspection as
defined in Minnesota Statutes, section 183.375,
subdivision 2, appointed by the commissioner.
Chief engineer - correct answer ✔✔The properly licensed engineerrequired to be in charge of
and responsible for the safe operation of a boiler plant.
Commissioned inspector - correct answer ✔✔One who has passed the exam of the National
Board of Boiler and Pressure Vessel Inspectors and
possesses a valid National Board Commission and is employed by an authorized
inspection agency or the jurisdiction.
Commissioner - correct answer ✔✔The commissioner of the department.
Department - correct answer ✔✔The Department of Labor and
Industry.
