MN Boiler License – Questions With Solutions
What is the maximum boiler horsepower you may take charge of on a chief
engineer's license? ✔️Ans - Unlimited
A 1st class engineer may take charge of a boiler plant not to exceed ✔️Ans -
500 Boiler HorsePower
If you were to fail a chief engineer's exam, how long must you wait before you
would be allowed to take the test again ✔️Ans - 30 Days
What should be displayed in the boiler room? ✔️Ans - Engineer's License
and Exemption or inspection certificates
A 2nd class engineer may take complete charge of a boiler plant not to
exceed...? ✔️Ans - 100 Boiler Horse Power
T/F When determining what engineers license will be needed, the total
horsepower connected to the common header is used ✔️Ans - True
In a boiler plant where there are two 250 horsepower boilers using heating
surface connected to the same common header, what engineer's license would
be required? ✔️Ans - 1st Class Engineer
What shift engineer's license would be required for two 250 HP boilers using
heating surface connected to the same common header ✔️Ans - 1st Class
T/F A special engineer license is for high or low pressure boilers not to exceed
50 boiler HP ✔️Ans - True
To whom would you report a boiler condition you thought not safe ✔️Ans -
Boiler Inspector
What grade license must the shift operator have where a chief engineer has
charge of a plant of 500 BHP? ✔️Ans - 2nd Class
An engineer with one year of actual boiler operating experience verified by
affidavit would be allowed to take an exam for ✔️Ans - 2nd Class
,An engineer having an engineer license, with 3 years actual boiler operating
experience verified by one or more affidavits would be allowed to take an
exam for? ✔️Ans - 1st Class
What is meant by high pressure boiler? ✔️Ans - Steam or other vapor in
excess of 15 PSIG or a water or other liquid boiler in which the pressure
exceeds 160 PSIG or a temperature of 250 F
What would a special engineer's license allow you to operate? ✔️Ans - High
and Low pressure boilers and their appurtenances of not more than 50 HP
A shift engineer in a high-pressure, high-temperature hot water plant of 500
BHP must have a? ✔️Ans - 2nd class Grade A or B
T/F The Division of Boiler Inspection may suspend or revoke the license of
any master, pilot or engineer found under the influence of drugs or alcohol
when on duty ✔️Ans - True
T/F Boilers found to be operated by unlicensed or improperly licensed
persons shall not be used until the operators are properly licensed ✔️Ans -
True
How often must you renew your high or low pressure boiler engineer's license
✔️Ans - Once every two years
A company is monitoring boilers by remote electronic surveillance; do they
need a licensed engineer for monitoring ✔️Ans - No, see Section
13.183.501
What equipment would you be allowed operating responsibility with a 1st
Class Engineer's license Grade B ✔️Ans - Total bhp not to exceed 500 hp
liquid or vapor boilers and their appurtences
Four, 20 million BTU input hot water boilers are connected to the same
common header. What license would be needed to be in charge of this plant?
(temp of hot water is less than 250 F and pressure is less than 160 psi)
✔️Ans - Chief A, B, or C license
, What class and grade of license MUST the shift engineer have where a chief
engineer has charge of a hot water plant operating below 250 F and 160 psig
total bhp of 500 ✔️Ans - A 2nd Class Grade A, B, or C license
For the purpose of the rating bhp for engineer's license classification only,
how many sq ft of heating surface shall be equivalent to one bhp ✔️Ans - 10
sq ft of heating surface
What is meant by the term Low Pressure Boiler ✔️Ans - Boilers operating
at a steam or other vapor pressure of 15 psig lr less; or a water or other liquid
boiler in which the pressure does not exceed 160 psig or a temperature of 250
F
A special engineer may serve as an apprentice in what size maximum vapor
boiler plant ✔️Ans - In any plant under the direct supervision of the
properly licensed engineer
Under the new boiler license law, which became effective April 15, 1982; who
would be allowed to fill out an affidavit for a person applying for a 2nd class,
or higher, boiler license ✔️Ans - The employer of a 2nd class engineer
A special engineer could be a shift engineer in a plant of not more than
✔️Ans - 100 bhp
A first class, grade B engineer could take charge of and be responsible for the
safe operation and maintenance of boilers of not more than how many bhp
✔️Ans - 500 bhp
What does NBIC stand for? ✔️Ans - National Board Inspection Code
What is the definition of Operation? ✔️Ans - 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
What does remote monitoring mean? ✔️Ans - act of viewing or overseeing
the boiler or plant operating parameters or conditions from a remote location
What is the maximum boiler horsepower you may take charge of on a chief
engineer's license? ✔️Ans - Unlimited
A 1st class engineer may take charge of a boiler plant not to exceed ✔️Ans -
500 Boiler HorsePower
If you were to fail a chief engineer's exam, how long must you wait before you
would be allowed to take the test again ✔️Ans - 30 Days
What should be displayed in the boiler room? ✔️Ans - Engineer's License
and Exemption or inspection certificates
A 2nd class engineer may take complete charge of a boiler plant not to
exceed...? ✔️Ans - 100 Boiler Horse Power
T/F When determining what engineers license will be needed, the total
horsepower connected to the common header is used ✔️Ans - True
In a boiler plant where there are two 250 horsepower boilers using heating
surface connected to the same common header, what engineer's license would
be required? ✔️Ans - 1st Class Engineer
What shift engineer's license would be required for two 250 HP boilers using
heating surface connected to the same common header ✔️Ans - 1st Class
T/F A special engineer license is for high or low pressure boilers not to exceed
50 boiler HP ✔️Ans - True
To whom would you report a boiler condition you thought not safe ✔️Ans -
Boiler Inspector
What grade license must the shift operator have where a chief engineer has
charge of a plant of 500 BHP? ✔️Ans - 2nd Class
An engineer with one year of actual boiler operating experience verified by
affidavit would be allowed to take an exam for ✔️Ans - 2nd Class
,An engineer having an engineer license, with 3 years actual boiler operating
experience verified by one or more affidavits would be allowed to take an
exam for? ✔️Ans - 1st Class
What is meant by high pressure boiler? ✔️Ans - Steam or other vapor in
excess of 15 PSIG or a water or other liquid boiler in which the pressure
exceeds 160 PSIG or a temperature of 250 F
What would a special engineer's license allow you to operate? ✔️Ans - High
and Low pressure boilers and their appurtenances of not more than 50 HP
A shift engineer in a high-pressure, high-temperature hot water plant of 500
BHP must have a? ✔️Ans - 2nd class Grade A or B
T/F The Division of Boiler Inspection may suspend or revoke the license of
any master, pilot or engineer found under the influence of drugs or alcohol
when on duty ✔️Ans - True
T/F Boilers found to be operated by unlicensed or improperly licensed
persons shall not be used until the operators are properly licensed ✔️Ans -
True
How often must you renew your high or low pressure boiler engineer's license
✔️Ans - Once every two years
A company is monitoring boilers by remote electronic surveillance; do they
need a licensed engineer for monitoring ✔️Ans - No, see Section
13.183.501
What equipment would you be allowed operating responsibility with a 1st
Class Engineer's license Grade B ✔️Ans - Total bhp not to exceed 500 hp
liquid or vapor boilers and their appurtences
Four, 20 million BTU input hot water boilers are connected to the same
common header. What license would be needed to be in charge of this plant?
(temp of hot water is less than 250 F and pressure is less than 160 psi)
✔️Ans - Chief A, B, or C license
, What class and grade of license MUST the shift engineer have where a chief
engineer has charge of a hot water plant operating below 250 F and 160 psig
total bhp of 500 ✔️Ans - A 2nd Class Grade A, B, or C license
For the purpose of the rating bhp for engineer's license classification only,
how many sq ft of heating surface shall be equivalent to one bhp ✔️Ans - 10
sq ft of heating surface
What is meant by the term Low Pressure Boiler ✔️Ans - Boilers operating
at a steam or other vapor pressure of 15 psig lr less; or a water or other liquid
boiler in which the pressure does not exceed 160 psig or a temperature of 250
F
A special engineer may serve as an apprentice in what size maximum vapor
boiler plant ✔️Ans - In any plant under the direct supervision of the
properly licensed engineer
Under the new boiler license law, which became effective April 15, 1982; who
would be allowed to fill out an affidavit for a person applying for a 2nd class,
or higher, boiler license ✔️Ans - The employer of a 2nd class engineer
A special engineer could be a shift engineer in a plant of not more than
✔️Ans - 100 bhp
A first class, grade B engineer could take charge of and be responsible for the
safe operation and maintenance of boilers of not more than how many bhp
✔️Ans - 500 bhp
What does NBIC stand for? ✔️Ans - National Board Inspection Code
What is the definition of Operation? ✔️Ans - 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
What does remote monitoring mean? ✔️Ans - act of viewing or overseeing
the boiler or plant operating parameters or conditions from a remote location
