POWER ENGINEERING - 4A3
PRACTICE QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS 2026
It much easier to have changes made to a _____ than it is to have changes made to an
Act.
a. Regulation
b. Act
c. Bill
d. Proclamation - ANSWERSa. Regulation
(4-025-4.4) When applying to write a Power Engineer certificate of competency
examination, the candidate must:
a. Undergo mandatory drug testing
b. Hold the next lower class of qualification
c. Pass a criminal records check
d. Pass both a written and oral examination - ANSWERSb. Hold the next lower class of
qualification
Clear definitions for terms and equipment relating to refrigeration and air conditioning
equipment are defined in the _____.
a. ASME Section VII
b. CSA-B52
c. ASME Section I
d. CSA-B51 - ANSWERSb. CSA-B52
What code contains Rules For Construction of low-pressure hot water supply boilers?
a. CSA B52.
b. ASME Section VIII.
c. ASME Section IX
d. ASME Section IV.
e. CSA B51 - ANSWERSd. ASME Section IV.
(4-025-3.1) To register a boiler, pressure vessel, a pressure piping system, or a boiler
fitting, within one of the provincial jurisdictions,
a. The chief inspector of the jurisdiction must review and approve the design drawings
and calculations
b. Drawings must be submitted to the ASME
, c. The manufacturer need not have a quality control program in place
d. The CSA must approve the design - ANSWERSa. The chief inspector of the
jurisdiction must review and approve the design drawings and calculations
(4-001-1.5) The holder of a Certificate of Competency, the classification of which
authorises him or her to act as a engineer, may sketch, construct, install, operate,
repair, and give advice on all things pertaining to any _____ in which that person is
employed.
A. Welding shop
B. Hydro plant
C. Fish plant
D. Power plant - ANSWERSD. Power plant
Water expands approximately ________ times when converted to steam
a. 100
b. 6000
c. 1600
d. 10,000 - ANSWERSc. 1600
(4-001-2.5) Which of the following is required in order to progress to a higher certificate?
A. Education, experience, the next lower level certificate, and pass SOPEEC
examinations
B. Both education and the next lower level certificate
C. Hold the next lower level certificate only
D. Experience and education - ANSWERSA. Education, experience, the next lower
level certificate, and pass SOPEEC examinations
(4-001-1.1) In the early days, owners of power plants hired _____ workers, who started
out doing manual labour and through acquired experience they were promoted to jobs
with gradually increasing levels of skill.
A. Trained
B. Unskilled
C. Qualified
D. Highly educated - ANSWERSB. Unskilled
One of the national standards which each jurisdiction in Canada has adopted as part of
their applicable Act and/or Regulations is the:
a. ANSI Codes
b. CSA B51
c. NFPA Codes
d. ASME Codes - ANSWERSb. CSA B51
PRACTICE QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS 2026
It much easier to have changes made to a _____ than it is to have changes made to an
Act.
a. Regulation
b. Act
c. Bill
d. Proclamation - ANSWERSa. Regulation
(4-025-4.4) When applying to write a Power Engineer certificate of competency
examination, the candidate must:
a. Undergo mandatory drug testing
b. Hold the next lower class of qualification
c. Pass a criminal records check
d. Pass both a written and oral examination - ANSWERSb. Hold the next lower class of
qualification
Clear definitions for terms and equipment relating to refrigeration and air conditioning
equipment are defined in the _____.
a. ASME Section VII
b. CSA-B52
c. ASME Section I
d. CSA-B51 - ANSWERSb. CSA-B52
What code contains Rules For Construction of low-pressure hot water supply boilers?
a. CSA B52.
b. ASME Section VIII.
c. ASME Section IX
d. ASME Section IV.
e. CSA B51 - ANSWERSd. ASME Section IV.
(4-025-3.1) To register a boiler, pressure vessel, a pressure piping system, or a boiler
fitting, within one of the provincial jurisdictions,
a. The chief inspector of the jurisdiction must review and approve the design drawings
and calculations
b. Drawings must be submitted to the ASME
, c. The manufacturer need not have a quality control program in place
d. The CSA must approve the design - ANSWERSa. The chief inspector of the
jurisdiction must review and approve the design drawings and calculations
(4-001-1.5) The holder of a Certificate of Competency, the classification of which
authorises him or her to act as a engineer, may sketch, construct, install, operate,
repair, and give advice on all things pertaining to any _____ in which that person is
employed.
A. Welding shop
B. Hydro plant
C. Fish plant
D. Power plant - ANSWERSD. Power plant
Water expands approximately ________ times when converted to steam
a. 100
b. 6000
c. 1600
d. 10,000 - ANSWERSc. 1600
(4-001-2.5) Which of the following is required in order to progress to a higher certificate?
A. Education, experience, the next lower level certificate, and pass SOPEEC
examinations
B. Both education and the next lower level certificate
C. Hold the next lower level certificate only
D. Experience and education - ANSWERSA. Education, experience, the next lower
level certificate, and pass SOPEEC examinations
(4-001-1.1) In the early days, owners of power plants hired _____ workers, who started
out doing manual labour and through acquired experience they were promoted to jobs
with gradually increasing levels of skill.
A. Trained
B. Unskilled
C. Qualified
D. Highly educated - ANSWERSB. Unskilled
One of the national standards which each jurisdiction in Canada has adopted as part of
their applicable Act and/or Regulations is the:
a. ANSI Codes
b. CSA B51
c. NFPA Codes
d. ASME Codes - ANSWERSb. CSA B51
