What You’ll Learn

This seminar trains the operator in reducing energy costs and maintenance headaches in an effort to increase production profits. It prepares participants to sit for the ASOPE Facility Plant Operator Second Class License exam. To sit for the Second Class License exam, you must have one year operating experience and held the Facility Plant Operator Third Class license for one year and/or proof of three years of operating experience.

In this program, you'll learn:

• Intermediate Mathematics
• Intermediate Electrical Theory AC and DC and Electrical Equipment
• AC and DC Motors
• Intermediate Heat Transfer and Fluid Flow
• Intermediate Mathematics
• Intermediate Electrical Theory AC and DC and Electrical Equipment
• AC and DC Motors
• Intermediate Heat Transfer and Fluid Flow
• Advanced Combustion Theory
• High Pressure and Low Pressure Boilers Types and Construction
• High and Low Pressure Boiler Safety Fixtures
• Gas and Oil Fuel Systems Maintenance and Operation
• Boiler and Steam System Operation
• Advanced Burner Safety and Operating Control Systems
• Boiler Inspection and Maintenance
• Steam and Hydronic Systems
• Boiler Water and Feedwater Treatment
• Facility Potable, Cooling and Make-up Water Systems Piping and Valves
• Facility Boiler Auxiliary Systems
• Basic Steam Turbine types and Operation
• Basic Steam Engine Operation
• Steam Plant Accessories
• Steam Heat Exchangers and Condensers
• Pump Types and Operation
• Facility Plant Thermal Efficiency
• Facility Intermediate Building Heating and Cooling Systems
• Facility Refrigeration Systems
• Air Compressors
• Facility Pneumatic and Electrical Controls Operation and Maintenance
• Facility Air Pollution and Ecology
• Facility Plant Safety
• Facility Maintenance Management Systems

Career Options

For information on what Boiler Operators do, visit the ASOPE website.

Class Details

Participants will sit for the ASOPE Facility Plant Operator licensing exam on the last day of class. Exams are proctored by Ivy Tech’s Workforce Certification Center. Qualifications • Minimum age - 19 • Education - High School Diploma, GED or Equivalent. • Experience - One year

Note: One year time in grade as a Facility Operating Engineer 2nd class may be used for the 2 years experience for the Power Plant Operating Engineer 3rd class

• Minimum time in previous grade - One year • Maximum Boiler Size (Unsupervised) HP - 110 BHP / LP - 450 BHP • Maximum Refrigeration or Air Conditioning (Unsupervised) 100 ton