Class by class in Newfoundland and Labrador
Qualifying hours below are from the General Examination Conditions linked on the provincial guide (revised February 2022). Operating authority is from NLR 119/96, section 11. Qualifying-plant minimums are not operating maximums, and another province's hours are not used. Question counts and durations were not in those two documents. Check with ATCD before you treat the format table higher on this page as the local sitting. Fees elsewhere on this page are unchanged.
Also on this site: Exam format.
4th Class
How you get in. The guide lists Fourth Class as the entry level and names the College of the North Atlantic as the training institution.
Time in a plant. Section 7.1 of the February 2022 General Examination Conditions requires an approved program with technical content equivalent to the SOPEEC syllabus and an acceptable practical component. No universal Fourth Class hour total is printed there. Check with ATCD for the hours your program requires. Do not borrow 960 hours or 1,920 hours from another jurisdiction.
What the ticket covers. NLR 119/96, section 11(4). As chief: power plant up to 3,600 kW, heating up to 12,000 kW, refrigeration up to 450 kW (750 kW if only Group A1), and compressed gas unlimited. As shift: power up to 12,000 kW, heating up to 24,000 kW, and refrigeration and compressed gas unlimited. As assistant: power up to 24,000 kW. Combined pressure plants are separate: chief combined up to 7,200 kW with power boilers no more than 3,600 kW and refrigeration no more than 450 kW; shift combined up to 24,000 kW with power boilers no more than 12,000 kW; assistant combined up to 36,000 kW with power boilers no more than 24,000 kW.
The exam. Question count and duration were not in the February 2022 conditions or in NLR 119/96, section 11. Check with ATCD. Do not copy another province's paper.
Official page: NL General Examination Conditions (February 2022). Checked 6 November 2026.
Also: NLR 119/96 · Newfoundland and Labrador power engineer guide
3rd Class
How you get in. The February 2022 conditions require a 4th Class certificate. The guide also names the College of the North Atlantic for Third Class training.
Time in a plant. Section 6 of the conditions, while holding 4th Class: 2,000 hours as chief of a power plant over 600 kW; 3,400 hours as shift over 600 kW; 4,000 hours as assistant shift over 600 kW; or 4,000 hours as chief or shift in a heating plant over 1,800 kW. An approved course can credit up to 1,000 hours, and shutdown maintenance up to 400 hours. Those kilowatts are qualifying plants, not the operating maximum in section 11.
What the ticket covers. Section 11(3). As chief: power up to 12,000 kW; a combined plant up to 24,000 kW with power boilers no more than 12,000 kW; heating, refrigeration, and compressed gas unlimited. As shift: power up to 24,000 kW; combined up to 48,000 kW with power boilers no more than 24,000 kW; heating unlimited. As assistant shift: any registered pressure plant.
The exam. Question count and duration were not in the February 2022 conditions or in NLR 119/96, section 11. Check with ATCD. Do not copy another province's paper.
Official page: NL General Examination Conditions (February 2022). Checked 6 November 2026.
Also: NLR 119/96 · Newfoundland and Labrador power engineer guide
2nd Class
How you get in. The February 2022 conditions require a 3rd Class certificate. The guide says Second Class training is correspondence or online through institutions in other provinces.
Time in a plant. Section 5, while holding 3rd Class: 4,000 hours as chief of a power plant over 3,600 kW; 4,000 hours as shift over 12,000 kW; 6,000 hours as shift over 3,600 kW; or 4,000 hours as assistant shift over 24,000 kW. An approved course can credit up to 1,500 hours, and shutdown maintenance up to 700 hours. Those kilowatts are qualifying plants, not the operating maximum.
What the ticket covers. Section 11(2). As chief: power up to 24,000 kW, or a combined pressure plant up to 48,000 kW where power boiler capacity is no more than 24,000 kW. As shift: any registered pressure plant, unlimited rating.
The exam. Question count and duration were not in the February 2022 conditions or in NLR 119/96, section 11. Check with ATCD. Do not copy another province's paper.
Official page: NL General Examination Conditions (February 2022). Checked 6 November 2026.
Also: NLR 119/96 · Newfoundland and Labrador power engineer guide
1st Class
How you get in. The February 2022 conditions require a 2nd Class certificate. The guide calls First Class the highest level and says training is correspondence or online through institutions in other provinces.
Time in a plant. Section 4, while holding 2nd Class: 5,000 hours as chief of a power plant over 12,000 kW; 5,000 hours as shift over 24,000 kW; or 7,000 hours as assistant shift over 24,000 kW. An approved course can credit up to 2,000 hours, and shutdown maintenance up to 1,000 hours. Those kilowatts are qualifying plants, not the operating maximum.
What the ticket covers. Section 11(1): chief or shift of any registered pressure plant, with no kilowatt cap in that subsection.
The exam. Question count and duration were not in the February 2022 conditions or in NLR 119/96, section 11. Check with ATCD. Do not copy another province's paper.
Official page: NL General Examination Conditions (February 2022). Checked 6 November 2026.
Also: NLR 119/96 · Newfoundland and Labrador power engineer guide
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