Class by class in Northwest Territories
Entry, months of experience, and operating roles below are from the Northwest Territories Boilers and Pressure Vessels Regulations, sections 35 and 37 to 41. Months stay months. Plant class and role are stated instead of an invented kilowatt ceiling. Each class requires 65% on each paper. Check with GNWT Infrastructure for current paper count, question count, and duration. Fees elsewhere on this page are unchanged.
Also on this site: Exam format · 5th vs 4th Class.
5th Class
How you get in. Section 41 does not require a lower-class certificate.
Time in a plant. Section 41: 12 months operating and maintaining a boiler plant covered by the Act. The chief inspector may grant 6 months credit for an acceptable qualifying course.
What the ticket covers. Section 35(5): general supervision of a fifth-class plant; shift engineer of a fourth-class plant; assistant shift engineer of a third-class plant; and, under supervision, assisting the assistant shift engineer in a first-class or second-class plant.
The exam. Section 41 requires 65% on each paper, and all Class 5 papers at one sitting. Check with GNWT Infrastructure for current paper count, question count, and duration. Those figures were not in the regulation or the service page checked on 6 November 2026.
Official page: NWT Boilers and Pressure Vessels Regulations. Checked 6 November 2026.
Also: GNWT boilers and pressure vessels
4th Class
How you get in. Section 40 does not make a Class 5 certificate the only route. One alternative is 12 months assisting a high-pressure plant over 500 kW.
Time in a plant. Section 40 routes include 12 months assisting a high-pressure plant over 500 kW; 12 months as chief of a fifth-class plant; 24 months as shift in a low-pressure plant; or 6 months of high-pressure work plus a mechanical engineering degree or equivalent, or plus 12 months on regulated equipment. A combined compressor route is also listed. A 6-month course credit may apply to specified routes.
What the ticket covers. Section 35(4): chief of a fourth-class plant; shift engineer of a third-class plant; assistant shift engineer of a first-class or second-class plant under the shift engineer's supervision.
The exam. Section 40 requires 65% on each paper. Parts A and B follow the Chief Inspector's reference syllabus. Check with GNWT Infrastructure for current paper count, question count, and duration.
Official page: NWT Boilers and Pressure Vessels Regulations. Checked 6 November 2026.
Also: GNWT boilers and pressure vessels
3rd Class
How you get in. Section 39(1)(a): you must hold a Class 4 certificate.
Time in a plant. Section 39, while holding Class 4: 12 months as chief in a fourth-class plant; 12 months as shift in a third-class plant; or 24 months in an acceptable operating capacity in a first-class, second-class, or third-class plant. Degree, compressor, and design or maintenance combinations are alternatives. Specified course credit is 6 months.
What the ticket covers. Section 35(3): chief of a third-class plant; shift engineer of a second-class plant; assistant shift engineer of a first-class plant under supervision.
The exam. Section 39 requires 65% on each paper. Parts A and B follow the Chief Inspector's reference syllabus. Check with GNWT Infrastructure for current paper count, question count, and duration.
Official page: NWT Boilers and Pressure Vessels Regulations. Checked 6 November 2026.
Also: GNWT boilers and pressure vessels
2nd Class
How you get in. Section 38(1)(a): you must hold a Class 3 certificate.
Time in a plant. Section 38, while holding Class 3: 24 months as chief in a third-class high-pressure plant; 24 months as shift in a second-class plant; 36 months as shift in a third-class high-pressure plant; or 24 months as assistant shift in a first-class plant. Degree, compressor, and supervisory alternatives exist. Specified course credit is 9 months. An approved two-year day-course diploma can halve specified qualifying time.
What the ticket covers. Section 35(2): chief of a second-class plant; shift engineer of a first-class plant.
The exam. Section 38 requires 65% on each paper. Parts A and B follow the Chief Inspector's reference syllabus. Check with GNWT Infrastructure for current paper count, question count, and duration.
Official page: NWT Boilers and Pressure Vessels Regulations. Checked 6 November 2026.
Also: GNWT boilers and pressure vessels
1st Class
How you get in. Section 37(1)(a): you must hold a Class 2 certificate.
Time in a plant. Section 37, while holding Class 2: 30 months as chief in a second-class plant; 30 months as shift in a first-class plant; or 45 months as assistant shift in a first-class plant. Degree, compressor, and supervisory alternatives exist. Specified course credit is 12 months.
What the ticket covers. Section 35(1): chief or shift engineer of a first-class plant.
The exam. Section 37 requires 65% on each paper. Parts A and B follow the Chief Inspector's reference syllabus. Check with GNWT Infrastructure for current paper count, question count, and duration.
Official page: NWT Boilers and Pressure Vessels Regulations. Checked 6 November 2026.
Also: GNWT boilers and pressure vessels
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