Class by class in Prince Edward Island
Prince Edward Island has no 5th Class. Entry, experience, and operating authority below are from the current Power Engineers Act Regulations, not from an unavailable service page. Section 13 adopts SOPEEC papers and section 17(8) sets 65%. No PEI-specific 3rd or 4th Class duration was found. SOPEEC says 3 hours in most jurisdictions. Check with the PEI Boiler and Pressure Vessel Section before you book those sittings. Fees elsewhere on this page are unchanged.
Also on this site: Exam format.
4th Class
How you get in. Section 17(1): at least 12 months of installation, operation, and repair experience plus the Board-required 4th Class upgrading course, or completion of a full-time 4th Class course at a recognized trade school or university. Section 18 lets the Board recognize equivalent training or experience.
Time in a plant. The same section 17(1) alternatives. Twelve months is one route, not a conversion into hours. The regulation does not print an hour total for this route.
What the ticket covers. Section 19(4): as chief, heating up to 12,000 kW, power up to 7,000 kW, and refrigeration up to 597 kW. As shift, any heating or refrigeration plant, or a power plant up to 12,000 kW. As assistant, a power plant up to 30,000 kW.
The exam. Two papers, 100 multiple-choice questions per paper, 65% under section 17(8). Section 13 adopts the SOPEEC papers. SOPEEC's norm is 3 hours in most jurisdictions. No PEI-specific 4th Class duration was found. Check with the PEI Boiler and Pressure Vessel Section.
Official page: PEI Power Engineers Act Regulations. Checked 6 November 2026.
3rd Class
How you get in. Section 17(2): a valid 4th Class licence, the required 3rd Class upgrading course, and one of the post-licence experience routes.
Time in a plant. Section 17(2): one year in listed fourth-class chief, shift, or assistant roles where the plant needs at least 8 hours of supervision a day, or operating two or more fourth-class plants that are visited daily. Alternative three-year routes include one daily-visit plant, refrigeration, a 50 MW gas turbine, or inspection work, with 520 hours of heating or power-plant experience on the routes that specify it. Months are not converted into a single hour total.
What the ticket covers. Section 19(3): as chief, any heating plant, power up to 12,000 kW, and refrigeration up to 895 kW. As shift, any heating or refrigeration plant, or power up to 30,000 kW. As assistant, any registered plant.
The exam. Four papers, 100 multiple-choice questions per paper, 65% under section 17(8). Section 13 adopts the SOPEEC papers. SOPEEC's norm is 3 hours in most jurisdictions. No PEI-specific 3rd Class duration was found. Check with the PEI Boiler and Pressure Vessel Section.
Official page: PEI Power Engineers Act Regulations. Checked 6 November 2026.
2nd Class
How you get in. Section 17(3): a valid 3rd Class licence, plus the post-licence experience below.
Time in a plant. Section 17(3): at least 24 months of specified service after 3rd Class, as chief or shift at a power plant over 4,000 kW, as shift or assistant at a power plant over 7,000 kW, or 24 months as assistant shift at a power plant over 30,000 kW.
What the ticket covers. Section 19(2): as chief, any heating or refrigeration plant, or a power plant up to 30,000 kW. As shift, any registered heating, power, or refrigeration plant.
The exam. Six papers, 100 multiple-choice questions per paper, 3 hours, 65% on each. Section 13 adopts the SOPEEC papers and section 17(8) sets 65%. The count and duration are that adopted SOPEEC format, not a separate sentence on the Board page.
Official page: PEI Power Engineers Act Regulations. Checked 6 November 2026.
1st Class
How you get in. Section 17(4): a valid 2nd Class licence, plus the post-licence experience below.
Time in a plant. Section 17(4): at least 24 months of specified service after 2nd Class, as chief or shift in a power plant over 12,000 kW or as shift or assistant over 30,000 kW. A separate clause lists 12 months as plant supervisor over 12,000 kW. Do not collapse that alternative into a single two-year minimum.
What the ticket covers. Section 19(1): chief or shift of any registered plant.
The exam. Eight papers: seven essays at 3.5 hours, answer five of seven, and paper 1B4 at 100 multiple-choice questions and 3 hours, 65% on each paper. Section 13 adopts the SOPEEC papers and section 17(8) sets 65%.
Official page: PEI Power Engineers Act Regulations. Checked 6 November 2026.
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