# Boiler Operator License

*/Credentials/Boiler_Operator_License*

## Credential Profile

**Issued By**: [State Boiler Inspection Division](/Regulators/State_Boiler_Inspection_Division)
**Satisfies**:
- [State Boiler and Pressure Vessel Safety Act](/Regulations/State_Boiler_and_Pressure_Vessel_Safety_Act)
**Attests Skill**:
- [Operation Monitoring](/Skills/Operation_Monitoring)
- [Operation and Control](/Skills/Operation_and_Control)
- [Equipment Maintenance](/Skills/Equipment_Maintenance)
**Qualifies For**:
- [Stationary Engineers and Boiler Operators](/Occupations/Stationary_Engineers_and_Boiler_Operators)
**Recognized In**:
- [Issuing State](/Jurisdictions/Issuing_State)
**Has Endorsement**:
- [High Pressure Endorsement](/Credentials/High_Pressure_Endorsement)
**Prerequisite Of**:
- [Stationary Engineer License](/Credentials/Stationary_Engineer_License)
**Attests Knowledge**:
- [Mechanical](/Knowledge/Mechanical)
- [Physics](/Knowledge/Physics)
- [Public Safety and Security](/Knowledge/Public_Safety_and_Security)
**Qualifies For Role**:
- [High Pressure Boiler Operator](/JobTypes/High_Pressure_Boiler_Operator)
- [Stationary Engineer](/JobTypes/Stationary_Engineer)

## Neighborhood

### Related (legally reserved to)

- [Boiler and Press Maintenance](/Processes/Boiler_and_Press_Maintenance) — legally reserved to · Processes
- [Black Liquor Evaporation and Recovery Boiler Operation](/Processes/Black_Liquor_Evaporation_and_Recovery_Boiler_Operation) — legally reserved to · Processes
- [Generation Asset Maintenance](/Processes/Generation_Asset_Maintenance) — legally reserved to · Processes
- [Powerhouse Maintenance](/Processes/Powerhouse_Maintenance) — legally reserved to · Processes

### Related (depends on)

- [Industrial Heating Services](/Industries/Industrial_Heating_Services) — depends on · Industries
- [Industrial Boiler Operations](/Industries/Industrial_Boiler_Operations) — depends on · Industries
- [Building Equipment Operation](/Industries/Building_Equipment_Operation) — depends on · Industries

### Prerequisite of

- [Stationary Engineer License](/Credentials/Stationary_Engineer_License) — prerequisite of · Credentials
- [Chief Engineer License](/Credentials/Chief_Engineer_License) — prerequisite of · Credentials

### Satisfies

- [State Boiler and Pressure Vessel Safety Act](/Regulations/State_Boiler_and_Pressure_Vessel_Safety_Act) — satisfies · Regulations
- [ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code](/Regulations/ASME_Boiler_and_Pressure_Vessel_Code) — satisfies · Regulations

### Issued by

- [State Boiler Inspection Division](/Regulators/State_Boiler_Inspection_Division) — issued by · Regulators
- [State Department of Labor and Industry](/Regulators/State_Department_of_Labor_and_Industry) — issued by · Regulators

### Recognized in

- [Issuing State](/Jurisdictions/Issuing_State) — recognized in · Jurisdictions
- [Massachusetts](/Jurisdictions/Massachusetts) — recognized in · Jurisdictions
- [Ohio](/Jurisdictions/Ohio) — recognized in · Jurisdictions
- [Minnesota](/Jurisdictions/Minnesota) — recognized in · Jurisdictions

### Qualifies for role

- [High Pressure Boiler Operator](/JobTypes/High_Pressure_Boiler_Operator) — qualifies for role · JobTypes
- [Stationary Engineer](/JobTypes/Stationary_Engineer) — qualifies for role · JobTypes
- [Boiler Operator](/JobTypes/Boiler_Operator) — qualifies for role · JobTypes

### Problems this exposes

- [scope confusion between the operator's license and the stationary-engineer / ASME welding credentials needed for repairs vs operation](/Problems/scope_confusion_between_the_operator's_license_and_the_stationary-engineer_%2F_ASME_welding_credentials_needed_for_repairs_vs_operation) — exposes problem · Problems
- [per-city/state licensing with no reciprocity — a licensed operator relocating must re-test under a different jurisdictional code](/Problems/per-city%2Fstate_licensing_with_no_reciprocity_—_a_licensed_operator_relocating_must_re-test_under_a_different_jurisdictional_code) — exposes problem · Problems
- [renewal CEU hours and exam re-sits lapse silently; an expired card voids the boiler's insurance compliance](/Problems/renewal_CEU_hours_and_exam_re-sits_lapse_silently;_an_expired_card_voids_the_boiler's_insurance_compliance) — exposes problem · Problems
- [annual National Board / state inspector visit requires assembling pressure-test, relief-valve, and water-treatment records the operator hand-keeps](/Problems/annual_National_Board_%2F_state_inspector_visit_requires_assembling_pressure-test,_relief-valve,_and_water-treatment_records_the_operator_hand-keeps) — exposes problem · Problems
- [continuous-attendance staffing rules force a licensed operator on-shift 24/7, hard to cover across vacations and sick days](/Problems/continuous-attendance_staffing_rules_force_a_licensed_operator_on-shift_24%2F7,_hard_to_cover_across_vacations_and_sick_days) — exposes problem · Problems
- [license class (high- vs low-pressure) gates which boilers an operator may legally run, but the BTU/PSI threshold differs per jurisdiction](/Problems/license_class_(high-_vs_low-pressure)_gates_which_boilers_an_operator_may_legally_run,_but_the_BTU%2FPSI_threshold_differs_per_jurisdiction) — exposes problem · Problems
- [manual log-book entries (water level, blowdown, low-water-cutoff test) are the legal proof of attended operation — gaps fail the jurisdictional inspection](/Problems/manual_log-book_entries_(water_level,_blowdown,_low-water-cutoff_test)_are_the_legal_proof_of_attended_operation_—_gaps_fail_the_jurisdictional_inspection) — exposes problem · Problems
- [Daily Boiler Reading Logging](/Problems/Daily_Boiler_Reading_Logging) — exposes problem · Problems

### Has endorsement

- [High Pressure Endorsement](/Credentials/High_Pressure_Endorsement) — has endorsement · Credentials

### Qualifies for

- [Stationary Engineers and Boiler Operators](/Occupations/Stationary_Engineers_and_Boiler_Operators) — qualifies for · Occupations

### Attests ability

- [Control Precision](/Ability/Control_Precision) — attests ability · Ability

### Attests skill

- [Equipment Maintenance](/Skills/Equipment_Maintenance) — attests skill · Skills
- [Operation and Control](/Skills/Operation_and_Control) — attests skill · Skills
- [Operation Monitoring](/Skills/Operation_Monitoring) — attests skill · Skills

### Attests knowledge

- [Public Safety and Security](/Knowledge/Public_Safety_and_Security) — attests knowledge · Knowledge
- [Physics](/Knowledge/Physics) — attests knowledge · Knowledge
- [Mechanical](/Knowledge/Mechanical) — attests knowledge · Knowledge