32 §18133. Journeyman oil and solid fuel burning technician
Title 32: PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS
Chapter 139: MAINE FUEL BOARD
Subchapter 3: LICENSING
§18133. Journeyman oil and solid fuel burning technician
1. Scope of license. A journeyman oil and solid fuel burning technician may install, clean, service, alter or repair oil and solid fuel burning equipment and must hold one or more of the following authorities: number one and number 2 oils up to 15 gallons per hour; number one and number 2 oils over 15 gallons per hour; number 4, number 5 and number 6 oils; number one to number 6 oils; and solid fuel. A journeyman oil and solid fuel burning technician may install oil and solid fuel burning equipment under the indirect supervision of a master oil and solid fuel burning technician who has the same authority or higher and must at all times be under the indirect supervision of, or in the employ of, a master oil and solid fuel burning technician.
[ 2009, c. 344, Pt. C, §3 (NEW); 2009, c. 344, Pt. E, §2 (AFF) .]
2. Professional qualifications. Each applicant for a journeyman oil and solid fuel burning license must pass an examination approved by the board and must meet one of the following qualifications:
A. One year of licensed practical experience as an apprentice oil and solid fuel burning technician; [2009, c. 344, Pt. C, §3 (NEW); 2009, c. 344, Pt. E, §2 (AFF).]
B. Six months of licensed practical experience as an apprentice oil and solid fuel burning technician and completion of an oil burner technician course at a community college, career and technical education center or career and technical education region or a comparable institute in the State or another state consisting, at a minimum, of 160 hours of study, of which at least 75 hours are made up of laboratory work on oil burner equipment and related systems; or [2009, c. 344, Pt. C, §3 (NEW); 2009, c. 344, Pt. E, §2 (AFF).]
C. Successful completion of a minimum one-year accredited heating course at a community college in this State consisting at a minimum of 320 hours of study, of which at least 150 hours are made up of laboratory work on oil burner equipment and related systems. [2009, c. 344, Pt. C, §3 (NEW); 2009, c. 344, Pt. E, §2 (AFF).]
An out-of-state applicant must present satisfactory evidence to the board of experience in installing, cleaning, servicing, altering and repairing oil and solid fuel burning equipment.
[ 2009, c. 344, Pt. C, §3 (NEW); 2009, c. 344, Pt. E, §2 (AFF) .]
SECTION HISTORY
2009, c. 344, Pt. C, §3 (NEW). 2009, c. 344, Pt. E, §2 (AFF).