ASOPE 2nd Class CT Curriculum

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Combined Cycle CT Plant Operating Engineer

Second Class

Qualifications
Minimum age - 20
Education - High School Diploma, GED or Equivalent
Experience - Three years
Examination - Written (Oral or Practical when necessary)
Minimum time in previous grade – One Year
Maximum Prime Mover Horsepower (Unsupervised) - 2500
Maximum Boiler Size (Unsupervised) HP - 600 BHP / LP Unlimited BHP
Maximum Refrigeration or Air Conditioning (Unsupervised) – 1000 tons

Objectives:
• Start-Up Prerequisites
• Start-Up Procedure
• Purge Control
• Ignition
• Load Changes
• Governor Control
• Exhaust Temperature Control
• Shutdown Procedure
• Turning Gear
• Operating Hazards
• Mechanical, Thermal, and Combustion
• Monitoring Conditions
• Indications and Logging Information
• Alarms/Annunciators
• Permissive Conditions and Relays
• Protection Devices
• Control Equipment
• Computer Controlled Systems
• Heat Transfer
• Natural Circulation
• Forced Circulation
• Typical HRSG Construction
• Economizer
• Evaporator
• Superheater
• Steam Fundamentals
• Superheat, Reheat, Steam Temperature Control
• Multi-pressure HRSG’s
• Dampers
• Monitoring Gas Temperatures
• Condensate and Feedwater System and Controls
• Make-up, Boiler Water Chemical Control and Additives
• Advanced Electricity

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• Advanced Refrigeration
• Basic Steam Turbines
• Environmental Limits
• Generator Electrical Theory
• General Industry Safety

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