2023 Montana Code Annotated › Title 50. Health and Safety › Chapter 74. Boilers and Steam Engines › Part 3. Licenses › 50-74-304. Requirements for engineer's license

50-74-304. Requirements for engineer's license.
Each applicant for an engineer's license must be physically and mentally capable of performing the required duties and must meet the following minimum requirements for the class of engineer's license for which application is being made:
(1) Except as provided in subsection (8), an applicant for a limited low-pressure engineer's license must be 18 years of age or older, must have 2 months' full-time experience in the operation of a boiler in this classification under an engineer who holds a valid limited low-pressure or higher license, is required to successfully pass a written examination prescribed by the department, and must be found competent to operate a boiler in this classification by the department.
(2) Except as provided in subsection (7), an applicant for a low-pressure engineer's license must be 18 years of age or older, must have at least 3 months' full-time experience in the operation of a boiler in this classification under an engineer who holds a valid low-pressure or higher license, is required to successfully pass a written examination prescribed by the department, and must be found competent to operate a boiler in this classification by the department.
(3) Except as provided in subsection (7), an applicant for an agricultural-class engineer's license must be 18 years of age or older, is required to successfully pass a written examination prescribed by the department, and must be found competent to operate a boiler in this classification by the department.
(4) Except as provided in subsection (7), an applicant for a third-class engineer's license must be 18 years of age or older, must have at least 6 months' full-time experience in the operation of a boiler in this classification under an engineer holding a valid third-class or higher license, is required to successfully pass a written examination prescribed by the department, and must be found competent to operate a boiler in this classification by the department.
(5) An applicant for a second-class engineer's license must be 18 years of age or older and:
(a) must have at least 2 years' full-time experience in the operation of a boiler and steam-driven machinery in this classification under an engineer holding a valid second-class or first-class license, is required to successfully pass a written examination prescribed by the department, and must be found competent to operate a boiler and steam-driven machinery in this classification by the department; or
(b) must hold a valid third-class engineer's license, must have at least 1 year's full-time experience in the operation of a boiler and steam-driven machinery in this classification under an engineer holding a valid second-class or first-class license, is required to successfully pass a written examination prescribed by the department, and must be found competent to operate a boiler and steam-driven machinery in this classification by the department.
(6) An applicant for a first-class engineer's license must be 18 years of age or older and:
(a) must have at least 3 years' full-time experience in the operation of a boiler and steam-driven machinery in this classification under an engineer holding a valid first-class license, is required to successfully pass a written examination prescribed by the department, and must be found competent to operate a boiler and steam-driven machinery in this classification by the department;
(b) must hold a valid second-class engineer's license, must have at least 1 year's full-time experience in the operation of a boiler and steam-driven machinery in this classification under an engineer holding a valid first-class license, is required to successfully pass a written examination prescribed by the department, and must be found competent to operate a boiler and steam-driven machinery in this classification by the department; or
(c) must hold a valid third-class engineer's license, must have at least 2 year's full-time experience in the operation of a boiler and steam-driven machinery in this classification under an engineer holding a valid first-class license, is required to successfully pass a written examination prescribed by the department, and must be found competent to operate a boiler and steam-driven machinery in this classification by the department.
(7) As an alternative to the requirements of subsections (2) through (4), an applicant who is 18 years of age or older may apply for and be issued a license for any of the three classes of licenses provided for in subsections (2) through (4) if:
(a) the applicant completes a training course acceptable to the department that is specific to the class of boiler license sought by the applicant and successfully passes a written examination administered by the department that is specific to the class of boiler license sought by the applicant; and
(b) an engineer with a license at least equal to the class of boiler license sought by the applicant informs the department that the applicant has worked with the type of boiler for which a license is sought under the engineer's supervision for a minimum of 40 hours and that the applicant is competent to operate a boiler of the class for which licensure is sought by the applicant.
(8) As an alternative to the requirements of subsection (1), an applicant who is 18 years of age or older may apply for and be issued a limited low-pressure license provided for in subsection (1) if:
(a) the applicant completes a 6-hour training course acceptable to the department that is specific to a limited low-pressure license sought by the applicant; and
(b) an engineer with a license at least equal to the class of license sought by the applicant informs the department that the applicant has worked with the type of boiler for which a license is sought under the engineer's supervision for a minimum of 8 hours and that the applicant is competent to operate a boiler of the class for which licensure is sought by the applicant.
History: En. Sec. 3, Ch. 32, L. 1905; re-en. Sec. 1649, Rev. C. 1907; amd. Sec. 9, Ch. 30, L. 1913; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 32, L. 1919; re-en. Sec. 2720, R.C.M. 1921; re-en. Sec. 2720, R.C.M. 1935; amd. Sec. 8, Ch. 225, L. 1971; amd. Sec. 26, Ch. 94, L. 1973; amd. Sec. 28, Ch. 182, L. 1975; amd. Sec. 11, Ch. 187, L. 1977; R.C.M. 1947, 69-1509(3); amd. Sec. 64, Ch. 613, L. 1989; amd. Sec. 15, Ch. 514, L. 1995; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 392, L. 2003; amd. Sec. 3, Ch. 440, L. 2021.