Maine § 18132. - Master oil burner technician or solid fuel technician

§ 18132.. Master oil burner technician or solid fuel technician

1.  Scope of license.  The permitted activities for a person licensed as a master oil burner technician or master solid fuel technician are as follows.

A. A master oil burner technician may install, clean, service, alter or repair oil 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 pellet-fired central heating appliances.   [PL 2015, c. 169, §4 (NEW).]

B. A master solid fuel technician may install, clean, service, alter or repair solid fuel burning equipment.   [PL 2015, c. 169, §4 (NEW).]

2.  Professional qualifications.  Each applicant for a master oil burner or solid fuel license must pass an examination approved by the board and meet the following qualifications:

A. The applicant must demonstrate 4 years of licensed practical experience as an apprentice oil burner technician or solid fuel technician or a journeyman oil burner technician or solid fuel technician and evidence that the licensed practical experience for at least 2 of those 4 years was as a licensed journeyman oil burner technician or solid fuel technician or other requirements the board may establish. Courses approved by the board that apply to a journeyman license cannot be applied toward the requirements for a master license.   [PL 2015, c. 169, §4 (AMD).]

B. [PL 2015, c. 169, §4 (RP).]

An out-of-state applicant must present satisfactory evidence to the board of experience in installing, cleaning, servicing, altering and repairing oil or solid fuel burning equipment.