N.Y.C. Admin. Code § 28-413.2: § 28-413.2 Qualifications.

Applicants for a high-pressure boiler operating engineer license shall present satisfactory proof that:

1. Applicant has practical experience in the operation, maintenance, replacement, modification, assembly, or repair of high-pressure boilers under the direct and continuing supervision of a licensed high-pressure boiler operating engineer in the city for a period of not less than five (5) years within the seven (7) year period preceding the date of the application;

2. Applicant received a bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering from an accredited school or college and had one (1) year of experience in the operation and maintenance of high-pressure boilers under the direct and continuing supervision of a licensed high-pressure boiler operating engineer within the two (2) year period preceding the date of the application;

3. Applicant has held, for a minimum of four (4) years, either a certificate as an engineer issued by a board of examining engineers duly established and qualified pursuant to the laws of the United States or any state or territory thereof, or a certificate as a marine engineer issued by the United States Coast Guard. In addition, an applicant shall have a minimum of one (1) year of experience in the city in the operation and maintenance of stationary high-pressure boiler plants under the direct and continuing supervision of a licensed high-pressure boiler operating engineer within the seven (7) years preceding the date of the application;

4. Applicant exercised supervision, care, operation and maintenance over a steam generating plant of a governmental building for a minimum of five (5) years, within the seven (7) year period preceding the date of the application, with each boiler having a minimum of 150 or more horsepower. One (1) year of such experience shall be on high-pressure boilers under the direct and continuing supervision of a licensed high-pressure boiler operating engineer in the city;

5. Applicant successfully completed a New York state-approved apprenticeship training program of at least two (2) years. Applicant shall also have at least three (3) years’ practical experience, within the seven (7) years preceding the date of the application, in the operation and maintenance of high-pressure boilers in the city under the direct and continuing supervision of a licensed high-pressure boiler operating engineer. The years of practical experience shall include practical experience gained separately but concurrently with enrollment in the apprenticeship training program. An applicant’s classroom training in the apprenticeship training program shall not itself be considered practical experience;

6. Applicant has held a Commission from the National Board of Boiler and Pressure Vessel Inspectors for a period of seven (7) years, and has a minimum of five (5) years of high-pressure boiler operation, maintenance, and/or inspection experience under such commission within the seven (7) year period preceding the application; or

7. Applicant has held a high-pressure certification / high-pressure license for a period of five (5) years from other jurisdictions acceptable to the commissioner, provided such jurisdiction follows the ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code, and was employed under such certification and/or license for a period of not less than five (5) of the last seven (7) years in the operation, maintenance and/or inspection of high-pressure boilers.