Gold Seal

Gold Seal Engineer 1-A Overview

The Gold Seal license is required for boilers over 3,000 hp and greater than 15 pounds pressure steam. If it's a hot water heating system the boilers must be over 160 psi with a water temperature over 250° F. A plant that generates electricity, with a prime mover rated over 500 hp, requires a gold seal.

Experience

Possess a red seal boiler engineer license for a period of at least 2 years, or 1 year as a chief of a plant, and show experience on equipment that is over 3,000 hp. Equipment must be high-pressure boiler equipment, which means the boilers must be over 15 psi for steam and over 160 PSI for hot water. A prime mover over 500 hp requires a gold seal. A Prerequisite to this program: Students must have completed The Training Center Blue Seal Steam program 031 – 034 and Red Seal Steam 041 -044. See NJ code for Gold Seal (12:90-8.12)

Endorsements

The application will require management endorsement, along with two engineer endorsements. (personnel who have a Blue, Red, or Gold Seal license). Out-of-state and Navy personnel applications must be approved in a case-by-case situation.

Application and Test

Your application will require all your boiler information, which can be found on boiler state inspection certificates located in your boiler room framed behind glass. Your test consists of a 50-question, multiple-choice test. The passing score is 80%.