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Courseware Fourth Class courseware prepares students to write inter-provincial Fourth Class Power Engineering examinations. It provides the knowledge needed to safely operate, maintain and repair the high or low pressure power plants in which they are employed.
	Contents Volume A1 (Units 1-8) Volume A2 (Units 9-15) Volume B1 (Units 16-22) Volume B2 (Units 23-30)
Work Books The Fourth Class Workbook set supplements the textbooks in preparation to write the inter-provincial Fourth Class Power Engineering examination. This complete workbook set consists of:
	Four Workbooks, 2 Part "A" Workbooks 2 Part "B" Workbooks

World Class Training Materials

Power Engineering Training Systems, a leading supplier of high quality training materials for the Power/Thermal Engineering Sector, provides a full range of materials to provide you with the knowledge and understanding you will need to write the national exams for Power Engineering.

At all Power Engineering levels, the comprehensive programs allow you to learn the way you learn best. In the classroom or, via distance delivery anywhere in the world, you can choose from textbooks, modules, assignment books, CD-ROMs, boiler simulation software, interactive question banks and web-based learning sites. Using CD-ROM and the Internet will give you access to colour pictures, animation, 2D and 3D images, full motion video, and interactive elements.

Power Engineering Training Systems courses are the industry standard, approved in Canada by the Interprovincial Power Engineering Curriculum Committee (IPECC), the Standardization of Power Engineers' Examination Committee (SOPEEC), and the Association of Chief Inspectors (ACI).

Check with your education provider if you are enrolled in an in-class or distance program, or call Power Engineering Training Systems (PETS) at 1-866-256-8193 (This number is for ordering reference material only) and request the Fourth Class Power Engineering Course.

Supplemental Information

Although the 4th Class course contains a lecture that is designed to familiarize the student with the various Codes and Regulations pertaining to pressure vessels and power plant operation, you will also need to obtain:

The Technical Standards and Safety Act, 2000 (the Operating Engineers Regulation and the Boilers and Pressure Vessels Regulation are posted on the page of the TSSA website. They can be printed at no cost for use in your studies)
CSA B51-97 & B52-99 Codes are available from CSA International. Please call 416.747.4000 or visit their website: www.csa-international.org
ASME Section 1 "Extract" is available from TSSA for approximately $30. Please call in Toronto: 416.325.9230 or toll-free (outside Toronto): 1-877-682-8772.
ASME Code Books (other than Section 1 Extract) are very expensive. Try accessing copies from your place of employment or local library.