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<subtitle article="gbo" title_number="6.5" subtitle_number="1" title_name="Stationary Engineers" subtitle_name="Definitions">
  <section article="gbo" article_name="Business Occupations and Professions" number="6.5-101" title_number="6.5" title_name="Stationary Engineers" subtitle_number="1" subtitle_name="Definitions">
    <level label="a">
      <text>In this title the following words have the meanings indicated.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="b">
      <text>“Board” means the State Board of Stationary Engineers.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="c">
      <text>“Boiler” means:</text>
      <level label="1">
        <text>a closed vessel in which water is heated, steam is generated, steam is superheated, or a combination of these functions is accomplished, under pressure or vacuum for use externally to the vessel by the direct application of heat from the combustion of fuels or from electricity or nuclear energy; or</text>
      </level>
      <level label="2">
        <text>a fired unit for heating or vaporizing liquids other than water if the unit is separate from a processing system and is complete within itself.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="d">
      <text>“Heating boiler” means:</text>
      <level label="1">
        <text>a steam boiler that operates at pressures not exceeding 15 psig; or</text>
      </level>
      <level label="2">
        <text>a hot water boiler that operates at pressures not exceeding 160 psig or temperatures not exceeding 250 degrees Fahrenheit.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="e">
      <level label="1">
        <text>“License” means, unless the context requires otherwise, a license issued by the Board to perform the functions of a stationary engineer.</text>
      </level>
      <level label="2">
        <text>“License” includes, unless the context requires otherwise:</text>
        <level label="i">
          <text>a Grade 5 license;</text>
        </level>
        <level label="ii">
          <text>a Grade 4 license;</text>
        </level>
        <level label="iii">
          <text>a Grade 3 license;</text>
        </level>
        <level label="iv">
          <text>a Grade 2 license; and</text>
        </level>
        <level label="v">
          <text>a Grade 1 license.</text>
        </level>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="f">
      <level label="1">
        <text>“Provide stationary engineer services” means to oversee the operation of a power plant, plant of machinery, or boiler, each generating pressure of more than 15 psi and operating at 30 or more horsepower.</text>
      </level>
      <level label="2">
        <text>“Provide stationary engineer services” does not include overseeing the operation of a heating boiler.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="g">
      <text>“Stationary engineer” means an individual who is licensed by the Board to provide stationary engineer services in accordance with the license grades described in § 6.5–302 of this title.</text>
    </level>
  </section>
  <section article="gbo" article_name="Business Occupations and Professions" number="6.5-102" title_number="6.5" title_name="Stationary Engineers" subtitle_number="1" subtitle_name="Definitions">
    <text>The purpose of this title is to establish a licensing program to ensure that qualified individuals provide stationary engineer services to:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>protect the public;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>provide for the safe operation of power plants, plants of machinery, and boilers; and</text>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>promote high professional standards.</text>
    </level>
  </section>
  <section article="gbo" article_name="Business Occupations and Professions" number="6.5-103" title_number="6.5" title_name="Stationary Engineers" subtitle_number="1" subtitle_name="Definitions">
    <text>The provisions of this title and any regulations adopted under this title may not supersede the authority of the Board of Boiler Rules to implement boiler and pressure vessel safety standards established under Title 12, Subtitle 9 of the Public Safety Article or any regulations adopted under that subtitle.</text>
  </section>
</subtitle>