Section 40 in Bihar Boilers Attendants' Rules, 1948
40. Age and training of first class candidates.
- A candidate for a certificate of competency as a Boiler Attendant of the first class shall not be under twenty-three years of age and shall not be admitted to the examination unless he possesses or proves to the satisfaction of the Board that he has received such training as is required under Rule 37 in the case of a candidate for a certificate of the second class and possesses or is able to claim a certificate of competency of the second class and in addition thereto -(a)has served for not less than two years as a Boiler Attendant with a second class certificate of competency in sole working charge of a boiler of Locomotive, Lancashire, Cornish, Water-Tube or Marine type each of not less than 500 square feet heating surface; or(b)has served for not less than three years as fireman, serang on a battery of two or more boilers of Lancashire, Cornish, Water-Tube or Marine type each of not less than 500 square feet hearing surface; or(c)has served for not less than three years as fireman, serang or tindal on a steamship with one or more boilers each of not less than 500 square feet heating surface; or(d)produces from the head of an industrial or technical institution a certificate stating that he has completed a three years' course of training, one year of which must have been as an apprentice engineer in a steam power plant of a mill or factory or an engineering workshop where engines and boilers are repaired or made and in addition has served for not less than two years in sole working charge of a boiler of not less than 500 square feet of heating surface with a second class Boiler Attendant's Certificate.
