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Q : What is IBR?
Q : Which steam boilers and steam pipes are regulated by IBR ?
Q : How to Register a new Boiler?
Q: When and how the renewal of certification of a boiler is done?
IBR
Fees for inspection, renewal, registration etc.
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Regulation
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Required
Age and Training for qualifying admission for First Class Boiler Engineers
Proficiency Examination.
Required
Age and Training for qualifying admission for Second Class Boiler
Engineers Proficiency Examination.
Age
and Training of Second Class Certificate of Competency candidates.
Age
and Training of First Class Certificate of Competency candidates.
List of
recognized Inspecting/ Competent Authorities, Well known Steel Makers,
Foundries/ Forges, Tube/ Pipe Makers, Well known Material Testing
Laboratories and Well known Remnant Life Assessment Organisations as on 1st
July 2000
What is IBR?
IBR
is Indian Boiler Regulations, which was created in 15th September
1950 in exercise of the powers conferred by section 28 & 29 of the
Indian Boilers Act. The Indian Boilers Act was formed in 1923, 23rd
February to consolidate and amend the law relating to steam boilers.
Which steam boilers and steam pipes
are regulated by IBR ?
Steam boiler:
Steam
boilers under IBR means any closed vessel exceeding 22.75 liters in
capacity and which is used expressively for generating steam under
pressure and includes any mounting or other fitting attached to such
vessel which is wholly or partly under pressure when the steam is shut
off.
Steam pipes:
IBR
steam pipe means any pipe through which steam passes from a boiler to a
prime mover or other user or both if pressure at which steam passes
through such pipes exceeds 3.5 kg/cm2 above atmospheric pressure or such
pipe exceeds 254 mm in internal diameter and includes in either case any
connected fitting of a steam pipe.
How to Register a new Boiler?
[ As per section 7 of Indian
Boiler Act, 1923 ]
1)
The owner of any boiler which is not registered under the provisions
of this Act may apply to the inspector to have the boiler register. Every
such application shall be accompanied by prescribed fee.
2)
On receipt of an application under subsection (1),the inspector shall
fix a date, within thirty days or such shorter period as may be prescribed
from the date of the receipt, for the examination of the boiler and shall
give the owner there of not less than ten days notice of the date so fixed.
3)
On the said date the inspector shall proceed to measure and examine
the boiler and to determine in the prescribed manner the maximum pressure.
If any , at which such boiler , may be used, and shall report the result of
the examination to the Chief Inspector in the prescribed from.
4)
The Chief Inspector, on receipt of the report, may
a)
Register the boiler and assign a register number thereto either
forthwith or after satisfying himself that any structural alteration,
addition or renewal which he may deem necessary has been made in or to the
boiler or any steam-pipe attached, or
b)
Refuse to register the boiler:
Provided
that where the Chief
Inspector refuses to register a boiler, he shall forthwith
communicate his refusal
to the owner of the boiler together with the reasons therefor.
5)
The Chief
Inspector shall, on registering the boiler, order the issue to the
owner of a certificate in the prescribed form authorising the use of the
boiler for a period not exceeding twelve months at a pressure not exceeding
such maximum pressure as he thinks fit
and as is in accordance with the regulations made under this Act:
6)
The Inspector shall forthwith convey to the owner of the boiler the
orders of the Chief Inspector and shall in accordance therewith issue to the
owner any certificate of which the issue has been ordered, and, where the
boiler has been registered, the owner shall within the prescribed period
cause the register number to be permanently marked thereon in the prescribed
manner.
When and how the renewal of certification
of a boiler is done?
1)
A certificate authorising the use of a boiler shall cease to be in
force
a.
On the expiry of the period
for which it was granted, or
b.
When any accident occurs to the boiler, or
c. When the boiler is moved (excluding vertical boilers with heating surface
less
than 200
sq.ft., (portable boilers or vehicular boilers), or
d. When any structural alteration, addition or renewal is made in or to the
boiler,
or
e. If the Chief Inspector in any particular case so directs when any
structural
alteration, addition or renewal is made in or to any steam pipe
attached to the
boiler, or
f. On the communication to the owner of the boiler of
an order of the Chief
Inspector or Inspector prohibiting its use on
the ground that it or any steam
pipe attached thereto is in a dangerous
condition
2)
Where an order is made under Clause (f) of Sub Section (1) the grounds on
which the
order is made shall be communicated to the owner with the order.
3)
When a certificate ceases to be in force the owner of the boiler may apply
to
the
Inspector for a renewal thereof
for such period not exceeding twelve
months as he
may specify in the application.
[Provided that where the certificate relates to an Economiser or an
unfired
boiler
which forms an integral part of a processing plant in which steam is
generated solely
by use of oil, asphalt or bitumen as a heating medium, the
application for its renewal
may be for a period not exceeding twenty-four months.]
4)
An application under Sub Section (3) shall be accompanied by the
prescribe
fee and, on receipt thereof, the Inspector shall fix a date,
within thirty days or such shorter
period as may be prescribed from the date of the receipt, for the
examination of the
boiler and shall give the owner thereof not less than ten days notice of the
date so fixed.
Provided that, where the certificate has ceased to be in force owing
to the
making of
any structural alteration, addition or renewal, the Chief Inspector
may dispense with
the payment of any fee.
[Provided further that in the case of an Economiser or an unfired
boiler which
forms
an integral part of a processing plant in which steam is generated
solely
by use of oil,
asphalt or bitumen as a heating medium, the date fixed for its
examination shall be
within sixty days from the date of the receipt of the
application and
the owner shall be
given not less than thirty days notice of the
date so fixed.]
5)
On the said date, the Inspector shall examine the boiler in the
prescribed manner and if he is satisfied that the boiler has a steam pipe or
steam pipes attached thereto are in good condition shall issue a renewed
certificate authorising the use of the boiler for the specified period at a
pressure not exceeding such maximum pressure as he thinks fit and as is in
accordance with the regulations made under this Act.
[Provided that renewed certificate issued under this subsection in respect
of an Economiser (or of an unfired boiler which forms an integral part of a
processing plant in which steam is generated solely by use of oil, asphalt
or bitumen as a heating medium) may authorise its use for a period not
exceeding twenty four months]
Provided further that if the Inspector -
a)
Proposes to issue any certificate -
i)
having
validity for a less period than the period entered in the application or
ii)
Increasing
or reducing the maximum pressure at which the boiler may be used or
b)
Proposes to order any structural alteration, addition or renewal to
be made in or to the boiler or to any steam pipe attached thereto or
c)
Is of opinion that the boiler is not fit for use the Inspector shall
within 48 hours of making the examination inform the owner of the boiler in
writing of hid opinion and the reasons therefore and shall forthwith report
the case for orders to the Chief Inspector.
6)
The Chief Inspector, on receipt of a report under Sub Section(5),
may, subject to the provisions of this Act, and of the regulations made
thereafter, order the renewal of the certificate in such terms and on such
conditions, if any, as he thinks fit, or may refuse to renew it:
Provided that where the Chief inspector refuses to renew a
certificate, he
shall
forthwith communicate his refusal to the owner of the boiler,
together
with the reasons
therefore.
7)
Nothing in this section shall be deemed to prevent an owner of a
boiler from
applying
for a renewed certificate therefore at any time during the currency
of a certificate.
Required
Age and Training for qualifying admission for First Class Boiler Engineers
Proficiency Examination.
Age and Training of First class candidates
– Subject to the proviso below, a
candidate for a certificate of proficiency of the first class must not be
under 23 years of age and shall not be admitted to examination unless he
proves to the satisfaction of the board that he has received such training
as is required by Rule 141 in the case of a candidate for a certificate of
the second class and possesses or is able to claim a certificate of the
second class and in addition thereto has served after having obtained such
certificate for not less than one year as engineer in charge of steam
plant, the boilers being not less than two in number and each of not less
than 46 square meters heating surface.
Proviso for direct
admission – Provided that any applicant who has fulfilled the training
requirements prescribed in Rule 141 for candidates for a certificate of
the second class and in addition has served for not less than three years
in the position prescribed in this Rule, may be admitted direct to
examination for a certificate of the first class although he has not
obtained a certificate of the lower grade.
“Proviso for relaxation of
service condition – Provided further that where an applicant does not
fulfil all the service conditions laid down in clause (c) of rule 141 or
in this rule, the board may, if it is satisfied that the applicant has
served, in another position for the minimum period laid down therein and
obtained sufficient practical experience relax such conditions and admit
him to the examination.”
**
[ **
These rules
are
to be followed for Gujarat State only ]
Required
Age and Training for qualifying admission for Second Class Boiler
Engineers Proficiency Examination.
Age and Training
of Second class candidates
– A candidate for a certificate of proficiency of the second class must
not be under 21 years of age and shall not be admitted to examination
unless he proves to the satisfaction of the board that he has served or
undergone for not less than five years, the service or training specified
in clauses (a), (b) and (c) below, of which not less than three years must
have been in accordance with either clause (a) or clause (b) and not less
than two years in accordance with clause (c). –
(a)
as a full-time apprentice engineer or engine fitter in a suitable
workshop or the making or repairing of steam engines or accessories.,
(b)
A full course of training in an engineering college affiliated to a
university leading to a degree including part time degree in Mechanical or
Mechanical and Electrical Engineering or a technical institute recognized
by the Department of Technical Education of any State Government awarding
a diploma including a part time diploma in Mechanical Engineering or a
full course of training in an Engineering college or Technical Institute
recognized by the State Government as suitable for the training of
Mechanical Engineering.
(c)
As
engineer or assistant engineer in a mill or factory or steamship with
engines and boilers, the boilers being not less than two in number and
each of not less than 46 square metres heating surface.
Provided
that only 50 percent of the period of the practical training in accordance
with clause (c) concurrent with the college attendance will be considered
for candidates having gone through part time degree and diploma courses.
Provided
further that in respect for the persons having a degree or diploma only in
electrical engineering the service or training of two years for the
purpose of clause (b) shall be considered to be adequate service or
training. **
[ **
These rules
are
to be followed for Gujarat State only ]
Age
and Training of Second Class Certificate of Competency candidates.
Age and Training of Second
class
candidates
– A candidate for a certificate of competency as a Boiler Attendant of
the second class shall not be less than 20 years of age and shall not be
admitted to the examination unless he proves to the satisfaction of the
Board of Examiners that he –
(a)
has served for not less than three years in the capacity of a
fireman or an assistant fireman on a
steam boiler or a combined steam engine and a boiler : or
(b)
has served for not less than three years as an engine fitter where
boilers and engines are repaired or made and worked under steam, the one
year at least of which he should have worked as an assistant fireman : or
(c)
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 in a steam
power plant of a mill or factory or an engineering workshop for the
maintenance of boilers. **
[ **
These rules
are
to be followed for Gujarat State only ]
Age
and Training of First Class Certificate of Competency candidates.
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 less than 21years of age and shall not be admitted to the
examination unless he possesses a certificate of the second class and in
addition thereto. –
(a)
has served for not less than two years as boiler
attendant
(b) 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 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 one year in sole working charge of a boiler of not less than 46 sq. meters
of heating surface with a second class Boiler Attendant’s Certificate or
its equivalent.
(c) produce a certificate signed by the Chief Engineer and
countersigned by the owner, Agent, or Manager of an Industrial
under-taking using boilers of capacities not less than 140 sq. meters each
stating that the candidate possesses a second class boiler attendant’s
certificate of competency and has served for not less than two years as an
assistant to a first class boiler attendant and has acquired necessary
skill for undertaking responsibilities of working and maintenance of such
boilers. **
[ **
These rules
are
to be followed for Gujarat State only ]
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