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NCCER Power Generation Maintenance Mechanic Knowledge Verified credential

Licensing authority: National Center for Construction Education and Research (NCCER)

Initial by examination
NCCER Power Generation Maintenance Mechanic Knowledge Assessment
Award
Knowledge Verified credential requires successful completion of the PGMM52 knowledge assessment; the separate performance verification is required only for the additional NCCER craft certification.
Delivery
Assessment administered through an NCCER-accredited Assessment Program; public centers may offer it.
Eligibility
No individual training prerequisite or application-approval requirement was stated for this journey-level knowledge assessment in the reviewed current program and PGMM52 specifications; provider accreditation requirements concern centers.

NCCER Power Generation Maintenance Mechanic Knowledge Assessment

Provider
NCCER-accredited Assessment Programs
Format
Two-hour closed-book knowledge examination
Exam questions
Total questions: 119.
Time limit
Two hours
Passing score
75
Examination outline
  • Basic Safety (0.84%)
  • Basic Rigging (0.84%)
  • Fasteners and Anchors (3.36%)
  • Oxyfuel Cutting (3.36%)
  • Gaskets and Packing (2.52%)
  • Construction Drawings (3.36%)
  • Pumps and Drivers (3.36%)
  • Valves (3.36%)
  • Mobile and Support Equipment (3.36%)
  • Lubrication (3.36%)
  • Precision Measuring Tools (3.36%)
  • Introduction to Bearings (3.36%)
  • Installing Bearings (3.36%)
  • Installing Couplings (3.36%)
  • Installing Mechanical Seals (3.36%)
  • Conventional Alignment (3.36%)
  • Reverse Alignment (3.36%)
  • Installing Belt and Chain Drives (2.52%)
  • Introduction to Ferrous Metal Piping Practices (3.36%)
  • Identify, Install and Maintain Valves (3.36%)
  • Low-Pressure Steam Systems (3.36%)
  • High-Pressure Steam Systems and Auxiliaries (3.36%)
  • Heaters, Furnaces, Heat Exchangers, Cooling Towers, and Fin Fans (2.52%)
  • Conveyors (1.68%)
  • Basic Hydraulic Systems (3.36%)
  • Troubleshooting and Repairing Hydraulic Systems (2.52%)
  • Vibration and Balancing (3.36%)
  • Fuel Preparation and Delivery Equipment (3.36%)
  • Compressors and Pneumatic Systems (3.36%)
  • Troubleshooting and Repairing Pumps (3.36%)
  • Troubleshooting and Repairing Gearboxes (2.52%)
  • Turbines (3.36%)
  • Maintaining and Repairing Turbines (3.36%)
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