About Organization

A Boiler is an equipment, where in steam is generated under pressure. Such steam is useful in oil mills, textile mills, sizing, fertilizers, petrochemicals, refineries, food industries (such as sugar mills, dairy), power generation etc. All such industries need boilers. Though the boiler is very useful, it is also very dangerous, because of its explosive nature. An accident caused, due to an explosion of a boiler which can result in loss of life and property. In the year 1869, two such explosions of boiler occurred in Bombay city (now Mumbai) causing huge damage to life and property. Therefore, in the year 1869, the Boiler Inspection Department was established in the State of Bombay, and later the Indian Boiler Act, 1923 came into existence at the national level.

The Government of India then introduced the Indian Boiler Regulations, 1924. These regulations were further totally replaced in year 1950, and are now called as Indian Boiler Regulations, 1950. These regulations include guidelines and regulations about the boiler, drawings, prescribed certificates, mode of construction, registration, inspection, etc.

Later, based on the Indian Boiler Act, 1923, The Maharashtra Boiler Rules, 1962 and Maharashtra Economizer Rules, 1965, came in to force. The Indian Boiler Act, 1923 was amended in 2007, and now the said act is called as ‘The Boiler Act, 1923’. Further in March, 2011 the Boiler Attendants’ Rules, 2011 and Boiler Operation Engineers’ Rules, 2011 came into force.

Head Office of the Director of Steam Boilers is located at Mumbai. Regional offices are located at Pune, Ahmednagar, Nashik, Kolhapur, Nagpur & Solapur.

• Marathi Definitions of Steam Boilers PDF file (25 KB)

To protect and preserve life and property in the national interest and the same time help in speeding up the national development by implementation of the following Boiler Acts/Rules/Regulations:

• The Boilers Act, 1923 (111 KB)
• Indian Boiler Regulations, 1950
• The Maharashtra Boiler Rules 1962 (164 KB)
• The Maharashtra Economiser Rules 1965 (76 KB)
• The Boiler Attendants’ Rules, 2011 (137 KB)
• The Boilers Operation Engineers’ Rules, 2011 (117 KB)

• To promote excellence in boiler safety by carrying out stringent inspection of boilers in use, to preserve & protect life & property from boiler explosions.
• To promote national development by carrying out quality inspection of boilers & allied equipments during manufacturing.
• To generate competent human resources for safe operation of boilers by conducting examinations for boiler attendants & operation engineers.
• To commit ourselves for fast, reliable & transparent public delivery system by simplifying processes & adopting latest technology with computer systems.
• To maintain excellence as leading inspection agency in the field of boilers & pressure vessels manufacturing, inspection, & failure analysis with latest technical know-how at par with international inspection agencies.
• To develop advanced techniques in field of inspection / manufacturing of Supercritical Boilers.
• To encourage use of solar energy by promoting & helping Solar Boiler manufacturing units.
• To create awareness in the boiler community for safe & efficient use of boilers.

This department has been successfully carrying out the above tasks for more than 150 years. With technological developments in the World, this department has also changed with time. This department has been carrying out above work manually till date. However, vision of this department in future shall be as follows.:

• Full computerisation of the department.
• Development of Interactive Web Site
• Simplification of processes and maintenance of transparency while rendering services to citizen
• Development of accessible system for receipt of citizen’s complaints/suggestions
• Development of accessable system for understanding citizen’s feed back.
• Aiming for leading inspection agency in the field of boilers & pressure vessels manufacturing, inspection, & failure analysis with latest technical know-how at par with international inspection agencies.
• Development of techniques in the field of inspection during manufacturing, erection, registration & inspection of Super Critical Boilers where in density of steam & water is same. These type of boilers will be commissioned in the year 2012 in Maharashtra State.
• Encouraging Non Conventional Energy like Solar energy for generation of steam by promoting and helping Solar Boiler Manufacturing Units.
• Creating awareness programmes in all regional offices to create awareness in public regarding Amendments in The Boiler Act, 1923.

Functions under the Boilers Act, 1923 & Rules there under.

Functions of the Directorate of Steam Boilers under the Boilers Act, 1923 & Rules there under are as follows

• To register the boiler / economiser under Section 7.
• To certify renewal of certificate of the boiler / economizer under Section 8.
• To act as an ex-officio Chairman for the Board of Examiners.
• To nominate an officer as a Secretary to the Board of Examiners.
• To act as Inspecting Authority under IBR, 1950 to certify boilers / economisers / boiler components manufactured.
• To act as Competent Authority to certify welder certificate in Form XIII.
• To grant permissions for manufacturing, repairs of boiler / economizers, boiler components, etc.
• To revoke certificates granted to boiler / economisers under section 11.
• To regulate transfer of boilers /economisers.
• To inquire into accidents of boilers / economisers under Section 18.
• To dispose the appeal under Section 19.
• To sanction prosecution under Section 26.
• To represent Central Boilers Board constituted under Section 27A on behalf of State Government.
• To submit cases of exemptions to Government under Section 34.
• To approve workshops as boiler repairer, pipe fabricator, boiler manufacturer, pressure vessel manufacturer, etc.
• To grant exemption certificates for the steam generators.
• To submit and Annual Report on the administration of the Act and such other reports and returns as may be called for by the State Government.
• To supervise & control the work of inspectors.
• To advice owners regarding the maintenance, working and cleaning of boilers.
• As an Inspecting Authority, he shall-
  • Approve all drawings and plans for construction of boilers, parts thereof, steam receivers, separators, and other like equipments.
  • Supervise and control the work of all Inspecting Officers in the construction of boilers, parts thereof, steam receivers, separators, and other like equipments.
  • Issue certificates in Forms II and III-A and countersign certificates in Form-III of the Regulations for boilers, parts thereof, steam-pipes, steam receivers, separators, and other like equipments.
  • Advise the makers of boilers or of parts thereof or of steam receivers, separators and other like equipments with regard to the provisions of the Regulations so far as they relate to their design and constructional features
  • Supervise and control the working of any testing laboratory set up for the testing and examination of boilers or parts thereof under construction.
  • examine and approve all reports, regarding examination of boilers, parts thereof under construction in stages as enumerated in Appendix ‘J’ of the Regulations.
• As an Inspecting Authority he shall keep in his office
  • A register of boilers and scantlings manufactured in the State.
  • A register of all tests carried out to test specimens against the boilers under manufacture
  • A register of radiographic and non-destructive examination carried out with the result thereof against each boiler of welded construction under manufacture
  • A register of Approved drawings and plans of boilers
  • A register of examination fees received in connection with construction of boilers, steam pipes or parts thereof
  • a schedule of stage examination of boilers or parts thereof in accordance with the provisions laid down under Appendix ‘J’ of the Regulations
• As Chief Inspector, he shall
  • personally check the registration particulars and calculations submitted by Inspectors for all boilers inspected for registration as prescribed in Chapter IX of the Regulations and enter under his own signature the approved working pressure and all orders required by section 7
  • enter under his own signature any subsequent entries required in the registration book
  • obtain from the State of registry registration book of any boiler the transfer of which is reported under section 6 (b)
  • fix the area under the control of each Inspector and the Dy. Chief Inspector
  • approve the programs of all Dy. Chief Inspectors and Inspectors subordinate to him with due regard to the convenience of owners generally
  • examine and countersign the Inspector’s Memorandum of Inspection book of each boiler after each inspection
  • examine and pass orders on the diaries and returns of Dy. Chief Inspectors
  • pass orders in all cases in which an Inspector proposes to increase or reduce the pressure allowed for any boiler under section 8, or to revoke, cancel or refuse to renew the certificate of boiler under section 11, or to order important repairs, structural alterations, or renewals in a boiler under section 8
  • Pass orders in all cases in which it is reported that after due notice the boiler has not been properly prepared for inspection.
  • Decide all appeals as against the order of a Dy. Chief Inspector or an Inspector under section 19
  • Sanction prosecutions under the Act
  • Inquire into serious accidents to boilers.
• As Chief Inspector, he shall keep in his office
  • a Register in Form A of all boilers registered in the State, or the registry of which has been transferred from another state
  • the Registration Book and Memorandum of Inspection Book of all boilers borne on his register
  • a register of appeals
  • a register of accidents
  • a register of registration and inspection fees received

• Mumbai
• Nashik
• Pune
• Ahmednagar
• Nagpur
• Kolhapur
• Solapur

Click here to see Officers Contacts (21 KB)

Examinations

This Directorate conducts examination for Boiler Operation Engineers and Boiler Attendants as per Boiler Operation Engineers Rules, 2011 & Boiler Attendant Rules, 2011 with latest amendments with objective to promote & develop Engineers and Workers working with Boiler in the State of Maharashtra.

Also it provides the skilled manpower to industry in order to maintain standard of industrial safety.

This perspective provides the better opportunity for employment with a approach to safe and efficient working of boilers.

• Instruction
  • First class boiler attendant instructions (952 KB)
  • Second class boiler attendant instructions (936 KB)
  • Self Declaration format B for Self Attestation (75 KB)
  • Boiler Operation Engineer’s Examination Instruction (21.8 KB)
• Specimen Medical/Service Certificate
  • Boiler Operation Engineer’s Service Certificate (67 KB)
  • Boiler Attendant Service Certificate (268 KB)
  • Medical Certificate (31.2 KB)
• Boiler Operation Engineers Rules, 2011 (116 KB)
• Boiler Attendants Rules, 2011 (136 KB)
• Amendments in Rules
  • Boiler Attendent Amendment Rules 2016 (137 MB)
  • Boiler Operation Engineers Attendent Amendment Rules 2016 (171 MB)
  • Boiler Operation Engineers Rules, 2011 (2.71 MB)
  • Boiler Attendants Rules, 2011 (572 KB)
  • Boiler Attendent (Amendment) Rules-2012, Amendment Dt. 09.05.2012 (2.71 MB)
  • Boiler Attendent (Amendment) Rules-2014, Amendment Dt. 11.08.2014 (527 KB)
  • Boiler Operation Engineers Rules, 2011, Clarification Dt. 18.03.2014 (573 KB)
  • Boiler Operation Engineers Rules, 2011, Clarification Dt. 20.08.2014 (918 KB)
• Question Papers
  • Boiler Operation Engineers Examination Papers February 2012 (3.23 MB)
  • Boiler Operation Engineers Examination Papers October 2012 (3.91 MB)
  • Boiler Operation Engineers Examination Papers September 2013 (4 MB)
  • Boiler Operation Engineers Examination Papers July 2014 (3.99 MB)
  • Boiler Operation Engineers Examination Papers 7th February 2015 (2.9 MB)
  • Boiler Operation Engineers Examination Papers Nov - 2016 (453 KB)
  • Boiler Operation Engineers Examination Papers Feb - 2017 (3 MB)
  • Boiler Operation Engineers Examination Papers February-2017 (675KB)
  • Boiler Operation Engineers Examination Papers March-2018 (663 KB)
• Application Form (121 KB)
• Examination Schedule
  • Eligible list of Candidates for Ist Class Boiler Attendant Exam (70 KB)
  • Eligible list of Candidates for IInd Class Boiler Attendant Exam (74 KB)
  • Time table for Boiler Attendant Exam Nov 2019
  • BOE Exam 2020
• Results