# Florida — US boiler and pressure vessel inspection requirements by state

For Florida, governing body is Bureau of Fire Prevention, Boiler Safety Section, Division of the State Fire Marshal; statute citation is Florida Statutes, Title 33. Regulations of Trade, Commerce, Investments and Solicitations, Chapter 554. Boiler Safety , Sections 101.1 through 115.0; power boiler inspection interval is certificate inspection annually; external inspection while under pressure; internal inspection if the construction so permits; low-pressure boiler inspection interval is certificate inspection biennially; internal inspection if the construction so permits; accepted inspector types is Insurance companies required to do inservice inspections of all insured boilers in areas of public assembly; upon filing report of satisfactory inspection, boiler exempt from inspection by the Boiler Safety Program, recorded from its source on 2026-08-05.

- **State:** Florida
- **Governing body:** Bureau of Fire Prevention, Boiler Safety Section, Division of the State Fire Marshal
- **Statute citation:** Florida Statutes, Title 33. Regulations of Trade, Commerce, Investments and Solicitations, Chapter 554. Boiler Safety , Sections 101.1 through 115.0.
- **Power boiler inspection interval:** certificate inspection annually; external inspection while under pressure; internal inspection if the construction so permits _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Low-pressure boiler inspection interval:** certificate inspection biennially; internal inspection if the construction so permits _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Accepted inspector types:** Insurance companies required to do inservice inspections of all insured boilers in areas of public assembly; upon filing report of satisfactory inspection, boiler exempt from inspection by the Boiler Safety Program
- **Exemptions:** Boilers and lined hot-water heaters under the control of the federal government; HLW hot-water supply boilers or lined storage water heaters directly fired with oil, gas, electricity, or solar energy not exceeding 400,000 BTU per hour, 210°F, 120 gallons

## What the source says

> Power boilers and high-temperature water boilers: Certificate inspection annually; External inspection while under pressure; Internal inspection if the construction so permits. Low-pressure steam or vapor heating boilers: Certificate inspection biennially; Internal inspection if the construction so permits. Hot-water heating and hot-water supply boilers: Certificate inspection biennially; Internal inspection every four years if the construction so permits.

## Source

- https://www.nationalboard.org/PrintAllSynopsis.aspx?Jurisdiction=Select

Last verified: 2026-08-05. Review by: 2027-08-05.
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