We are a 501(C)3 Non-profit Educational Organization. Established in 1952. Run by dedicated volunteers who want to make a difference. Our goal is quality through education.

It is the objective of the A.C.O.E. to maintain the Association as an organization of Chief Engineers, or the industrial equivalent thereof, who have a special interest in the practices of plant engineering. The organizational activity, within the scope of this specialized field of interest, shall be dedicated to the improvement of service to its members, their employing companies, the engineering profession and the community. Association activities shall be directed to accomplish the specific objectives of education, the exchange of information, plant tours and service on governmental Licensing boards and Industrial Code Boards.

It is an objective of the Association to provide, through an apprenticeship program, a better qualified Stationary Engineer and to promote the welfare and raise the standard of Engineers by instituting educational programs within our organization.

The Association emphasizes supervisory concepts and helps the Engineer better direct and motivate his own staff and interface effectively with other areas of management.

The Association strives to enhance the prestige and professional status of Stationary Engineers and, when appropriate, to serve as a “Voice of the Stationary Engineer”.

It is a goal of this Association to maintain an effective level of membership participation.

No disclosure of information by a member of the Association of Chief Operating Engineers shall be used for his or her employer’s disadvantage.

Association of Chief Operating Engineers membership shall never be used as a tool of salesmanship toward other members or their employers.

No member of the Association of Chief Operating Engineers shall align himself with any vendor, contractor or supplier for the express purpose of personal gain.

No member of the Association of Chief Operating Engineers shall ever knowingly say or do anything which may jeopardize the position of another member with his or her employer.

Members of the Association of Chief Operating Engineers are expected to conduct themselves in a professional manner in the normal routine of their duties so as to enhance the dignity of their profession and their affiliation with the Association.

Any member that is found to have acted in an unethical manner, by the Ethics Committee, and is voted on as such, by a quorum of, and at a general meeting. This persons dues will not be accepted for the following year, nor will that person be considered for future membership, unless otherwise stated at the time voting takes place.

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