Scope:

The High Voltage Safety: Entry Level III/2, III/3 and III/6 course has been designed to meet the requirements of the STCW Convention 1978, as amended, Table A-III/3, A-III/2 and A-III/6.

Objective:

Those who succesfully complete this course should achieve the required knowledge regarding the functional, operational and safety requirements for a marine high voltage system.

Course content:

Rules, regulations and guidelines;
Fundamentals of electricity, review general electrical theory and safety precautions;
Electrical equipment in a marine environment, review of a typical marine installation;
Basic fault level calculations, grounding arrangements, high voltage faults and protection;
High voltage safety, basics of risk management and safe working procedures;
Develop switching strategies for isolation;
First aid in electrical injuries;