Marine Electrical Awareness Course
The aim of the MEA is to give you a basic understanding of both AC and DC electrical systems.
So that with time and completing other training courses the Inland Boatbuilding industry takes a more professional approach to electrical system design and installation.
Several people who undertake electrical design and installations have minimal knowledge of what standards they should be following. We want to boost their knowledge of both the AC and DC ISO’s and current Boat Safety Scheme requirements. We will include a handout on H&S at work as part of the course.
- The advantages/ disadvantages of which voltage to use either, 12 or 24-volts
- Volt-drop- In an owner’s boat manual, it is rare to find volt-drop calculations or even appropriate documentation.
- Cable installation
- Cable termination
- The correct ways to interconnect batteries and the use of bus bars.
- Looking at what types of bus bar to use, current rating etc.
- Current rating of battery master switches and which type to use.
- AC system design
- Understanding the correct way to install AC protection in new boats today
- Where do you install an RCD?
- What type and which rating of MCB’s.
At the end of each ISO 10133 and 13297 there are sections that cover circuit and system testing.
Most if not all boat yards do not test their installations or produce any form of documentation to record the results.
For more information, please email Vicki at vcrossley@britishmarine.co.uk
For more information about upcoming courses, please email us - training@britishmarine.co.uk