STILL TIME TO ATTEND THE ABYC ELECTRICAL CERTIFICATION COURSE IN NORTH VANCOUVER

The courses take place from 6/11/2013 to 6/14/2013, beginning at 08:30am daily and the courses will be held at Raven Marine, Mosquito Creek Marina, 419 West Esplanade, North Vancouver, British Columbia.

ABYC Electrical Certification Description:
This electrical certification course with instructor Kevin Ritz is designed and intended for those with a minimum of 3-5 years practical experience in the field of marine electrical design, service or installation. Students new to the marine electrical field should consider our basic electrical programming options.

The successful certification candidate should be familiar with all of the ABYC electrical standards, although the applicablestandards will be reviewed as a part of the course. Course content is broken out into 14 topic areas that will be presented over a three and ½ day period. The three-hour certification exam will be administered during the fourth day of the program from late morning into early afternoon. The exact time for the exam will depend upon varying class sizes and review time needed.

The 14 topic areas that the candidates should have some pre-requisite background in include:
• Electrical fundamentals                                 AC Shore Power Systems
• Cable Installation and Termination               AC Generators
• Maintaining and Installing Battery Systems   AC Panel boards
• Battery Charging Systems                            DC Panel boards
• Inverters                                                       AC Components
• DC Components                                           Safety Equipment
• Troubleshooting                                            Tips and Hints

Candidates may reference all study materials including the supplied study guide (which contains all pertinent ABYC standards integrated into the text), class notes and additional ABYC standards in either printed or computer-based form during the certification exam. The exam is timed at 3 hours and is comprised of approximately 200 multiple-choice questions.

Course Registration Fees: ABYC Member $885.00 Non-member $1,170.00

Travel Notes: This course is hosted by Raven Marine .

Registration Information: Online registration is available until: 6/1/2013   http://abyc.site-ym.com/events/event_details.asp?id=305798&group=