NMEA INSTALLER TRAINING IS COMING TO SIDNEY BC DECEMBER 5 – 8
Dec 5, 2017
When:
Tuesday, December 5th – Basic Marine Electronics Installer (MEI) SOLD OUT
Wednesday, December 6th – Basic NMEA2000® Network Installer SOLD OUT
Thursday, December 7th – Advanced Marine Electronics Installer (AMEI)
Friday, December 8th – Advanced NMEA2000® Network Installer
Where:
Quadrant Marine Institute
2300 Canoe Cove Road Sidney, BC V8L 3X9 Canada
Trainer – Johnny Lindstrom, Electronics Supervisor, Westport Yachts, WA
All courses run from 8:00 a.m. until 5:00 p.m. with lunch and an exam at the end of each session.
Advanced Marine Electronics Installer (AMEI) – Thursday, December 7th
This advanced installer class is designed for the Marine Electronics Installer (MEI) who wishes to achieve competency in advanced topic areas and concepts. An Advanced MEI certificate is an indication that a mid-level installer has a working knowledge regarding commissioning of a boat and installing more complex marine electronic devices. The program will go in depth on proper installation of Computers, Ethernet, NMEA 0183, Autopilots, Radar Commissioning, Gyros & Satellite Compasses, Satellite Communications Antennas, VHF, SSB, AIS, and EMI.
Pre-requisite: Student must have taken the basic MEI Installer Training class.
Advanced NMEA 2000 Network Installer – Friday, December 8th
The NMEA2000 advanced course focuses on installations, setup, and diagnostic troubleshooting of moderately complex NMEA 2000® networks. The class consists of a PowerPoint presentation followed by “hands on” and the included class lunch. Students split into small groups at classroom work stations equipped with NMEA 2000® networks. The purpose of the hands-on portion is to provide students with the opportunity to demonstrate proficiency in the ability to build, configure, backup network files and evaluate network conditions using the diagnostic tools shown in the class. The training class features NMEA 2000®-certified products from major manufacturers such as Furuno, Garmin, Navico, Raymarine, Maretron and Actisense including multi-function displays (MFDs), Instruments and sensors of the same function which require instancing. Most importantly, this allows students to get familiar with the diagnostic tools used in the training and offered to students at special reduced pricing from the NMEA. Please note there is absolutely no outside test equipment allowed in the class by students.
Pre-requisite: Student must have taken the basic NMEA 2000 Installer Training class.
Pricing for Basic MEI, Basic NMEA 2000, AMEI training: $450 member / $650 non-member
Pricing for the Advanced NMEA 2000 training course is $650 member / $850 non-member
Questions? Contact Cindy Love, 410-975-9425 or clove@nmea.org
Course materials are sent out in advance, please sign up early.
