Marine Electrics

The Marine Electronics course is designed to expand candidate’s knowledge on the part of the Y4 that the majority of students struggle to grasp. The course will cover 14 different vital aspects of everyday marine electronics. - Construction and operation of AC alternators S - Synchronising and paralleling alternators manually and automatically - Switchboard safety devices - Fuse types and applications - Shore power connection and safe operation - Star and delta motor connections - Neutral point insulated distribution - Construction and operation of 3-phase induction motors - Construction and operation of batteries - Emergency power supplies (SOLAS) - Electrical safety (legislation - COSWP, safe isolation, safe testing procedures) - Electrical maintenance - Inverters - Intrinsically safe circuits and equipment