With reference to the STCW 2010 Manila Amendments, this book caters to the knowledge requirements for Marine Engineers and Electro Technical Officers as
follows:
At the Operational Level
- The hazards associated with high voltage systems;
- The functional, operational and safety requirements for a marine high voltage system;
- Basic arrangement of high voltage systems and their protective devices;
- Safety procedures related to high voltage systems; and
- Immediate actions to be taken under fault conditions.
At the Management Level
- The functional, operational and safety requirements for a marine high voltage system;
- Assignment of suitably qualified personnel to carry-out maintenance and repair of high voltage switchgear of various types;
- Taking remedial action necessary during faults in a high voltage system;
- Producing a switching strategy for isolating components of a high voltage system;
- Selecting suitable apparatus for isolation and testing of high voltage equipment;
- Carrying out a switching and isolation procedure on a marine high voltage system, complete with safety documentation; and
- Performing Insulation Resistance (IR) and Polarization Index (PI) tests on high voltage equipment.
