Boat & Yacht Electrical
Level 1 Course Details:
- Course Name: Boat & Yacht Electrical Level 1
- Pre-course requirements: None
- Aimed at: Leisure & Professional
- Duration: 12 hours
- Format: Self Paced
- Time limits: None
- Accreditation: International CPD
- CPD Points: 12
- Standards: NMEA, ABYC, ISO, RCR, RCD
- Exam Certification: MET - 1
- Tax: Included
- Exams: Included
- Graded results: Included
- Satisfaction Guarantee: 30 days
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Enrolment: UK £125 / USD $159
Who is this course for?
Boat Owners
The Level 1 course is popular with:
- Hands on owner / operators
- Yacht Fleet owners
- Sailing School owners
- Workboat owners
- DIY / Restoration enthusiasts
Electrical faults can be inconvenient, expensive, and dangerous. Having marine electrical knowledge and skills will help you prevent, find and fix basic problems, and save money too.
Take control of on-board electrical maintenance and repairs, and learn how to make your electrical system safe and reliable.
Professional Crew
The Level 1 course is popular with:
- Yacht Skippers
- Yacht crew
- Delivery skippers
- Yachtmaster instructors
- Work boat crew
Electrically savvy Yacht crew run a safer, and more reliable ship. MECO Trained crew know what spares to take, what tools they need and how to use them, what to check before departure, and how to fix faults on route; these skills could reduce potential disaster to mild inconvenience.
Trainee Electricians
The Level 1 course is popular with:
- Boat builders
- Colleges & Universities
- Surveyors
- Marine Electrical Shops
- Apprenticeship providers
Many courses require previous in field experience, but to get this, you need training. At MECO beginners are very welcome. This course starts off from the basics of electricity and applies this to marine systems. The level 1 counts towards MECO Full MET 3 Professional.
Leading cause of boat fires
The electrical system year after year is still the leading cause of boat fires. Much of this is down to poor installation, or maintenance, both of which can be rectified with detailed training.
Fuses and circuit breakers only prevent a very small percentage of fires, most on board electrical fires are caused by poor connections, incorrect cable sizing, or incorrect type or location of circuit protection devices.
All this and more is covered in great detail in the level 1 course.
Other Marine Electrical & Electronics courses.
Many who enrolled in the Level 1 course also enrolled in:
MECO Boat & Yacht Level 1 Curriculum
- Introduction
- Voltage, Current & Resistance (2:44)
- Power (3:12)
- Testing (8:04)
- Batteries (10:16)
- Busbars
- Cable Sizing ISO Version (8:46)
- Cable Sizing USA ABYC (13:57)
- Switching (4:51)
- Circuit protection (9:49)
- Alternators (10:56)
- Battery Charging (Engine) (17:39)
- Battery Charging (Shore Power)
- Starter Motors (12:47)
- Monitoring Current & Voltage (4:51)
- Engine Gauges (9:21)
- Terminations (3:51)
- Completion