Explore the principles of electricity to see how they affect marine electrical technology in this free online course. This free online course offers you a comprehensive guide to the fundamental principles of electricity and explains how they apply at sea to power marine electrical technologies. We describe safety measures that prevent shock and protect electrical circuits. We then examine electrical distribution systems and performance tests to provide you with the skills you need to work onboard a ship or as a maritime engineer.
| Course Type | Online Learning |
| Course Qualification | CPD Diploma |
| Course Duration | 20-30 hours |
| Course Fee | Free |
| Entry Requirements | Like all courses on the Alison Free Learning platform this is a free, CPD-accredited course. A Graduate can choose to buy a certificate or diploma upon successful completion of a course, but this is not required or necessary. At Alison we believe that free education, more than anything, has the power to break through boundaries and transform lives. Alison is the world’s largest free online empowerment platform for education and skills training, offering over 5000 CPD accredited courses and a range of impactful career development tools. It is a for-profit social enterprise dedicated to making it possible for anyone, to study anything, anywhere, at any time, for free online, at any subject level. Through our mission, we are a catalyst for positive social change, creating opportunity, prosperity, and equality for everyone. |
| Career Path | In This Free Course, You Will Learn How To • Explain the standard symbols and units used in electronics • Describe electro-motive force (EMF) and electric current • Outline the factors affecting capacitance value • Define the concepts of resistance, conductor, insulator and semiconductor • Identify factors that affect the performance of batteries • Describe the components and mechanics of a battery • Compare DC and AC shocks • Define Ohm's law and how it relates to the basic laws of electricity • describe mapping circuits consisting of resistor, inductor, and capacitor • Describe marine power distribution systems • Discuss the performance characteristic of a DC generator • Analyze the detection of an electric malfunction and location of faults |
| Course Code | 3130 |
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