Offshore Electrician Course

Lesson 1 • Permit-to-Work Systems

Explains the permit-to-work framework used to authorise electrical tasks offshore. Students learn to read, issue, and close permits correctly.

Lesson 2 • Offshore Hazard Identification

Covers electrical, environmental, and process hazards unique to offshore platforms. Builds the hazard-awareness foundation required for all subsequent safety practices.

Lesson 3 • Emergency Response for Electrical Incidents

Prepares students to respond to electric shock, arc flash burns, and electrical fires offshore. Integrates with platform muster and rescue procedures.

Lesson 4 • Lockout and Tagout Procedures

Teaches energy isolation methods that prevent accidental energisation during maintenance. Directly supports permit compliance and personal protective grounding.

Lesson 1 • Power Quality in Offshore Grids

Addresses harmonics, voltage fluctuations, and transients common in isolated offshore grids. Students learn to identify power quality problems and their effects on equipment.

Lesson 2 • Electromagnetism and Induction

Explains magnetic fields, electromagnetic induction, and mutual inductance. Underpins understanding of transformers, motors, and generators used offshore.

Lesson 3 • Grounding and Bonding Theory

Explains system grounding, equipment bonding, and fault current paths in offshore installations. Connects theory to practical shock protection and fault clearance.

Lesson 1 • Offshore Power System Architecture

Describes generation, transmission, and distribution tiers on offshore platforms. Establishes the system-level view needed to understand component roles.

Lesson 2 • Reading Single-Line Diagrams

Teaches interpretation of single-line diagrams, symbols, and notation used offshore. Students practise tracing fault paths and load flows on real platform diagrams.

Lesson 3 • Power Factor Correction Equipment

Explains capacitor banks and automatic power factor controllers used offshore. Students learn to commission and troubleshoot correction equipment.

Lesson 4 • Medium-Voltage Switchgear

Covers construction, operation, and maintenance of medium-voltage switchgear panels. Connects switchgear knowledge to safe isolation and fault clearance procedures.

Lesson 1 • Generator Paralleling and Load Sharing

Teaches synchronisation procedures and active and reactive load sharing between generators. Students practise manual and automatic paralleling on simulation equipment.

Lesson 2 • Diesel Generator Construction and Operation

Covers alternator windings, excitation systems, and governor controls on offshore generators. Provides the mechanical and electrical knowledge base for maintenance tasks.

Lesson 3 • Transformer Types and Construction

Examines oil-filled and dry-type transformers used in offshore installations. Students identify winding configurations, tap changers, and cooling methods.

Lesson 4 • Transformer Testing and Commissioning

Covers ratio testing, insulation testing, and oil sampling for offshore transformers. Students interpret test results and determine fitness for service.

Lesson 1 • Motor Starting and Protection

Covers direct-on-line, star-delta, and soft-starter methods and their protection schemes. Students select appropriate starting methods for offshore pump and compressor loads.

Lesson 2 • AC Induction Motor Principles

Explains rotating magnetic fields, slip, torque-speed curves, and motor efficiency classes. Provides the theoretical base for motor selection and fault diagnosis.

Lesson 3 • Motor Fault Diagnosis

Teaches systematic diagnosis of winding faults, bearing failures, and drive alarms. Students use test instruments and drive diagnostics to isolate root causes.

Lesson 4 • Variable Speed Drive Operation

Explains PWM inverter operation, drive topologies, and control modes used offshore. Students configure drives for speed, torque, and process control applications.

Lesson 1 • Hazardous Area Installation Practices

Details cable entry, conduit sealing, and enclosure integrity requirements in Ex zones. Students apply installation standards to practical wiring tasks.

Lesson 2 • Ex Equipment Inspection and Maintenance

Covers initial, periodic, and sample inspection types for Ex-rated equipment. Students conduct inspections and document findings to regulatory standards.

Lesson 3 • Equipment Protection Concepts

Covers flameproof, increased safety, intrinsic safety, and purged enclosure protection types. Students match protection concepts to zone requirements and equipment categories.

Lesson 4 • Explosive Atmosphere Zone Classification

Explains gas, vapour, and dust zone classification systems used on offshore platforms. Students apply classification principles to determine equipment selection requirements.

Lesson 1 • Current and Voltage Transformers

Covers CT and VT construction, accuracy classes, and burden requirements for protection. Students test CTs and VTs and verify polarity and ratio.

Lesson 2 • Protection Testing Procedures

Details secondary injection, primary injection, and functional testing of protection schemes. Students perform tests and record results to commissioning standards.

Lesson 3 • Protection Relay Fundamentals

Explains overcurrent, earth fault, differential, and distance relay operating principles. Establishes the conceptual base for relay setting and coordination work.

Lesson 4 • Relay Setting and Coordination

Teaches time-current grading, discrimination margins, and setting calculation methods. Students produce coordination curves for offshore feeder and motor protection.

Lesson 1 • Offshore Commissioning Handover

Details mechanical completion, pre-startup safety review, and handover documentation. Students compile handover packages and conduct walkdowns with operations teams.

Lesson 2 • Cable Testing and Verification

Teaches insulation resistance, high-voltage withstand, and continuity testing for offshore cables. Students select test parameters and interpret results for acceptance.

Lesson 3 • Commissioning Planning and Documentation

Covers commissioning plan structure, pre-commissioning checks, and punch list management. Students prepare and review commissioning packages for offshore electrical systems.

Lesson 4 • Systematic Fault-Finding Methods

Introduces half-split, cause-and-effect, and signal injection fault-finding strategies. Students apply structured methods to reduce diagnostic time on offshore faults.