Course Description

Education/Certification

CP 1-Cathodic Protection Tester
6-Day Classroom Course

1st day 1:00 to 6:30 p.m.
2nd - 5th days 8:00 a.m. to 6:30 p.m.
6th day 8:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. (unless otherwise noted)

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Overview of Ohm's Law \| Basic Math Self Assessment

Description
Who Should Attend
Prerequisites
Course Highlights
Skill Assessment
Exam-Only Option
Fees
Reference Materials
CEU's
Course Outline

"The most comprehensive CP training available to industry."
Steve Nelson, Team Leader, Corrosion Services
Columbia Gas Transmission/Columbia Gulf Transmission

Description

The CP 1–Cathodic Protection Tester Course is an intensive 6-day course that presents CP technology to prepare students for the NACE Cathodic Protection Tester Certification Examination. Course topics include basic electricity, electrochemistry and corrosion concepts, CP theory, CP systems, and CP field measurement techniques. This course provides theoretical knowledge and practical fundamentals for testing on both galvanic and impressed current CP systems. The course involves lectures and intensive hands-on training with equipment and instruments used in CP testing. It also includes hands-on training at outdoor facilities (weather- permitting). The course concludes with both a 2-hour written and a 2-hour practical (hands-on) examination.
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Who Should Attend

This program will benefit anyone who is responsible for supervising CP systems, measuring the effectiveness of CP systems and/or recording this data, including CP field personnel, technicians, and those desiring certification as a "NACE Cathodic Protection Tester."
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Prerequisites

The following is strongly recommended, but not required:

High school diploma or GED
Six months CP work experience
Ability to perform basic math calculations (simple algebra, fractions, and conversions)

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Course Highlights (include but are not limited to)

Basic Electricity
Basic Chemistry and Corrosion Fundamentals
CP Fundamentals
Field Measurements
Stray Current Identification
Installing CP Components
Monitoring CP Systems
Recordkeeping
Safety Specific to CP
Troubleshooting

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Skill Assessment

Upon successful completion of the CP Tester Examination, a Certified NACE Cathodic Protection Tester will have passed both an open-book, written exam and a closed-book, practical exam each with a 70% or greater. The exams cover the following skill and knowledge factors:

Understand the basics of electricity, electrical laws, electrochemistry, corrosion and CP theory
Develop an understanding of polarity related to current flow and metal corrosion activity
Conduct tests to identify shorts and continuity tests in CP systems
Use test instruments to perform a variety of field tests such as structure-to-soil potentials, voltage and current measurements, soil resistivity, pipe/cable locating and rectifier readings
Understand CP components including impressed current systems, galvanic anodes and test stations
Read shunts and understand their use in rectifiers, bonds, and anodes
Perform periodic surveys to confirm the effectiveness of a CP system
Gain knowledge of reference cells, their maintenance, use, and precautions
Learn basic location mapping, report preparation, and recordkeeping
Review safety issues specific to CP
Understand code requirements related to CP

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Exam-Only Option

Candidates can sit for the CP Tester Examination without taking the class. The written exam is open book so that candidates can bring their own references, however the practical exam is closed book. Candidates will receive a copy of the course manual. Exams are scheduled to coincide with scheduled courses. Exam-only candidates may only attend the course on the day of the exam. Contact NACE First Service for more information. Registration fees for exam only candidates are nonrefundable.

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Fees

	Advance Registration	Standard Registration
	Member—$1495	Member—$1645
	Nonmember—$1670	Nonmember—$1820

(Advance registration fees and registration form must be received at NACE Headquarters 35 days prior to start date of course.)

Reference Materials Included with Course Registration Fees

Students will receive the CP 1—Cathodic Protection Tester Course Manual on CD-ROM as well as a copy of the first two chapters of the manual prior to the start of the course. The full course manual as well as Peabody's Control of Pipeline Corrosion will be provided to students on-site.
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Continuing Education Credit - 5 CEU's
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