Course Description

Education/Certification

CP 2-Cathodic Protection Technician
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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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 2-Cathodic Protection Technician Course is an intensive 6-day course that presents CP technology to prepare students for the NACE Cathodic Protection Technician Certification Examination. Course topics include intermediate-level discussions of corrosion theory and CP concepts, types of CP systems, AC and DC stray current interference, and advanced field measurement techniques. This course provides both theoretical knowledge and practical techniques for testing and evaluating data to determine the effectiveness of both galvanic and impressed current CP systems and to gather design data. The course involves lectures and hands-on training with equipment and instruments used in CP testing. Hands-on training at outdoor facilities is also included, weather permitting.
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Who Should Attend

This course is designed for persons who have a working knowledge of CP, or who have extensive years of CP field experience with a technical background. Students must complete a preliminary application for certification at least 60 days in advance so that education and prerequisites can be verified. In-depth high school chemistry and mathematics courses including algebra, balancing equations, conversions of units, logarithms, and graphs; the NACE Basic Corrosion course, CP 1?Cathodic Protection Tester or equivalent; and comprehensive knowledge of electrochemistry, electricity, electrical laws and series and parallel circuits, meter operation, and CP fundamentals are necessary for understanding the material in this course.
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Prerequisites

For each path, all prerequisites must be met in order to apply for the CP 2–Cathodic Protection Technician Course.

Path 1

3 years CP work experience

PLUS

High school diploma or GED including algebra and logarithms training

PLUS

CP Tester Certification or equivalent training

Path 2

1 year CP work experience

PLUS

4-year physical science or engineering degree

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CP Tester Certification or equivalent training

Path 3

2-year post high school training from an approved math or science technical/trade school including algebra and logarithm 5 training

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2 years CP work experience

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CP Tester Certification or equivalent training

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Course Highlights (include but are not limited to)

Corrosion Theory
CP Fundamentals
Field Measurements and Instrumentation
DC Power Sources
Safety Specific to CP
CP Recordkeeping

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Skill Assessment

Upon successful completion of the Cathodic Protection Technician Examination, a Certified NACE Cathodic Protection Technician will have passed both an open book, written exam and a closed book, practical (hands-on) exam with a grade of 70% or greater that includes various levels of assessment of the following skill and knowledge factors:

Perform advanced field tests (including current requirement test, shorted casing test, IR drop test, soil resistivity, and interference tests) and evaluate the results
Perform tests to verify the presence of stray current interference and recommend method(s) to mitigate the interference
Understand AC voltage and its mitigation
Maintenance of documentation and records, including data plotting and analysis
Conduct and understand the importance of periodic surveys, including IR- Free readings, polarization decay tests and current measurements
Test and troubleshoot rectifier component parts
Understand corrosion coupon test stations
Understand code requirements related to CP

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Exam-Only Option

Qualified candidates may sit for the Cathodic Protection Technician Certification Exam 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. Due to difficulty level of the Exam Only Option, along with the Prerequisites/Work Experience listed for the CP 2–Cathodic Protection Technician Course, NACE strongly recommends that individuals have prior CP training that is equivalent to CP 2–Cathodic Protection Technician Course. Contact NACE FirstService 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 2–Cathodic Protection Technician Course Manual on CD-ROM as well as a copy of the first two chapters of the manual prior to the start of course. The full course manual as well as Pipeline Corrosion and Cathodic Protection, Third Edition will be provided to students on site.
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Continuing Education Credit - 5 CEU's
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