CompEx Certified Ex12 Application Design Engineers
Application Design Engineer (Ex12)
The CompEx Ex12 Application Design Engineer qualification has been developed to validate the core competency of application design engineers who specify electrical equipment within hazardous areas.
Attendees
This qualification is suitable for aspiring or practising application design engineers who have experience of selecting Ex certified electrical equipment for installations in locations where there is potential for explosive atmospheres to exist.
ENTRY REQUIREMENTS:
The level of skills, knowledge and experience considered as a pre-requisite for this training programme will be left to the discretion of employers. However, the programme requires that personnel have a good understanding of basic electrical application design practice. Candidates would normally be expected to be educated to, as a minimum, HNC / HND (or equivalent) and have at least 2 years’ experience working in hazardous areas.
- A good working knowledge and recent experience of Electrical and (or) Instrument installation application design practice is assumed as a pre-requisite for this training course.
- A good working knowledge of 60079-14 is recommended prior to attending.
- Familiarity with manufacturers documentation including data sheets, certificates, etc is also recommended.
Successful completion of this or any other CompEx module is not intended to infer full occupational competence of the learner (candidate).
Duration
5 days
Total qualification time – will be dependent on the individual, but candidates should be encouraged by ATPs to participate in some course preparation* prior to attending and may require some self-directed learning during the course.