Manator
©Honorary Essex Boy™
The problem I see is that some people interpret the regulations to suit. The regulations are not just thought up overnight they evolve over many months of continual debate.
There was a major problem with the 17th edition regulations, but it was pushed through even though the amendments were already being discussed.
The IET were fully aware of this "faults", but were happy that the main content was good to use.
Learning to pass an exam, and learning for a deeper knowledge base are two very different things.
Most institutions now provide courses to become an electrician, they impart fractional information to provide the student to pass the eventual examination. They do not however go into the detail of understanding.
I believe this is what has happened to you, you can pass the exam but have little understanding behind the question.
I posted a comment in another thread on this forum that went along the lines of, if you understand the basic science behind electricity you can understand the universe.
This is not a flippant remark, and I challenge anyone to check this out for themselves.
If we take isolation for an example, we must ask why it is required in the first place.
A few years ago a young plumber was killed because he wanted a cup of tea. The home owner asked him if he wanted a brew, out of habbit he said yes. He had isolated the circuit he was working on at the time, but had not locked it out. The lady put the kettle on and realising that the circuit was off duly turned it on with devastating results.
Had a local isolating point been installed the circuit would never have required isolating and the plumber would be alive today. This example also shows why lock out kits should always be used.
There was a major problem with the 17th edition regulations, but it was pushed through even though the amendments were already being discussed.
The IET were fully aware of this "faults", but were happy that the main content was good to use.
Learning to pass an exam, and learning for a deeper knowledge base are two very different things.
Most institutions now provide courses to become an electrician, they impart fractional information to provide the student to pass the eventual examination. They do not however go into the detail of understanding.
I believe this is what has happened to you, you can pass the exam but have little understanding behind the question.
I posted a comment in another thread on this forum that went along the lines of, if you understand the basic science behind electricity you can understand the universe.
This is not a flippant remark, and I challenge anyone to check this out for themselves.
If we take isolation for an example, we must ask why it is required in the first place.
A few years ago a young plumber was killed because he wanted a cup of tea. The home owner asked him if he wanted a brew, out of habbit he said yes. He had isolated the circuit he was working on at the time, but had not locked it out. The lady put the kettle on and realising that the circuit was off duly turned it on with devastating results.
Had a local isolating point been installed the circuit would never have required isolating and the plumber would be alive today. This example also shows why lock out kits should always be used.
