Who should attend
This program benefits anyone responsible for supervising CP systems, measuring the effectiveness of CP systems, and/or recording this data, including:
- CP field personnel
- Technicians
Learning objectives
- Recall the basics of electricity, electrical laws, electrochemistry, corrosion, and CP theory
- Define how polarity is 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
- Define CP components including impressed current systems, galvanic anodes, and test stations
- Read shunts and recognize their use in rectifiers, bonds, and anodes
- Perform periodic surveys to confirm the effectiveness of a CP system
- Recall the use, maintenance, and precautions for reference cells
- Utilize basic location mapping, report preparation, and record keeping
- Recognize safety issues specific to CP
- Recall code requirements related to CP