The completion of a High Voltage Course is required for personnel to be compliant with health and safety legislation, including Electricity at Work Regulations 1989 (EAW). Basically, your employer has a duty to train you in any activity that is deemed hazardous, in this case high voltage electricity.
The MTCS ROV High Voltage Course is suitable for any person required to maintain or repair a work class ROV, Plough or Trencher that operate on voltages in excess of 1KV AC/1.5KV DC. A high voltage course is not generally required for small inspection ROVs because they do not tend to operate on high voltage…
It has been a long running debate in the ROV industry as to whether someone who is required to isolate an ROV prior to maintenance should have an electrical background, qualifications, and experience.
No training course can automatically make someone competent, and competence can only be achieved by successfully demonstrating a specific task over a period of time in different scenarios. For example, the competence assessment within the MTCS High Voltage course requires someone to supervise the electrical isolation and ensure it is carried out safely and in accordance with procedures.