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> Hi Gil -
>
> Peter Kennedy, who seems to have a great reputation in the Annapolis area,
> claims on his Web site that he "...is an ABYC certified marine electrician..."
> So, evidently ABYC does more than write standards, although this is the
> first I've seen of this certification. Anyone know anything about it?
>
>
> Regards,
>
> John
> "Seahorse"
>
>
Yes, ABYC lists courses with testing for certification of skills. An
ABYC-certified technician has either completed the related course or has
"tested out" by taking the test to certify skills that he may already
have and can pass the test without the exercise of taking the course.
Their courses cover most of the areas addressed by the standards, so it
imparts some confidence that the certified technician who is working on
your boat has a working knowledge of those standards.
And, FWIW, you can obtain an individual membership that enables you to
take the courses and/or tests, plus obtain a complete standard in a
binder or in pdf form. The membership with standard was $334 when I
signed up the best I can recall, the re-up is about a hundred bucks
annually, with that you receive the latest updates to the standard.
There will always be the naysayers who say it's overkill, the standards
are more than what's really needed, and on & on, but ABYC is comprised
of industry professionals who IMHO are genuinely interested in improving
the safety, reliability, and quality of their industry. The training of
technicians is an extension of that philosophy, and certainly helps to
improve the level of quality in the service end of the boating industry.
Steve Sipe
Solo 4303 "Maerin"
Upper Chesapeake
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