And, what does the 18th Edition test involve? In this article, we will run you through everything you need to know about the 18th edition and how to prepare yourself for the test. These lights were provided by the German firm Siemens and used to replace the gas lighting system.
However, all was not completely well with the new system. Indeed, as soon as power was switched on there were reports of problems with the wiring. This was particularly apparent on the side streets where the lights barely lit up the ground below them.
More concerning, were reports of people coming to harm on exposed wires. By the town abandoned the project. With more towns inspired to abandon gas for electric lighting systems, the Society of Telegraph Engineers and of Electricians acted to design bets practice guidelines. This saw the first edition of the British Wiring Regulations published in The original regulations were published across just 4 pages and laid out 3 key purposes:. The wiring regulations have been regularly updated ever since to reflect both new developments in wiring and updated modes of best practice.
They remained the responsibility of the Society who later became known as the Institute of Electrical Engineers. They now tend to be referred to by their acronym, the IET.
Over the years, regulatory standards across nations and continents have become increasingly aligned. More recently, the European Committee for Electrotechnical Standardization has harmonised wiring regulations further. Because of this patterned history, the 18th Edition is often known by a variety of names. As such, when you hear people in the industry talking about any of the following, they will be talking about the 18th edition:.
The 18th edition of the wiring regulations required new electrical installations to conform to their specifications as of January 1 st , Those working in electrical installations are required to ensure they design and install everything in line with these latest regulations.
This is to protect people, livestock, and property and to ensure the electrical installations function properly. The exam covering the 18th edition wiring regulations is taken online at an approved test centre. There are a total of 60 questions which you have 2 hours to answer. However, the pass rate is variable depending on average success rates nationally.
As such, when people achieve more highly, the pass mark will go up. This would equate to getting at least 42 out of 60 in the test. The two hour test times gives you a full two minutes for every question, although you can spread this time out as you wish. With appropriate preparation, study, and following the tips in this post, you will be well prepared to pass the 18th Edition exam. The 18th edition exam is an open book exam, so you can take your copy of BS into the exam with you.
City and Guilds advise the following to exam centres. Fortunately, the 18th Edition exam is an open book exam. This means you can bring specified materials into the exam with you. This includes the BS book which you will need to study in order to pass the test. In addition to the book itself, you are also permitted to by the IET to use things like numbered post-it notes or folded down pages.
You can use these as bookmarks on your BS book to mark important chapters or key information you expect to need during the exam. You are also allowed to highlight text in your book. Whilst the IET allows the book to be taken into the exam with above assistive learning tools, the IET wiring regulations books are not allowed to contain any of the following:. The test centres hold responsibility for checking any material you wish to take into the exam with you. If they feel that the material you have in your book will advantage you in any way, they may provide a clean copy of the IET Requirements for Electrical Installations i.
BS You may also find that some test centres insist on using their own copies of the regulations to ensure everyone is treated fairly. If you wish to use your own book with the permitted additions, it is advisable to contact your test centre to confirm they will permit this. You should also be aware that some centres do not offer clean copies for people who have made notes in their books. As such, you should also contact the test centre to find out whether they are able to offer this service if you feel your book will not be permitted for use in the examination.
As well as your book, you will need to take a scientific calculator with you to the exam. This should not be a programmable calculator. Any calculators from the Casio FX range eg. These will not be provided by the test centres so you will need to buy one of these prior to sitting the exam. It also highlights the number of questions in the exam will target the different sections covered in the book.
This is based on the total number of questions covered by each book section out of the 60 that will be asked. Skip to content. Sign Up Login. Test View. Answered Flagged. Begin Test View Statistics. Sign up to keep track of your progress. And easy to carry round on site. I agree with WarrenG tags just get confusing, I found it to be a lot quicker to use the index and then speed read the relevant section. Reaction score 1, WarrenG is right. In the notes section at the back of the regs write the title and page number of all the charts you need, ie thermal efects There's half a dozen or so of blank pages so plenty of space, also I assume you will be going through some old papers, any question that you come across that you find dificult, make a note with a relevent heading and page number.
The Amicus Books are allowed in the exam room. My College will give you note paper in the exam room and do not allow you to bring your own. Click to expand I did try to tab more when I did my regs exam but it just ended up being too confusing and I found I used the index more than the tabs anyway!
I wrote in the back any tables I may need and where I could find them like correction factors etc Reaction score I found using the index was the best way for me even though i had tags everywhere. Last edited: Jan 29, It was my first day today of the 3 day course. I actually enjoyed it, the tutor was a bit of a comedian and made us all laugh, we had free tea and coffe all day.
We all got a free NIC study book on the wiring regs, thicker than the actual regs book. Were working through the details of each section of the regs book and then answering a set of actual city and guilds exam questions on each of the sections.
The collage im at is rated 2nd for electrical tution in all areas, throughout the whole of the UK. With a brand new 5 million pound technology block. At the collage out of people who have taken the full exam only 4 have ever failed.
Im feeling more confident and dont see there being any problems on the day. Ill keep you posted.. Good Luck! My exam day today!! But the hole thing is canceled due to the severe snow.
Im gutted! The book is all fresh in my head, Now they've canceled it.. Hopefully be resceduled for the next couple of days. The City and Guilds invidulators have informed us that the only book allowed in the exam is the regs book, no OSG or anything else. However we can have what ever notes we like in our regs book.
Stuck in.. No loose documents. Dont worry to much yet your have plenty of time on a full time course! Yes mate, exactly right You go in an exam with a big book with all the answers in to help you pass.. Almost feels like cheating!!
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