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SPM Pendawaian Domestik study plan

SPM Pendawaian Domestik · Give each week a clear focus.

8 weeks · About 7 hours per week

Week 1

Electrical Principles and Circuit Theory for Domestic Installations & Protection Devices, Earthing, and Consumer Units

  • State and apply Ohm's law, power formulas and series/parallel resistance combinations to at least 15 worked domestic-circuit problems without reference notes

  • Calculate voltage drop for a 20 m 2.5 mm² PVC single-phase final circuit at 20 A and compare the result with the 4% (10.4 V at 230 V) limit

  • Explain the operation of MCBs, RCCBs and fuses by matching each device to the fault type it clears (overload, short circuit, earth leakage, indirect contact)

  • Draw the MEN (multiple earthed neutral) arrangement from transformer to consumer unit, labelling the main earth terminal, neutral link and earth electrode

Your checkpoint

A one-page formula and protection-device summary sheet plus 15 solved numerical problems with answers checked

Week 2

Electrical Principles and Circuit Theory for Domestic Installations & Lighting Circuits, Socket Outlets, and Final Circuit Design

  • Size a final circuit for a 3 kW water heater and a 2 kW air-conditioner using design current, protective device rating and cable current-carrying capacity from a Malaysian cable table

  • Apply diversity and maximum demand methods (per MS IEC 60364 guidance) to a 3-bedroom terrace house load schedule

  • Compute earth fault loop impedance for a 32 A Type C MCB circuit and confirm whether disconnection within 0.4 s is achievable

  • Distinguish TN-S, TN-C-S and TT earthing arrangements and state the disconnection requirement for each

Your checkpoint

A load schedule and cable-sizing calculation for a full single-storey house, showing design current, breaker rating, cable size and voltage drop per circuit

Week 3

Domestic Wiring Systems, Cables, and Accessories & Lighting Circuits, Socket Outlets, and Final Circuit Design

  • Identify and state the correct application of PVC single-core, PVC/PVC twin-and-earth, and XLPE cables, including conductor colour coding under current Malaysian practice

  • Select accessories (switches, socket outlets, ceiling roses, junction boxes) with correct IP rating for bathroom, kitchen and outdoor locations

  • Design a lighting circuit with two-way switching and a socket-outlet ring or radial circuit, showing cable routes on a floor plan

  • Explain the restrictions on socket outlets in bathrooms and the use of 30 mA RCD protection for socket circuits

Your checkpoint

An annotated floor plan showing cable routes, accessory positions, cable types and sizes for a 3-bedroom house

Week 4

Occupational Safety and Health (OSHA) and Electrical Safety Practices & Malaysian Wiring Regulations (Suruhanjaya Tenaga / MS IEC 60364) and Standards

  • List the duties of a competent person under the Electricity Regulations 1994 and the Occupational Safety and Health Act 1994 as they apply to domestic wiring work

  • State the permit and supervision requirements for electrical wiring work in domestic premises under Suruhanjaya Tenaga rules

  • Identify the correct personal protective equipment, lockout/tagout and safe isolation procedure before working on a domestic consumer unit

  • Locate and cite the relevant clauses of MS IEC 60364 covering protection against electric shock, overcurrent and isolation

Your checkpoint

A one-page safe isolation and permit checklist, plus a table mapping 10 key MS IEC 60364 clauses to their practical application

Week 5

Electrical Installation Testing, Inspection, and Fault Finding & Protection Devices, Earthing, and Consumer Units

  • Perform and record insulation resistance, continuity, polarity, earth fault loop impedance and RCD trip-time tests on a mock or real installation

  • Interpret test results against acceptable limits and state the corrective action for each failed result

  • Diagnose five common domestic faults (tripping RCD, dead socket, flickering light, high loop impedance, reversed polarity) from symptoms alone

  • Complete a Schedule of Test Results and an Electrical Installation Certificate for a sample installation

Your checkpoint

A completed set of test certificates and schedules for one installation, with a written fault-diagnosis log for five simulated faults

Week 6

Malaysian Wiring Regulations (Suruhanjaya Tenaga / MS IEC 60364) and Standards & Technical Drawing, Diagrams, and Installation Documentation

  • Draw a single-line diagram, a distribution board schedule and a wiring diagram for a lighting and power circuit to standard symbols

  • Produce a bill of quantities and a materials list for a small domestic installation from a drawing

  • State the Malaysian requirements for earthing electrode resistance, main equipotential bonding and supplementary bonding in bathrooms

  • Apply the correct inspection sequence (before, during and after installation) and list the items checked at each stage

Your checkpoint

A drawing set (single-line diagram, board schedule, wiring diagram) plus a bill of quantities for a 2-bedroom unit

Week 7

Electrical Installation Testing, Inspection, and Fault Finding & Domestic Wiring Systems, Cables, and Accessories

  • Trace and correct faults in a simulated installation using a multimeter, insulation tester and RCD tester within a set time limit

  • Explain the causes and remedies for nuisance RCD tripping, including cumulative leakage current and shared neutrals

  • Demonstrate correct termination practice for socket outlets, consumer unit breakers and earthing conductors, and state the torque and conductor-preparation requirements

  • Describe the inspection and testing requirements for a periodic inspection report on an existing installation

Your checkpoint

A timed practical fault-finding log with five faults correctly identified and repaired, plus a written justification for each repair

Week 8

Occupational Safety and Health (OSHA) and Electrical Safety Practices & Electrical Installation Testing, Inspection, and Fault Finding & Malaysian Wiring Regulations (Suruhanjaya Tenaga / MS IEC 60364) and Standards

  • Complete two full timed mock exams covering all eight domains and score at least 75% on each

  • Review all incorrect answers and write a correction note explaining the underlying principle for each

  • Recite the key regulatory limits (voltage drop, disconnection times, RCD ratings, earthing resistance, insulation resistance) from memory

  • Produce a personal one-page revision sheet linking each domain to its most examinable facts

Your checkpoint

Two completed mock exams with a scored review sheet and a final one-page revision summary

Milestones

Week 2: Can size any final circuit from design current to cable size and breaker rating, and justify the choice with voltage drop and current-carrying capacity figures

Week 4: Can state the legal and safety requirements for domestic wiring work in Malaysia and cite the relevant MS IEC 60364 clauses without notes

Week 6: Can produce a complete drawing set and bill of quantities for a small domestic installation to standard symbols

Week 8: Scores at least 75% on two full mock exams and can recite all key regulatory limits from memory