AM2 / AM2S study plan

Define the five steps of risk assessment and apply them in writing to three AM2-style tasks: a consumer unit change, isolation of a three-phase motor circuit, and work in a live adjacent panel.

Perform the complete safe isolation sequence on single-phase and three-phase boards from memory, covering identification of the point of isolation, lock-off and tagging, proving the voltage indicator on a known source, proving dead on all conductors, and re-proving the indicator.

Select and justify the correct voltage indicator, proving unit, locking device and PPE for each stage of the assessment.

State the EAWR limits on live working and describe when a permit-to-work or formal authorisation is required.

Produce a method statement and risk assessment for the full composite installation, ranking hazards and specifying a control for each.

Interpret an AM2-style specification and build a cable, accessory and protective-device schedule using BS 7671 Appendix 4 and tabulated current-carrying capacity.

Calculate design current, select the protective device rating, and verify disconnection times for a socket circuit, a lighting circuit and a motor circuit.

Set up a working area to assessment standard: isolation applied, signage in place, tools accounted for, housekeeping maintained.

Install and terminate containment (steel conduit, PVC trunking, tray and basket) to a given route with correct support spacing, fixings and metallic earthing.

Wire and terminate the distribution board, accessories and motor circuit with correct conductor identification, CPC sizing and torque/termination quality.

Apply IP ratings, fire-rated support requirements and Section 522 external influence requirements at every point of the installation.

Complete the installation within a timed four-hour window with zero rework on any circuit.

Verify the completed installation against the specification with a point-by-point pre-energisation checklist.

Carry out continuity of protective conductors, ring final circuit continuity (including r1, rn, r2 and cross-connection values) and insulation resistance on the rig in the correct sequence.

State the required sequence for initial verification and justify why each test precedes the next.

Record every result on the correct model certificate and schedule of test results, identifying where each value is entered.

Measure earth fault loop impedance (Zs), prospective fault current and RCD operating times on the rig, then compare each result against the BS 7671 maximum permitted value.

Complete an Electrical Installation Certificate with a schedule of inspections and a schedule of test results, noting all departures.

Apply classification codes C1, C2, C3 and FI to ten given inspection scenarios and justify each decision in writing.

Conduct a periodic inspection of the rig and produce an EICR with observations, code and condition statement.

Write circuit-specific safe isolation procedures for five different circuits - ring final, three-phase motor, immersion heater, emergency lighting and a PV connection - identifying every source of supply including backfeeds and parallel paths.

Demonstrate safe isolation of a circuit fed from a distribution board, proving dead at the actual point of work and applying lock-off and warning notice.

Identify and control stored energy and hidden supplies (capacitors, batteries, generators, borrowed neutrals) in five given scenarios.

Explain the requirements of BS 7671 Regulation 537.2 and Part 6 for isolation and switching devices and their selection.

Apply a logical fault-finding sequence (gather information, confirm the symptom, sectionalise, test, confirm the repair) to five documented fault scenarios.

Diagnose faults from insulation resistance, continuity, loop impedance and RCD test evidence using half-split and substitution techniques.

Locate and rectify three injected faults on the rig within 30 minutes each, recording cause, supporting test evidence and remedy.

Write a short technical report for each fault stating root cause and a preventative recommendation.

Answer 100 mixed questions covering health and safety, BS 7671 and Building Regulations, scoring at least 80%, and review every incorrect answer.

Revise notifiable work under Part P, the Building Regulations that apply to electrical work, and CDM duties relevant to the assessment.

Sit a full timed mock covering all five sections, including the practical elements, under assessment conditions.

Compile a one-page personal error list from the mock and write a remediation action for each item.