Coverage of RME Exam
Coverage of RME Exam
Coverage of RME Exam
Electrician Exam?
Based on the rules set by PRC’s Board of Electrical Engineering, the Master Electrician
Exam is divided into two categories. The first half of the exam covers the Technical Subject
of a Master Electrician while the second half deals with Parts 1 and 2 of the Philippine
Electrical Code.
Each of these categories covers the following subjects:
Technical Subject
Control Equipment Description and Functions of Fuses (e.g. circuits breakers, D.C.
motor starters, magnetic switches, overload relays, safety switches, star-delta
motor starters, transformer-type motor starters)
Electrical Engineering Law Provisions that affect Registered Master Electricians
Electrical Machines (particularly the descriptions and operations of generators,
motors, and transformers)
Maintenance and Repair (particularly the description of the procedures in
maintaining electrical machinery)
Ohm’s Law (e.g. calculations for resistance, current, voltage and power for AC and
DC)
Test Equipment (e.g. types and uses of instrument measurements)
Philippine Electrical Code, Parts 1 and 2
Approved Wiring Methods
Drawing Symbols and Wiring Plans
General Requirements for Installation of Electric Wiring and Equipment
Installation of Switchboard and Panel Boards
Types of Wiring Materials and Wiring Devices
Wiring Diagrams of Different Types of Motor Starters with Motor Protection