The computer-based course, which will normally have seven to eight students but has three at the present time, is taught in a paperless classroom. Students learn how to operate and maintain the system. There is no other school like this in the Navy. The course is four weeks long and 40 percent hands-on. Approximately 700 students go though the school in one year.
Students learn in the classroom and then have hands-on training to apply the theory.
Students remove their belts, jewelry and change from their pockets when working with electricity. This is done even when there is no live electricity so those Sailors become accustomed to doing this when they are aboard ship. In the classroom and on the ship, a safety tool check is necessary to make sure that there are no electrical shock hazards. This takes place on the ship every time before and after equipment is used.