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P2 Study Guide
Prep for Installation Rules Paper 2 with clear chapters on installation practice, verification, and CoC work—aligned to SANS 10142-1:2026 Edition 3.3, with past exam links, formulas, and progress tracking built in.

Installation Rules (Paper 2) — code 11040432
Prep for Installation Rules Paper 2 with clear, searchable chapters on the practical work the exam rewards. The main focus is installation practice under SANS 10142-1 Section 6 — circuit arrangements, wiring systems, protection, earthing and bonding, and the practical requirements for putting an installation together correctly.
You’ll also work through Section 8 on verification and certification, including inspection, testing, and Certificate of Compliance work, plus supporting Ed 3.3 annexes (A, B, D, H, I, K, L — with notes where Paper 2 still uses older annex letters) covering voltage drop, surge protection (SPDs), arm’s reach, installation components, potential-danger notices, IT earthing and bonding, and medical-location safety services. Switchgear and controlgear assemblies are covered under SANS 1973-3.
Follow links to past exam questions where they apply, use the formulas and tables as you revise, and track what you’ve already covered.
One trimester for each examination (part time).
Two three hour national examination papers will be set comprising 100 marks each. No admission requirements are necessary.
The pass mark for Paper 1 and Paper 2 is 50%.
Both examination papers may be written during the same trimester period. However, candidates need not to pass both examinations during the same trimester, but the second examination must be passed within 12 months of the first, otherwise both examinations must be re-written. However, if a candidate obtains 75% of 100 marks in any one of the examinations, he or she will be permanently exempted from re-writing that examination. A minimum pass of 50% for each examination paper must be obtained in the instructional offering Installation Rules. An appropriate statement of results will be issued by the Department of Education.
For accreditation purposes, all candidates must also have proof of competence with regard to the required unit standards prescribed by the Department of Labour. The information brochure for registration is available on the Department of Labour’s website: http://www.labour.gov.za/documents/useful-documents/occupational-health-and-safety/information-brochure-for-application-of-accredited-person-for-electrical-installation
No condonation will be considered.
Taxonomies such as knowledge, understanding and application are important aspects of these examinations and the proportion of these in the question papers should be as follows:
During the examinations, tables for the applicable codes will be provided.
Paper 2 (code 11040432) draws from SANS 10142-1 and SANS 1973-3.
The wiring of premises Part 1: Low voltage installations
Section 6
Installation requirements
Section 8
Verification and certification
Annex A
Limits of "arm's reach" (previously Annexure B)
Annex B
Installation components (previously Annexure C)
Annex D
Calculation of voltage drop (previously Annexure E)
Annex H
Notification of a potential danger (previously Annexure K)
Annex I
Installation of surge protective devices (SPDs) into low-voltage systems (previously Annexure L)
Annex K
Earthing arrangements and equipotential bonding of information technology installations for functional purposes (previously Annexure N)
Annex L
Classification of safety services necessary for medical locations (previously Annexure O)
Low-voltage switchgear and controlgear assemblies Part 3: Safety of assemblies with a rated prospective short-circuit current of up to and including 10 kA
SANS 1973-3 assemblies ≤ 10 kA (reader follows 2017 Edition 1.1)
What’s new in the Paper 2 study guide
The August 2026 exam papers have been uploaded and are now available in the Resources tab.
The Paper 2 study guide is now organised as a single chapter list you can work through online. Search chapters, follow links to past exam questions where they apply, track what you’ve opened, and use the Resources tab for SANS books, syllabus documents, papers, and formulas.