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City & Guilds 5393-03 Unit 022: Understand the Requirements for Electrical Installations BS 7671: 2018 (2022) — Complete Revision Guide

A structured revision walkthrough of every topic in City & Guilds 5393-03 Unit 022 (Understand the Requirements for Electrical Installations BS 7671: 2018 (2022)). Use it as a personal study checklist — work through each topic, tick off the points you can confidently explain or calculate, and use the linked Elec-Mate tools to practice the calculation-led parts. Designed for apprentices working primarily in domestic environments.

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8 min readUpdated 2026-05-18Andrew Moore, Founder of Elec-Mate

Written and reviewed by Andrew Moore, founder of Elec-Mate, against BS 7671:2018+A4:2026, IET Guidance Note 3 and the IET On-Site Guide.

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Key Takeaways

  • 1City & Guilds 5393-03 Unit 022 — Understand the Requirements for Electrical Installations BS 7671: 2018 (2022) — is a core component of the Level 3 Electrotechnical (Dwellings).
  • 2This unit is typically delivered to apprentices working primarily in domestic environments and covers 8 main topic areas.
  • 3Across the 8 topics there are 17 specific points you should be able to explain, demonstrate or calculate before the end-of-unit assessment.
  • 4Common assessment formats include online multiple-choice exams, written short-answer papers, and practical workshop tasks observed by your tutor.
  • 5Use the structured topic list below as a personal checklist — work through each point and confirm you can explain it without referring to your notes.
  • 6The Elec-Mate apprentice tier includes mock exams, flashcards, and revision notes mapped to this unit. Use the tools to test yourself between college blocks and on-site days.
01 · Unit Revision

Topic 1: The scope, object and fundamental principles of BS 7671

In this section you should be confident with the following points. Each one is a specific topic you should be able to explain, demonstrate, or calculate.

  • Identify the scope of BS 7671.
  • Identify the object of BS 7671.
  • Identify the fundamental principles of BS 7671.
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02 · Unit Revision

Topic 2: The definitions used within BS 7671

In this section you should be confident with the following points. Each one is a specific topic you should be able to explain, demonstrate, or calculate.

  • Interpret the definitions used within BS 7671.
  • Relate the definitions to the regulations and appendices of BS 7671.
03 · Unit Revision

Topic 3: How to assess the general characteristics of electrical installations

In this section you should be confident with the following points. Each one is a specific topic you should be able to explain, demonstrate, or calculate.

  • Interpret the requirements of assessing the general characteristics of electrical installations within the scope of BS 7671 including: Chapter 31 Purpose, supplies and structure, Chapter 32 Classification of external influences, Chapter 33 Compatibility, Chapter 34 Maintainability, Chapter 35 Safety services, Chapter 36 Continuity of service.
04 · Unit Revision

Topic 4: Requirements of protection for safety for electrical installations

In this section you should be confident with the following points. Each one is a specific topic you should be able to explain, demonstrate, or calculate.

  • Identify the requirements of protection for safety within the scope of BS 7671 including: Chapter 41 Electric shock, Chapter 42 Thermal effects, Chapter 43 Overcurrent, Chapter 44 Voltage disturbances and EMI, Chapter 46 Isolation and switching.
  • Interpret how this applies to electrical installations within the scope of BS 7671 to include: protection against electric shock, protection against thermal effects, protection against overcurrent, protection against voltage disturbances and electromagnetic disturbances, isolation and switching.
05 · Unit Revision

Topic 5: The requirements for selection and erection of equipment for electrical installations

In this section you should be confident with the following points. Each one is a specific topic you should be able to explain, demonstrate, or calculate.

  • Identify the requirements for selecting and erecting equipment and interpret how this applies to wiring systems.
  • Interpret how this applies to electrical installations within the scope of BS 7671 to include: common rules, wiring systems, protection, isolation, switching, control and monitoring, earthing arrangements and protective conductors, other equipment, safety services.

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06 · Unit Revision

Topic 6: The requirements of inspection and testing of electrical installations

In this section you should be confident with the following points. Each one is a specific topic you should be able to explain, demonstrate, or calculate.

  • Identify the requirements for inspection and testing.
  • Interpret how this applies to electrical installations including: Chapter 64 Initial verification, Chapter 65 Periodic inspection and testing.
07 · Unit Revision

Topic 7: The requirements of special installations or locations as identified in BS 7671

In this section you should be confident with the following points. Each one is a specific topic you should be able to explain, demonstrate, or calculate.

  • Identify the requirements for special installations including: Section 700 General, Section 701 Locations containing a bath or shower, Section 702 Swimming pools and other basins, Section 703 Rooms and cabins containing sauna heaters, Section 704 Construction and demolition site installations, Section 705 Agricultural and horticultural premises, Section 706 Conducting locations with restricted movement, Section 708 Electrical installations in caravan / camping parks and similar locations, Section 709 Marinas and similar locations, Section 710 Medical locations, Section 711 Exhibitions, shows and stands, Section 712 Solar photovoltaic (PV) power supply systems, Section 714 Outdoor lighting installations, Section 715 Extra-low voltage lighting installations, Section 717 Mobile or transportable units, Section 721 Electrical installations in caravans and motor caravans, Section 722 Electric vehicle charging installations, Section 729 Operating and maintenance gangways, Section 730 Onshore units of electrical connections for inland navigation vessels, Section 740 Temporary electrical installations for structures, amusement devices and booths at fairgrounds, amusement parks and circuses, Section 753 Heating cables and embedded heating systems.
  • Interpret how these affect the general requirements of the regulations.
08 · Unit Revision

Topic 8: The information contained within Part 8 and the appendices of BS 7671

In this section you should be confident with the following points. Each one is a specific topic you should be able to explain, demonstrate, or calculate.

  • Identify the information contained in Part 8 of BS 7671.
  • Identify the information in the appendices of BS 7671.
  • Specify how the information contained in the appendices is used to support electrical installation activities.
09 · Unit Revision

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A Five-Step Revision Plan for This Unit

A repeatable approach that works for City & Guilds 5393-03 Unit 022 and every other unit in your qualification.

1

Read through every topic point once

Start at Topic 1 and read every bullet point. Don’t try to memorise — just get familiar with the scope. Note any topic that feels unfamiliar so you can come back to it.

2

Map each topic to its calculator or guide

For calculation-led topics, open the relevant Elec-Mate calculator and try one worked example. For theory-led topics, find the matching section in BS 7671 or the IET On-Site Guide.

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Work through Elec-Mate mock exam questions

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Get hands-on time on the bench

For practical units (inspection and testing, installation), ask your tutor for additional workshop access. The bench is where the points click.

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Self-explain each topic to a peer

If you can explain a topic in your own words to another apprentice and they understand it, you know it. This is the single highest-leverage revision tactic.

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