Elements and Performance Criteria

Stream: Production Plant
Field: Operations
Equivalencies: N/A
Systems, plant and/or equipment may include medium and high speed diesel engines; spark ignition gas engines and associated auxiliaries; electrical supply switchboard(s) and transformers; fans and pumps; valves, actuators and dampers (electric, hydraulic, pneumatic and manual); supervisory, alarm, protection and control equipment; starting systems; and fuel systems
Safety standards may include relevant sections of occupational health and safety legislation, enterprise safety rules, relevant state and federal legislation and national standards for plant
Information and documentation sources may include verbal or written communications; enterprise safety rules documentation; dedicated computer equipment; enterprise/site standing and operating instructions; enterprise log books; manufacturer's operation and maintenance manuals; and equipment and alarm manuals
Technical and operational indicators may include stimuli (audio, smell, touch, visual), local indicators and recorders, computers and alarms (visible and or audible)
Communications may be by means of telephone, two way radio, pager, public address system, computer (electronic mail) and operating log (written or verbal)
Tests may include stand-by plant tests, post maintenance operating tests and black start
Appropriate personnel to consult, give or receive direction may include supervisor/team leader or equivalent, technical and engineering officers or equivalent, power system control personnel or equivalent, contractor and specialist personnel, maintenance staff and power plant operations personnel
Test, fault finding and operating tools may include high voltage testers, proving dead equipment, power or hand tools and control system equipment
Operating environment may be during inclement or otherwise harsh weather conditions, in wet/noisy/dusty/hot areas or during night periods
Faults and abnormal operating conditions may include motor/pump/ actuator/valve/dampers failure/malfunctions, control equipment failure/ malfunctions, loss of electrical supply to plant and equipment, high engine/turbocharger/lubricating oil temperatures, low lubricating oil pressure/flow and excessive vibration pumps/motors
Medium speed diesels may have speeds below 500rpm but are engines of conventional design. The auxiliary equipment is generally remote from plant with separate energy supplies. These engines are medium to large in size and usually require platforms to conduct service and inspection. The monitoring points are at individual sections or components
High speed diesel engines may have speeds as low as 1000rpm. These engines are of conventional design and are small and compact. The auxiliary equipment is generally integrated with, and powered by, the engine. The monitoring points are usually collective and not at individual sections or components

Critical aspects of evidence
The knowledge and application of relevant sections of: Occupational, health and safety legislation; Statutory legislation; Enterprise/site safety procedures; Enterprise/site emergency procedures
Preparation and planning of work
Operation of single fuel engines
Operationally testing plant
Analysing plant faults
Monitoring plant operation
The knowledge of engine types, starting systems and fuel systems
Context of assessment
Competency Standards should be assessed in the workplace or simulated workplace and under the normal range of workplace conditions
Assessment of this unit will be supported with documentary evidence, by means of endorsement stating type and application of equipment operated
Interdependent assessment of unit
Nil
Knowledge and Skills
A knowledge of:
Relevant occupational health and safety regulations; Relevant statutory legislation; Relevant enterprise/site safety procedures; Enterprise/site emergency procedures and techniques; Relevant plant and equipment, its location and operating parameters; Plant status; Environmental legislation; Enterprise recording procedures; Communication principles; Control and data acquisition systems; Supervisory, alarm, protection and control equipment; Emergency procedures; Valves, dampers and actuators types and characteristics; Engine characteristics; Starting systems; Equipment starting prerequisites; Fuel, lubricating oil and cooling systems; Medium and/or high speed diesel engines and/or spark ignition gas engines; Fuel, lubricating oil and cooling water contaminants and removal systems
The ability to:
Apply relevant occupational health and safety regulations; Apply relevant statutory legislation; Apply relevant enterprise/site safety procedures; Apply enterprise/site emergency procedures and techniques; Apply enterprise recording procedures; Identify plant status; Prepare plant/equipment for operation; Organise resources; Operate single fuel engines; Apply diagnostic and testing techniques; Identify and respond to abnormal plant operating conditions; Plan and prioritise work; Use relevant hand tools; Communicate effectively; Apply data analysis techniques and tools; Use diagrams, drawings and symbols.