Elements and Performance Criteria

Stream: Production Plant
Field: Operations
Equivalencies: N/A
Plant and equipment may include electrical supply switchboard(s) and transformers; gas turbine and auxiliary plant; fuel and fuel delivery system plant; governors; starter systems; fuel management system; flame detection equipment; gas turbine temperature control plant; electric motors (AC and DC, high and low voltage); electricity distribution system (AC and DC transformers); diesel engine driven auxiliary plant; station water distribution systems; hydraulic power oil system; compressed air systems; computers with equipment control functions; supervisory, alarm, protection and control equipment
Safety standards may include relevant sections of occupational health and safety legislation, enterprise safety rules, relevant state and federal legislation, national standards for plant, Australian standards
Information and documentation sources may include verbal or written communications; enterprise safety rules documentation; enterprise operating instructions; dedicated computer equipment; enterprise/site standing instructions and plant notes; enterprise log books; manufacturer's operation and maintenance manuals; equipment and alarm manuals
Technical and operational indicators may include stimuli (audio, smell, touch, visual), remote or local indicators and recorders, computers, alarms (visible and/or audible)
Communications may be by means of telephones, two way radios, pagers, computers (electronic mail), operating logs (written or verbal)
Tests may include; loss of a major auxiliary controls response checks, stand-by plant "cut-in" tests, dampers/valves operating checks, pre and post start tests
Appropriate personnel to consult, give or receive direction may include, supervisor/team leader or equivalent; other coordinators of energy production or equivalent; technical and engineering officers or equivalent; maintenance staff; other operating staff; contractor staff
Operating environment may be remote from plant and equipment being operated; operation is assisted by remote indicators of plant status and other parameters monitored; during inclement or otherwise harsh weather conditions, wet/noisy/dusty/hot areas, continuous operation
Plant operations (systems requirements) may include return to service
Faults and abnormal operating conditions may include loss of a major auxiliary; loss of electrical supply to switchboard(s), motors; operating limits exceeded; automatic control loop(s) malfunctions; high temperatures, exhaust (back end), motor, fan, pump bearings and lubricating oil, motor windings; fuel preparation and delivery systems fires; fuel system malfunction;; excessively high heating/cooling rates;; high dp's on oil/air filters and strainers; failed field devices; failed/malfunctioning actuators/dampers/valves; gas turbine protection operation, gas turbine surging

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 gas turbine and equipment
Operationally testing plant
Analysing plant faults
The system components and interaction with other plant and equipment
Temperature and pressure raising requirements
The ability to prepare plant/equipment for operation
Principles of relevant fuel combustion
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; Computers and software; Supervisory, alarm , protection and control equipment; Emergency procedures; Motor characteristics; Pump and compressor characteristics; Fan characteristics; Valves, dampers and actuators types and characteristics; The system components and their interaction with other plant and equipment external to that covered by this competency; Principles of relevant fuel combustion; Electricity distribution system, AC and DC; Station water distribution systems; Fire protection control systems; Compressed air systems; Temperature and pressure requirements; Thermodynamics; The process
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 gas turbine and equipment; Apply temperature and pressure raising techniques and principles; 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; Co-ordinate the operation of equipment to maintain plant integrity, personnel safety, continuity of supply and optimum efficiency.