Elements and Performance Criteria

Stream: Production Plant

Field: Operations

Equivalencies: This unit of competence incorporates part of unit UTW NWS 250 A of the Water Industry Training Package.

Safety standards may include relevant sections of occupational health and safety legislation, enterprise safety rules, relevant state and federal legislation, national standards for plant, standard operating procedures, local bye-laws, environmental protection.
Information and documentation sources may include verbal or written communications, enterprise safety rules and operating instruction documentation, manufacturers' operating and maintenance manuals, log books, dedicated computer equipment, protection and alarm manuals.
Communications may be by means of telephone, two way radio, dedicated computer
equipment, logs
Equipment may include: lakes, dams, intakes/regulating gates spillways, intake gates, canals/flumes, tunnels, penstocks, hill top valves (HTV), tail race, riparian water, dewatering outlets, surge towers/shafts/ponds, pumping stations, discharge valves, pumping systems, on and off road vehicles.
Technical and operational indicators may include remote or local indicators and recorders, computers and alarms (visible and/or audible).
Appropriate personnel to consult, give or receive direction may include power plant operator/system controllers or equivalent, technical and engineering officers or equivalent, maintenance staff, other authorities, general public.
System limitations may include weather conditions, environmental requirements, minimum operating levels, statutory requirement, community service obligations.
Functional tests may be carried out on mechanical/electrical and static devices.
Flood control procedures may include implementation of local area flood procedures,
operation of dewatering outlets.
Work completion details may include enterprise recording procedures (electronic or hard copy), environmental reports, personnel training reports.

Critical Aspects of Evidence
The knowledge and application of relevant sections of Occupational health and safety legislation; statutory legislation; environmental protection legislation; enterprise/site safety procedures; enterprise/site emergency procedures.
The preparation and planning of work.
The management of water supplies for hydro generation.
The implementation of flood control.
Documentation and reporting procedures.

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:
System hydraulics; coordination processes; system supplies layout; environmental aspects of water storage/conveyance systems; system processes; lockout/isolation procedures for mechanical and electrical installations; policies, procedures and legislation; relevant utilities and service bodies; communication systems; equipment operation, capacity and limitations; affect of weather and conditions on operation of water storage/conveyance systems; pipes and fittings; pumping and valving systems; control systems.

The ability to:
Apply relevant Occupational health and safety regulations, relevant statutory and environmental requirements; apply enterprise/site safety and emergency procedures; apply enterprise recording procedures; plan and prioritise work; communicate effectively; respond to abnormal operating conditions; apply testing and diagnostic techniques; manage water control systems.