This unit of competency covers the skills and knowledge required to operate and monitor a fixed bed dehydration unit and ancillary equipment to produce product.Fixed bed dehydration units may be molecular sieves or other packed bed adsorption units.This unit of competency includes all such items of equipment and unit operations which form part of the adsorption system. A unit/system comprises two or more components of plant/equipment that are operated together to produce product, including as appropriate to the facility:vesselsvalvescompressorspiping systemsexchangersfurnacescolumns and towerscooling and heating systemsburner management systemsprogrammable logic controllers (PLCs)filtersanalysers.This unit of competency applies to operations technicians who are required to demonstrate a significant understanding of the process and the equipment operation in order to identify and rectify operational problems, perform isolations, start-up and shutdown procedures, and operate, monitor and maintain equipment.This unit of competency applies to an individual operating independently in a plant with local control or in liaison with the control room operator in a plant with a centralised control panel, such as distributed control system (DCS) type controls. In the case of large complex plant, the operations technician would be part of a team during start-up and shutdown procedures. This unit of competency applies to an individual working alone or as part of a team or group and working in liaison with other shift team members and the control room operator, as appropriate.This unit of competency does not require the operation of a central control panel. No licensing, legislative or certification requirements apply to this unit at the time of publication.