Unit of competency Outline
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Monitor efficiency of thermal steam cycle power plant
Monitor efficiency of thermal steam cycle power plant
Unit of competency
National Code
UTPNEG235A
UTPNEG235A
State Code
AYF90
AYF90
TGA Status
Replaced
Replaced
DTWD Status
Archived
Archived
State Implementation and Classification
Approved Date
Original Release Date
21/10/1998
Nominal Hours
50
Field of Education
031311 - Powerline Installation And Maintenance
Description
N/A
General notes
N/A
Elements and Performance Criteria
No information
Stream: Production Plant
Field: Operations
Equivalencies: N/A
Test equipment may include data loggers, calculators, unit computers, personal computers, flow meters, thermocouples, multimeters and flow meters
Information source may be verbal, written, computer, unit computer logs, enterprise standards, operating and maintenance standards
Specialist assistance may be sought such as metallurgy, chemical, operating and engineering staff
Reports may be daily, weekly, quarterly and yearly; electronic, written or verbal
Documentation may include site instructions, enterprise standing instructions, enterprise safety procedures, operating instructions, occupational health and safety legislation, environmental legislation, operating and maintenance manuals, plans and diagrams
Work site environment may be affected by nearby plant or processes, e.g. chemical, heat, noise, gas and hazards
Field: Operations
Equivalencies: N/A
Test equipment may include data loggers, calculators, unit computers, personal computers, flow meters, thermocouples, multimeters and flow meters
Information source may be verbal, written, computer, unit computer logs, enterprise standards, operating and maintenance standards
Specialist assistance may be sought such as metallurgy, chemical, operating and engineering staff
Reports may be daily, weekly, quarterly and yearly; electronic, written or verbal
Documentation may include site instructions, enterprise standing instructions, enterprise safety procedures, operating instructions, occupational health and safety legislation, environmental legislation, operating and maintenance manuals, plans and diagrams
Work site environment may be affected by nearby plant or processes, e.g. chemical, heat, noise, gas and hazards
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
Plant operating parameters
Plant performance characteristics
Evaluating and analysing information
Context of assessment
Competency Standards should be assessed on site or in a simulated work environment under the normal range of workplace conditions
Assessment of this unit will be supported with documentary evidence, by means of endorsement stating type and work
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; Plant status; Plant operating parameters; Environmental awareness; Relevant plant and equipment; Location of relevant plant and equipment; Enterprise recording procedures; Plant and plant systems; Plant performance characteristics; Unit computers; Mechanical and electrical processes; Communication principles; Personnel computers; Materials; Monitoring procedures
The ability to:
Apply relevant occupational health and safety regulations; Apply relevant statutory legislation; Apply relevant enterprise/site safety procedures; Apply enterprise recording procedures; Locate relevant plant and equipment; Operate plant within design parameters; Identify plant status; Record, analyse and use data; Apply problem solving techniques; Communicate effectively; Plan and prioritise work; Write reports; Apply data analysis techniques and tools; Determine plant performance.
The knowledge and application of relevant sections of: Occupational, health and safety legislation; Statutory legislation; Enterprise/site safety procedures; Enterprise/site emergency procedures
Plant operating parameters
Plant performance characteristics
Evaluating and analysing information
Context of assessment
Competency Standards should be assessed on site or in a simulated work environment under the normal range of workplace conditions
Assessment of this unit will be supported with documentary evidence, by means of endorsement stating type and work
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; Plant status; Plant operating parameters; Environmental awareness; Relevant plant and equipment; Location of relevant plant and equipment; Enterprise recording procedures; Plant and plant systems; Plant performance characteristics; Unit computers; Mechanical and electrical processes; Communication principles; Personnel computers; Materials; Monitoring procedures
The ability to:
Apply relevant occupational health and safety regulations; Apply relevant statutory legislation; Apply relevant enterprise/site safety procedures; Apply enterprise recording procedures; Locate relevant plant and equipment; Operate plant within design parameters; Identify plant status; Record, analyse and use data; Apply problem solving techniques; Communicate effectively; Plan and prioritise work; Write reports; Apply data analysis techniques and tools; Determine plant performance.