Elements and Performance Criteria

Lighting documentation must include:
lighting plan
packing, transport or equipment lists
patch sheets

Lighting documentation may include:
full equipment schedule
power requirements
equipment instructions and/or manufacturer instructions
building specifications
colour cutting schedules
hire or loan contracts

Appropriate personnel may include:
other technicians
colleagues from other specialist areas
supervisors managers
artistic and creative personnel, eg lighting designer, director
production team
external suppliers

Rigging and rigging accessories may include:
safety chains
hook clamps
boom arms
spigots
telescopic stands
H stands
winch-up stands
mobile booms
T bars
scaffold clamps
truss
spansets, slings, shackles
chain blocks/motors and other rigging equipment installed by a licensed rigger

Lanterns may include:
theatre-based units
studio and location based units
special effects units
architectural fixtures
digital moving ('intelligent' lights)

Lamps used in this context may include:
incandescent, eg tungsten halogen
discharge
PAR
low voltage lamps

Lantern accessories must include:
profile shutters
gobo holders
fresnel/pc barndoors
colour frames

Lantern accessories may include:
manually operated colour changers
irises
colour scrollers
animation discs
gobo rotators and other effects accessories

Other lighting elements may include:
pracs
electrical/electronic props
special effects, eg strobes, mirrorballs and motors, smoke machines, fog machines, ultraviolet light, oil and watercrackers, effects projectors

Control desks may include:
manual desks
manual/memory desks ('rock' desks)
push button memory desks ('theatre' desks)
moving light desks

Control desk peripherals may include:
monitors
printers
external memory storage, eg memory card or floppy disk
riggers controls
desk lamps
control cables effects units and backup units
effects units
back-up units
additional control modules, eg fader wings

Dimmers may include:
analogue dimmers
multiplexed digital dimmers
multiplexed analogue dimmers
single unit (follow spot) dimmers, eg Model 1 or Monopak
small self-contained dimmable controllers, eg Fourpack, Quadpak

Test equipment may include:
test lamps
continuity tester
analogue or digital multimeters
DMX, cable tester

Testing of lanterns, accessories and other lighting elements must include ensuring that:
all equipment is patched correctly
all operational functions are working correctly
correct colour and accessories are fitted
all items that are controlled by the lighting desk are receiving data and are operating correctly

Testing the control system must include ensuring that:
all operational controls on the lighting board function properly
all dimmer channels are functioning properly
all peripherals are functioning properly
soft patch has been correctly configured
there is a valid DMX line/signal

Testing the control system must include ensuring:
correct control protocols have been selected
correct dimmer profiles have been selected
correct automated light software is installed/selected
any riggers or designer controls are functioning properly

Underpinning skills and knowledge

Assessment must include evidence of the following knowledge and skills:

safety regulations that affect the installation of lighting equipment and working with power, including occupational, health and safety legislation
the different types of hardware used for lighting installation, eg. screws, nuts, bolts
the types of lanterns, lighting systems, control systems, and lighting accessories available in the marketplace and their relevance to different types of production
the range of colour gels available and the way in which different colours are used in lighting, including the relationship between colour and light
techniques for rigging and hanging lighting equipment within licencing requirements
the format of a lighting plan and the meaning of its different components, including an understanding of scale, position and orientation
how to read a scale ruler
numeracy skills sufficient to make mathematical calculations necessary for the safe assembly, installation and testing of equipment
literacy skills sufficient to interpret a lighting plan

Critical aspects of evidence

The following evidence is critical to the judgement of competence in this unit:

ability to apply safe working practices in the installation of lighting equipment
ability to apply a range of technical lighting knowledge and manual techniques to the installation of lighting equipment so that the lighting set up meets the production and safety requirements

Linkages to other units

It is strongly recommended that this unit be assessed with or after the following unit:

CUELGT09A Apply a general knowledge of lighting to work activities

This unit also has linkages with a range of other general and lighting units and combined assessment and or training may be appropriate, eg:

CUFLGT05B Repair and maintain lighting equipment
MEM18.1AB Use hand tools

Method and context of assessment

The assessment context must provide for:

practical demonstration of skills through the installation and testing of lighting equipment for an actual production
completion of tasks within typical workplace time constraints
involvement of and interaction with a team to reflect the collaborative nature of the technical production process
use of industry-current equipment

Assessment may incorporate a range of methods to assess performance and the application of essential underpinning knowledge, and might include:

direct observation of the candidate using techniques to install lighting
inspection of lighting equipment set up by the candidate to assess workability and safety issues
oral or written questioning to assess knowledge of equipment, techniques and how to interpret a lighting plan
review of portfolios of evidence and third party workplace reports of on-the-job performance by the candidate
Assessment methods should closely reflect workplace demands and the needs of particular groups (eg people with disabilities, and people who may have literacy or numeracy difficulties such as speakers of languages other than English, remote communities and those with interrupted schooling).

Resource requirements

Assessment of this unit requires access to:

a lighting plan from which the candidate is able to work
a range of lighting equipment and accessories as identified in the Range Statement
a production and production venue

Communicating ideas and information
Explaining lighting requirements to other technicians (1)

Collecting analysing and organising information
Assessing requirements from the lighting plan (2)

Planning and organising activities
Deciding the most logical way for installation to take place (2)

Working with others and in teams
Completing installation tasks as a member of a team (1)

Using mathematical ideas and techniques
Calculating equipment requirements (1)

Solving problems
Finding a solution to a piece of equipment not working (2)

Using technology
Testing lighting equipment (1)