Note: The following required knowledge should be applied as appropriate to the equipment and processes that are used in the particular winery or workplace. Knowledge of: Principles, purpose and benefits of different irrigation techniques and schedules and their affect on vine growth and grape and/or wine quality. This should include partial rootzone drying (PRD) Soil characteristics as they apply to vine irrigation. These may include: structure compaction condition texture moisture Basic vine physiology in relation to the irrigation system, which may include: transpiration water intake nutrient uptake photosynthesis respiration translocation Parts of the root, trunk, shoot and fruit systems of the grape vine, their role in how the vine works and their contribution to fruit quality, including: buds, nodes and tendrils cambium, epidermis, phloem and xylem leaf blade, bract and petiole bunch, berries and flowers Vine types, their characteristics and uses, including: family, genus and species Vitis vinifera and commercial varieties native species and hybrids (e.g. labrusca) rootstocks and scion stock Industry processes for new variety development Annual grape vine growth stages, including: budburst flowering veraison maturity Key grape varieties and their distinguishing features. This may include factors, such as: berry and bunch characteristics frost and disease resistance flavour and style Purpose and operation of irrigation system and instrumentation components Basic operating principles and process control systems where relevant Services required Control points and significance and methods of monitoring Common causes of variation and corrective action required Process specifications, procedures and operating parameters OHS hazards and controls Lock-out and tag-out procedures Environmental issues and controls Procedures and responsibility for reporting problems Cleaning requirements and procedures for the system Maintenance requirements and procedures for the system Shutdown sequence Recording requirements and procedures Supervision techniques where relevant Information technology systems where relevant Sampling techniques and procedures where relevant Routine testing procedures where relevant |