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Elements and Performance Criteria

1. Apply commonly used symbols and abbreviations
   • Identify, understand and apply commonly used symbols and abbreviations on plans
   • Identify, understand and apply common irrigation terms used on plans
   • Identify key features of irrigation plans, elevations and sections
   • Identify scale, elevations and sections from drawings
2. Locate and identify key features on a site plan
   • Identify irrigation site from location drawings
   • Identify true north and system orientation from details provided on site plan
   • Identify key features of site plan
3. Mark out and peg the site from a plan
   • Mark boundaries of the site
   • Identify existing irrigation infrastructure on the site
   • Identify electricity and communications infrastructure on the site plan, mark out and implement safety procedures
   • Peg out pipelines and earthworks identified on the plan
4. Identify required components for installation
   • Annotate required pipeline components from plans and drawings
   • Annotate water supply, distribution and delivery components from plans and drawings
   • Make provision for receival and storage of materials on site
   • Confirm installation requirements and details of plans and drawings with supervisor

Range Statement

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Performance Evidence

The candidate must be assessed on their ability to integrate and apply the performance requirements of this unit in a workplace setting. Performance must be demonstrated consistently over time and in a suitable range of contexts.

The candidate must provide evidence that they can:

interpret scale and specifications from plans and drawings

interpret symbols and abbreviations used on plans

mark out boundaries and infrastructure position from a plan

recognise and mark out features on a site from a plan

translate documented requirements into on-site activities and site and structural features from two-dimensional to three-dimensional formats

use basic industry calculations

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Knowledge Evidence

The candidate must demonstrate knowledge of:

principles and practices of plan and drawing interpretation

commonly used scales, symbols and abbreviations

drawings and specifications relevant to the irrigation industry

measurements, calculations and quantities

tools, equipment and materials required from the drawings and specifications

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