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Elements and Performance Criteria

  1. Confirm water delivery specifications for irrigation system
  2. Determine pressures required to deliver required amount of water over specified area
  3. Analyse technical drawings to determine pressure losses through system
  4. Select system components to deliver water efficiently

Range Statement


Performance Evidence

The candidate must be assessed on their ability to integrate and apply the performance requirements of this unit in a workplace setting.

The candidate must provide evidence that they can:

apply hydraulic principles to manual and computerised irrigation systems

calculate pressures, flows, velocities and friction losses

determine efficiency of the system with varying system components

identify adverse environmental impacts of irrigation activities and appropriate remedial action

read contour maps and interpret elevations and distances