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Elements and Performance Criteria

1. Prepare to use watering equipment
   • Assemble and connect watering equipment components to water supply
   • Add chemicals to water
   • Read and record water meter for the area to be watered
   • Identify rooms and required watering pattern that require watering
2. Operate watering equipment
   • Follow site quarantine protocols and farm and personal hygiene requirements
   • Check and adjust water pressure to ensure correct spray or droplet pattern is achieved
   • Provide and distribute evenly water in the correct quantity and pressure
   • Report and fix faults or variations
3. Finalise watering operations
   • Read and water meter and record amount of water used
   • Disconnect watering equipment and return to storage area
   • Check watering equipment
   • Report work outcomes and seek feedback on performance

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:

prepare to use watering equipment

deliver water to the mushroom crop at required rate and pressure

estimate flow rate of water by the range of watering equipment in use

measure correct doses of additives for water

record water use

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Knowledge Evidence

The candidate must demonstrate knowledge of:

principles and practices for watering mushroom crops

effect on mushrooms of under-watering, overwatering, insufficient evaporation, late watering and moisture imbalance

effects of water on casing structure, mycelium, yields and quality

factors affecting effective operation of watering tree or other equipment used

how panning occurs

'light', 'medium' and 'heavy' water and when each type is used

safe and effective use of fungicides and other water additives

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