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Elements and Performance Criteria

  1. Prepare for work
  2. Construct hose and pipe assemblies
  3. Complete work processes
  4. Prepare for work
  5. Construct hose and pipe assemblies
  6. Complete work processes

Range Statement

This section specifies work environments and conditions that may affect performance. Essential operating conditions that may be present (depending on the work situation, needs of the candidate, accessibility of the item, and local industry and regional contexts) are included. Bold italicised wording, if used in the performance criteria, is detailed below.

Competition information must include:

team instructions

supplementary regulations and component supplier specifications, including allowable design, quality, materials, equipment and quantities.

Safety requirements must include:

work health and safety (WHS) and occupational health and safety (OHS) requirements, including procedures for safely use:

hose and pipe cutting equipment or machinery

equipment for joining hoses and pipes to connectors.



Knowledge Evidence

Individuals must be able to demonstrate knowledge of:

work health and safety (WHS) and occupational health and safety (OHS) requirements relating to constructing hose and pipe assemblies for competition vehicles, including procedures for safely use:

hose and pipe cutting equipment or machinery

equipment for joining hoses and pipes to connectors

types of and procedures for selecting hoses, pipes and fittings, including:

sizing of hoses, pipes and fittings, including Army-Navy (AN) thread dash number, Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE) and National Pipe Thread (NPT)

swaged and reusable fittings

hose and pipe material and construction

compatibility of hose and pipe material with fuel, lubricants, coolants, chemicals and heat conditions

construction procedures for hose and pipe assemblies, including:

methods for locating and determining the layout of hose and pipe assemblies

hose and pipe assembly measurement and cutting procedures

hose and pipe bending and flaring procedures

hose and pipe assembly procedures

protection methods for hose and pipe assemblies

post-construction testing procedures, including hose and pipe assembly flushing and testing procedures

storage and maintenance procedures for hose and pipe assemblies.