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Elements and Performance Criteria

1. Prepare to create basic plan of survey.
   • Task requirements are clarified with appropriate persons.
   • Hardware, software and other equipment are set up and checked to ensure requirements are met.
   • Dimensions and data for required plan are established according to task requirements.
   • Required data is identified and retrieved according to task requirements.
2. Compile plan content.
   • Basic software functions are used to process surveying data to prepare plan of survey according to task requirements.
   • Plan marginal information is prepared according to task requirements.
3. Finalise basic plan production.
   • Preliminary plan of survey is reviewed and checked against task requirements in consultation with appropriate persons.
   • Adjustments to plan are made in consultation with appropriate persons.
   • Data files are stored according to organisational requirements.

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.
Appropriate persons must include at least one of the following:	experienced colleague supervisor or line manager.

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Performance Evidence

A person demonstrating competency in this unit must satisfy the requirements of the elements, performance criteria, foundation skills and range of conditions of this unit. The person must also use suitable software to produce basic plans of surveys for two different tasks.

While producing the above plans, the person must:

include content data obtained from collected field surveying data

produce the plan content and marginal information

take measurements of bearings, angles, distances, coordinates, perimeter and area from a digital plan

communicate clearly with others to clarify work tasks

comply with organisational requirements relating to work health and safety, completing records and documentation, privacy of information, and data storage

use a computer, printer and required ancillary hardware.

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Knowledge Evidence

A person demonstrating competency in this unit must demonstrate knowledge of:

basic drafting design principles

key features of coordinate systems

industry-accepted standards relating to preparing and producing plans using appropriate software

methods for checking and validating drawing accuracy

software functions to produce basic plans

typical content of plans of a survey.

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