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Elements and Performance Criteria

1. Plan surveying tasks.
   • Task requirements and principal work activities are identified and clarified with appropriate persons.
   • Design information is reviewed to identify components to be measured in consultation with appropriate persons.
   • Surveying equipment is selected to meet task requirements, and set up according to manufacturer specifications.
   • Hazards are identified and risks managed, and problems are reported according to organisational requirements.
2. Execute surveying tasks.
   • Equipment is operated and adjusted as required to measure identified survey components according to task and organisational requirements.
   • Measured surveying data is reduced for comparison with design and manipulated to meet task and organisational requirements.
   • Data is checked against task requirements, and errors are identified and resolved in consultation with appropriate persons.
   • Measurements are validated and recorded according to industry-accepted standards and organisational requirements.
   • Team activities are performed according to task and organisational requirements.
3. Finalise surveying tasks.
   • Surveying task is finalised and data processed according to task and organisational requirements.
   • Documentation is completed and data stored according to organisational requirements.
   • Equipment is checked, and faults and problems are reported according to manufacturer and organisational requirements.
   • Equipment is packed up and stored according to manufacturer and 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 site personnel qualified surveyor 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 operate the following surveying equipment for spatial data capture or data set-out for two different surveying tasks:

hand-held global positioning system (GPS) in single point positioning mode for:

determining point position

navigating and recording a traverse

collecting designated attributes for designated features

automatic, digital or laser level

total station.

In addition, while capturing or setting out surveying data for the above surveying tasks, the person must use two of the following pieces of surveying equipment:

compass

clinometer

data recording equipment

digital or hard copy map or image

distance measuring wheel

hand-held laser measuring device

tape.

While capturing or setting out the above spatial data, the person must:

plan work activities to meet design and task specifications

communicate clearly with others to clarify work tasks and report problems and errors relating to data or equipment

accurately perform the following:

checks to validate measurements and identify potential faults and problems with equipment

data manipulations and reductions

measurements and computations that meet industry-accepted standards for accuracy, including calculating horizontal and vertical information

comply with organisational, legislative and manufacturer requirements in order to work safely, including:

using personal protective equipment (PPE)

complying with relevant safe work method statements (SWMS)

identifying and managing hazards and risks

cooperate with team members to operate equipment

follow manufacturer specifications and standard operating procedures to correctly set up, operate, pack up and store surveying equipment and tools

use organisational proformas to accurately record measurements and data.

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Knowledge Evidence

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

accepted organisational standards for recording metadata

attributes associated with a spatial dataset

key features of spatial reference systems

limitations of the surveying equipment specified in the performance evidence

methods for downloading spatial data collected using the surveying equipment specified in the performance evidence

methods for setting up, levelling, calibrating and using the surveying equipment specified in the performance evidence

organisational policies and procedures relating to surveying data collection and set-out, and storage and retrieval of collected data

organisational procedures for hazard reporting, and equipment use and maintenance

surveying data acquisition methodologies using equipment specified in the performance evidence.

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