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Elements and Performance Criteria

Required Skills

Required skills

requirements for storage of lighting equipment

literacy skills sufficient to interpret lighting plans understand use of scale lighting symbols and notation conventions

numeracy skills sufficient to count and sort equipment and use numerical features of lighting desks

Required knowledge

the general scope and potential of lighting operations within different live production contexts eg theatre music corporate

the relationship between lighting operations and other technical and performance areas including audio vision systems and performance

typical roles and responsibilities of the lighting technicians in different context including career paths

lighting system options in a range of venue types

specialised terminology that applies to lighting operations

general features of lanterns and accessories dimmers and control systems

overview of different types of automated lights and the special requirements of this type of technology including rigging orientation powering requirement for data supply and fixture addressing

overview of appropriate use of standard pump propelled glycolbased atmospheric smoke effects

organisational and legislative occupational health and safety legislation in particular relation to lighting operations eg electrical restrictions

knowledge of colour recognition

Evidence Required

The evidence guide provides advice on assessment and must be read in conjunction with the performance criteria required skills and knowledge range statement and the Assessment Guidelines for the Training Package

Critical aspects for assessment and evidence required to demonstrate competency in this unit

The following evidence is critical to the judgement of competence in this unit

recognition of lighting equipment including key features and purpose

completion of lightingrelated tasks in accordance with health and safety procedures

Context of and specific resources for assessment

The assessment context must provide for

practical demonstration of skills through the completion of a range of preparatory and set up tasks with industrycurrent lighting equipment

project or work activities that allow knowledge to be applied to specific production contexts and situations

Method of assessment

Assessment may incorporate a range of methods to assess performance and the application of essential underpinning knowledge and might include

direct observation of the candidate completing lightingrelated tasks

evaluation of equipment which has been set up by the candidate

oral or written questioning to assess knowledge of equipment types

review of portfolios of evidence or third party workplace reports of onthejob performance by the candidate

Assessment methods should closely reflect workplace demands and the needs of particular groups eg people with disabilities and people who may have literacy or numeracy difficulties such as speakers of languages other than English remote communities and those with interrupted schooling

Assessment of this unit requires access to

a range of lighting equipment as identified in the Range Statement

an environment in which lighting can be set up and operated

lighting plan for interpretation

Range Statement


The range statement relates to the unit of competency as a whole. It allows for different work environments and situations that may affect performance. Bold italicised wording, if used in the performance criteria, is detailed below. Essential operating conditions that may be present with training and assessment (depending on the work situation needs of the candidate, accessibility of the item, and local industry and regional contexts) may also be included.
Use of lighting desk must include:	manual preset operation single scene submaster operation (a single set of channel levels being stored in a fader for later use) submaster cue stacking and playback (a series of cues, namely sets of channel levels and fade times, stored in sequence and recalled later) theatrical cue set up and playback.

Use of dimmer and patch system layouts may include:	automated lighting requirements - direct power and data lines required (no dimmer) distributed dimming - dimmers located where required distributed patch - patch lines from a single dimmer location to destination lights dual systems - combination of the above two systems.

Conventional lights to be used must include:	floods and PARS and cyc lights fresnel and pebbled convex (PC) lanterns profile, ellipsoidal profile.

Light beam control accessories may include:	barn doors black wrap doughnuts and top hats gel types and gel frames gobos and gobo holders iris shutters spun.

Use of conventional lights must include:	awareness of how heat is dissipated by a lantern awareness of the different types of lamp bases correct bubble handling techniques finding out the correct replacement lamp and wattage of the lantern when incorrect orientation of a lamp may reduce filament and lantern life.