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Elements and Performance Criteria

1. Plan and prepare for RPV operations
   • Identify and confirm requirements to operate an in-service RPV.
   • Identify and consider potential risks and hazards related to the operation of the RPV.
   • Determine the requirements for an RPV control area location.
   • Identify safe routes to and from control area to the task location.
   • Apply RPV start up procedures.
2. Operate remote positioning vehicle
   • Operate RPV in accordance with operational requirements.
   • Operate fixed component tools in accordance with task requirements.
   • Monitor control panel warning indicators throughout the task.
   • React to faults.
   • Apply RPV shut down procedures.
3. Carry out operator maintenance
   • Conduct inspections and checks to maintain remote positioning vehicle.
   • Conduct operator maintenance.
   • Test, adjust or replace fixed component tools.
4. Complete housekeeping activities
   • Clean and store RPV.
   • Finalise records and documentation.
5. Plan and prepare for RPV operations
   • Identify and confirm requirements to operate an in-service RPV
6. Identify and consider potential risks and hazards related to the operation of the RPV
7. Determine the requirements for an RPV control area location
8. Identify safe routes to and from control area to the task location
9. Apply RPV start up procedures
10. Operate remote positioning vehicle
    • Operate RPV in accordance with operational requirements
11. Operate fixed component tools in accordance with task requirements
12. Monitor control panel warning indicators throughout the task
13. Apply RPV shut down procedures
14. Carry out operator maintenance
    • Conduct inspections and checks to maintain remote positioning vehicle
15. Conduct operator maintenance
16. Test, adjust or replace fixed component tools
17. Complete housekeeping activities
18. Finalise records and documentation

Range Statement

Range is restricted to essential operating conditions and any other variables essential to the work environment. Non-essential conditions may be found in the Companion Volume Implementation Guide.

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Performance Evidence

Evidence required to demonstrate competence in this unit must be relevant to and satisfy all of the requirements of the elements and performance criteria on at least one occasion and includes:

applying workplace instructions and procedures displaying sufficient hand and eye coordination to operate an RPV identifying potential risks and hazards and ways of controlling the risks and hazards involved identifying problems that may occur during the task and action that can be taken to report or resolve the problems modifying activities to cater for variations in workplace contexts and environment operating fibre optic control operating radio controlled transmitter/receiver reading and interpreting operational and technical data, instructions and manuals testing and identifying remote control faults

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Knowledge Evidence

Evidence required to demonstrate competence in this unit must be relevant to and satisfy all of the requirements of the elements and performance criteria and includes:

operational knowledge of: fixed component tools technical capability and limitations operational procedures and checks remote operational procedures RPV technical capability and limitations standard procedures, operational requirements and instructions to operate an RPV storage procedures

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