Elements and Performance Criteria
- Determine job requirements
- Comply with work health and safety (WHS) requirements at all times
- Use appropriate personal protective equipment (PPE) in accordance with SOPs
- Identify job requirements from specifications, drawings, job sheets or work instructions
- Determine control loop operating characteristics
- Examine, read and interpret system specifications, operational data and other relevant data sources and note relevant conclusions
- Consult with system operators and other relevant plant personnel and extract relevant data and document by appropriate means
- Observe operation of the system by applying all control loop device characteristics, controller mode principles and adjustment methods
- Monitor and record operation of a control loop
- Set point and manual output changes by applying all control loop device characteristics, controller mode principles and calibration/adjustment methods, and loop operation from the controller response using appropriate test equipment, principles and procedures
- Interpret software configuration data for digital control systems
- Monitor and record operational responses
- Utilise fault-finding and diagnostic techniques throughout the checking and testing procedures including simple and multi-controller type control schemes
- Analyse diagnostic results and conclusions against predetermined operational specifications
- Localise fault condition
- Utilise drawings/diagrams and operational testing data in identifying and localising fault conditions
- Verify and localise fault condition to major component level using appropriate test equipment, procedures and techniques
- Replace faulty items or repair faulty condition
- Select replaceable items from manufacturers' catalogues, spare parts lists or data sheets
- Repair faulty condition, where applicable
- Reassemble repaired and replaceable items
- Calibrate and adjust control instrumentation
- Adjust controller modes and actions are adjusted according to specifications
- Undertake zero span and range checks using appropriate configuration
- Make final adjustments to control instrumentation to meet specifications
- Complete service reports and recommission
- Adopt appropriate follow-up procedures
- Recommission control instrumentation in accordance with SOPs