Elements and Performance Criteria
- Identify surveying computational requirements
- Determine the surveying computational task through requests, design briefs or equivalent and clarify with the appropriate personnel.
- Seek expert advice when appropriate and according to enterprise procedures.
- Consult appropriate personnel to ensure the work is co-ordinated effectively with others involved at the work site.
- Select appropriate surveying computational method
- Interpret and apply industry codes, regulations and technical documentation relevant to the surveying computational task.
- Identify and use sources of computational data.
- Make and record appropriate assumptions underlying the surveying computational task.
- Select the most appropriate computational method.
- Identify, obtain and check required resources as fit for purpose.
- Perform computation
- Perform arithmetic operations, including decimals and fractions.
- Perform efficient computations using a scientific calculator.
- Record results of computations.
- Select methods for dealing with unexpected situations on the basis of discussions with appropriate personnel, job specifications and enterprise procedures.
- Verify, present and interpret outcomes