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Elements and Performance Criteria

1. Inspect and report on surface water system performance and usage
   • Schedule and complete routine inspections of surface supply areas.
   • Collect and record data on system capacity and flow.
   • Select, fit and use required safety equipment, including personal protective equipment.
2. Monitor inflows, outflows and releases
   • Inspect flow regulating systems and make adjustments to meet demand requirements.
   • Monitor flows and coordinate diversions or extractions to control usage.
   • Read meters and record volumes.
3. Operate and coordinate system performance
   • Address and record process faults and operational conditions.
   • Optimise process performance.
4. Complete documentation
   • Record inspections results.
   • Report data from inspection results.
5. Inspect and report on surface water system performance and usage
   • Schedule and complete routine inspections of surface supply areas.
   • Collect and record data on system capacity and flow.
   • Select, fit and use required safety equipment, including personal protective equipment.
6. Monitor inflows, outflows and releases
   • Inspect flow regulating systems and make adjustments to meet demand requirements.
   • Monitor flows and coordinate diversions or extractions to control usage.
   • Read meters and record volumes.
7. Operate and coordinate system performance
   • Address and record process faults and operational conditions.
   • Optimise process performance.
8. Complete documentation
   • Record inspections results.
   • Report data from inspection results.

Performance Evidence

Evidence required to demonstrate competence must satisfy all of the requirements of the elements and performance criteria. If not otherwise specified the candidate must demonstrate evidence of performance of the following on at least one occasion.

using safety equipment and personal protective equipment

calculating flow and capacity

coordinating surveillance

interpreting plans

identifying control system faults

inspecting and coordinating the operation of surface water systems

inspecting surface supply areas

collecting and recording data

collecting samples

inspecting and adjusting flow regulating systems

monitoring flows

coordinating diversions and extractions

reading meters

identifying and reporting faults

integrating processes

completing relevant documentation

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Knowledge Evidence

Evidence required to demonstrate competence must satisfy all of the requirements of the elements and performance criteria. If not otherwise specified the depth of knowledge demonstrated must be appropriate to the job context of the candidate.

operations of surface water systems

impacts of the principles of hydraulics on the surface water system

methods of measuring and calculating flow

system capacity and system faults

adjusting flow regulating systems

methods of monitoring flows

customer requirements

data collection requirements

reporting systems

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