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Elements and Performance Criteria

1. Schedule water deliveries
   • Identify and record customer water orders.
   • Analyse water orders to determine water delivery and flow rate requirements.
   • Schedule water deliveries to meet flow rate requirements and organisational standards for channel balance and capacity restraints.
2. Monitor water delivery
   • Monitor channel flow rate, regulation and delivery according to customer requirements.
   • Maintain delivery performance records.
   • Analyse system performance using system data and records to determine actual and planned performance.
3. Coordinate and control water delivery
   • Calculate system adjustments according to demand and organisational requirements.
   • Coordinate flow regulation, channel levels, security of flow devices and settings according to demand and organisational requirements.
4. Compile records of water delivery
   • Compile reports from systems performance data.
   • Maintain appropriate measurement and delivery records.
5. Schedule water deliveries
   • Identify and record customer water orders.
   • Analyse water orders to determine water delivery and flow rate requirements.
   • Schedule water deliveries to meet flow rate requirements and organisational standards for channel balance and capacity restraints.
6. Monitor water delivery
   • Monitor channel flow rate, regulation and delivery according to customer requirements.
   • Maintain delivery performance records.
   • Analyse system performance using system data and records to determine actual and planned performance.
7. Coordinate and control water delivery
   • Calculate system adjustments according to demand and organisational requirements.
   • Coordinate flow regulation, channel levels, security of flow devices and settings according to demand and organisational requirements.
8. Compile records of water delivery
   • Compile reports from systems performance data.
   • Maintain appropriate measurement and delivery records.

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.

identifying and responding to operational problems

producing basic reports and logs

following plans, charts and instructions

performing work related calculations

operating irrigation and/or domestic stock supply system

checking channel flow

identifying control system faults

preparing schedules for water deliveries for customer orders for irrigation and/or domestic stock supply systems

analysing volumes and flow rates required for water deliveries

monitoring and regulating system performance

adjusting system according to demand

coordinating flow regulating devices

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.

system hydraulics

impact of the principles of hydraulics on the operation of flows

coordination processes

principles of scheduling

system layout and operations

policies and standard operating procedures

communication systems

environmental aspects of irrigation and/or stock and domestic supply system asset infrastructure

environment, landscape and ground structure of work area

risk factors and potential hazards of irrigation and/or domestic and stock supply systems

equipment operation, capacity and limitations

effects of weather and conditions on operation of site plant

water flow calculations

flow measurement procedures

gravity systems

control systems

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