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Elements and Performance Criteria

1. Plan and prepare for dam safety surveillance
   • Access and apply relevant legislation and documentation.
   • Implement safety surveillance policies, plans and procedures.
   • Access and interpret historical and design information.
   • Assess and document dam behaviour and potential failure modes.
   • Determine instrumentation requirements and data collection methods.
2. Implement dam safety surveillance plans
   • Inform stakeholders of policies and plans.
   • Develop inspection programs and implement inspection and monitoring procedures.
   • Communicate procedures for the collection and recording of information to field staff.
   • Collate, process, validate, record and store data from instruments and personnel.
   • Analyse data and determine, record and evaluate structural, material and/or behavioural problems.
3. Complete safety surveillance reports
   • Prepare and distribute reports to meet dam owner, stakeholder and regulatory requirements.
   • Communicate consequences of failure to dam owners and other stakeholders.
   • Include recommendations for remedial action.
   • Undertake cost estimates and work schedules according to enterprise requirements.
   • Assess the timeliness of all stages of communication and reporting.
4. Plan and prepare for dam safety surveillance
   • Access and apply relevant legislation and documentation.
   • Implement safety surveillance policies, plans and procedures.
   • Access and interpret historical and design information.
   • Assess and document dam behaviour and potential failure modes.
   • Determine instrumentation requirements and data collection methods.
5. Implement dam safety surveillance plans
   • Inform stakeholders of policies and plans.
   • Develop inspection programs and implement inspection and monitoring procedures.
   • Communicate procedures for the collection and recording of information to field staff.
   • Collate, process, validate, record and store data from instruments and personnel.
   • Analyse data and determine, record and evaluate structural, material and/or behavioural problems.
6. Complete safety surveillance reports
   • Prepare and distribute reports to meet dam owner, stakeholder and regulatory requirements.
   • Communicate consequences of failure to dam owners and other stakeholders.
   • Include recommendations for remedial action.
   • Undertake cost estimates and work schedules according to enterprise requirements.
   • Assess the timeliness of all stages of communication and reporting.

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.

analysing and processing data

inspecting and operating instruments

planning, scheduling, implementing and reporting on dam safety surveillance

planning and preparing for dam safety surveillance

implementing dam safety surveillance plans

completing safety surveillance reports

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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.

properties of stored water

dam design principles

materials science

communication systems

relevant utilities

principles of hydraulics

principles of soil mechanics

concrete structure

strengths and deterioration

construction procedure

safe dam operating procedures

principles of dam surveillance

risk management techniques

maintenance practices

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