Elements and Performance Criteria
- Prepare equipment for operation.
- Check that the turbine is not subject to maintenance or that other permitted activities are not taking place near the equipment
- Check the control panel to ensure that all indications support the safe starting of the turbine
- Conduct required safety checks and pre-starts to determine or verify the operational condition of the equipment.
- Start the gas turbine.
- Monitor and assess gas turbine systems.
- Check operation and function of the gas turbine by applying principles of operation and procedures
- Monitor and correct fuel and energy systems and flows to ensure that the system provides the proper operational mixture for turbine use
- Ensure adequate supplies of clean air at the stated rate or temperature are delivered to the turbine to allow for successful operation to be achieved
- Check exhaust gas and turbine operating temperatures to ensure correct temperature gradients in the turbine
- Monitor lubrication systems to verify that operational parts are functioning efficiently and effectively, and to ensure that all moving parts are operating in a friction free and clean environment
- Monitor and adjust cooling systems to allow for the most efficient operating temperature to be maintained throughout all operating conditions
- Monitor governing systems to allow correct operational speeds of equipment to be maintained and regulated.
- Conduct operational maintenance.
- Conduct routine inspections and checks to ensure normal or stated turbine operation is maintained
- Identify equipment faults through observation of the operational equipment and periodic sampling and testing
- Determine action and communicate maintenance requirements to appropriate personnel
- Record operational data to provide a historical record of the operating condition of equipment.
- Prepare equipment for maintenance.
- Control hazards.
- Respond to gas turbine problems.
- Monitor plant frequently and critically throughout shift using measured/indicated data and senses (sight, hearing, etc) as appropriate
- Recognise turbine operational problems
- Analyse cause of operational problems within scope of skill level
- Take timely and appropriate action to solve operational problems.