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Elements and Performance Criteria
- Plan and prepare for large diameter auger drilling
- Operate large diameter auger drill
- Carry out pre-start and start up procedures
- Identify, select and apply rig operational controls
- Collar borehole, start hole, maintain hole alignment, take corrective action for deflections
- Make up appropriate drill string
- Handle additional drill stems, inserting them in the drill string
- Use appropriate gears, rotation, feed and holdback so that flights or bucket are substantially full for the soil being drilled at any given depth
- Interpret drilling factors to determine conditions at the bit
- Make and break auger string and drive head connections
- Maintain a clear hole and a clear bottom and deploy tools for cleaning hole bottom at completed depth
- Interpret or calculate actual depth at any point during drilling, interpret depth of strata changes and identify fill depth in any bore
- Select appropriate strategies for recovery of dropped augers
- Recover drill string using winch and/or head/kelly
- Insert surface casing and deepen hole using smaller diameter auger or bucket, if required
- Disassemble drill string and change augers and bit components
- Select bits for formation being drilled
- Select appropriate augering method for situation
- Maintain spoil removal from hole collar
- Cover and secure bores
- Prepare and submit paperwork for daily activities
- Continually monitor hazards and risks , and ensure safety of self, other personnel, plant and equipment
- Select and use water and drilling fluids as appropriate
- Bell foundation piles, if required
- Clean pile bases and insert reinforcement cages, if required
- Deploy bucket augers through surface casing and when drilling under bentonite muds
- Use spin off and side casting of spoil as appropriate
- Record daily hole depths and progress
- Respond to problems
- Complete equipment maintenance and housekeeping