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Elements and Performance Criteria

1. Plan and prepare for operations
   • Access, interpret and apply drilling fluid system documentation and ensure the work activity is compliant
   • Obtain, read, interpret, clarify and confirm work requirements
   • Identify and address potential risks, hazards and environmental issues and implement control measures
   • Select the personal protective equipment appropriate for the work activity
   • Conform to safe working practices and current legislative and operational requirements
   • Resolve coordination requirements with others at the site prior to commencing, during and on completion of the work activities
   • Assess geographic layout of the active, reserve and slug pits under work instruction
   • Assess operation of mud mixers, dump valves and equalising valves
   • Identify and locate mud pump and discharge system
2. Establish operational requirements
   • Clarify difficulties in carrying out the instructions with the relevant personnel
   • Confirm availability and status of necessary permits to work
   • Confirm availability of necessary third party utilities
   • Confirm availability of required quantities and type of consumables
   • Identify errors, omissions and shortages and take appropriate remedial action within functional responsibility
3. Select and test equipment
   • Identify and select equipment appropriate for the work to be performed
   • Confirm equipment is functional and fit for the purpose and the environment in which it will be used
   • Identify defects in the equipment and take appropriate remedial action within functional responsibility
4. Prepare drilling fluids
   • Confirm availability of sufficient quantities and types of fluids against operational requirements
   • Confirm tanks and mixing equipment are clean and free from contamination in accordance with instructions
   • Mix and treat fluids to specification
   • Obtain, correctly label in writing and store samples
   • Identify defects in the equipment and take appropriate remedial action within functional responsibility
5. Pump drilling fluids
   • Confirm recording and monitoring devices are preset to required parameters
   • Operate equipment
   • Identify faults and defects accurately and take appropriate remedial action within functional responsibility
   • Assist with obtaining samples, weigh, measure viscosity and record details
   • Operate pipe in the derrick manually and under supervision
   • Grease crown block and identify hanging sheaves
   • Record in writing data accurately at appropriate times and frequencies in accordance with operational requirements
6. Operate hopper system
   • Recognise operation of the hopper system
   • Operate and maintain hopper system and associated components
   • Measure, calculate and log in writing mud properties correctly
   • Recognise, record and report changes in returns of drilling fluid and pit volumes