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Elements and Performance Criteria

1. Plan and prepare for operating and maintaining ancillary equipment
   • Access, interpret and apply operations and maintenance for ancillary equipment 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
   • Resolve coordination requirements with others at the site prior to commencing, during and on completion of work activities and ensure briefings/handover details are read/passed on
   • Confirm availability and status of necessary permits to work
   • Confirm availability of necessary third party utilities
2. Maintain pumps
   • Inspect pumps for leaks or abnormal operation
   • Lubricate pumps
3. Operate, maintain and repair gate valves associated with mud system
   • Identify, locate and wear correct personal protective equipment
   • Align, open and close valves
   • Lubricate valve stems as required
   • Identify defective parts in valves and replace
4. Operate and maintain chemical mixing pumps and equipment
   • Identify faults or potential faults and report immediately
   • Identify, record in writing and/or report requirement for repair or maintenance
   • Perform equipment checks regularly and efficiently
   • Line up valves properly
   • Engage mixing and transfer pumps
   • Lubricate valves, mixing pumps and transfer pumps
   • Replace defective or malfunctioning parts and valves on pumps
   • Clean and inspect mixing hopper and mixing area
   • Isolate equipment as required

Performance Evidence

Evidence is required to be collected that demonstrates a candidate’s competency in this unit. Evidence must be relevant to the roles within this sector’s work operations and satisfy all of the requirements of the performance criteria of this unit and include evidence that the candidate:

locates and applies relevant legislation, documentation, policies and procedures

implements the requirements, procedures and techniques for the safe, effective and efficient completion of ancillary equipment operation and maintenance including:

maintaining pumps

recognising and reporting equipment malfunction or failure

aligning, opening and closing valves as appropriate

using safety equipment, including fire protection, and First Aid equipment

works effectively with others to undertake and complete the operation and maintenance of ancillary equipment that meets all of the required outcomes including:

supervising and training subordinates to provided standards

working as directed by driller in timely and efficient manner

demonstrates completion of ancillary equipment operation and maintenance that safely, effectively and efficiently meets all of the required outcomes on more than one (1) occasion including:

isolating and locking out equipment as required

performing equipment checks on five (5) separate pieces of equipment from the following list:

mixing pumps

change pumps

desander

desilter

centrifuges

degaser

piping

valves

agitators

caustic mixing system

mud guns

mixing hoppers

shearing devices

pit volume totaliser (PVT) system

pit volume totaliser

lubrication pumps

bolt material system

chemical handling system

dust/fuel extraction system

lubricating valve stems

replacing defective parts in valves

operating and maintaining chemical mixing pumps and equipment

cleaning and inspecting mixing hopper and mixing area

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Knowledge Evidence

The candidate must demonstrate knowledge of the following when operating and maintaining ancillary equipment:

mud system ancillary equipment

company and statutory safety guidelines, procedures and practices

safe operating procedures when operating equipment

rig maintenance

normal drilling operations

use of communication methods, including:

2-way radio

intercom

telephone

oral instruction

written instruction

hand signals

telephone

public address system

operations to suit weather conditions, including:

day/night

storm/lightning

hot/cold

wet/dry

non-routine drilling operations

discharge types and characteristics, including liquids, gases and solids

material characteristics, including flammable, toxic, corrosive and explosive

man management/rig management

permit to work system

equipment isolation procedures

using specialised hand tools

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