Elements and Performance Criteria
- Plan and prepare for coordination of air drilling operations
- Access, interpret and apply compliance documentation relevant to the work activity
- Obtain, confirm and apply work instructions for the allocated task
- Identify, manage and report all potential hazards
- Resolve coordination requirements with others at the site prior to commencing and during work activities
- Apply air drilling and conventional mud drilling techniques
- Apply occupational health and safety and emergency procedures to air and conventional mud drilling
- Examine correct air drilling procedures
- Demonstrate Job Safety Analysis (JSA) for air drilling application
- Identify and implement emergency response plan for air drilling operations
- Obtain, interpret and apply pre-tour and pre-drilling checklists
- Identify components that make up an air drilling package and explain their use to crew members
- Identify and apply parameters to watch during operations whilst air drilling
- Identify and secure crew numbers and expertise for air drilling operations
- Identify and confirm conditions required to initialise the drilling of new holes in accordance with company procedures
- Identify and explain test procedures to crew and carry out in accordance with company requirements
- Identify and explain tripping procedures to crew and apply in accordance with company requirements
- Determine and implement correct communications and record keeping procedures for air drilling operations