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Elements and Performance Criteria

1. Conduct daily rig maintenance and safety inspection
   • Access, interpret and apply standard procedures and safe working practices documentation and ensure the work activity is compliant
   • Undertake rig safety checks before tour and discuss equipment problems with previous tour driller
   • Spot check maintenance procedures against plans, identify and rectify anomalies and maintain written records
   • Conduct pre-tour work health and safety meetings with team members
2. Comply with Government Regulations and Company Policies
   • Communicate clearly and concisely regulations and procedures for controlling work and hazards to team members both on the rig floor and in camp accommodation areas
   • Allocate employees’ job responsibilities in accordance with regulations/company policies and within the bounds of their competence
   • Maintains and demonstrates the standard for complying with regulation and policies
   • Ensure team work rules are agreed, applied and modelled by all crew members
   • Ensure regulations are obeyed by crew in line with statutory compliance
   • Constantly assess rig operators against regulations and policies

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

demonstrates completion of maintaining standard procedures and safe working practices that safely, effectively and efficiently meets all of the required outcomes on more than one (1) occasion including:

conducting rig inspections and safety check in accordance with regulations

identifying equipment problems with the previous tour driller

identifying issues with process or equipment, explores options, selects best options, implements option and reviews outcomes

assesses team capabilities and required competencies to allocate job responsibilities

communicating clearly and succinctly all work requirements

clarifying instructions and correcting work practice

coaching and developing others to support their compliance with procedure and regulation

acting decisively to remedy problems

managing teams to negotiate and resolve conflict

maintaining correct written operating records

preparing written reports of activity and assessments of operator performance in complying or not complying with policy and procedure

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Knowledge Evidence

The candidate must demonstrate knowledge of maintain standard procedures and safe working practices through:

relevant company policies and procedures

relevant client policies and procedures

work health and safety compliance

safety procedures and reporting

conflict resolution

negotiation skills

problem solving techniques

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