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Elements and Performance Criteria

1. Plan and prepare derrick operations
   • Access, interpret and apply compliance documentation and ensure the work activity is compliant
   • Identify, obtain and wear personal protective equipment
   • Obtain, read, confirm and apply work instructions
   • Clarify difficulties in carrying out the instructions with the relevant personnel
   • Identify, manage and report all potential hazards
   • Resolve coordination requirements with others at the site prior to commencing and during 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 in accordance with operational requirements
   • Confirm availability of required quantities and type of consumables against operational requirements
   • Select and use/wear personal protective equipment and protective clothing
   • Identify errors, omissions and shortages and take appropriate remedial action within functional responsibility
   • Inform driller of status of derrick operating equipment
2. Handle tubulars and equipment
   • Position tubulars and equipment according to operational requirements
   • Assist in making and breaking connections where appropriate
   • Identify faults and defects accurately and take appropriate remedial action within functional responsibility
   • Handle equipment using safe lifting and handling techniques
3. Inspect and perform routine maintenance of derrick and connected equipment
   • Inspect safety lines, ropes, air hoists, monkey board, sheaves, crown block, derrick bolts, pins and welds, and all other lines and equipment in or attached to the derrick
   • Lubricate air hoists, sheaves, crown block fast line guide
   • Replace defective parts and effect minor repairs
   • Perform jobs or tasks such as hanging back of travelling block, replacement of sheaves
   • Complete pre-raise and pre-circulation checks
4. Prepare hole for circulation with air/fluid
   • Establish correct circulation
   • Perform pre-spud safety checks
   • Check all connections and valves to manifold/well head are in proper position
   • Maintain drilling fluid volume and properties
   • Inform driller of current operating conditions
   • Maintain written inventory of circulation system/parts
   • Check and record mud/fluid additives
   • Follow all operators’ instructions
5. Participate in head-up and pressure test
   • Prepare for necessary equipment changes
   • Prepare drilling fluid
   • Assist in nippling-up
   • Assist driller in BOP testing
6. Clean out well bore/drill plugs
   • Consult driller, and follow instructions
   • Maintain housekeeping and safe practices during drilling
   • Assist in completion or abandonment of well
   • Convert between metric and imperial
7. Prepare to commence drilling / circulating operations
   • Align equipment on active systems for drilling/circulating
   • Turn on and check all appropriate machinery
   • Watch for return sand report changes
   • Measure and log pit/tank/fluid levels regularly
8. Assist driller on drill floor
   • Assist in handling and nippling-up of BOP stack
   • Carry out role of assistant to driller when on drill floor
9. Shutdown rig and rig out
   • Wash and drain circulation system
   • Repair equipment
   • Store equipment safely