Elements and Performance Criteria
- Plan and prepare work
- Safety issues are identified to comply with enterprise/site requirements
- Work requirements are identified from relevant personnel and documentation
- Pre-operational checks are carried out on plant according to manufacturer's recommendations and site requirements.
- Where appropriate, the teams and individuals roles and responsibilities within the team are identified and, where required, assist in the provision of the on-the-job training.
- Operate plant
- Pre-operation conditions of the Heat Recovery Steam Generator and Gas Turbine are established in accordance with enterprise standards and site requirements.
- Minimum operation of gas turbine is established and supported in accordance with enterprise, manufacturer's and site requirements.
- Monitoring of Heat Recovery Steam Generator drum level, feedwater flow, steam and metal temperature rates of rise, steam pressure rate of rise and control of steam flow and drainage is carried out in accordance with manufacturer's and site requirements
- Gas Turbine exhaust gas temperature and flow to the Heat Recovery Steam Generator and Gas Turbine power output are adjusted to achieve required steam conditions and demand, observing operating requirements
- Plant is operated within limits of plant design, enterprise or site requirements.
- Plant is monitored and observed to detect deviations from required operating conditions.
- Corrective action is taken to rectify abnormalities in accordance with manufacturer's and enterprise/site procedures
- Test Plant Operation
- Tests are performed in accordance with defined procedures applicable to the operational test.
- System and plant is observed for correct operational response.
- Corrective action is taken when response is not in accordance with documentation, plant integrity or personnel safety requirements.
- Plant is returned to required operational status upon completion of test.
- Analyse system faults
- Causes of abnormal plant operating conditions are identified by analysing the technical and operational information in a logical and sequential manner.
- Corrective action taken is in accordance with enterprise/site procedures
- Plant integrity and personnel safety is maintained through consultation with appropriate personnel, and reference to plant, technical and operational documentation
- Appropriate personnel are notified when defects are detected.
- Complete documentation