Scope
This qualification provides competencies to conduct Gas Supply Industry activities such as installation, maintenance, fault find and repair, operations of distribution and transmission gas pipelines and associated equipment.
Completion requirements
The requirements for granting this qualification will be met when competency is demonstrated and achieved for:
All the Core competency standard units, defined in the Core Competency Standard Units table below and
A combination of Elective competency standard units to achieve a total weighting of 800 points in accordance with the Elective Competency Standard Units table below.
Core Competency Standard Units All Core competency standard units to be achieved | Weighting Points | |
Carry out work activities in a utilities industry work environment | 60 | |
Comply with environmental policies and procedures | 20 | |
Establish the work site | 60 | |
Apply Occupational Health and Safety regulations, codes and practices in the workplace | 20 | |
Total points in core | 160 | |
Elective Competency Standard Units Complete Elective units to achieve a total of weighting of 800 points from the following groups: | |||
Group | Minimum points | Maximum points | |
A | Imported and Common Elective Units Imported units from other training packages and/or state accredited courses can be added to this group, but they must be selected from qualifications where the unit is first packaged at AQF level 3. If units have not being assigned a weighting by the relevant EE-Oz Industry Technical Advisory Committee, their weighting will be 10 points | 0 | 160 |
B | Qualification Electives You may select all your elective units from this Group | 640 | 800 |
Group A Imported and Common Elective Units Complete units to a maximum weighting of 160 | Weighting Points | |
Contribute to effective workplace relationships | 40 | |
Support operational plan | 40 | |
Provide workplace information and resourcing plans | 40 | |
Support continuous improvement systems and processes | 40 | |
Support a workplace learning environment | 40 | |
Contribute to team effectiveness | 40 | |
Promote innovation in a team environment | 40 | |
Organise personal work priorities and professional development | 40 | |
Licence to perform dogging | 30 | |
Licence to perform rigging basic level | 40 | |
Licence to perform rigging intermediate level | 40 | |
Work safely in the construction industry | 10 | |
Perform CPR | 10 | |
Provide First Aid | 10 | |
Conduct tracked dozer operations | 40 | |
Conduct wheeled dozer operations | 40 | |
Conduct skid steer loader operations | 70 | |
Conduct backhoe/loader operations | 50 | |
Conduct Telescopic Materials Handler Operations | 80 | |
Licence to drive heavy combination vehicle | 40 | |
Licence to operate a forklift truck | 40 | |
License to operate a vehicle loading crane (Capacity 10 metre tonnes and above) | 40 | |
Licence to operate a non-slewing mobile crane (greater than 3 tonnes capacity) | 60 | |
Licence to operate a slewing mobile crane (up to 20 tonnes) | 70 | |
Licence to operate a slewing mobile crane (up to 60 tonnes) | 70 | |
Working safely near live electrical apparatus as non electrical worker | 40 | |
Attend to breakdowns in hazardous areas gas atmospheres | 20 | |
Use and maintain the integrity of a portable gas detection device | 20 | |
Report on the integrity of explosion-protected equipment in a hazardous area | 20 | |
Imported units from other training packages and/or state accredited courses can be added to this group, but they must be selected from qualifications where the unit is first packaged at AQF level 3. If units have not being assigned a weighting by the relevant EE-Oz Industry Technical Advisory Committee, their weighting will be 10 points. Note: For further information see Application of the NQC Flexibility Formula, Page 10, UEG11 Gas Industry Training Package, Version 1, Volume 1 Qualification Framework | Up to 160 points | |
Group B Qualification Electives At least 640 points to be achieved from this group. You may select all your elective units from this Group. | Weighting Points | |
Control gas odourisation | 110 | |
Carry out transmission pipeline construction work activities | 40 | |
Conduct excavations in the gas industry | 40 | |
Construct and lay distribution pipelines | 80 | |
Commission and decommission gas distribution pipelines | 100 | |
Launch and recover PIG in a gas distribution pipeline | 100 | |
Perform routine maintenance on distribution pipeline facilities and equipment | 110 | |
Gas distribution pipeline surveillance | 110 | |
Gas transmission pipeline surveillance | 110 | |
Commission/decommission gas transmission pipelines | 100 | |
Pipeline pigging in gas transmission pipeline | 40 | |
Perform routine maintenance on transmission pipeline facilities and equipment | 110 | |
Supervise the operation of plant and equipment for the construction of transmission pipelines | 60 | |
Maintain cathodic protection systems | 110 | |
Install cathodic protection systems | 110 | |
Monitor and control the transfer of LPG | 100 | |
Process LPG | 100 | |
Perform minor maintenance on gas processing/storage facilities and equipment | 110 | |
Control storage of LPG in terminal | 110 | |
Investigate billing exceptions/conditions | 110 | |
Monitor and operate flow control, measuring and regulating devices for gas pressure control | 110 | |
Maintain workplace safety | 40 | |
Fabricate, assemble, and dismantle utilities industry components | 40 | |
Use drawings, diagrams, schedules, standards, codes and specifications | 40 | |
First on site emergency response on a distribution pipeline | 80 | |
Coat gas pipelines | 60 | |
Maintain pipeline easements | 40 | |
Right of way access preparation for transmission pipeline construction | 30 | |
Load, discharging LPG by road tanker | 80 | |
Load, unload and exchanging gas cylinders | 80 | |
Fill gas cylinders | 80 | |
Refurbish gas cylinders | 80 | |
Coordinate repair of faults in gas processing/storage facilities and equipment | 80 | |
Assess the operational capability of gas safety equipment on tankers | 40 | |
Note:
1. Prerequisite pathways shall be identified and met for all elective units selected.
2. In selecting elective units considerations to career planning advice should be given to units that form part of a prerequisite pathway for the progression to achieve particular competencies or qualification at a higher level.
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