Scope
This qualification provides competencies to supervise and monitor Gas Supply Industry activities including supervision of installation, diagnostics and maintenance 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 1020 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 | |
First on site emergency response | 40 | |
Apply Occupational Health and Safety regulations, codes and practices in the workplace | 20 | |
Implement and monitor energy sector OHS policies and procedures | 20 | |
Respond to power systems technical enquiries and requests | 40 | |
Total points in core | 260 | |
Elective Competency Standard Units Complete Elective units to achieve a total of weighting of 1020 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 4. If units have not being assigned a weighting by the relevant EE-Oz Industry Technical Advisory Committee, their weighting will be 10 points | 0 | 220 |
B | Qualification Electives | 0 | 640 |
C | Qualification Electives You may select all your elective units from this Group | 260 | 1020 |
Group A Imported and Common Elective Units Complete units to a maximum weighting of 220 points | Weighting Points | |
Coordinate implementation of customer service strategies | 40 | |
Implement workplace information system | 40 | |
Develop teams and individuals | 40 | |
Implement operational plan | 40 | |
Implement continuous improvement | 40 | |
Establish effective workplace relationships | 50 | |
Promote team effectiveness | 50 | |
Develop Work Priorities | 40 | |
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 | |
Estimate and cost work | 40 | |
Perform CPR | 10 | |
Apply First Aid | 10 | |
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 4. 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 220 points | |
Group B Qualification Electives Complete units to a maximum weighting of 640 points | 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 | |
Establish right of way access for transmission pipeline construction | 30 | |
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 | |
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 | |
Load, discharging LPG by road tanker | 80 | |
Load, unload and exchanging gas cylinders | 80 | |
| 80 | |
Refurbish gas cylinders | 80 | |
Assess the operational capability of gas safety equipment on tankers | 40 | |
Group C Qualification Electives Complete units to at least 260 points, with a maximum weighting of 1020 points | Weighting Points | |
Coordinate repair of pipeline, facilities and equipment | 110 | |
Operate and monitor pipeline control systems | 60 | |
Control field pipeline operations | 60 | |
Supervise technical operations for gas distribution/transmission | 60 | |
Produce maintenance strategies and plans for gas facility | 80 | |
Conduct isolation procedures for permit to work system for gas industry work site | 80 | |
Compile a gas industry technical report | 20 | |
Coordinate gas distribution pipeline repair and modifications | 110 | |
Coordinate construction, laying and testing of gas distribution pipelines | 110 | |
Supervise and monitor contract staff for work on distribution pipelines | 120 | |
Coordinate gas transmission pipeline repair and modifications | 110 | |
Identify, evaluate and control threats to transmission pipelines | 40 | |
Supervise and monitor contract staff | 60 | |
Site control of third party works in the vicinity of a transmission pipeline | 40 | |
First response to a facility event | 60 | |
Check and report on station conditions | 40 | |
Liaise with third party and the community to maintain pipeline integrity and community safety | 40 | |
Aerial transmission pipeline surveillance | 40 | |
Site control of excavations in the vicinity of a transmission pipeline | 60 | |
Monitor and report on cathodic protection systems | 40 | |
Monitor and operate flow control, pressure, measuring and regulating devices for gas transmission | 100 | |
Custody transfer metering and gas quality analysis | 80 | |
Follow procedures to deal with incidents related to the abuse of drugs and alcohol | 60 | |
Coordinate the operation of relevant plant and equipment for transmission pipeline construction | 80 | |
Coordinate and monitor staff and contractors | 60 | |
Coordinate transmission pipeline construction operations | 60 | |
Operate gas infrastructure to meet nominated demand | 60 | |
Control centre communication with gas industry stakeholders | 60 | |
Monitoring and controlling field activities | 60 | |
Use control centre systems to monitor and control gas infrastructure | 60 | |
Coordinate repair of faults in gas processing/storage facilities and equipment | 110 | |
Control LPG storage/processing operations | 110 | |
Supervise technical operations for liquefied petroleum gas storage and processing | 120 | |
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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