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ICTCMP5176A Mapping and Delivery Guide
Undertake radio communications site audit

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Issue Date: May 2024


Qualification -
Unit of Competency ICTCMP5176A - Undertake radio communications site audit
Description This unit describes the performance outcomes, skills and knowledge required to undertake a radio communications site audit regarding the compliance of radio frequency (RF) transmissions with relevant transmitter licence requirements.Individuals must comply with radio communications transmitter licensing requirements and operator certificates for maritime and aeronautical services and occupational health and safety (OHS) electromagnetic radiation (EMR) licensing requirements as appropriate.
Employability Skills This unit contains employability skills.
Learning Outcomes and Application Field officers from regulatory authorities or other private and public organisations apply the skills and knowledge in this unit. They combine technical radio communications skills with broader organisational and administrative skills to conduct audits in a range of commercial and community contexts and environments. They make recommendations for improvement and follow up by monitoring resulting actions.Field officers may be responsible for small projects or parts of larger projects, and for the coordination and direction of small groups working on sites remote from the organisational headquarters.
Duration and Setting X weeks, nominally xx hours, delivered in a classroom/online/blended learning setting.
Prerequisites/co-requisites
Competency Field Compliance
Development and validation strategy and guide for assessors and learners Student Learning Resources Handouts
Activities 		Slides
PPT 		Assessment 1 Assessment 2 Assessment 3 Assessment 4
Elements of Competency Performance Criteria              
Element: Prepare for radio communications site audit
  • Confirm need for site audit through appropriate triggers and arrange formal approval for site access from authorised personnel
  • Clarify audit requirements according to relevant legislation, codes, regulations and standards including safety and security arrangements and action required to comply
  • Clarify audit requirements with client or project originator, where appropriate, and incorporate broader audit considerations
  • Prepare a hardcopy of site information for use as an audit validation list at site
  • Specify staff, equipment and material resource requirements for the audit based on particular site requirements ensuring equipment has been correctly calibrated and labelled
  • Check industry requirements for site and obtain industry licence where appropriate
       
Element: Undertake radio communications site audit
  • Validate specific site location according to database information
  • Undertake audit tasks according to OHS, enterprise procedures and site specific safety requirements, and meet client or representative on site as required
  • Conduct transmission and RFtests against approved specifications
  • Conduct check of transmitters for licensing conditions
  • Check transmission radio frequency against database list and obtain permission to check or alter transmission or radio frequency where appropriate
  • Confirm site meets specific RFOHS safety requirements and licensing requirements where appropriate
  • Confirm defined site equipment labelling comply with Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) technical standards
       
Element: Complete audit administration tasks
  • Update or arrange for update of required records regarding audit findings and action required, including liaison with authorised personnel as agreed
  • Monitor actions that have been recommended to ensure compliance with findings
  • Issue enforcement actions as required
  • Finalise audit administration and return equipment and resources according to organisational procedures
       


Evidence Required

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The evidence guide provides advice on assessment and must be read in conjunction with the performance criteria, required skills and knowledge, range statement and the Assessment Guidelines for the Training Package.

Overview of assessment

Critical aspects for assessment and evidence required to demonstrate competency in this unit

Evidence of the ability to:

conduct radio communications site audit for at least three sites with differing licensing requirements

conduct transmission and RF tests

monitor non compliances to ensure actions completed.

Context of and specific resources for assessment

Assessment must ensure:

sites on which audits may be conducted

use of field measurement equipment currently used in industry

relevant databases, licensing requirements and other site related documentation.

Method of assessment

A range of assessment methods should be used to assess practical skills and knowledge. The following examples are appropriate for this unit:

direct observation of the candidate undertaking an audit

review of audit reports completed by the candidate for differing site types and licence requirements

oral or written questioning to assess knowledge of licensing requirement and specific technical procedures.

Guidance information for assessment

Holistic assessment with other units relevant to the industry sector, workplace and job role is recommended, for example:

ICTRFN3175A Operate and maintain radio communications technical instruments and field equipment

ICTRFN4095A Conduct radio frequency measurements

ICTRFN4174A Undertake radio communications signals monitoring.

Aboriginal people and other people from a non-English speaking background may have second language issues.

Access must be provided to appropriate learning and assessment support when required.

Assessment processes and techniques must be culturally appropriate, and appropriate to the oral communication skill level, and language and literacy capacity of the candidate and the work being performed.

In all cases where practical assessment is used it will be combined with targeted questioning to assess required knowledge. Questioning techniques should not require language, literacy and numeracy skills beyond those required in this unit of competency.

Where applicable, physical resources should include equipment modified for people with special needs.

Submission Requirements

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Assessment Tasks

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Required skills

communication skills to liaise with internal and external personnel on technical, operational and legal site audit matters

literacy skills to interpret technical documentation and write audit reports in required formats

numeracy skills to take RF measurements, interpret results and evaluate different types of technical data

planning and organisational skills to plan, prioritise and monitor own work and coordinate the audit process in liaison with others

problem solving and contingency management skills to adapt testing procedures to requirements of particular sites and modify activities depending on differing operational contingencies, risk situations and environments

research skills to interrogate databases and investigate different audit requirements

task management skills to work systematically with required attention to detail and adherence to all safety requirements

technical skills to select and use appropriate test equipment and practices to suit different RF applications

Required knowledge

features and operating requirements of test equipment, including:

digital radio communications measuring equipment

modulation analyser

power meter

RF termination

spectrum analyser

features of licensing database

information required to prepare and conduct a telecommunications audit

legislation, licensing requirements for transmitters, codes of practice and other formal agreements that directly impact on radio communications site audits

overview of transmission lines, transmitter and receiver architecture and their impact on radio communications audit

required field measurements including:

carrier frequency

harmonics

intermodulation distortion (IMD) products

modulation

RF power

specific issues related to antenna installations and their impact on radio communications interference

specific OHS requirements that impact on the conduct of radio communications audits, including:

use of equipment

use of RF protective equipment

other personal protective equipment

types of adjustments that need to be made to audit procedures to meet the requirements of particular sites and environmental conditions

typical issues and challenges that occur in telecommunications site audit and how these may be addressed

The range statement relates to the unit of competency as a whole. It allows for different work environments and situations that may affect performance. Bold italicised wording, if used in the performance criteria, is detailed below. Essential operating conditions that may be present with training and assessment (depending on the work situation, needs of the candidate, accessibility of the item, and local industry and regional contexts) may also be included.

Triggers may relate to:

business plan targets

codes of practice and standards for other services and utilities:

electricity

gas

water

decisions to target certain clients

decisions to target certain sites:

communal

power level

EMR based on site power

geographical considerations

industry status (targeting of a dynamic industry)

interference complaints

investigation may be power measurement to ensure correct power

legislative requirements

licence conditions regarding the operating frequency of transmitters

occupancy transmitter still operating

power company requirements

radcom data purification

statutory authority requirements ACMA.

Authorised personnel may include:

customers

major users

site managers

site owners.

Legislation, codes, regulations and standards may include:

Australian Communications Industry Forum (ACIF) standards and codes

ACMA technical standards

ARPANSA EMR standard

assignment guidelines

Australian building codes and regulations

Australian standards

enterprise standards

environmental protection

equipment standards

fire regulations

heritage legislation

international standards

intrinsically safe lightning protection,

local government

OHS

Privacy Act

Radcoms Act

site engineering standard

spectrum planning reports

Telecoms Act

Trade Practices Act

WIs, CIs, business operating procedures (BOPs), radiocommunications assignment and licensing instruction (RALI).

Broader audit considerations may relate to:

commercial

cultural:

liaising with traditional land owners

environmental:

accessing protected areas

broken ground

location involving working over old underground workings and voids

on natural landscapes

wet conditions

working at heights or on rooftops.

Site information may include:

address of physical location

frequency output

power of transmitters

site coordinates

technical details of site

user bandwidth.

Equipment may include:

deviation meter

power meter

spectrum analyser.

Industry licence may include:

industry training for particular sites

basic OHS induction training.

Transmission and RF tests may include:

assessment of EMR levels

power measurement

RF technical measurements.

RF OHS safety requirements may relate to:

EMR levels

RF measurements

visual checks of towers.

Records may include:

completion of enterprise manual lists

computer-based documentation

electronic communication.

Copy and paste from the following performance criteria to create an observation checklist for each task. When you have finished writing your assessment tool every one of these must have been addressed, preferably several times in a variety of contexts. To ensure this occurs download the assessment matrix for the unit; enter each assessment task as a column header and place check marks against each performance criteria that task addresses.

Observation Checklist

Tasks to be observed according to workplace/college/TAFE policy and procedures, relevant legislation and Codes of Practice Yes No Comments/feedback
Confirm need for site audit through appropriate triggers and arrange formal approval for site access from authorised personnel 
Clarify audit requirements according to relevant legislation, codes, regulations and standards including safety and security arrangements and action required to comply 
Clarify audit requirements with client or project originator, where appropriate, and incorporate broader audit considerations 
Prepare a hardcopy of site information for use as an audit validation list at site 
Specify staff, equipment and material resource requirements for the audit based on particular site requirements ensuring equipment has been correctly calibrated and labelled 
Check industry requirements for site and obtain industry licence where appropriate 
Validate specific site location according to database information 
Undertake audit tasks according to OHS, enterprise procedures and site specific safety requirements, and meet client or representative on site as required 
Conduct transmission and RFtests against approved specifications 
Conduct check of transmitters for licensing conditions 
Check transmission radio frequency against database list and obtain permission to check or alter transmission or radio frequency where appropriate 
Confirm site meets specific RFOHS safety requirements and licensing requirements where appropriate 
Confirm defined site equipment labelling comply with Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) technical standards 
Update or arrange for update of required records regarding audit findings and action required, including liaison with authorised personnel as agreed 
Monitor actions that have been recommended to ensure compliance with findings 
Issue enforcement actions as required 
Finalise audit administration and return equipment and resources according to organisational procedures 

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