This unit describes a participant’s skills and knowledge required to apply support blow out prevention operations in Coal Mining and Drilling.

This unit is appropriate for those working in operational roles.

Licensing, legislative, regulatory and certification requirements that apply to this unit can vary between states, territories, and industry sectors. Relevant information must be sourced prior to application of the unit.

Evidence is required to be collected that demonstrates a candidate’s competency in this unit. Evidence must be relevant to the roles within this sector’s work operations and satisfy all of the requirements of the performance criteria of this unit and include evidence that the candidate:

locates and applies applicable legislation, documentation, policies and procedures

knowledge of the requirements, procedures and instructions for supporting blow out prevention operations

implements the requirements, procedures and techniques for the safe, effective and efficient support of blow out prevention operations including:

determining type of BOP and their unique requirements

apply kick warning signs and indicators detecting procedures

apply work instruction and procedure interpretation skills

monitor process including recording and reporting on operations and safety issues

works effectively others to undertake and complete the blow out prevention operations that meets all of the required outcomes including:

working in a team and organising work activities to meet all task requirements

communicating clearly and concisely with others to receive and clarify work instructions

demonstrates completion of the support of blow out prevention operations that safely, effectively and efficiently meets all of the required outcomes on more than one (1) occasion including:

disassemble, clean, check, replace and assemble components of the Ram or Annular BOP

inspect parts in sequence before assembly which may include:

housing/body joints and outlets

locking assembly

piston

bonnet seal

BOP vertical bore

shafts

rotating assembly

welding parts and plating

major piston

bonnet bolt

flanges

extend and retract ports

blowhole and blindhole

participate in identification of hazards and issues

participate in emergency drills and activities on site

The candidate must demonstrate knowledge in support blow out prevention operation through:

the principles and practices of coal seam gas control

and complying with coal seam gas control procedures

risks and their controls related to coal seam gas control

and complying with BOP annular equipment operating principles

BOP control system principles

operating principles of chokes and manifolds

kill principles and methods

sources of ignition and their dangers and controls

sources of flammable gases and emissions and their dangers and controls

kick detection warnings and indications and the responses to them

purpose, type and conduct of coal seam gas control emergency drills and exercises

using various communication methods and protocols

An assessor of this unit must satisfy the requirements of the NVR/AQTF or their successors; and Industry regulations for certification and licensing; and,

this unit must be assessed in the context of this sector’s work environment; and,

this unit must be assessed in compliance with relevant legislation/regulation and using policies, procedures, processes and operational manuals directly related to the industry sector for which it is being assessed; and,

assessment may be conducted in conjunction with the assessment of other Units of Competency; and,

assessment must confirm consistent performance can be applied in a range of relevant workplace circumstances; and,

assessors must demonstrate the performance evidence, and knowledge evidence as outlined in this Unit of Competency, and through the minimum years of current* work experience specified below in an Industry sector relevant to the outcomes of the unit; or,

where the assessor does not meet experience requirements a co-assessment or partnership arrangement must exist between the qualified assessor and an Industry subject matter expert. The Industry subject matter expert should hold the unit being assessed (or an equivalent unit) and/or demonstrate equivalence of skills and knowledge at the unit level. An Industry technical expert must also demonstrate skills and knowledge from the minimum years of current work experience specified below in the Industry sector, including time spent in roles related to the unit being assessed; and,

assessor and Industry subject matter expert requirements differ depending on the Australian Qualifications Framework Level (AQF) of the qualification being assessed and/or Industry Sector as follows:

*Assessors can demonstrate current work experience through employment within Industry in a role relevant to the outcomes of the Unit; or, for external assessors this can be demonstrated through exposure to Industry by conducting frequent site assessments across various locations.

**Where a unit is being delivered outside of a Qualification the first numeric character in the Unit code should be considered to indicate the AQF level

Foundation skills essential to performance are explicit in the performance criteria of this unit. Further information is available in the Resources and Infrastructure Industry Training Package Companion Volume.

Coal mining

Drilling