This unit describes a participant’s skills and knowledge required to oversee drilling operations in Drilling.

This unit is appropriate for those working in supervisory roles.

No licensing, legislative or certification requirements apply to this unit at the time of publication.

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 documentation, policies and procedures

implements the requirements, procedures and techniques for the safe, effective and efficient completion of overseeing drilling operations including:

identifying, addressing and reporting potential hazards and risks

controlling identified hazards

carrying out emergency response

identifying, addressing and reporting environmental issues

preparing written records and reports

obtaining and checking correct equipment and tools

ensuring pressure testing of all BOP equipment is carried out

ensuring rig up to drill out is carried out

monitoring drill out safety processes and test gauge leak off

complete and abandon well

rectifying and/or reporting faults and malfunctions

works effectively with others to plan, prepare and oversee drilling operations that meets all of the required outcomes including:

preparing for and organising work activities to meet all task requirements

complying with written and verbal reporting requirements and procedures

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

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

obtaining, checking and providing correct equipment and tools

assigning crews to specific jobs

implementing performance measures to monitor operations

carrying out appropriate inspections

arranging servicing, repairing and/or returning equipment

carry out numerical calculations including:

addition, subtraction, multiplication, division

relate normal pressure to temperature

using calculator if required

using estimated skills

basic geometry

use of metric and imperials and conversion between the two

calculations relating to pressure density, volume, height, velocity, length, weight

measurements

The candidate must demonstrate knowledge in overseeing drilling operations through:

applying the organisation and site requirements and procedures for:

identifying and managing risks

identifying, addressing and reporting environmental issues

setting up work activity

site isolation, signage and erecting barriers

work health and safety

selecting and checking for faults, all plant, tools and equipment to carry out tasks

blow our prevention (BOP) specifications

casing tools and their applications

equipment types and uses

drill out procedures

testing

rig up to spud procedure

drilling programs

run in and cementing

well abandonment

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.

Drilling