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Evidence Guide: NWPSOU031 - Operate and maintain locks and weirs

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NWPSOU031 - Operate and maintain locks and weirs

What evidence can you provide to prove your understanding of each of the following citeria?

Plan and prepare work

  1. Assess upstream flow and establish pool demand.
  2. Carry out inflow calculations.
  3. Determine discharge flows.
  4. Develop operation and maintenance plan.
Assess upstream flow and establish pool demand.

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Carry out inflow calculations.

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Determine discharge flows.

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Develop operation and maintenance plan.

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Operate locks and weirs

  1. Operate the weir gates to control river flows and pool levels.
  2. Store water in the weir pool and regulate river flow downstream.
  3. Raise river level upstream of the weir to improve navigability of the river.
  4. Operate the lock to allow river vessels to navigate through the weir.
Operate the weir gates to control river flows and pool levels.

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Store water in the weir pool and regulate river flow downstream.

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Raise river level upstream of the weir to improve navigability of the river.

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Operate the lock to allow river vessels to navigate through the weir.

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Maintain locks and weirs

  1. Inspect the equipment of the locks, weirs and navigational aids to identify maintenance needs.
  2. Schedule maintenance tasks.
Inspect the equipment of the locks, weirs and navigational aids to identify maintenance needs.

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Schedule maintenance tasks.

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Finalise work

  1. Collect data from monitoring points.
  2. Compile reports from monitoring point data.
  3. Identify and report current or potential problems.
Collect data from monitoring points.

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Compile reports from monitoring point data.

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Identify and report current or potential problems.

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Plan and prepare work

  1. Assess upstream flow and establish pool demand.
  2. Carry out inflow calculations.
  3. Determine discharge flows.
  4. Develop operation and maintenance plan.
Assess upstream flow and establish pool demand.

Completed
Date:

Teacher:
Evidence:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Carry out inflow calculations.

Completed
Date:

Teacher:
Evidence:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Determine discharge flows.

Completed
Date:

Teacher:
Evidence:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Develop operation and maintenance plan.

Completed
Date:

Teacher:
Evidence:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Operate locks and weirs

  1. Operate the weir gates to control river flows and pool levels.
  2. Store water in the weir pool and regulate river flow downstream.
  3. Raise river level upstream of the weir to improve navigability of the river.
  4. Operate the lock to allow river vessels to navigate through the weir.
Operate the weir gates to control river flows and pool levels.

Completed
Date:

Teacher:
Evidence:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Store water in the weir pool and regulate river flow downstream.

Completed
Date:

Teacher:
Evidence:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Raise river level upstream of the weir to improve navigability of the river.

Completed
Date:

Teacher:
Evidence:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Operate the lock to allow river vessels to navigate through the weir.

Completed
Date:

Teacher:
Evidence:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Maintain locks and weirs

  1. Inspect the equipment of the locks, weirs and navigational aids to identify maintenance needs.
  2. Schedule maintenance tasks.
Inspect the equipment of the locks, weirs and navigational aids to identify maintenance needs.

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Teacher:
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Schedule maintenance tasks.

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Finalise work

  1. Collect data from monitoring points.
  2. Compile reports from monitoring point data.
  3. Identify and report current or potential problems.
Collect data from monitoring points.

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Compile reports from monitoring point data.

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Identify and report current or potential problems.

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Assessed

Teacher: ___________________________________ Date: _________

Signature: ________________________________________________

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Instructions to Assessors

Evidence Guide

ELEMENTS

PERFORMANCE CRITERIA

Elements describe the essential outcomes

Performance criteria describe the performance needed to demonstrate achievement of the element. Where bold italicised text is used, further information is detailed in the range of conditions section.

1. Plan and prepare work

1.1 Assess upstream flow and establish pool demand.

1.2 Carry out inflow calculations.

1.3 Determine discharge flows.

1.4 Develop operation and maintenance plan.

2. Operate locks and weirs

2.1 Operate the weir gates to control river flows and pool levels.

2.2 Store water in the weir pool and regulate river flow downstream.

2.3 Raise river level upstream of the weir to improve navigability of the river.

2.4 Operate the lock to allow river vessels to navigate through the weir.

3. Maintain locks and weirs

3.1 Inspect the equipment of the locks, weirs and navigational aids to identify maintenance needs.

3.2 Schedule maintenance tasks.

4. Finalise work

4.1 Collect data from monitoring points.

4.2 Compile reports from monitoring point data.

4.3 Identify and report current or potential problems.

Required Skills and Knowledge

ELEMENTS

PERFORMANCE CRITERIA

Elements describe the essential outcomes

Performance criteria describe the performance needed to demonstrate achievement of the element. Where bold italicised text is used, further information is detailed in the range of conditions section.

1. Plan and prepare work

1.1 Assess upstream flow and establish pool demand.

1.2 Carry out inflow calculations.

1.3 Determine discharge flows.

1.4 Develop operation and maintenance plan.

2. Operate locks and weirs

2.1 Operate the weir gates to control river flows and pool levels.

2.2 Store water in the weir pool and regulate river flow downstream.

2.3 Raise river level upstream of the weir to improve navigability of the river.

2.4 Operate the lock to allow river vessels to navigate through the weir.

3. Maintain locks and weirs

3.1 Inspect the equipment of the locks, weirs and navigational aids to identify maintenance needs.

3.2 Schedule maintenance tasks.

4. Finalise work

4.1 Collect data from monitoring points.

4.2 Compile reports from monitoring point data.

4.3 Identify and report current or potential problems.

Evidence required to demonstrate competence must satisfy all of the requirements of the elements and performance criteria. If not otherwise specified the candidate must demonstrate evidence of performance of the following on at least one occasion.

installing stop logs, bulk heads and winch operations

identifying and investigating operational problems

regulating flows through the weir

operating the lock gates

operating lock levels

calculating inflows and discharge rates

undertaking maintenance including at least one of:

removing debris

oiling hydraulics

repairing concrete

painting metal work

greasing bearings

Evidence required to demonstrate competence must satisfy all of the requirements of the elements and performance criteria. If not otherwise specified the depth of knowledge demonstrated must be appropriate to the job context of the candidate.

environmental considerations

river hydraulics

navigational rules

legislation relating to vessels within locks

materials characteristics including:

concrete

steel

hydraulic systems