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Evidence Guide: PMASUP343 - Monitor and maintain cathodic protection systems

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PMASUP343 - Monitor and maintain cathodic protection systems

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

Prepare and organise operational and maintenance activities

  1. Review previous reports and check for outstanding work orders or notices
  2. Assemble necessary equipment and plan maintenance activities
  3. Take readings at regular intervals from CP system monitoring/test equipment and interpret collected data
  4. Identify CP faults and notify appropriate personnel
  5. Compile reports based on the collected data and analyse to determine system maintenance and operational adjustments to optimise system integrity
Review previous reports and check for outstanding work orders or notices

Completed
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Assemble necessary equipment and plan maintenance activities

Completed
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Take readings at regular intervals from CP system monitoring/test equipment and interpret collected data

Completed
Date:

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Identify CP faults and notify appropriate personnel

Completed
Date:

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Compile reports based on the collected data and analyse to determine system maintenance and operational adjustments to optimise system integrity

Completed
Date:

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Monitor and adjust electrical equipment

  1. Monitor equipment operating parameters to ensure operation within relevant Australian Standard specifications and make adjustments as required
  2. Operate CP equipment in accordance with the principles of CP impressed current/sacrificial anode systems
  3. Maintain CP system at maximum efficiency within design parameters
  4. Monitor equipment operating parameters to determine if the correct operating conditions of the equipment are being maintained
  5. Collect and interpret data and determine maintenance requirements
  6. Conduct regular inspections to ensure equipment integrity is maintained and results are recorded and any system abnormalities identified
  7. Carry out adjustments and maintenance to the equipment where abnormalities in the system have been identified
Monitor equipment operating parameters to ensure operation within relevant Australian Standard specifications and make adjustments as required

Completed
Date:

Teacher:		 Evidence:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Operate CP equipment in accordance with the principles of CP impressed current/sacrificial anode systems

Completed
Date:

Teacher:		 Evidence:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Maintain CP system at maximum efficiency within design parameters

Completed
Date:

Teacher:		 Evidence:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Monitor equipment operating parameters to determine if the correct operating conditions of the equipment are being maintained

Completed
Date:

Teacher:		 Evidence:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Collect and interpret data and determine maintenance requirements

Completed
Date:

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Conduct regular inspections to ensure equipment integrity is maintained and results are recorded and any system abnormalities identified

Completed
Date:

Teacher:		 Evidence:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Carry out adjustments and maintenance to the equipment where abnormalities in the system have been identified

Completed
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Conduct CP system surveys

  1. Interpret survey specifications to determine survey path and equipment requirement
  2. Conduct preparation activities on CP system to enable survey to be carried out
  3. Conduct CP surveys of the system and log and record results of the survey
  4. Fault find and diagnose operating CP systems
  5. Download collected survey data to allow a report to be compiled concerning survey findings
Interpret survey specifications to determine survey path and equipment requirement

Completed
Date:

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Conduct preparation activities on CP system to enable survey to be carried out

Completed
Date:

Teacher:		 Evidence:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Conduct CP surveys of the system and log and record results of the survey

Completed
Date:

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Fault find and diagnose operating CP systems

Completed
Date:

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Download collected survey data to allow a report to be compiled concerning survey findings

Completed
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Recommission the system

  1. Recommission the system to meet system operational requirements
  2. Restore site to meet environmental and operational requirements
  3. Compile and update records and drawings to reflect the repair/modification
  4. Maintain incident records
Recommission the system to meet system operational requirements

Completed
Date:

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Restore site to meet environmental and operational requirements

Completed
Date:

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Compile and update records and drawings to reflect the repair/modification

Completed
Date:

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Maintain incident records

Completed
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Analyse and utilise CP data

  1. Analyse survey report data and findings to determine system abnormalities and maintenance required for the continued operation of the system
  2. Liaise with appropriate personnel to repair or modify, as required, areas/equipment identified for maintenance
Analyse survey report data and findings to determine system abnormalities and maintenance required for the continued operation of the system

Completed
Date:

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Liaise with appropriate personnel to repair or modify, as required, areas/equipment identified for maintenance

Completed
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Control hazards

  1. Identify hazards in CP systems
  2. Assess the risks arising from those hazards.
  3. Implement measures to control those risks in line with procedures and duty of care.
Identify hazards in CP systems

Completed
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Assess the risks arising from those hazards.

Completed
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Implement measures to control those risks in line with procedures and duty of care.

Completed
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Respond to problems

  1. Identify possible problems in equipment or process.
  2. Determine problems needing action.
  3. Determine possible fault causes.
  4. Rectify problem using appropriate solution within area of responsibility.
  5. Follow through items initiated until final resolution has occurred.
  6. Report problems outside area of responsibility to designated person.
Identify possible problems in equipment or process.

Completed
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Determine problems needing action.

Completed
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Determine possible fault causes.

Completed
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Rectify problem using appropriate solution within area of responsibility.

Completed
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Follow through items initiated until final resolution has occurred.

Completed
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Report problems outside area of responsibility to designated person.

Completed
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Assessed

Teacher: ___________________________________ Date: _________

Signature: ________________________________________________

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Instructions to Assessors

Evidence Guide

Elements describe the essential outcomes.

Performance criteria describe the performance needed to demonstrate achievement of the element.

1

Prepare and organise operational and maintenance activities

1.1

Review previous reports and check for outstanding work orders or notices

1.2

Assemble necessary equipment and plan maintenance activities

1.3

Take readings at regular intervals from CP system monitoring/test equipment and interpret collected data

1.4

Identify CP faults and notify appropriate personnel

1.5

Compile reports based on the collected data and analyse to determine system maintenance and operational adjustments to optimise system integrity

2

Monitor and adjust electrical equipment

2.1

Monitor equipment operating parameters to ensure operation within relevant Australian Standard specifications and make adjustments as required

2.2

Operate CP equipment in accordance with the principles of CP impressed current/sacrificial anode systems

2.3

Maintain CP system at maximum efficiency within design parameters

2.4

Monitor equipment operating parameters to determine if the correct operating conditions of the equipment are being maintained

2.5

Collect and interpret data and determine maintenance requirements

2.6

Conduct regular inspections to ensure equipment integrity is maintained and results are recorded and any system abnormalities identified

2.7

Carry out adjustments and maintenance to the equipment where abnormalities in the system have been identified

3

Conduct CP system surveys

3.1

Interpret survey specifications to determine survey path and equipment requirement

3.2

Conduct preparation activities on CP system to enable survey to be carried out

3.3

Conduct CP surveys of the system and log and record results of the survey

3.4

Fault find and diagnose operating CP systems

3.5

Download collected survey data to allow a report to be compiled concerning survey findings

4

Recommission the system

4.1

Recommission the system to meet system operational requirements

4.2

Restore site to meet environmental and operational requirements

4.3

Compile and update records and drawings to reflect the repair/modification

4.4

Maintain incident records

5

Analyse and utilise CP data

5.1

Analyse survey report data and findings to determine system abnormalities and maintenance required for the continued operation of the system

5.2

Liaise with appropriate personnel to repair or modify, as required, areas/equipment identified for maintenance

6

Control hazards

6.1

Identify hazards in CP systems

6.2

Assess the risks arising from those hazards.

6.3

Implement measures to control those risks in line with procedures and duty of care.

7

Respond to problems

7.1

Identify possible problems in equipment or process.

7.2

Determine problems needing action.

7.3

Determine possible fault causes.

7.4

Rectify problem using appropriate solution within area of responsibility.

7.5

Follow through items initiated until final resolution has occurred.

7.6

Report problems outside area of responsibility to designated person.

Required Skills and Knowledge

Elements describe the essential outcomes.

Performance criteria describe the performance needed to demonstrate achievement of the element.

1

Prepare and organise operational and maintenance activities

1.1

Review previous reports and check for outstanding work orders or notices

1.2

Assemble necessary equipment and plan maintenance activities

1.3

Take readings at regular intervals from CP system monitoring/test equipment and interpret collected data

1.4

Identify CP faults and notify appropriate personnel

1.5

Compile reports based on the collected data and analyse to determine system maintenance and operational adjustments to optimise system integrity

2

Monitor and adjust electrical equipment

2.1

Monitor equipment operating parameters to ensure operation within relevant Australian Standard specifications and make adjustments as required

2.2

Operate CP equipment in accordance with the principles of CP impressed current/sacrificial anode systems

2.3

Maintain CP system at maximum efficiency within design parameters

2.4

Monitor equipment operating parameters to determine if the correct operating conditions of the equipment are being maintained

2.5

Collect and interpret data and determine maintenance requirements

2.6

Conduct regular inspections to ensure equipment integrity is maintained and results are recorded and any system abnormalities identified

2.7

Carry out adjustments and maintenance to the equipment where abnormalities in the system have been identified

3

Conduct CP system surveys

3.1

Interpret survey specifications to determine survey path and equipment requirement

3.2

Conduct preparation activities on CP system to enable survey to be carried out

3.3

Conduct CP surveys of the system and log and record results of the survey

3.4

Fault find and diagnose operating CP systems

3.5

Download collected survey data to allow a report to be compiled concerning survey findings

4

Recommission the system

4.1

Recommission the system to meet system operational requirements

4.2

Restore site to meet environmental and operational requirements

4.3

Compile and update records and drawings to reflect the repair/modification

4.4

Maintain incident records

5

Analyse and utilise CP data

5.1

Analyse survey report data and findings to determine system abnormalities and maintenance required for the continued operation of the system

5.2

Liaise with appropriate personnel to repair or modify, as required, areas/equipment identified for maintenance

6

Control hazards

6.1

Identify hazards in CP systems

6.2

Assess the risks arising from those hazards.

6.3

Implement measures to control those risks in line with procedures and duty of care.

7

Respond to problems

7.1

Identify possible problems in equipment or process.

7.2

Determine problems needing action.

7.3

Determine possible fault causes.

7.4

Rectify problem using appropriate solution within area of responsibility.

7.5

Follow through items initiated until final resolution has occurred.

7.6

Report problems outside area of responsibility to designated person.

Evidence required to demonstrate competence in this unit must be relevant to and satisfy the requirements of the elements and performance criteria, and include the ability to:

monitor and adjust equipment to meet specifications

prepare for and conduct cathodic protection (CP) system surveys

analyse data from CP system surveys to diagnose and troubleshoot problems

distinguish between causes of problems/alarm/fault indications, such as:

interference within the system

instrument failure/wrong reading

electrical failure

operational problems

recognise early warning signs of equipment/processes needing attention or with potential problems

complete forms and documentation

prepare and analyse reports related to the equipment/systems.

Evidence must be provided that demonstrates knowledge of:

company-specific work organisations and work flow

function of CP systems and CP equipment

operations and functions of CP systems and equipment

function of solar powered power generation systems

operations of 240 V power generation systems

insulation and monolithic joints

organisation procedures, including those covering:

safety, emergency and hazard control

work permit systems

maintenance

standard operating procedures (SOPs)

hierarchy of control.

Range Statement

This field allows for different work environments and conditions that may affect performance. Essential operating conditions that may be present (depending on the work situation, needs of the candidate, accessibility of the item, and local industry and regional contexts) are included.

Regulatory framework

The latest version of all legislation, regulations, industry codes of practice and Australian/international standards, or the version specified by the local regulatory authority, must be used, and include one or more of the following:

legislative requirements, including work health and safety (WHS)

industry codes of practice and guidelines

environmental regulations and guidelines

Australian and other standards (or their authorised replacement) such as:

AS 2885 (Set) Pipelines - Gas and liquid petroleum

AS/NZS 1768:2007 Lightning protection

AS/NZS 1596:2014 Storage and handling of LP Gas

AS 2832 (set) Cathodic protection of metals

AS/NZS 3000:2007 Electrical installations (known as the Australian/New Zealand Wiring Rules)

AS 2239-2003 Galvanic (sacrificial) anodes for cathodic protection

utility codes and standards

· licence and certification requirements

All operations to which this unit applies are subject to stringent health, safety and environment (HSE) requirements, which may be imposed through state/territory or federal legislation, and these must not be compromised at any time. Where there is an apparent conflict between performance criteria and HSE requirements, the HSE requirements take precedence.

Procedures

All operations must be performed in accordance with relevant procedures.

Procedures are written, verbal, visual, computer-based or in some other form, include one or more of the following:

emergency procedures

work instructions

standard operating procedures (SOPs)

safe work method statements (SWMS)

formulas/recipes

batch sheets

temporary instructions

any similar instructions provided for the smooth running of the plant

Hazards

Hazards include one or more of the following:

electricity

gases and liquids under pressure

equipment failures

flammability and explosivity

extreme weather

other hazards that might arise

Routine problems

Problems at this level includes both routine and non-routine problems.

Routine problems are predictable and have known solutions and include one or more of the following:

coating damage/deterioration

interference from other systems

anode not working

incorrect current output from central processing unit (CPU)/transmission (TR) unit

equipment fault/failure

Non-routine problems are unexpected problems, or variations of previous problems and must be resolved by applying operational knowledge to develop new solutions, either individually or in collaboration with relevant experts, to:

determine problems needing action

determine possible fault causes

develop solutions to problems which do not have a known solution

follow through items initiated until final resolution has occurred

report problems outside area of responsibility to designated person

Operational knowledge includes one or more of the following:

procedures

training

technical information such as journals, engineering specifications

remembered experience

relevant knowledge obtained from appropriate people.

CP system

This unit of competency includes all such items of equipment and unit operations which form part of the CP system and includes, as appropriate to the site:

solar powered power generation systems

240 V power generation systems

CP system interrupters

insulation and monolithic joints

galvanic anode beds

battery banks (e.g. nicad and lead acid)

transformer rectifiers and CPUs

lightning protection equipment

CP test points

Kirk cells