communication skills to interact in an ethical manner with clients from diverse social, economic and cultural backgrounds decision-making and problem-solving skills that involve applying logical processes, basic principles, system knowledge and experience in conjunction with information in technical manuals to ensure efficient and accurate troubleshooting of faults literacy skills to read and interpret technical manuals and specifications related to swimming pool and spa lighting systems numeracy skills to perform calculations related to troubleshooting faults in swimming pool and spa lighting systems research skills to identify and locate technical information on swimming pool and spa lighting systems technology skills to use tools and equipment associated with installing, fault finding, repairing and commissioning swimming pool and spa lighting systems Required knowledge Australian Competition and Consumer Commission product safety guidelines commonwealth, state or territory, and local government legislation and regulations, Australian standards, and codes of practice impacting on the routine maintenance of swimming pools and spas related to: electrical regulations controlling conduct of electrical work private and public swimming pools and spas underwater lighting systems work health and safety electrical principles relevant to low voltage swimming pool and spa lighting systems: common wiring faults electrical circuits electrical drawings and diagrams electrical safety principles electrical test equipment isolation and tagging procedures low voltage theory for swimming pool and spa lighting system application, including types of materials, components and wiring systems operation of low voltage electrical wiring/lighting circuits and components relevant to the application precautions to avoid side effects that could occur to ancillary systems from installation, testing and repair operations relationships between current, voltage and resistance for a variety of given electrical circuits testing procedures wiring and lighting installation procedures wiring and lighting repair procedures wiring and lighting testing and fault-finding procedures energy efficiency: energy consumption of different lighting systems energy ratings ways of maximising energy efficiency of swimming pool and spa lighting systems low voltage swimming pool and spa lighting system: common faults components IPX rating of waterproofing and voltage limits for underwater lights maintenance operating principles of different lighting systems procedures for replacement of bulbs and fuses purpose of lighting system types, operation and servicing of lighting systems: fibre-optic halogen LED |