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UEPOPS372
Operate and monitor generator/alternator auxiliary plant
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Version 1.0
Issue Date: May 2024
This unit involves the skills and knowledge required to operate, inspect and monitor generator and/or alternator auxiliary plant, including stator water systems, hydrogen cooling systems, seal oil and lubricating oil systems.
A power generation facility's auxiliary equipment and systems are designed to keep power generating plant operating smoothly in a variety of circumstances.
Competency in this unit requires the ability to plan work, operate generator and/or alternator auxiliary plant, test generator and/or alternator auxiliary plant, analyse generator and/or alternator auxiliary plant faults, monitor and inspect generator and/or alternator auxiliary plant and the completion of all documentation. Individuals will, in general, work under supervision, in a power generation facility as an operator.
Power generation plant operators are typically trained and authorised to isolate, prepare plant and issue permits to work.
No licensing, legislative or certification requirements apply to this unit at the time of publication.
Note: Workplace practice
The application of the skills and knowledge described in this unit may require a licence or training permit to practice in the workplace where work is carried out on gas and electrical installations. Additional conditions may apply under state and territory legislative and regulatory licensing requirements.
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