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Elements and Performance Criteria

  1. Determine job requirements
  2. Comply with work health and safety (WHS) requirements at all times
  3. Use appropriate personal protective equipment (PPE) in accordance with SOPs
  4. Identify job requirements from specifications, drawings, job sheets or work instructions
  5. Plan job to conform to Australian Refrigeration Council (ARC) code of practice requirements
  6. Service mobile plant air conditioning system
  7. Conduct visual check of mobile plant air conditioning system
  8. Identify control modules, fieldbus wiring, sensors and control module locations for air conditioning system
  9. Test air conditioning system according to manufacturer specifications
  10. Service system and components to manufacturer specifications and workplace requirements
  11. Identify performance faults, leaks and blockages
  12. Comply with regulations regarding any required topping up of refrigerant
  13. Document test results according to workplace procedures
  14. Fault find mobile plant air conditioning system
  15. Identify and inspect system and circuit components
  16. Select diagnostic procedures and test equipment appropriate to the system and operational history of the vehicle
  17. Check for leaks and blockages
  18. Conduct diagnostic tests on system and components performance
  19. Inspect and assess system/circuit parts against operational specifications
  20. Evaluate faulty conditions, analyse root cause and plan corrective action
  21. Repair or replace faulty components
  22. Recharge refrigerant according to procedures and regulations
  23. Recommission mobile plant air conditioning system
  24. Conduct post-repair/post-servicing system checks for correct operation
  25. Document service and repair actions according to workplace procedures

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.

Mobile plant air conditioning systems include one (1) or more of the following:

in cabin units

above, behind or below cabin units

single units that feed two driver cabins (e.g. some locomotive systems)

Mobile plant air conditioning system components include one (1) or more of the following:

fieldbus system control unit, modules and sensors relevant to the air conditioning system

integrated or separate measurement/testing/data logging equipment

pumps

motors

compressors

condensers

filters

pipes and hoses

switches

valves

coils and radiators

receivers

ancillary equipment