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Elements and Performance Criteria

1. Monitor water delivery system.
   • Perform routine inspections of channel flow rates, regulations and delivery according to demand and organisational and statutory requirements.
   • Gather and record system performance data according to organisational requirements.
   • Identify and correct system faults according to plans and service standards.
   • Correctly select, fit and use required safety equipment, including personal protective equipment.
2. Control processes.
   • Determine and apply system adjustments required to meet demands.
   • Initiate and coordinate system adjustments required for delivery or channel flow rates according to organisational and demand requirements.
   • Integrate processes to improve the delivery network performance according to organisational requirements.
3. Analyse data and compile reports.
   • Conduct analysis of actual against planned system performance using system data and records.
   • Compile reports from system performance data according to organisational requirements.

Required Skills

This describes the essential skills and knowledge and their level required for this unit

Required skills solve operational problems produce reports and logs interpret plans and instructions communicate with employees and customers control system operations and processes use communication equipment calculate water flows identify control system faults lay and join pipes install associated fittings and components identify and respond to operational problems interpret plans instructions and standard operating procedures follow procedures and standards use safety equipment and personal protective equipment use tools and machinery identify hazards give and receive instructions

Required knowledge inspection of rural distribution systems coordination processes system layout system processes environmental aspects of rural distribution systems safety procedures lock out procedures for mechanical and electrical installations policies and standard operating procedures procedures and legislation relevant utilities and service bodies communication systems risk factors and potential hazards equipment operation capacity and limitations effects of weather and conditions on operation of rural water distribution systems pipes and fittings pumping and valving systems gravity systems control systems

Evidence Required

The Evidence Guide provides advice on assessment and must be read in conjunction with the Performance Criteria Required Skills and Knowledge the Range Statement and the Assessment Guidelines for the Training Package
Critical aspects for assessment and evidence required to demonstrate competency in this unit	The candidate should demonstrate the ability to monitor control and coordinate rural water flow scheduling and delivery including conducting system inspections gathering and recording system performance data identifying and correcting system faults adjusting system to meet demand integrating processes analysing system performance completing required documentation
Context of and specific resources for assessment	Access to the workplace and resources including documentation that should normally be available in a water industry organisation relevant codes standards and government regulations Where applicable physical resources should include equipment modified for people with disabilities Access must be provided to appropriate learning andor assessment support when required Assessment processes and techniques must be culturally appropriate and appropriate to the language and literacy capacity of the candidate and the work being performed Validity and sufficiency of evidence requires that competency will need to be demonstrated over a period of time reflecting the scope of the role and the practical requirements of the workplace where the assessment is part of a structured learning experience the evidence collected must relate to a number of performances assessed at different points in time and separated by further learning and practice a decision of competence only taken at the point when the assessor has complete confidence in the persons competence over time and in various contexts all assessment that is part of a structured learning experience must include a combination of direct indirect and supplementary evidence where assessment is for the purpose of recognition RCCRPL the evidence provided will need to be authenticated and show that it represents competency demonstrated over a period of time assessment can be through simulated projectbased activity and must include evidence relating to each of the elements in this unit In all cases where practical assessment is used it will be combined with targeted questioning to assess the underpinning knowledge Questioning will be undertaken in a manner appropriate to the skill levels of the operator any cultural issues that may affect responses to the questions and reflecting the requirements of the competency and the work being performed

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Range Statement

The range statement relates to the unit of competency as a whole. It allows for different work environments and situations that may affect performance. Bold italicised wording, if used in the Performance Criteria, is detailed below. Add any essential operating conditions that may be present with training and assessment depending on the work situation, needs if the candidate, accessibility of the item, and local industry and regional contexts.
Routine inspections may include:	distribution systems, including: water mains services valves meters associated structures and fittings pipes, including: polyvinyl chloride (PVC) polyethylene mild steel cement lined ductile iron cement lined cast iron copper glass reinforced piping structures, including: meter pits person access pits regulators erosion barriers head walls thrust blocks fittings, including: jointing systems for pipe types eg gibault tapping band tension bands solvent joins compression ring joints bolted flanges cathodic protection.
Organisational and statutory requirements may include:	by-laws and organisational policies standard operating procedures covering working with: lifts and cranes mines road signage code electrical sources dangerous goods environment protection occupational health and safety, including the use of personal protective equipment.

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