Elements and Performance Criteria
- Plan and prepare for operations
- Access, interpret and apply compliance documentation relevant to the work activity
- Obtain, confirm and apply work instructions for the allocated task
- Identify, manage and report all potential hazards
- Conform to safe working practices and current legislative and operational requirements
- Resolve coordination requirements with others at the site prior to commencing and during work activities
- Obtain personal protective equipment
- Assess geographic layout of the active, reserve and slug pits under work instruction
- Assess operation of mud mixers, dump valves and equalising valves under work instruction
- Identify and locate mud pump and discharge system
- Establish operational requirements
- Clarify difficulties in carrying out the instructions with the relevant personnel
- Confirm availability and status of necessary permits to work in accordance with operational and legislative requirements
- Confirm availability of necessary third party utilities in accordance with operational requirements
- Confirm availability of required quantities and type of consumables against operational requirements
- Identify errors, omissions and shortages and take appropriate remedial action within functional responsibility
- Select and test equipment
- Identify and select equipment appropriate for the work to be performed and conforming to operational requirements
- Confirm equipment is functional and fit for the purpose and the environment in which it will be used
- Identify defects in the equipment and take appropriate remedial action within functional responsibility
- Prepare drilling fluids
- Confirm availability of sufficient quantities and types of fluids against operational requirements
- Confirm tanks and mixing equipment are clean and free from contamination in accordance with instructions
- Mix and treat fluids in accordance with the specification
- Obtain, correctly label and store samples according to operational requirements
- Identify defects in the equipment and take appropriate remedial action within functional responsibility
- Pump drilling fluids
- Confirm recording and monitoring devices are preset to required parameters
- Operate equipment in accordance with operational requirements
- Identify faults and defects accurately and take appropriate remedial action within functional responsibility
- Assist with obtaining samples, weigh, measure viscosity and record details as per instructions
- Operate pipe in the derrick manually and under supervision
- Grease crown block and identify hanging sheaves
- Record data accurately at appropriate times and frequencies in accordance with operational requirements
- Operate hopper system