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Elements and Performance Criteria

1. Plan and prepare for operations
   • Access, interpret and apply trip pipe documentation and ensure the work activity is compliant
   • Obtain, read, interpret, clarify and confirm work requirements
   • Identify and address potential risks, hazards and environmental issues and implement control measures
   • Select the personal protective equipment appropriate for the work activity
   • Resolve coordination requirements with others at the site prior to commencing and during work activities and ensure briefings/handover details are read/passed on
   • 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
   • Check safety lines, ropes and air hoists
   • Check equipment for safety and operations
2. Prepare to trip tubulars
   • Line up trip tank
   • Prepare pipe racking system to stand back, run in, lay down or pick-up pipe, where applicable
3. Trip tubulars
   • Latch elevators on to the tubulars which is stabilised by the Derrickman while being stabbed by pulling out of the hole
   • Latch elevators on to the tubular which is being stabilised by the Derrickman while running into hole
   • Visually check the elevator latch, identify faults and report
   • Operate air hoist to manoeuvre tubulars in the derrick
   • Record tasks where required
4. Operate racking system
   • Release pipe from elevators and rack in proper position when pulling out of the hole
   • Latch elevators onto drill string and stabilise while stand stabbed by roughnecks when running in the hole
   • Operate air hoists which manoeuvre drill string in the derrick