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Elements and Performance Criteria

1. Plan and prepare to apply BOP operational procedures
   • Obtain, interpret and confirm work requirements
   • Access, interpret and apply documentation required to apply BOP operational procedures and confirm work activity is compliant
   • Identify and minimise environmental issues and potential hazards, and assess and address risks within scope of own role and according to workplace procedures
   • Select and wear personal protective equipment required for work activities
   • Communicate with other personnel at site according to work requirements and confirm briefings and handover details are communicated and received
2. Apply well control strategies
   • Apply approved methods to control identified hazards associated with well control
   • Recognise, respond to and report as required early warning signs of kicks and wells going under-balanced
   • Recognise kick indicators and apply kick detection methods and responses as required
   • Operate equipment to control swabbing and surging
   • Apply tripping methods according to site requirements
   • Perform shut-in procedures for drilling or well servicing and well tripping-in/out
   • Apply requirements and regulations related to well control and influx prevention
   • Prepare written records and reports according to workplace procedures
3. Coordinate well control crew activities
   • Inform assistants of their roles and responsibilities in a well control situation and monitor their application
   • Communicate operational activities and information to other crew during well control and BOP operations
   • Conduct well control drills and exercises and confirm crew readiness for emergency situations
4. Operate and monitor well control equipment and processes
   • Verify availability and set-up of well control equipment
   • Inspect well control equipment for safety and fitness-for-purpose and rectify and report faults and malfunctions as required and within scope of own role
   • Install, test and operate well control equipment
   • Monitor, read and interpret measuring and testing equipment and devices and confirm planned, safe well control
   • Assist in installation, maintenance and replacement of equipment
5. Apply well kill procedures
   • Confirm well control procedures and activities with crew members
   • Check, read, interpret and record pressures and gauges and undertake corrective action as required
   • Apply operational instructions
   • Apply well control working practices
   • Apply well control kill methods
   • Monitor and adjust the operation of BOP control system
   • Monitor and control circulation and circulation paths
   • Carry out emergency shutdown procedures according to site requirements
   • Communicate incident information to other crew members
6. Conduct housekeeping activities
   • Clean, check, perform maintenance on and store plant, tools and equipment
   • Report issues identified with plant, tools and equipment as required

Performance Evidence

The candidate must demonstrate the ability to complete the tasks outlined in the elements, performance criteria and foundation skills of this unit, including evidence of the ability to:

apply blow out prevention (BOP) operational procedures on at least two occasions, including:

applying kick detection methods and responses

confirming well control procedures and activities with crew members

conducting drills and exercises with crew in readiness for emergencies

inspecting well control equipment for safety and fitness-for-purpose

installing, testing, operating and monitoring well control equipment

applying well kill methods

identifying and recognising kick indicators

identifying the effects of swabbing and surging

carry out supervision of BOP operational procedures.

During the above, the candidate must:

locate and apply documentation, policies and procedures required to apply BOP operational procedures

implement the requirements, procedures and techniques for applying BOP operational procedures, including:

identifying, addressing and reporting potential hazards and risks

identifying, addressing and reporting environmental issues

preparing written records and reports

rectifying any identified faults and malfunctions within scope of own role and escalating where required

work with others to apply BOP operational procedures that meets required outcomes, including:

resolving coordination requirements with others at the site prior to commencing and during work activities

preparing for and organising work activities to meet all task requirements

communicating with others to receive and clarify work instructions.

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Knowledge Evidence

The candidate must be able to demonstrate knowledge to complete the tasks outlined in the elements, performance criteria and foundation skills of this unit, including knowledge of:

key policies, procedures and established requirements for applying BOP operational procedures, including those for:

identifying and managing risks

identifying, addressing and reporting environmental issues

setting up work activity

site isolation, signage and erecting barriers

work health and safety

selecting and checking plant, tools and equipment required to carry out tasks for faults

carrying out work to specifications

applying required methods to control identified hazards

applying technical solutions for well control

delegating roles and responsibilities of assistants

maintaining well control equipment

responding to emergency situations.

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