Elements and Performance Criteria
- Plan and prepare for managing drilling 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
- Resolve coordination requirements with others at the site prior to commencing and during work activities
- Implement drill management strategies
- Obtain and check copies of contract and well program, design implementation strategies and communicate to all parties
- Prepare daily drilling reports and tour sheets and communicate to all parties
- Undertake inspections of operating site and camp and record/ report
- Establish communication strategies and confirm with operator's representative
- Review and confirm legislative/company requirements and communicate to appropriate personnel
- Put appropriate reporting mechanisms in place
- Establish rig maintenance arrangements and communicate to all parties
- Manage occupational health and safety obligations
- Put in place and carry out crew meeting arrangements, minute outcomes and report to appropriate officers
- Establish, implement, monitor and record/report safety inspection strategies
- Induct new employees into site operations and put appropriate monitoring strategies in place
- Establish, implement, monitor and record/report permit-to-work systems
- Identify and implement emergency response arrangements and communicate to all parties
- Identify, implement and monitor environmental legislative/ company requirements and rectify or report
- Identify, rectify and report non-conformances to appropriate authorities/officers
- Oversee drilling operations
- Obtain and check drill program and communicate to appropriate officers/personnel
- Organise drilling tools and equipment and put appropriate checking processes in place
- Put in and monitor appropriate reporting mechanisms
- Assess safe work practices and adherence to drilling instructions and rectify if required
- Implement, maintain and monitor well control and blowout prevention strategies and report
- Carry out and monitor appropriate tests and report