Unit of Competency Mapping – Information for Teachers/Assessors – Information for Learners

PUAOIL304 Mapping and Delivery Guide
Use advanced equipment operations for oil spill response

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Issue Date: May 2024


Qualification -
Unit of Competency PUAOIL304 - Use advanced equipment operations for oil spill response
Description
Employability Skills
Learning Outcomes and Application This unit involves the skills and knowledge required to safely deploy, operate, monitor and recover advanced oil spill response equipment. The unit is applicable to personnel responsible for the choices and deployment of appropriate advanced oil spill response equipment to meet the type of oil spill operations and environmental conditions for Level 1, 2 or 3 responses.No licensing, legislative or certification requirements apply to this unit at the time of publication.
Duration and Setting X weeks, nominally xx hours, delivered in a classroom/online/blended learning setting.
Prerequisites/co-requisites
Competency Field Marine Pollution Response
Development and validation strategy and guide for assessors and learners Student Learning Resources Handouts
Activities 		Slides
PPT 		Assessment 1 Assessment 2 Assessment 3 Assessment 4
Elements of Competency Performance Criteria              
Element: Monitor operations
  • Monitor, assess and reassess the effectiveness of equipment and/or the recovery operation
  • Identify, action and monitor environmental implications associated with the operation and maintenance of equipment
  • Identify any changes to response as a result of ongoing monitoring of operations
       
Element: Manage safety of operation
  • Identify hazards and risks for the site and equipment use through a job safety analysis
       
Element: Apply the hierarchy of controls to manage hazards and risks
       
Element: Select, use, maintain and store personal protective clothing and equipment, in accordance with Work, Health and Safety (WHS)/Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) and Safety Data Sheet (SDS) requirements
       
Element: Communicate with work team and incident management team
  • Prepare site specific deployment plans based on the incident action plan
       
Element: Plan, prepare and present briefs and debriefs to relevant personnel
       
Element: Maintain communication channels with all stakeholders involved in the deployment and recovery of oil spill response equipment
       
Element: Ensure oil spill response personnel can deploy equipment in a team environment
       
Element: Prepare equipment for use
  • Identify required advanced oil spill response equipment using the incident action plan and/or site specific deployment plan
       
Element: Conduct routine preoperational checks of equipment using organisational procedures and manufacturers' specifications
       
Element: Identify and segregate faulty equipment for repair or replacement
       
Element: Identify equipment requiring licensed operators
       
Element: Operate and/or deploy equipment
  • Use equipment, in accordance with state, territory and Commonwealth licensing requirements
       
Element: Operate and monitor equipment, in accordance with organisational procedures, manufacturers' specifications and supervisor’s instructions
       
Element: Carry out work, in accordance with organisational procedures, WHS/OHS requirements and the incident action plan
       
Element: Identify and record the use of equipment consumables
  • Monitor, assess and reassess the effectiveness of equipment and/or the recovery operation
       
Element: Identify, action and monitor environmental implications associated with the operation and maintenance of equipment
       
Element: Identify any changes to response as a result of ongoing monitoring of operations
       
Element: Check, clean and store equipment
  • Maintain records of equipment use, in accordance with organisational procedures, the incident management system and incident action plan
       
Element: Clean, secure and store equipment, in accordance with organisational procedures, manufacturers' specifications, maintenance manual and/or supervisor’s instructions
       
Element: Report and take action on equipment malfunction, fault, wear or damage, in accordance with organisational procedures
       
Element: Maintain and clean workplace, in accordance with organisational procedures, WHS/OHS requirements and demobilisation plan
       

Submission Requirements

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Assessment Tasks

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Range is restricted to essential operating conditions and any other variables essential to the work environment.

Non-essential conditions may be found in the Companion Volume Implementation Guide.

Copy and paste from the following performance criteria to create an observation checklist for each task. When you have finished writing your assessment tool every one of these must have been addressed, preferably several times in a variety of contexts. To ensure this occurs download the assessment matrix for the unit; enter each assessment task as a column header and place check marks against each performance criteria that task addresses.

Observation Checklist

Tasks to be observed according to workplace/college/TAFE policy and procedures, relevant legislation and Codes of Practice Yes No Comments/feedback
Monitor, assess and reassess the effectiveness of equipment and/or the recovery operation 
Identify, action and monitor environmental implications associated with the operation and maintenance of equipment 
Identify any changes to response as a result of ongoing monitoring of operations 
Identify hazards and risks for the site and equipment use through a job safety analysis 
 
 
Prepare site specific deployment plans based on the incident action plan 
 
 
 
Identify required advanced oil spill response equipment using the incident action plan and/or site specific deployment plan 
 
 
 
Use equipment, in accordance with state, territory and Commonwealth licensing requirements 
 
 
Monitor, assess and reassess the effectiveness of equipment and/or the recovery operation 
 
 
Maintain records of equipment use, in accordance with organisational procedures, the incident management system and incident action plan 
 
 
 

Forms

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