This unit involves the skills and knowledge required to plan for a scheduled outage of power generating plant.

A schedule is a planof action detailing a series of tasks to be undertaken at or during a specified time. Aforced outageis the shutdown of generation facility,transmission ordistribution linewhen agenerating unitis unavailable to produce power due to an unexpected breakdown.

Competency in this unit requires the ability to identify outage requirements, create outage plans, implement outage plans and complete documentation. Individuals will, in general, work as an operator with responsibility for quality control, in a power generation facility.

Power generation plant operators are typically trained and authorised to isolate, prepare plant and issue permits to work.

No licensing, legislative or certification requirements apply to this unit at the time of publication.

Note: Workplace practice

The application of the skills and knowledge described in this unit may require a licence or training permit to practice in the workplace where work is carried out on gas and electrical installations. Additional conditions may apply under state and territory legislative and regulatory licensing requirements.

ELEMENTS

PERFORMANCE CRITERIA

Elements describe the essential outcomes.

Performance criteria describe the performance needed to demonstrate achievement of the element.

1

Identify outage requirements

1.1

Outage requirements are identified from work orders and is clarified with the appropriate personnel or site inspection, in accordance with workplace procedures

1.2

Safety issues are identified, in accordance with Work, Health and Safety (WHS)/Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) and legislative requirements, industry standards and workplace procedures

1.3

Date, time and expected duration of outage is assessed and confirmed from relevant information and statistical records in accordance with workplace procedures

1.4

Schematic diagrams, drawings, plans or maps are consulted to determine area affected by outage, in accordance with workplace procedures

2

Create outage plan

2.1

Impact of outage is ascertained, in accordance with workplace procedures

2.2

Key stakeholders and/or equipment affected by outage are identified, in accordance with workplace procedures

2.3

Status of plant and consumers affected by outage is identified and assessed, in accordance with workplace procedures

2.4

Key stakeholders are consulted to determine timetable and contingency plan, in accordance with workplace procedures

2.5

Disruptions to key consumers are minimised, in accordance with workplace procedures, by providing alternative routes of power generation supply

2.6

Scope of work to be carried out during outage is evaluated against allocated timeframes, in accordance with workplace procedures

2.7

Work permits required prior to and during outage are obtained, in accordance with workplace procedures

3

Implement outage plan

3.1

Work crews are notified of outage plan through the appropriate channels, in accordance with workplace procedures

3.2

Notification of outage is communicated to all stakeholders, in accordance with workplace procedures

4

Complete documentation

4.1

Records are maintained, in accordance with workplace procedures

4.2

Documentation is updated, in accordance with workplace procedures

Foundation skills essential to performance are explicit in the performance criteria of this unit of competency.

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.

Electricity generation

Operations