Application

This unit of competency defines the skills and knowledge required to plan the commissioning procedure, assess the control system performance, adjust the control system and undertake commissioning modifications.

Some jurisdictions may require the holder of this unit using the refrigeration and air conditioning pathways to be licensed or certified and users should check with the relevant authorities.

What You'll Learn

Assessment Requirements

Performance Evidence

Evidence required to demonstrate competence in this unit must be relevant to and satisfy the requirements of the elements and performance criteria on at least two (2) occasions and include:

following work instructions, standard operating procedures (SOPs) and safe work practices

identifying and interpreting specifications and drawings for determining control system to meet specifications and control application

planning commissioning procedure involving the development of a commissioning procedure, testing of operation and adjustment to conform to specification

verifying control system components, including all instruments and devices which make up or control a loop/system against specifications

using appropriate test equipment to check control system installation in accordance with specifications in a safe and effective manner

adjusting control loop/system components and making final verifications to ensure required performance of control application

making modifications to change performance to meet specifications and safety and legislative requirements

providing reports where required and documenting all modifications in accordance with SOPs.

Knowledge Evidence

Evidence required to demonstrate the required knowledge for this unit must be relevant to and satisfy the requirements of the elements and performance criteria and include knowledge of:

safe work practices and procedures and use of personal protective equipment (PPE)

control system format

operational intent of the processes being controlled by the control system

specifications of the control system and the processes being controlled

regulatory and legislative requirements associated with the commissioning procedure

procedures for commissioning the control system

procedures for ensuring that control characteristics, application and process specifications are achieved

components of the operational processes

installation specifications for each component of the operational processes

measuring techniques and equipment appropriate to the measurements to be taken

test equipment and techniques appropriate to the commissioning of the control

calibration procedures for the selected test equipment

procedures for energising components and/or the control loop/system

supply requirements of components and the control loop/system

recording requirements for readings/measurements taken

adjustments that can be made to the control loop/system components and effects of adjustments on the control characteristics and operational processes

measurements/tests to be undertaken to verify control system and process operation and reasons for selecting the chosen measurements/tests

procedures to be followed if the operational specifications of the control system and/or process cannot be achieved

effect of changes to control system components on system performance

appropriate authority to approve any modifications

reporting requirements associated with the commissioning of control systems

requirements and reasons for recording modifications.

Assessment Conditions

Assessors must:

have vocational competency in modifying control systems at least to the level being assessed with relevant industry knowledge and experience

satisfy the assessor requirements in the Standards for Registered Training Organisations 2015 or its replacement and comply with the National Vocational Education and Training Regulator Act 2011, its replacement or equivalent legislation covering VET regulation in a non-referring state/territory as the case requires.

Assessment must include evidence of 240 hours of workplace practice associated with the skills of this unit in a functioning workplace.

All aspects of competent application of the unit must be addressed including prerequisite competency units and associated workplace performance, including environment, task skills, task management skills, contingency management skills and job role environment skills.

Knowledge assessment may be either verbal or written but must adequately reflect the knowledge requirements of the unit and its prerequisites in a functioning workplace.

Conditions for assessment must include access to all tools, equipment, materials and documentation required, including relevant workplace procedures, product and manufacturing specifications.

Assessment processes and techniques must be appropriate to the language, literacy and numeracy requirements of the work being performed and the needs of the candidate.

Foundation Skills

• text: This section describes those required skills (reading, writing, oral communication and numeracy) that are essential to workplace performance in this unit of competency. Foundation skills essential to performance are explicit in the performance criteria of this unit of competency.

Prerequisite Units

• {'code': 'MEM09002', 'title': 'Interpret technical drawing'}
• {'code': 'MEM11011', 'title': 'Undertake manual handling'}
• {'code': 'MEM12002', 'title': 'Perform electrical/electronic measurement'}
• {'code': 'MEM12003', 'title': 'Perform precision mechanical measurement'}
• {'code': 'MEM12023', 'title': 'Perform engineering measurements'}
• {'code': 'MEM12024', 'title': 'Perform computations'}
• {'code': 'MEM12025', 'title': 'Use graphical techniques and perform simple statistical computations'}
• {'code': 'MEM13015', 'title': 'Work safely and effectively in manufacturing and engineering'}
• {'code': 'MEM14006', 'title': 'Plan work activities'}
• {'code': 'MEM16006', 'title': 'Organise and communicate information'}
• {'code': 'MEM16010', 'title': 'Write reports'}
• {'code': 'MEM18001', 'title': 'Use hand tools'}
• {'code': 'MEM18002', 'title': 'Use power tools/hand held operations'}
• {'code': 'MEM18003', 'title': 'Use tools for precision work'}
• {'code': 'MEM18006', 'title': 'Perform precision fitting of engineering components'}
• {'code': 'MEM18018', 'title': 'Maintain pneumatic system components'}
• {'code': 'MEM18019', 'title': 'Maintain pneumatic systems'}
• {'code': 'MEM18020', 'title': 'Maintain hydraulic system components'}
• {'code': 'MEM18021', 'title': 'Maintain hydraulic systems'}
• {'code': 'MEM18022', 'title': 'Maintain fluid power controls'}
• {'code': 'MEM18023', 'title': 'Modify fluid power system operation'}
• {'code': 'MEM18053', 'title': 'Modify fluid power control systems'}
• {'code': 'MEM18055', 'title': 'Dismantle, replace and assemble engineering components'}
• {'code': 'MEM05001', 'title': 'Perform manual soldering/desoldering - electrical/electronic components'}
• {'code': 'MEM12004', 'title': 'Perform precision electrical/electronic measurement'}
• {'code': 'MEM18054', 'title': 'Fault find, test and calibrate instrumentation systems and equipment'}
• {'code': 'MEM18057', 'title': 'Maintain/service analog/digital electronic equipment'}
• {'code': 'MEM18060', 'title': 'Maintain, repair control instrumentation - single and multiple loop control systems'}
• {'code': 'MEM18062', 'title': 'Install, maintain and calibrate instrumentation sensors, transmitters and final control elements'}
• {'code': 'MEM18067', 'title': 'Tune control loops - multi controller or multi element systems'}
• {'code': 'MEM05002', 'title': 'Perform high reliability soldering and desoldering'}
• {'code': 'MEM18056', 'title': 'Diagnose and repair analog equipment and components'}
• {'code': 'MEM18058', 'title': 'Modify electronic equipment'}
• {'code': 'MEM18059', 'title': 'Modify electronic systems'}
• {'code': 'MEM18065', 'title': 'Diagnose and repair digital equipment and components'}
• {'code': 'MEM18086', 'title': 'Test, recover, evacuate and charge refrigeration systems'}
• {'code': 'MEM18088', 'title': 'Maintain and repair commercial air conditioning systems and components'}
• {'code': 'MEM18092', 'title': 'Maintain and repair commercial and/or industrial refrigeration and/or air conditioning controls'}
• {'code': 'MEM18090', 'title': 'Maintain and repair industrial refrigeration systems and components'}
• {'code': 'MEM18089', 'title': 'Maintain and repair central air handling systems'}
• {'code': 'MEM18093', 'title': 'Maintain and repair integrated industrial refrigeration and/or large air handling system controls'}
• {'code': 'MEM18064', 'title': 'Maintain instrumentation system components'}

Parent Qualifications

• MEM40119 — Certificate IV in Engineering
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