Application

This unit of competency defines the skills and knowledge required to maintain track assemblies, including checking components, clearances, tension and replacing any faulty components.

It covers mobile plant equipment that uses crawler belts and/or chain links.

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

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, charts, lists, drawings and other applicable reference documents to diagnose and rectify track type undercarriage

checking track type undercarriage for compliance with specifications

identifying components present in the track type undercarriage system

inspecting track type undercarriage components for wear and damage and identifying worn or damaged parts for repair or replacement using appropriate tools, equipment and techniques

undertaking calculations and numerical operations associated with diagnosing and rectifying track type undercarriage

checking the track frame for alignment and identifying variations from alignment specifications

removing and replacing track undercarriage components using appropriate tools, equipment and techniques

setting track tension and adjusting clearances to specifications

recording/reporting all service/work activities 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)

operating principles of track type undercarriage

procedures for:

checking track type undercarriage components for wear and tools, techniques and equipment

aligning track frames and tools, techniques and equipment

removing and replacing track type undercarriage components and precautions to be taken

setting track tension and adjusting clearances setting track tension and adjusting clearances

reasons for selecting the chosen tools, techniques and equipment

specifications of the track type undercarriage components

action to be taken to overcome the wear and/or damage detected.

Assessment Conditions

Assessors must:

have vocational competency in maintaining track type undercarriage on mobile plant 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

Where possible assessment must occur in operational workplace situations. Where this is not possible or where personal safety or environmental damage are limiting factors, assessment must occur in a sufficiently rigorous simulated environment that reflects realistic operational workplace conditions. This must cover all aspects of workplace performance, including environment, task skills, task management skills, contingency management skills and job role environment skills

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': 'MEM12023', 'title': 'Perform engineering measurements'}
• {'code': 'MEM13015', 'title': 'Work safely and effectively in manufacturing and engineering'}
• {'code': 'MEM16006', 'title': 'Organise and communicate information'}
• {'code': 'MEM18001', 'title': 'Use hand tools'}
• {'code': 'MEM18002', 'title': 'Use power tools/hand held operations'}
• {'code': 'MEM18055', 'title': 'Dismantle, replace and assemble engineering components'}

Parent Qualifications

• MEM40119 — Certificate IV in Engineering
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