CPPSSI5048 — Conduct engineering surveys

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What an assessment for CPPSSI5048 must cover

35 assessable components: 3 elements (16 performance criteria), 5 performance evidence and 14 knowledge evidence requirements. An audit-defensible tool maps every question and task back to these — that mapping is the coverage matrix Auditori generates alongside the assessment.

Elements & performance criteria

1 Prepare for engineering survey.

1.1Analyse survey specifications, cross-sections and plans and technical descriptions of surveying data and their requirements.
1.2Interpret design information to identify components to be measured.
1.3Plan key survey activities according to available resources, and project and organisational requirements.
1.4Create set-out files from design to meet project requirements.
1.5Plan and document data collection methodologies that allow for contingencies.
1.6Plan compliance with legislative requirements according to project requirements.

2 Carry out engineering surveying tasks.

2.1Select and check surveying equipment for correct operation and functionality, and report or resolve problems according to manufacturer specifications.
2.2Measure identified survey components according to project specifications.
2.3Reduce measured surveying data according to project requirements and specifications.
2.4Validate and record measurements according to project specifications and organisational requirements.
2.5Identify and resolve problems and manage contingencies according to organisational requirements.
2.6Comply with industry-accepted standards for validating accuracy of surveying data and identifying errors and discrepancies.

3 Finalise and report engineering survey results.

3.1Finalise and check survey for compliance with project and organisational requirements.
3.2Prepare conformance and non-conformance reports.
3.3Notify appropriate persons of survey results according to organisational requirements.
3.4Complete survey documentation and archive data according to project and organisational requirements.

Performance evidence

To demonstrate competency, a candidate must meet the elements and performance criteria of this unit by conducting two different engineering surveys.
For each engineering survey, the candidate must:
develop project files in digital and hard copy formats
collect data appropriate to surveying specifications by using three of the following pieces of surveying equipment: global navigation satellite system (GNSS), level, measuring tape, total station
apply one of the following set-outs: grid, road alignments, pipe (stormwater and sewer), building, tunnel, bridge

Knowledge evidence

types and procedures for topographical surveys
methods of feature coding
data reduction techniques
graphical and technical information in construction and engineering drawings
methods for calibrating surveying equipment
accuracy and precision requirements for surveying data
measurements and computations relating to length, angle, elevation, area and volume
industry-accepted standards for measurements and computations
industry-accepted methods for validating data and identifying errors and discrepancies
methods of identifying and reporting non-conformities in collected surveying data
key features of reference systems for surveying data
techniques for scheduling work tasks and planning for contingencies
state/territory and Commonwealth standards for surveying
safe work practices and use of personal protective equipment (PPE)

Unit content sourced from training.gov.au — © Commonwealth of Australia, licensed under CC BY 4.0. Auditori is not affiliated with the Department of Employment and Workplace Relations.

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