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DEFWDV034 — Perform non-technical structural inspections under water

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49 assessable components: 3 elements (12 performance criteria), 13 performance evidence and 24 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 underwater inspection

  • 1.1Identify and determine inspection task, target and available worksite data
  • 1.2Develop inspection plan consistent with organisational procedures
  • 1.3Select and inspect inspection equipment to meet task requirements
  • 1.4Secure inspection equipment safely for transport to and from dive site
  • 1.5Identify obstructions and underwater hazards, assess risks and manage risk control measures in accordance with dive plan

2 Conduct underwater inspection

  • 2.1Secure inspection equipment on self for ease of accessibility and lack of interference to mobility and dive equipment
  • 2.2Clear dive area surface of debris and/or marine growth in accordance with inspection plan
  • 2.3Conduct visual analysis of dive area to identify significant features or defects
  • 2.4Measure underwater structures and record lengths, gaps angle and holes in accordance with inspection plan and task requirements
  • 2.5Take appropriate visual imagery of target

3 Complete post-inspection procedures

  • 3.1Undertake activity to de-service and store inspection equipment after use
  • 3.2Report inspection outcomes and identified faults in accordance with organisational procedures and inspection plan.

Performance evidence

  • applying relevant industry standards, organisational policies and procedures
  • applying SCUBA, surfaced supplied and/or CCBA operating techniques
  • completing underwater dives
  • conducting an inspection task requiring angular and linear measurements on one of the following: pier/bridge – assessment is to be constructed around the examination of an existing pier/bridge requiring some expedient reinforcement to make fit for operational use; ship’s hull – assessment is to be constructed around a sonar dome housing inspection and poker/feeler gauge surveys
  • developing inspection plan in accordance with relevant organisational procedure
  • documenting non-technical inspection report
  • maintaining records according to organisational policies and procedures
  • making underwater field notes and sketches
  • measuring and recording underwater structure lengths, gaps, angles and holes in accordance with inspection plan
  • planning underwater inspection requirements
  • providing information for an inspection report
  • taking measurements under water
  • wearing of self-contained underwater breathing apparatus (SCUBA), surface-supplied and/or closed-circuit breathing apparatus (CCBA)

Knowledge evidence

  • dive equipment
  • dive physics
  • dive physiology and medicine, including: compression illnesses
  • dive physiology and medicine, including: decompression illnesses
  • dive physiology and medicine, including: heat and cold illnesses
  • diving descent and ascent techniques
  • general diving safety awareness, including: diving in harbours
  • general diving safety awareness, including: diving in tidal waters, currents and tides
  • general diving safety awareness, including: diving on and/or near a ship’s bottom
  • general diving safety awareness, including: entrapment/foul lines
  • general diving safety awareness, including: lost/separated
  • general diving safety awareness, including: marine animal threats
  • general diving safety awareness, including: pollution/weeds
  • general diving safety awareness, including: working in confined spaces
  • oceanography
  • organisational policies and procedures
  • relevant architecture of piers and bridges
  • relevant documentation and inspection proformas
  • relevant industry standards
  • relevant mechanics requirements
  • relevant pier/bridge non-technical structural assessment techniques
  • relevant ship’s hull non-technical structural assessment techniques
  • SCUBA, surface-supplied and/or CCBA operating techniques
  • underwater workplace hazards

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What does an assessment tool for DEFWDV034 need to cover?

To satisfy the Principles of Assessment and Rules of Evidence, an assessment for DEFWDV034 needs to address all 49 unit components: 3 elements with 12 performance criteria, 13 performance evidence requirements, 24 knowledge evidence requirements, and the foundation skills. A coverage matrix mapping each question and task to these components is what an auditor looks for.

How does Auditori generate an assessment tool for DEFWDV034?

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