MEM18112Perform basic eddy current testing

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What an assessment for MEM18112 must cover

35 assessable components: 4 elements (13 performance criteria), 6 performance evidence and 16 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 Determine job requirements

  • 1.1Follow standard operating procedures (SOPs)
  • 1.2Comply with work health and safety (WHS) requirements at all times
  • 1.3Use appropriate personal protective equipment (PPE) in accordance with SOPs
  • 1.4Identify job requirements from specifications

2 Prepare inspection areas for basic eddy current testing

  • 2.1Clean inspection areas and prepare for testing using appropriate procedures and materials
  • 2.2Carry out preparation processes in accordance with the relevant procedures
  • 2.3Assess inspection areas visually and identify obvious discontinuities

3 Perform basic tests

  • 3.1Identify nominated test from SOPs
  • 3.2Prepare test equipment in accordance with standards and/or procedures
  • 3.3Carry out eddy current test procedure in accordance with relevant work instructions
  • 3.4Maintain eddy current test equipment and store in accordance with SOPs

4 Report the results of basic eddy current tests

  • 4.1Check and confirm basic indications and identify defects in accordance with organisational standards and/or procedures
  • 4.2Report test results in accordance with organisational standards and/or procedures

Performance evidence

  • following work instructions, standard operating procedures (SOPs) and safe work practices
  • identifying and interpreting specifications, standards and other reference documentation for performing basic eddy current testing
  • preparing the area for testing and identifying discontinuities and defects in accordance with procedures
  • carrying out eddy current testing using techniques and equipment appropriate for material/s to be tested, checking and confirming basic indicators and identifying all defects in accordance with procedures on at least two occasions
  • undertaking numerical operations and calculations associated with performing eddy current testing
  • reporting test results in accordance with procedures and customer service requirements on at least two occasions

Knowledge evidence

  • safe work practices and procedures and use of personal protective equipment (PPE)
  • cleaning and preparation processes, procedures and work health and safety (WHS) requirements in relation to the preparation process
  • visual inspection relevant to eddy current testing
  • eddy current instrument set-up and probe selection
  • types of discontinuities and their consequences
  • procedure for carrying out basic eddy current testing and the necessary system verification checks
  • testing and compliance standards (organisation specific)
  • basic principles of electricity, magnetism, electromagnetism and eddy current testing
  • basic electrical principles
  • overview of factors affecting eddy current response
  • limitations of eddy current testing
  • basic maintenance and storage procedures for testing equipment
  • standard defects and comparative techniques
  • industry-specific and workplace relevant common basic defects
  • standard recording and reporting formats and methods and/or procedures for reporting test results
  • standard procedures for the following eddy current test applications: o weld inspection o wheel bead seat o production line o tube production line o conductivity measurement methods

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Questions about assessing MEM18112

What does an assessment tool for MEM18112 need to cover?

To satisfy the Principles of Assessment and Rules of Evidence, an assessment for MEM18112 needs to address all 35 unit components: 4 elements with 13 performance criteria, 6 performance evidence requirements, 16 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 MEM18112?

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