PMAOPS310 — Operate and troubleshoot distillation system

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What an assessment for PMAOPS310 must cover

44 assessable components: 4 elements (27 performance criteria), 1 performance evidence and 11 knowledge evidence requirements, plus 5 foundation skills. 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 Operate distillation system according to procedures

1.1Receive and give shift handover
1.2Communicate with personnel to identify and coordinate work requirements
1.3Identify, control and report process system hazards
1.4Check for recent work undertaken on distillation system and address outstanding and incomplete work
1.5Check operational status of process system
1.6Perform routine checks and complete logs and paperwork, taking appropriate action on unexpected readings
1.7Adjust process system according to agreed operational parameters

2 Identify and respond to abnormal situations during operation

2.1Monitor distillation system frequently and critically throughout shift using own senses, and measured and indicated data
2.2Monitor field data and instrumentation to ensure that product remains on specification
2.3Identify impacts of changes upstream and downstream
2.4Identify actual and developing situations that may require action
2.5Take action to remedy abnormal situations according to operating procedures
2.6Complete required documents outlining abnormal situation management and corrective action taken

3 Shut down and prepare distillation system for maintenance

3.1Prepare process system to be shut down according to operating procedures
3.2Complete pre-shutdown checks according to operating procedures
3.3Shut down process system according to operating procedures
3.4Identify, control and report shutdown hazards
3.5Monitor shutdown and identify abnormal situations that may require action
3.6Take action to remedy abnormal situations according to operating procedures
3.7Shut down and changeover duty and standby equipment according to operating procedures
3.8Isolate process system from energy sources

4 Prepare and start up distillation system

4.1De-isolate and prepare process system to be returned to standby or service
4.2Complete pre-start checks according to operating procedures
4.3Start up process system according to operating procedures
4.4Identify, control and report startup hazards
4.5Monitor startup and identify abnormal situations that may require action
4.6Take action to remedy abnormal situations according to operating procedures

Performance evidence

at least 2 times, each in a separate work context.

Knowledge evidence

distillation principles, including stripping and rectification
all items on a schematic of the distillation system, including: type of distillation unit, the component plant items and their functions, including column, tray/packing, condenser and reboiler operations
interactions between plant items and processes
operating parameters and integrity limits, including temperature, pressure and flow
procedures for starting, stopping, operating, controlling and isolating the system
methods of changing production rate, product specifications and process variables
impact of external factors (including variations in weather)
physics and chemistry to the level of being able to provide an overview of the science of the distillation process
distillation system abnormal situations and required actions, including but not limited to: process-feed variations, instrument failure/wrong reading, electrical failure, mechanical failure, operational problem, flooding, channelling (packed column), dumping, entrainment, loss of control of critical variables and outputs, variations in feed rates, variations in quality
hierarchy of control
distillation hazards: possible causes, potential consequences, appropriate risk controls, reporting and escalation procedures.

Foundation skills

Learning skills: to follow instructions, monitor process and select appropriate procedure.
Reading skills: to follow written procedures and documentation.
Writing skills: to complete workplace documentation.
Oral communication skills: to liaise and coordinate with team members and the control-room operator.
Numeracy skills: to monitor field data, instrumentation and process parameters.

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What does an assessment tool for PMAOPS310 need to cover?

To satisfy the Principles of Assessment and Rules of Evidence, an assessment for PMAOPS310 needs to address all 44 unit components: 4 elements with 27 performance criteria, 1 performance evidence requirements, 11 knowledge evidence requirements, and the foundation skills. A coverage matrix mapping each question and task to these components is what an auditor looks for.

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