CPPSSI5057Conduct precision surveys

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What an assessment for CPPSSI5057 must cover

31 assessable components: 4 elements (17 performance criteria), 4 performance evidence and 10 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 precision survey.

  • 1.1Analyse standards, specifications and information in plans and drawings to determine surveying and precision requirements.
  • 1.2Apply safe work practices, use of personal protective equipment (PPE) and strategies to manage risk and contingencies according to organisational requirements.
  • 1.3Determine specialised equipment and relevant attachments required for precise levelling and setting out according to project specifications.

2 Apply techniques for precise setting out.

  • 2.1Carry out precise levelling run and calculate and record results according to organisational requirements.
  • 2.2Determine specialised surveying techniques to be used for precise setting out according to project specifications.
  • 2.3Determine remote measuring systems to be used for industrial measurements according to project specifications.
  • 2.4Conduct set-out and observations according to project specifications, using instruments and attachments where required for high accuracy.
  • 2.5Use precision surveying techniques, measurements and error analysis to achieve specified accuracies and precision tolerances.

3 Detect structural deflection and deformation.

  • 3.1Determine survey methods used to check horizontal movement of engineering structures.
  • 3.2Determine survey methods used to check vertical movement due to settlement of engineering structures.
  • 3.3Determine survey methods and instruments used to monitor verticality of tall structures.
  • 3.4Carry out precision survey to detect and monitor deformation or deflection of engineering structure according to project specifications.
  • 3.5Analyse measurements for errors and resolve problems to attain accuracy and precision in calculations according to industry standards.

4 Finalise precision survey.

  • 4.1Check precision survey for compliance with project and organisational requirements.
  • 4.2Notify appropriate persons of survey results according to organisational requirements.
  • 4.3Check and store surveying equipment according to manufacturer specifications and organisational requirements.
  • 4.4Record technical information, complete survey documentation and archive data according to organisational and legislative requirements.

Performance evidence

  • precise levelling run, using one of the following pieces of specialised equipment and relevant attachments:  digital level  total station.
  • precise setting out using one of the following pieces of equipment and relevant attachments:  total station  zenith and nadir auto plumb instruments  auto collimation and laser eyepieces.
  • precise setting out using one of the following remote measuring systems:  precise intersection techniques  robotic instruments.
  • precise monitoring survey using one of the following pieces of equipment and relevant attachments:  digital level  total station  robotic instruments.

Knowledge evidence

  • graphical and technical information in construction and engineering plans
  • common terms used in precision surveying calculations
  • standard survey plan design and presentation conventions
  • types of surveying equipment used in precision surveys
  • types of surveying equipment attachments and their uses
  • methods for checking calibration of specialist instruments and attachments
  • application of electromagnetic measuring principles and techniques
  • data reduction techniques
  • concepts of algebra, geometry and trigonometry
  • industry-accepted methods for error analysis and standards for accuracy.

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Questions about assessing CPPSSI5057

What does an assessment tool for CPPSSI5057 need to cover?

To satisfy the Principles of Assessment and Rules of Evidence, an assessment for CPPSSI5057 needs to address all 31 unit components: 4 elements with 17 performance criteria, 4 performance evidence requirements, 10 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 CPPSSI5057?

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