MEM18054Fault find, test and calibrate instrumentation systems and equipment

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What an assessment for MEM18054 must cover

53 assessable components: 6 elements (22 performance criteria), 12 performance evidence and 19 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, drawings, job sheets or work instructions

2 Test instrumentation systems and equipment

  • 2.1Identify and define work/test requirements
  • 2.2Observe and pinpoint device isolation methods/requirements
  • 2.3Apply appropriate test procedures and application principles in assessing operation of instrumentation systems, equipment and components
  • 2.4Apply normal operating characteristics of instrumentation systems, equipment/components to the level necessary to identify and pinpoint faults
  • 2.5Apply characteristics/operational function assessment procedures according to safety and regulatory/site specifications
  • 2.6Check and verify characteristics and operational function

3 Apply data collection techniques and pinpoint fault conditions

  • 3.1Utilise drawings/diagrams and operational specifications in identifying and pinpointing fault conditions
  • 3.2Examine and interpret built-in fault indicators and error codes and record results, where appropriate
  • 3.3Pinpoint fault condition down to major component level using appropriate test equipment, procedures and techniques

4 Analyse and report test results

  • 4.1Analyse/verify test results against operational specifications and confirm faults
  • 4.2Report potential and real faults in accordance with SOPs
  • 4.3Evaluate faulty conditions and plan corrective action
  • 4.4Record and document action plan in accordance with SOPs

5 Install replacement parts

  • 5.1Select replacement parts from catalogues
  • 5.2Install replacement parts
  • 5.3Check replacement parts for correct operation

6 Calibrate instrumentation equipment/components

  • 6.1Undertake zero, span and range checks on indicators/controllers using appropriate configuration
  • 6.2Perform and document methods of adjustment using calibration devices to prescribed procedures and operational specifications, where applicable

Performance evidence

  • following work instructions, standard operating procedures (SOPs) and safe work practices
  • identifying and interpreting specifications, charts, lists, drawings and other applicable reference documents and obtain relevant data with respect to the operation of the instrumentation systems/equipment
  • locating, inspecting and testing a range of instrumentation system components
  • isolating instrumentation system/equipment in accordance with procedures
  • checking the individual components for correct operation using applicable test equipment
  • reporting faults and developing a corrective action plan in accordance with SOPs
  • recording and documenting the action plan in accordance with SOPs
  • dismantling, repairing and reassembling faulty components by selecting replacement parts from manufacturer/supplier catalogues
  • checking repaired/replaced instrumentation system components for correct operation and completing all service reports
  • checking and verifying the operational functions of the instrumentation system/equipment including reading/recording and interpreting built-in fault indicators and error codes
  • undertaking zero, span and range checks on instrumentation system/equipment in accordance with SOPs
  • calibrating instrumentation system/equipment to prescribed procedures and operational specifications

Knowledge evidence

  • safe work practices and procedures and use of personal protective equipment (PPE)
  • instrumentation principles controlling density, level, flow, temperature and composition of a range of materials
  • effects of resistance, capacitance, inductance and impedance (R, L, C) upon an electrical circuit
  • interpretation requirements of schematic, wiring and block diagrams and circuits
  • principles of hydraulic, pneumatic and electrical flow
  • calibration procedures of instrumentation systems and equipment/components
  • purpose/operational function of instrumentation system
  • procedures for: • inspecting and testing instrumentation system and equipment to be used • repairing faulty instrumentation system • dismantling, reassembly and testing techniques • checking and verifying the operational function of the instrumentation system/equipment and operational specifications • recording and completing service reports and reporting faults • recording/documenting test and calibration results
  • specifications of each instrumentation system and acceptable deviations from specifications
  • correct operation of the instrumentation system, including the procedures for isolating instrumentation systems
  • range of faults in instrumentation system/equipment components
  • variations between test results and operational specifications
  • probable causes of faults in instrumentation system/equipment components and action to be taken to rectify the causes of faults
  • sequence of events to be undertaken to correct faults in the instrumentation system/equipment components
  • errors indicated by built-in devices
  • methods of determining procedures
  • difference between real and potential faults
  • function and procedures for zero, span and range checks on instrumentation systems/equipment
  • equipment required to carry out the calibration of instrumentation systems/equipment

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Questions about assessing MEM18054

What does an assessment tool for MEM18054 need to cover?

To satisfy the Principles of Assessment and Rules of Evidence, an assessment for MEM18054 needs to address all 53 unit components: 6 elements with 22 performance criteria, 12 performance evidence requirements, 19 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 MEM18054?

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