NWPCAD016 — Operate and maintain fishways
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What an assessment for NWPCAD016 must cover
33 assessable components: 4 elements (13 performance criteria), 11 performance evidence and 9 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 work
- 1.1Determine and apply the operational rules for the fishways from design reports
- 1.2Perform worksite check to identify upstream flows entering the weir
- 1.3Plan gate opening and gate operations to ensure optimum fish attraction flows
- 1.4Develop plans for the maintenance of the fishways
2 Operate the fishways
- 2.1Regulate weir and fishway gates to maintain fish attraction flows
- 2.2Identify, sort and record fish species and numbers
- 2.3Collect samples and conduct tests according to workplace procedures
- 2.4Identify operational faults in the fishway according to workplace procedures
3 Maintain the fishways
- 3.1Inspect the fishway channel and identify maintenance needs
- 3.2Test equipment and schedule maintenance tasks according to maintenance plan
4 Finalise work
- 4.1Monitor and record water flow and complete relevant documentation
- 4.2Collect fishway data from inspections and monitoring points
- 4.3Compile reports from the fishway data and report to relevant persons
Performance evidence
- collecting data
- collecting samples
- handling and disposing of fish
- identifying and investigating operational problems coordinating the operation of the fishway gates
- identifying fish species and their behaviour
- inspecting one or more of the following on the fishway channel to determine maintenance needs: baffles, cages, gates
- interpreting design report
- performing maintenance on at least one of the following assets in the fishway channel: lubricating gate slides, painting metal work, removing debris, repairing concrete, repairing lift equipment
- operating fishing handling equipment
- performing at least two of the following tests: conductivity, dissolved oxygen, pH, temperature
- producing plans
Knowledge evidence
- blackwater problems
- fish biology including species and behavioural attributes
- fishway hydraulics
- fishway passage requirements
- maintenance requirements of fishway channel
- methods to collect and report on data
- operational rules for fishways
- relevant legislation, regulations and workplace procedures
- sample and test requirements
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Questions about assessing NWPCAD016
What does an assessment tool for NWPCAD016 need to cover?
To satisfy the Principles of Assessment and Rules of Evidence, an assessment for NWPCAD016 needs to address all 33 unit components: 4 elements with 13 performance criteria, 11 performance evidence requirements, 9 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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