RIIARO409 — Optimise automated in-loading and out-loading operations
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What an assessment for RIIARO409 must cover
30 assessable components: 3 elements (14 performance criteria), 4 performance evidence and 10 knowledge evidence requirements, plus 2 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 Optimise automated in-loading control system
- 1.1Confirm incoming train circuits against car dumpers, conveyors and stockpiles designated in scheduling plan
- 1.2Confirm train loadout information with upstream systems and take action as required by the load characteristics in accordance with organisational protocols
- 1.3Monitor availability and operational status of in-loading fixed plant as required by plan of the day
- 1.4Optimise product throughput and stockpiling required by plan of the day by troubleshooting in-loading equipment faults and flow problems
2 Optimise automated out-loading control system
- 2.1Confirm availability of stockpiles and reclaimers to meet customer product requirements as scheduled in plan of the day and manage stockyard based on equipment availability
- 2.2Prepare ship-loading plan within control system in accordance with hatch order and tonnage per hatch calculated by ship surveyor
- 2.3Monitor ship-loading sequence and quantities against ship-loading plan and confirm completion of each cycle with on-site personnel following designated protocols
- 2.4Monitor automated sampling data to confirm product quality is as required by plan of the day and escalate if outside required parameters
3 Respond to abnormal situations
- 3.1Interact with rail team to solve rail or port interface problems according to organisational protocols
- 3.2Determine and implement best option from those available to maintain production if stockyard equipment becomes unavailable
- 3.3Identify and troubleshoot stockpile issues based on sampling data that is inconsistent with required product quality and escalate as required in line with escalation protocols
- 3.4Prioritise active alarms to determine order in which actions are taken to resolve faults and maintain a steady flow of product
- 3.5Refer issues that disrupt ship-loading schedule to scheduling team and recommend solutions in line with organisational protocols according to the situation, and implement amended requirements
- 3.6Maintain running log of resolved faults and items requiring attention and update delay accounting and trend databases
Performance evidence
- optimise in-loading and out-loading operations, or aspects thereof, on at least 2 occasions.
- troubleshoot in-loading equipment faults and flow problems
- prepare ship-loading plan within control system
- monitor ship-loading sequence and quantities against ship-loading hatch plan.
Knowledge evidence
- control system requirements, including: system architecture, operating parameters and integrity limits; human-machine interface (HMI); programmable logic controllers (PLCs); proportional integral derivative controllers (PIDs); sequences; modes of operation; advanced control features; decision rights; when to intervene
- legislation, standards and guidelines relating to: transport, handling and export of bulk materials, including or equivalent to: Code of Practice for the Safe Loading and Unloading of Bulk Carriers (BLU Code), IMO 1997 with guidance on: suitability of ships, procedures between ships and shore organisations, cargo transfer, ballast handling; rail safe working rules and procedures and radio protocols; maritime safety; ports legislation and policies
- environmental requirements, including: dust and noise management; transportable moisture limit; flow moisture point for cargoes prone to liquefaction; environmental reporting
- in-loading requirements, including: rail safety system – train holding devices; direct locomotive control (DLC); end of train monitoring; monitoring partially dumped wagons; stockpile management based on product type and stockpile status
- functions, characteristics, technical capability, safety devices and limitations of equipment in the in-loading circuit, including: car dumpers; apron feeders; conveyors; stackers
- out-loading requirements, including: pre-loading requirements in BLU Code, including: master (or the ship’s captain) and the terminal representative (known as the Surveyor), who must agree on a plan that ensures permissible forces are balanced on the ship during loading; plan, which must include the quantity of ore and sequence of hatches, taking into consideration the rate of loading, the number of pours and the de-ballasting capability of the ship; lodgement of plan and any subsequent revisions with the port of loading and a copy retained on board the ship throughout the voyage; role of controller in loading vessels safely in relation to: de-ballasting; listing; over-loaded hatches; trim; weather conditions; direct loading
- stockyard management, including implications from incorrectly stacked stockpiles
- functions, characteristics, technical capability, safety devices and limitations of stockyard equipment, including: reclaimers; conveyors; apron feeders; screening units; fines surge bins; sample stations; ship-loaders
- product quality in relation to: grade; blend; size distribution; moisture content
- implications for customers if sampling data is outside the plan.
Foundation skills
- Numeracy: Interprets and uses a range of mathematical information and sampling data relating to automated in-loading and out-loading operations
- Numeracy: Uses ship-loading hatch plans to confirm correct sequence and quantities of operations
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What does an assessment tool for RIIARO409 need to cover?
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