This unit specifies the skills and knowledge required to install and commission domestic irrigation pumps.
Assessment tasks will be designed to reinforce & extend knowledge and skill competence within set & controlled parameters in accordance with each unit’s learning outcomes & performance criteria requirements, including the setting of work based practical application tasks designed to provide evidence of competence outcomes, within periodic and scheduled timelines.
Students will be expected to demonstrate the following required skills:
*installing and commissioning for operation, a centrifugal pump (25 mm suction and 25 mm delivery) to comply with given plans and specifications for a domestic irrigation system.
Students will also be expected to demonstrate the following knowledge:
*characteristics and application of different pipes and fittings, including:
*fixing and joining techniques and methods
*flow rates
*various types of domestic irrigation pumps
*properties of water, including pressure and flow rates
*relevant statutory and authority requirements related to installing and commissioning domestic irrigation pumps
*SI system of measurement
*mechanical, hydraulic and electrical principles
*standards applicable to the installation
*levelling and alignment processes
*process of installing and commissioning domestic irrigation pumps
*workplace and equipment safety requirements.
The qualified trainer and assessor will provide teaching and learning materials as required in the form of workbooks produced by Victoria University and/or via the Victoria University e-learning system.
This unit is studied as part of the following course(s):