Course Title: Operate and monitor basic boiler

Part A: Course Overview

Program: C3223

Course Title: Operate and monitor basic boiler

Portfolio: DSC

Nominal Hours: 40.0

Regardless of the mode of delivery, represent a guide to the relative teaching time and student effort required to successfully achieve a particular competency/module. This may include not only scheduled classes or workplace visits but also the amount of effort required to undertake, evaluate and complete all assessment requirements, including any non-classroom activities.

Course Code	Campus	Career	School	Learning Mode	Teaching Period(s)
MIET6180C	Brunswick Campus	TAFE	350T Fashion & Textiles	Workplace

Course Contact: Peter Bonnell

Course Contact Phone: +61 3 99259171

Course Contact Email: peter.bonnell@rmit.edu.au

Course Description

In this course you will acquire skills in performing start-up, take-over/hand-over, monitoring, shut-down and storage of a basic boiler. It includes inspection procedures as specified in manufacturers’ recommendations and workplace procedures, and identification of maintenance requirements and hazard control measures.

Pre-requisite Courses and Assumed Knowledge and Capabilities

None

National Competency Codes and Titles

National Element Code & Title:	MEM07033B Operate and monitor basic boiler
Elements:	1. Select and use personnel protective equipment
	2. Carry out pre-operational checks
	3. Maintain health and safety standards in work area
	4. Start boiler
	5. Conduct hand-over/take-over procedures
	6. Operate and monitor boiler
	7. Carry out boiler operational shut-down
	8. Carry out boiler shut-down for an internal inspection
	9. Store boiler in shut-down mode

Learning Outcomes

By the end of the course you will be able to select and use personnel protective equipment, carry out pre-operational checks, maintain health and safety standards in work areas, start boiler, conduct hand-over/take-over procedures, operate and monitor boiler, carry out boiler operational shut-down, carry out boiler shut-down for an internal inspection and store boiler in shut-down mode.

Overview of Assessment

Assessment will be in the form of observation and your ability to select and use personnel protective equipment, carry out pre-operational checks, maintain health and safety standards in work areas, start boiler, conduct hand-over/take-over procedures, operate and monitor boiler, carry out boiler operational shut-down, carry out boiler shut-down for an internal inspection and store boiler in shut-down mode.Also by questioning for underpinning knowledge.