Certificate III in Drilling Operations - RII31815

TAFE NSW

Type of institution: Registered Training Organisation
Level: Pre-degree
CRICOS:

This qualification reflects the role of employees such as drillers who perform tasks involving a broad range of skilled applications applied in a wide variety of contexts, which may involve application of some discretion and judgement in selecting equipment, services or contingency measures.No licensing, legislative, regulatory and certification requirements apply to this qualification at the time of publication.

Structure

  • 13 units: 8 core
  • 5 elective

Subjects

  • Conduct mud rotary drilling
  • Conduct top-hole hammer drilling
  • Assist diamond core drilling
  • Assist with air drilling
  • Conduct guided boring
  • Operate vehicles in the field
  • Conduct continuous flight auger drilling
  • Control micro tunnelling and pipe-jacking
  • Conduct conventional core drilling
  • Conduct surface shotfiring operations
  • Construct multiple aquifer production bores
  • Assist mud rotary drilling
  • Carry out grouting or cementing operations
  • Conduct underground development shotfiring
  • Maintain and monitor site quality standards
  • Conduct reaming
  • Respond to mine incident
  • Work effectively with diversity
  • Carry out operational maintenance
  • Conduct cable tool drilling
  • Apply effective coal seam gas control practices
  • Apply risk management processes
  • Set up and prepare for drilling operations
  • Carry out well control and blow out prevention
  • Install and operate water and gas control equipment
  • Conduct down-hole hammer drilling
  • Construct monitoring bores
  • Run on-site operations
  • Conduct wireline core drilling
  • Provide work skill instruction
  • Conduct surface directional drilling
  • Construct and complete single aquifer production bores
  • Respond to local emergencies and incidents
  • Support underground shotfiring operations
  • Assist large diameter auger drilling
  • Conduct underground production shotfiring
  • Conduct horizontal directional drilling
  • Conduct raise boring
  • Conduct underground in-seam directional drilling
  • Provide advanced first aid
  • Install product pipe
  • Set up and prepare for open-cut drilling operations
  • Assist continuous flight auger drilling
  • Apply blow out prevention operational procedures
  • Conduct large diameter auger drilling
  • Communicate in the workplace
  • Provide first aid
  • Assist cable tool drilling
  • Install underground in-seam directional drilling standpipes
  • Identify and minimise environmental hazards
  • Install de-watering conduit and gas drainage equipment
  • Maintain workplace safety
  • Conduct air drilling
  • Conduct surface blast hole drilling operations
  • Assist surface directional drilling
  • Operate and maintain a four wheel drive vehicle
  • Support shotfiring operations
  • Assist guided boring
  • Store, handle and transport explosives

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