NZQA registered unit standard
15568 version 5
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Title
Coordinate power system outages
Level
5
Credits
10
Purpose
People credited with this unit standard are able to: respond to
requests for an outage and/or constraint in power system;
identify opportunities to action other work during power system
outage(s); prepare power system outage plan; implement
power system outage plan; and report outage coordination.
Classification
Electricity Supply > Electricity Supply - Power System
Management
Available grade
Achieved
Explanatory notes
1
This unit standard has been designed for, but is not restricted to, workplace
assessment. Range statements within the unit standard may apply to asset owner
specific equipment, procedures and processes.
2
Safety of personnel and plant must be a priority throughout assessment. If the safety
requirements are not met assessment must stop.
3
Performance and work practices in relation to the outcomes and evidence
requirements must comply with all current legislation, especially the Electricity Act
1992, and any regulations and codes of practice recognised under that statute; the
Health and Safety in Employment Act 1992; and the Resource Management Act
1991. Electricity supply industry codes of practice and documented industry
procedures include the current version of the Safety Manual – Electricity Industry
(SM-EI) Wellington: Electricity Engineers’ Association. A full list of current legislation
and industry codes is available from the Electricity Supply Industry Training
Organisation, PO Box 1245, Hamilton, 3240.
4
The phrase in accordance with industry requirements is implicit in all outcomes and
evidence requirements in this unit standard.
5
Industry requirements include all asset owner requirements; manufacturers’
specifications; and enterprise requirements which cover the documented workplace
policies, procedures, specifications, business, and quality management requirements
relevant to the workplace in which assessment is carried out.
6
The following term relates to this unit standard:
Asset owner refers to the owner of an electricity supply network that takes its point of
supply from Transpower New Zealand Ltd network, and delivers electricity to
industrial, commercial and residential customers.
Electricity Supply Industry Training Organisation
SSB Code 101813
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NZQA registered unit standard
15568 version 5
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SCADA – Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition system, a computer system that
is used to operate equipment and monitor the performance of the electrical power
system and/or network, gather data for analytical purposes, and generally assist the
operation and delivery of electrical network functions concerning the supply of
electricity to customers.
7
Practical exercises should be used for training and assessment where possible.
8
Other codes and references include: Electricity Industry Participation Code 2010.
Outcomes and evidence requirements
Outcome 1
Respond to requests for an outage and/or constraint in power system.
Evidence requirements
1.1
Planned events that impact on equipment status are identified and their impact
determined and recorded in the required format.
Range
may include but is not limited to – prepared outage and switching
plans, power flow analysis, hydrology or fuel analysis.
1.2
Scheduled work to be carried out is identified from asset owner’s maintenance
program.
1.3
The scheduled work is coordinated in accordance with time windows defined in
the asset owner’s maintenance program.
Outcome 2
Identify opportunities to action other work during power system outage(s).
Evidence requirements
2.1
Searches of industry databases and records identify outstanding outage
requests.
2.2
Data for approval to be included in original outage requests is collated and
reviewed.
2.3
Originators of outstanding work requests are identified and communicated with
to determine current status of request.
2.4
Work requests confirmed to proceed are made available for inclusion in the
outage plan.
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SSB Code 101813
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NZQA registered unit standard
15568 version 5
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Outcome 3
Prepare power system outage plan.
Evidence requirements
3.1
Detailed outage requirements are prepared.
Range
3.2
Outage requirements are checked against power flow, hydrological and fuel
resources, and analysis program results.
Range
3.3
may include but is not limited to – analytical tools, work requests.
Prepared outages and response requirements are included in the plan.
Range
3.4
may include but is not limited to – supplier, Electricity Industry
Participation Code 2010, customer and contractor notification.
may include but is not limited to – recall times, special isolations,
contact person.
Outage plan is developed.
Outcome 4
Implement power system outage plan.
Range
may include but is not limited to – SCADA, network modelling tools, customer
impact reliability, security of supply, system integrity; weather reports, station
reports.
Evidence requirements
4.1
Power system outage plan is implemented.
4.2
Power system requirements are monitored.
4.3
Changes in the plan are made and communicated to affected parties.
4.4
SCADA and/or mimic board is updated to define status of system.
Outcome 5
Report outage coordination.
Range
may include but is not limited to – outage report, log book, electronic log, outage
plan requests, industry maintenance management system.
Evidence requirements
5.1
Reported information is completed and actioned.
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Outage coordination information is recorded in the required format and filed
within scheduled timeframe.
Planned review date
31 December 2015
Status information and last date for assessment for superseded versions
Process
Version Date
Last Date for Assessment
Registration
1
20 December 1998
31 December 2013
Review
2
20 September 2002
31 December 2013
Revision
3
11 February 2004
31 December 2013
Review
4
24 January 2006
31 December 2013
Review
5
15 March 2012
N/A
Consent and Moderation Requirements (CMR) reference
0120
This CMR can be accessed at http://www.nzqa.govt.nz/framework/search/index.do.
Please note
Providers must be granted consent to assess against standards (accredited) by NZQA,
before they can report credits from assessment against unit standards or deliver courses
of study leading to that assessment.
Industry Training Organisations must be granted consent to assess against standards by
NZQA before they can register credits from assessment against unit standards.
Providers and Industry Training Organisations, which have been granted consent and
which are assessing against unit standards must engage with the moderation system that
applies to those standards.
Requirements for consent to assess and an outline of the moderation system that applies
to this standard are outlined in the Consent and Moderation Requirements (CMR). The
CMR also includes useful information about special requirements for organisations wishing
to develop education and training programmes, such as minimum qualifications for tutors
and assessors, and special resource requirements.
Comments on this unit standard
Please contact the Electricity Supply Industry Training Organisation info@esito.org.nz if
you wish to suggest changes to the content of this unit standard.
Electricity Supply Industry Training Organisation
SSB Code 101813
 New Zealand Qualifications Authority 2016