REQUIRED COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES:

 1.  Perform safety inspections on cutting and gouging equipment.

 2.  Demonstrate proper set up and shut down of cutting and gouging equipment.

 3.  Make use of cutting and gouging equipment to perform cutting and gouging operations.

 4.  Inspect cut surfaces and edges.

 5.  Identify discontinuities on cut surfaces and edges.

 6.  Explain fundamental principles of cutting and gouging processes.

 RECOMMENDED COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES:

 1.  Demonstrate proper set up and shut down of oxyacetylene cutting and gouging equipment.

 2.  Make use of oxyacetylene equipment to produce various cuts and gouges.

 3.  Demonstrate proper set up and shut down of plasma cutting and gouging equipment.

 4.  Make use of plasma equipment to produce various cuts and gouges.

 5.  Demonstrate proper set up and shut down of air carbon arc gouging equipment.

 6.  Make use of air carbon arc gouging equipment to produce various gouges.

 REQUIRED TOPICAL OUTLINE:

 I. Safety and operations

 II. Set up and shut down

 III. Operations

 IV. Inspection

 V. Identification of discontinuities

 VI. Cutting processes

 

 RECOMMENDED TOPICAL OUTLINE:

 I.    Set up and shut down

        A.  Oxyacetylene equipment

        B.  Plasma equipment

        C.  Air Carbon Arc equipment

 II.   Cutting and gouging

        A.  Oxyacetylene cutting and gouging

        B.  Plasma cutting and gouging

        C.  Air Carbon Arc gouging