STANDARD COMPETENCIES:

 

 I.      Follow shop safety practices.

 II.     Maintain a clean, safe work area.

 III.    Prepare assigned records.

 IV.     Follow assigned instructions to complete work assignments.

 V.      Participate in assigned fabrication projects.

 VI.     Perform safety inspections on oxyacetylene, air carbon arc, and plasma arc cutting equipment.

 VII.    Make minor external repairs as necessary to oxyacetylene, air carbon arc, and plasma arc cutting equipment.

 VIII.   Set up manual oxyacetylene gas cutting equipment.

 IX.     Operate manual oxyacetylene gas cutting equipment on plain carbon steel.

 X       Set up machine oxyacetylene gas cutting equipment.

 XI.     Operate machine oxyacetylene gas cutting equipment on plain carbon steel.

 XII.    Set up manual air carbon arc cutting equipment.

 XIII.   Operate air carbon arc cutting equipment on plain carbon steel.

 XIV.    Set up plasma arc cutting equipment.

 XV.     Operate plasma arc cutting equipment on plain carbon steel, stainless steel and aluminum

 XVI.    Set up exothermic cutting equipment.

 XVII.   Operate exothermic cutting equipment on plain carbon steel.

 XVIII.  Examine cut surfaces and edges of prepared base metal parts.

 XIX.    Recognize fundamental principles of the cutting processes covered.

 XX      Explain fundamental principles of the cutting processes covered.

 XXI.    Interpret elements of a drawing or sketch.

 XXII.   Interpret welding symbol information.

 XXIII.  Select shop equipment.

 XXIV.   Set up shop equipment.

 XXV.    Operate shop equipment.

 XXVI.   Operate lifting equipment.

 TOPICAL OUTLINE:

 

 I.      Safety and Record Keeping

         A.      Follow shop safety practices.

         B.      Maintain a clean, safe work area.

         C.      Prepare assigned records.

         D.      Follow assigned instructions to complete work assignments.

         E.      Participate in assigned fabrication projects.

         F.      Perform safety inspections on oxyacetylene, air carbon arc, and plasma arc cutting equipment.

         G.      Make minor external repairs as necessary to oxyacetylene, air carbon arc, and plasma arc cutting equipment.

 II.     Equipment Setup and Operation

         A.      Set up manual oxyacetylene gas cutting equipment.

         B.      Operate manual oxyacetylene gas cutting equipment on plain carbon steel.

         C.      Set up machine oxyacetylene gas cutting equipment.

         D.      Operate machine oxyacetylene gas cutting equipment on plain carbon steel.

         E.      Set up manual air carbon arc cutting equipment.

         F.      Operate air carbon arc cutting equipment on plain carbon steel.

         G.      Set up plasma arc cutting equipment.

         H.      Operate plasma arc cutting equipment on plain carbon steel, stainless steel and aluminum

         I.      Set up exothermic cutting equipment.

         J.      Operate exothermic cutting equipment on plain carbon steel.

         K.      Examine cut surfaces and edges of prepared base metal parts.

         L.      Recognize fundamental principles of the cutting processes covered.

         M.      Explain fundamental principles of the cutting processes covered.

 III.    Blue Print Reading

         A.      Interpret elements of a drawing or sketch.

         B.      Interpret welding symbol information.

 IV.     Use of Shop and Lifting Equipment

         A.      Select shop equipment.

         B.      Set up shop equipment.

         C.      Operate shop equipment.

         D.      Operate lifting equipment