Determine maintenance requirements for broadcast and media equipment or systems
Overview
"This standard is about determining the maintenance requirements for broadcast and media equipment or systems.
This standard applies to a variety of broadcast and media systems including studio operation, outside broadcast, post production, distribution and transmission."
Performance criteria
You must be able to:
"1. obtain details of equipment and broadcast and media systems to be maintained
2. assess critical maintenance characteristics using information from designs and manufacturers' instructions
3. obtain information to clarify aspects of equipment and broadcast and media systems maintenance
4. specify quality criteria and review methods for maintenance processes
5. identify and confirm changes required to equipment, broadcast and media systems and their use to meet maintenance requirements
6. assess the health and safety requirements for maintenance processes
7. check and confirm that maintenance requirements comply with regulations and guidelines
8. record maintenance requirements in organisational systems
9. report and escalate any problems that you cannot resolve
Knowledge and Understanding
You need to know and understand:
"1. the purpose, benefits, limitations and risks of the equipment and software required for broadcast and media systems
2. the specific safety precautions to be taken when maintaining equipment, software and broadcast and media systems
3. why it is important to minimise equipment and systems downtime
4. the principles and protocols of network maintenance
5. how to connect broadcast systems and equipment to network systems
6. the types of problem that can occur with the operation of broadcast and media systems
7. how to prioritise and solve operational problems and other maintenance issues in a timely manner
8. the tools and techniques to use to identify and rectify the causes of faults in broadcast and media systems and equipment
9. the organisational processes for ensuring physical and network security of data and systems
10. the safe systems of work and isolation for working on antennas, high voltage, power boards, switchboards, and uninterruptable power supplies
11. the terms of service level agreements and Quality of Service requirements in relation to maintenance and problem resolution
12. how to obtain procedural, functional and specification documentation
13. how to review and interpret specifications, designs and tolerances in the manufacturers' instructions
14. the maintenance characteristics that are particularly critical to the broadcast or media equipment or system
15. the stages of maintenance, including fault finding, maintenance and re-installation
16. the importance of recording maintenance requirements and activity
17. the maintenance principles and processes and the different types of maintenance procedure such as preventative, corrective and emergency repair
18. the factors affecting the type of maintenance used and its frequency
19. how equipment and media systems are used as part of workflow within the organisation
20. the importance of recording maintenance information"