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Scenario · Facilities and Plant

Run the plant room checks and correct the hydrotherapy pool

You are a facilities and plant operator trainee at the leisure centre.

Intermediate2 to 3 hours8 tasks
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The situation

What has happened

The hydrotherapy pool has read low free chlorine on two mornings this week and the dosing pump is on the Facilities Coordinator's watch list. Last week a hypochlorite delivery hose was found still connected to the fill point. The council environmental health officer is inspecting the aquatic facility on 1 October and will want to see the log, the corrective actions and the calibration records. You are in the plant room with Dev Chandra from 6 am on Monday. The pools open at 5:30 am for the 50 metre pool and 7 am for the hydrotherapy pool, and the aqua aerobics for older adults class is at 10 am.

Your brief. Complete the shift plant readings and the pre-opening tests for all four pools, work through the corrective action steps for a low free chlorine result in the hydrotherapy pool, decide whether the pool can open, check the chemical delivery area and record everything in the pool water quality log and the equipment register.
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Tasks

Deliverables

  • Plant readings record for the shift
  • Pool water quality log entries for all four pools including the corrective action and re-test
  • Equipment and maintenance register update for the dosing pump
  • Chemical delivery area check record
  • Inspection preparation note

Documents to use

Systems to use

Pool Water Quality Log

Records the two-hourly water tests for each pool with results, tester and any corrective action or closure.

Equipment and Maintenance Register

Tracks gym, pool plant, sports, outdoor, vehicle and emergency equipment with inspection dates, condition and service status.

Incident, Rescue and First Aid Register

Logs every injury, rescue, first aid treatment, near miss, hazard, contamination, behavioural and child safety event with its review and actions.

For trainers and assessors

Units of competency

Current on training.gov.au for the Sport, Fitness and Recreation Training Package as at 10 September 2026.

SISCAQU016Manage pool water quality
SISCAQU017Monitor and maintain aquatic facility plant and equipment
SISXFAC008Monitor and maintain facility plant and equipment
SISXFAC007Maintain clean facilities

Qualifications

SIS30122Certificate III in Sport, Aquatics and Recreation
SIS40122Certificate IV in Sport, Aquatics and Recreation
Assessor notes

What to look for

Evidence guide

Check that every pool was tested before opening with complete log entries, that the low result triggered a re-test within fifteen minutes and notification of both people named in the procedure, and that the open or close decision is justified against the guideline ranges. Observe correct PPE and chemical handling in the plant room. The register update and the inspection note must be specific.

The student's evidence summary lists every record they created or changed in the systems named above, their notes and the tasks they ticked. Verify it against the deliverables and your own assessment tool.