Utility Mapping (5 day)
Course Overview
Surveyors, utility companies and contractors, need accurate, highly reliable, and up-to-date information about existing underground services. Understanding where buried services are is vital to both protect infrastructure assets and those who need to work on or near them. This is especially important where excavations take place. Using the latest technology, detecting underground features becomes a simple and efficient task that enables utility mapping surveyors to provide detailed drawings showing the location and depths of services.
Wolfwood Consulting run a 5 day course, to provide candidates with the knowledge and ability to undertake underground service detection and mapping in line with PAS 128.The course can be taken alongside the ProQual Level 3 Utility Mapping and Surveying qualification or as a standalone course.
Candidates will undertake both theory and practical training to ensure they fully understand how and why utility mapping is undertaken.
Summary of course topics
- Overview of utility networks
- Surveying Methodology & Types
- Utility (STAT’s) Plans
- Locating without a locator
- Operatives will undertake a PAS 128 Survey Type C Site Reconnaissance
- Basic Electrical Theory
- Electromagnetic (EM) Theory
- Legislation/Health & Safety requirements/implications with brief overview of HSG47
- Radiodetection RD4000/8000, Vivax v-Loc Pro specific information – Understanding correct use/application
- Passive signals/limitations
- Operatives will learn PAS 128 Detection Methods (Normative) Methods M1 – M4
- Survey Level 3 EML
- Radiodetection RD4000/8000, Vivax v-Loc Pro Operation – Operatives will use EML in active & passive modes to locate buried services at the same survey site to allow comparison between “Locating without a locator”, Stats Plans and actual findings
- Ground Penetrating Radar (GPR) Theory
- Survey Level 3 GPR
- Ground Penetrating Radar Operation – Operatives will use the GPR to locate a variety of buried utilities in different situations
- Practical Operational Test – Two man team to survey small site area without STATs plans but using all methods learned
- Use of equipment and methodologies will be observed and proof of location will be demonstrated to the examiner(s).
Written Exam
Operatives will sit a written exam under exam conditions.
An overall pass mark of 70% is required to successfully complete the course.
Attendees can take the Level 3 certificate in Utility Mapping and Surveying (QCF) alongside this course.
Cost of Course
£995 plus vat
(an additional charge of £145 plus vat for those wanting to undertake the Level 3 certificate)
Further study
On completion of the course students receive a certificate of attendance.
Students may wish to follow this course with the Setting Out (Advanced) course.
Or Surveying Course (5 Day) course.