SVP 7 Examples...

Specific Vocational Preparation Level 7 Examples

Level 7 Over 2 years up to and including 4 years

7:1 Plans artistic, architectural, and structural features of any class of buildings and like structures. Sketches designs and details, using drawing instruments. Makes engineering computations to determine the strength of materials, beams, and trusses. Estimates quantities needed for project and computes cost. 

7:2 Applies electronic theory, principles of electrical circuits, electrical testing procedures, engineering mathematics, physics, and related subjects to lay out, build, test, troubleshoot, repair, and modify developmental production and production electronic equipment, such as computers, missile-control instrumentation, and machine tool numerical controls. Assembles experimental circuitry or complete prototype model according to engineering instructions, technical manuals, and knowledge of electronic systems and components and their function. Writes technical reports and develops charts, graphs, and schematics for use by engineers in evaluating system.

7:3 Supervises and coordinates activities of clerical staff of an establishment. Prepares work schedules and expedites work flow. Reviews work performed, prepares employee ratings, and conducts employee benefit and insurance programs. Computes and compiles data and prepares records and reports. Studies and standardizes procedures to improve efficiency of department. Coordinates work operations of other departments. Estimates budget needs. 

7:4 Commands ship to transport passengers, freight, and other cargo across oceans, bays, lakes, and in coastal waters. Sets course of ship, using navigational aids, such as charts, area plotting sheets, 
compass, and sextant. Determines geographical position of ship by use of loran or azimuths of celestial bodies. Calculates landfall by use of electronic sounding devices and by following con 
tour lines on chart. Coordinates activities of crew members.

7:5 Supervises and coordinates activities of pantry, storeroom, and noncooking kitchen workers, and purchases or requisitions foodstuffs, kitchen supplies, and equipment. Inspects kitchens and storerooms to ensure that premises and equipment are clean and in order and that sufficient foodstuffs and supplies are on hand to ensure efficient service. Examines incoming purchases for quality. Coordinates activities of cleaning personnel and storage and supply workers. 

7:6 Operates control panel to regulate temperature, pressure, rate of flow, and tank level in petroleum refining, processing, and treating units and petro-chemical units according to process schedules. Observes instruments and meters to verify specified conditions and records reading. Moves and adjusts dials, switches, valves, and levers on control panel to regulate and coordinate process variable? such as flow, temperature, pressures, and chemicals as specified. Records results of laboratory analysis. 

7:7 Installs and repairs gas meters, regulators, ranges, heaters, and refrigerators in customer's establishment, using manometers, voltmeter, hand tools, and pipe-threading tools. Measures, cuts, and 
threads pipe and connects it to feeder line and equipment or appliance. Tests and examines pipelines and equipment to locate leaks and faulty pipe connections and to determine pressure and flow of gas. Dismantles meters and regulators, and replaces defective pipes, thermocouples, thermostats, valves, and indicator spindles, using hand tools. 

7:8 Repairs or replaces upholstery in automobiles, buses, and trucks. Removes old upholstery from seats and door panels of vehicle. Measures new padding and covering materials, and cuts them to required dimensions. Adjusts or replaces seat springs and ties them in place. Sews covering material together, using sewing machine. Fits covering to seat frame. Repairs or replaces convertible tops. 

7:9 Assembles, plants, and detonates charges of industrial explosives to loosen earth, rock, stumps, or to demolish structures facilitating removal. Examines mass, composition, structure, and location of object to be blasted; estimates amount and determines kind of explosive to be used. Assembles primer and places it with main charge in hole or near object to be blasted. Gives signal to clear area and detonates charge. 

7:10 Develops exposed photographic film or sensitized paper in series of chemical and water baths to produce negative or positive prints. Mixes developing and fixing solutions, following formula. Immerses exposed film or photographic paper in developer solution to bring out latent image. Immerses negative or paper in stop-bath to arrest developer action, in hypo-solution to fix image, and in water to remove chemicals.