HIGHWAY SURVEY

UNIT CODE: CON/CU/CET/CR/02/6/A

Relationship to Occupational Standards

This unit addresses the Unit of Competency: Perform Highway Eengineering Survey
Duration of Unit: 190 Hours
Unit Description
This unit specifies the competencies required to Perform Highway Survey. It involves
undertaking preliminary site survey, performing levelling activities, conducting
tacheometry works and drafting road cross-sections. It also includes carrying out setting
out activities, performing traversing works and performing traffic engineering survey.

Summary of Learning Outcomes

1. Undertake preliminary site survey
2. Carry out setting out activities
3. Conduct tacheometry works om
4. Perform levelling activities
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5. Draft road cross-sections

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6. Perform traversing works

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7. Perform traffic engineering survey

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Learning Outcomes, Content and Suggested Assessment Methods

Learning Outcome Content Suggested
Assessment Methods
1 Undertake
 Preliminary site survey plan  Written tests
preliminary site
survey  Mobilization of survey  Observation
resources
 Case study
 Interpretation of survey
 Oral questions
drawings
 Third party report
 Assessment of site survey
conditions
 Levelling activities

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  Establishment of Original
ground level (OGL)
 Establishment of reference
points
 Preparation of preliminary
survey report
2 Perform
 Description of levelling tools  Written tests
levelling
and equipment
activities  Observation
 Calibration of levelling tools
 Oral questions
and equipment
 Third party report
 Setting out levelling machines
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 Reading and booking surveying

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 Monitoring and control of road
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 Carrying out arithmetic checks

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3 Conduct
 Tacheometry tools and  Written tests
tacheometry
equipment
works  Observation
 Calibration of tools and
 Oral questioning
equipment
 Third party report
 Determination of horizontal
distances 

 Determination of vertical
distances
 Collection of tacheometry data
 Documentation of tacheometry
data Collected
 Carry out arithmetic checks

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 4 Draft road cross-
 Recording and computing road  Written tests
sections
levels.
 Observation
 Producing reduced levels
 Oral questions
 Road cross-sections
 Third party report
 Drafting tools and equipment
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 Drafting road cross-sections
 Interpretation of road cross-
sections
 Establishing road designs
profiles
5 Carry out setting
 Identification of Setting out  Written tests
out activities
tools and equipment
 Observation
 Calibrations of equipment
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 Determination of alignments
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Third party report

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Setting out of alignments

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 Horizontal alignment
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 Vertical alignment
 Computation of alignment data
6 Perform
 Theodolite traversing  Written tests
traversing works
 Compass traversing  Observation
 Calibration of tools  Oral questions
 Determination of horizontal and  Third party report
vertical angles
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 Calculation of coordinates
 Data collection and analysis
 Documentation of data

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 7 Perform traffic
 Contract documents  Written tests
engineering
survey  Geographical information  Observation
sources
 Oral questions
 Interpretation of geographical
 Third party report
data
 Location of traffic survey site
 Topographical maps
 Traffic survey
 Identification of human
resources
 Traffic engineering survey
tools, equipment and materials
 Definition of duties and
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 Methods of data collection and

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analysis
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 Establishment of data collection

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and monitoring methods

 Legal and statutory
requirements.
 Allocation of resources
 Allocation of duties and
responsibilities
 Provision for road safety
requirements
 Conducting traffic counts
 Establishment of traffic
volumes and axle loadings
 Data analysis

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  Preparation of traffic count
report
 Traffic data analysis
 Categorization of traffic
composition
 Determination and estimation of
traffic characteristics
 Determination of road
characteristics
 Documentation of road and
traffic characteristics
 Preparation of road traffic
survey reports

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Suggested Methods of Instruction
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 Direct instruction
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 Project
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 Case studies
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 Group discussions
 Field trips /site visits
 Demonstration by trainer
 Practice by the trainees
 Industrial attachment
 Viewing of related videos

Recommended Resources:
 Surveying tools and equipment
 Computers
 CAD & GIS Software
 Construction manuals and guidelines
 Projectors
 Flip charts
 Calculators
 Stationery

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  Charts with presentations of data
 Drawing sheets
 Internet
 Relevant videos
 Printers
 Workstation
 Standard of specifications

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