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This occupation is found in a wide range of industries of national importance including but not limited to power and water infrastructure, petrochemical, oil and gas, nuclear, renewables, food and drink processing, defence, chemicals and pharmaceuticals. This is a core and options apprenticeship standard. Apprentices will be trained and assessed against the core and one option. There are five options:
• Electrical power design technician
• Control and instrumentation design technician
• Mechanical design technician
• Piping design technician
• Structural design technician
The broad purpose of the occupation is to contribute to the preparation of design solutions and produce designs, drawings or models for structures, piping, electrical systems, control and instrumentation systems or mechanical components. They must understand technical models, drawings and specifications and be able to create their own. They will identify factors likely to affect design decisions, produce Computer Aided Design (CAD) models and engineering drawings and be able to communicate design information to internal and external parties.
In their daily work, an employee in this occupation interacts with a range of internal and external stakeholders. They are usually based at office locations within project design teams and occasionally work at on-site locations. They are required to understand on-site hazards and health, safety and environmental requirements.
An employee in this occupation will be responsible for contributing to the design of engineering components, structures and systems. They will typically report to an engineering design manager for supervision, greater levels of technical guidance and support, review approvals and sign-off.
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Duty 1 Maintain working relationships, communicate and liaise effectively with own project team, customers, and internal and external stakeholders. |
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Duty 2 Work reliably, effectively, independently and as a member of a team, taking responsibility for their own work. |
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Duty 3 Meet requirements for health, safety, environmental, sustainability, professional development and ethics in engineering design practice. |
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Duty 4 Comply with relevant legislation, regulations, company policies and procedures, strategies and technical guidance. |
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Duty 5 Interpret technical information to establish customer design requirements. |
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Duty 6 Interpret, check and comment on design intent and make recommendations in line with industry standards where necessary. |
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Duty 7 Support the identification, analysis and evaluation of factors affecting technical designs. |
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Duty 8 Support the development of engineering concepts and design options to solve technical challenges. |
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Duty 9 Contribute to the evaluation of design options to determine the most appropriate solution. |
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Duty 10 Contribute to the production, review and distribution of the final design package. |
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Duty 11 Update designs to incorporate any changes made as built. |
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Duty 12 Update and maintain documentation and data according to the required change management process, including maintaining and issuing drawing registers. |
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Duty 13 Assist in the selection of materials and components for their application in designs. |
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Duty 14 Produce new, and update existing parts lists and bills of materials (BOMs) for associated designs. |
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Duty 15 Create designs that are suitable, technically feasible and constructable. |
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Duty 16 Produce detailed electrical drawings or models to the specified design intent, according to company and industry codes of practice, regulations, standards and procedures. |
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Duty 17 Use digital technologies and techniques such as Computer Aided Design (CAD) and Building Information Modelling (BIM) to prepare, produce and present electrical designs in accordance with approved design procedures and systems. |
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Duty 18 Produce detailed instrumentation and control drawings or models (such as Loop Diagrams, Termination Diagrams, Hook Up Drawings, Schematic drawings, Instrument Datasheets and Schedules) to the specified design intent in accordance with company and industry codes of practice, regulations, standards and procedures. |
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Duty 19 Use digital technologies and techniques such as Computer Aided Design (CAD) to prepare, produce and present control and instrumentation designs in accordance with approved design procedures and systems. |
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Duty 20 Produce detailed mechanical drawings or models (part and assembly level) to appropriate company and industry codes of practice, regulations, standards and procedures. |
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Duty 21 Use digital technologies and techniques such as Computer Aided Design (CAD) to produce detailed 3D models in surfaces or solids of mechanical components at part and assembly levels. |
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Duty 22 Produce detailed piping drawings or models including detailed design documentation and data; typically including 3D models, general arrangements (GAs), plant layouts, routing layouts, piping isometrics, fabrication drawings, skids, pipe supports, piping schedules, line lists, valve schedules, bills of materials (BOMs) and piping and instrumentation diagrams (P&IDs). |
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Duty 23 Use digital technologies and techniques such as Computer Aided Design (CAD), Plant Design Management Systems to prepare, produce and present piping designs in accordance with approved design procedures and systems. |
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Duty 24 Produce detailed structural drawings or models to the specified design intent, company and industry codes of practice, regulations, standards and procedures. |
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Duty 25 Use digital technologies and techniques such as Computer Aided Design (CAD) or Building Information Modelling (BIM) to prepare, produce and present structural designs in accordance with approved design procedures and systems. |
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K1: Requirements of company management systems, policies and procedures and codes of ethical working.
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K2: Documentation: methods and requirements, data management and change control - electronic and paper.
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K3: Awareness of engineering standards and regulations, relevance to the occupation and technician's responsibilities: International Organisation for Standardisation (ISO), European Norm (EN) and British Standards (BS) for engineering representations, drawings and graphical information.
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K4: Common engineering principles and the application of maths and science to engineering.
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K5: Fundamentals of engineering drawing and design as defined by BS8888.
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K6: Digital Literacy: Digital interfaces, email, Management Information Systems (MIS), spreadsheets, presentations, word processing, virtual communication, learning platforms, work collaboration platforms. General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). Cyber security.
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K7: Factors to consider in choice of materials and components: cost, quality, physical properties.
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K8: Principles of sustainability and the circular economy. Energy efficiency and reuse of materials. Recycling procedures. Principles of control and management of emissions and waste. Efficient use of resources.
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K9: Factors to consider in design safety and environmental impact: security, risk, whole life cycle impact, carbon emissions and end of use plans.
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K10: Factors to consider in design end-user perspective and experience: ergonomics, aesthetics, the intended use and purpose of the design.
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K11: Manufacturing and construction methods.
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K12: Relevance and application of Building Information Modelling (BIM).
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K13: Verbal communication techniques: Giving and receiving information. Matching style to audience. Barriers in communication and how to overcome them. Engineering terminology.
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K14: Written communication techniques: Plain English principles. Report writing. Engineering terminology
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K15: Non-verbal communication techniques: Gestures, facial expressions, tone of voice, eye contact, body language.
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K16: Equality Act - Equality, diversity, and inclusion in the workplace. Unconscious bias.
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K17: Awareness of health and safety regulations, relevance to the occupation and the technician's responsibilities. Construction (Design and Management) Regulations (CDM), Control of Substances Hazardous to Health (COSHH), Display Screen Equipment, due diligence, electrical safety and compliance, emergency evacuation procedures, Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974 – responsibilities, isolation and emergency stop procedures, lone working, management systems of occupational health and safety ISO45001, manual handling, near-miss reporting, noise regulations, Reporting of Injuries, Diseases and Dangerous Occurrences Regulations (RIDDOR). Risk assessments, safe systems of work, safety equipment: guards, signage, fire extinguishers, situational awareness, slips, trips and falls, types of hazards. Personal Protective Equipment (PPE), working at height, working in confined spaces.
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K18: Constructability principles.
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K19: Measuring techniques for reverse engineering.
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K20: Quality assurance procedures for engineering design.
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K21: Option 1. Basic electrical principles: Ohms Law, power, terminology, generating, transforming.
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K22: Option 1. Principles of electrical regulations: Electricity at Work Regulations 1989, BS7671.
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K23: Option 1. The drawing principles, electrical symbols, hatchings notifications and conventions required for producing standard designs.
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K24: Option 1. Principles of producing general arrangements and detailed electrical power production drawings.
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K25: Option 1. Cable types, specification and installation requirements.
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K26: Option 1. Digital tools and techniques used in electrical power engineering design. CAD and BIM.
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K27: Option 2. Combinational and sequential logic and control systems.
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K28: Option 2. Instrumentation principles and application.
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K29: Option 2. Digital and analogue devices and circuits and their application in measurement and control.
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K30: Option 2. Principles of producing general arrangements and detailed control and instrumentation production drawings.
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K31: Option 2. The drawing principles, electrical symbols, hatchings notifications and conventions required for producing standard designs.
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K32: Option 2. Cable types, specification and installation requirements.
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K33: Option 2. Piping and Instrumentation Diagrams (P and ID).
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K34: Option 2. Digital tools and techniques used in control and instrumentation engineering design. CAD.
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K35: Option 3. Principles of manufacturing methods: Machining, fabrication and 3D printing.
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K36: Option 3. Mechanical annotation: Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing (GD and T) symbols, limits and fits, surface finishes.
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K37: Option 3. Welding, fixings, fasteners and fabrications, and how to select the appropriate part.
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K38: Option 3. Mechanical principles: Motion and mechanics, storage and transfer of forces and energy in operation, motors and pumps.
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K39: Option 3. Principles of producing general arrangements and detailed mechanical production drawings.
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K40: Option 3. Digital tools and techniques used in mechanical engineering design. CAD.
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K41: Option 4. Piping systems, layouts and flow control.
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K42: Option 4. Isometrics: how to read and produce isometrics
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K43: Option 4. Service conditions: Flow rates, material characteristics, temperature and working pressures.
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K44: Option 4. Pipe supports, welding, fittings, valves and associated equipment.
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K45: Option 4. Piping and Instrumentation Diagrams (P and ID).
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K46: Option 4. Principles of piping general arrangements and design drawings: component identification, connection and instrumentation location.
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K47: Option 4. Principles of manufacturing methods: Machining, fabrication and 3D printing.
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K48: Option 4. Digital tools and techniques used in piping engineering design. CAD and plant design management systems.
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K49: Option 5. Structural design principles.
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K50: Option 5. General arrangements of structures showing multiple materials: Steel, concrete, masonry and timber.
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K51: Option 5. Principles of producing general arrangements and detailed structural production drawings.
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K52: Option 5. Construction design and build processes, methods and details.
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K53: Option 5. Principles of structural design drawings: structural symbols, annotation, abbreviations, hatchings, and notations required for producing standard designs.
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K54: Option 5. Digital tools and techniques used in structural engineering design. CAD and BIM
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S1: Apply health and safety procedures and safe systems of work in compliance with regulations and standards.
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S2: Work in accordance with the design process, company management systems, policies and procedures.
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S3: Review and interpret technical information and requirements from different sources such as specifications, engineering drawings, concepts, stakeholders.
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S4: Identify and assess factors that affect designs such as materials, application, location, risk and environment.
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S5: Select materials and parts.
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S6: Propose and evaluate ideas for sustainable engineering concepts to solve engineering challenges.
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S7: Develop solutions that can be manufactured or built, and proven, operated and maintained during their operational life and decommissioned or recycled at the end of their operational life.
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S8: Provide feedback on engineering designs.
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S9: Apply quality assurance procedures to engineering drawings or models, including own designs and those of peers.
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S10: Communicate with others verbally for example, colleagues and stakeholders.
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S11: Produce written documents, schedules and reports.
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S12: Identify, organise and use resources to complete tasks with consideration for cost, quality, safety, security and environmental impact.
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S13: Identify inaccuracies or discrepancies in drawings and specifications and propose solutions.
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S14: Incorporate changes to an existing design as a result of any modifications made during the as-built implementation.
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S15: Create concepts for system layouts and associated components.
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S16: Read, interpret and establish design intent.
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S17: Determine the correct tolerances for components of the design.
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S18: Follow equality, diversity and inclusion procedures.
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S19: Perform simple calculations to use in design drawings.
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S20: Use measuring techniques for reverse engineering.
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S21: Option 1. Produce general arrangements of electrical power.
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S22: Option 1. Produce detailed drawings of electrical power components such as wires connection, voltage, capacity, main switches.
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S23: Option 1. Identify cable types and application.
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S24: Option 1. Use digital tools such as CAD and BIM to produce electrical power project deliverables such as output drawings and electrical designs.
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S25: Option 2. Produce general arrangements of control and instrumentation designs.
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S26: Option 2. Produce detailed drawings of control and instrumentation components such as cable numbers, wire colours, junction block numbers and panel identification.
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S27: Option 2. Identify different cable types and appropriate application.
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S28: Option 2. Use digital tools such as CAD to produce control and instrumentation project deliverables.
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S29: Option 3. Produce general arrangements of mechanical designs.
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S30: Option 3. Produce detailed drawings of mechanical components such as part dimensions, shape and manufacture.
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S31: Option 3. Use digital tools such as CAD to produce mechanical project deliverables.
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S32: Option 4. Produce general arrangements of piping design.
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S33: Option 4. Produce detailed drawings of piping components such as pipework, ducts and fittings and including supports and skids.
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S34: Option 4. Use digital tools such as CAD or Plant Design Management Systems to produce piping design project deliverables.
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S35: Option 5. Produce general arrangements of structures showing multiple materials such as steel, concrete, masonry, timber.
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S36: Option 5. Produce detailed drawings for multiple materials such as steel, concrete, timber or masonry.
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S37: Option 5. Use digital tools such as CAD and BIM to produce structural project deliverables.
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B1: Take personal responsibility for and promote health and safety.
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B2: Take personal responsibility for own sustainable working practices.
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B3: Respond and adapt to work demands and situations.
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B4: Act ethically.
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B5: Act professionally.
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B6: Be committed to continued professional development (CPD) to maintain and enhance competence in own area of practice.
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B7: Supportive of the needs and concerns of others, for example relating to diversity and inclusion.
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