Assessor Resource
DEFCA305B
Assist in the construction of wet gap crossings
Assessment tool
Version 1.0
Issue Date: March 2024
The application of this unit in the workplace - the environments, complexities and situations involved - will be written during Phase II of the Review of the PUA00 Public Safety Training Package.
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This unit covers the competency required to assist in the preparation, construction, operation and recovery of wet gapcrossing bridging equipment, including floating support bridges, to cross rivers and other wet gaps to facilitate the movement of personnel, vehicles, cargo and equipment.
Wet gap crossing is defined as a bridge that is physically supported by the water, i.e. through pontoons and associated buoyancy measures. Bridges will normally be constructed on a temporary basis under field conditions to meet the operational need to provide a crossing point over a gap for personnel and equipment. When the crossing is no longer required the bridge is either recovered to storage or redeployed to another crossing. The individual will usually be engaged in bridge construction as part of a team under supervision, but may undertake some autonomous tasks.
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