Assessor Resource
DEFCA321
Assist in the construction of wet gap crossings
Assessment tool
Version 1.0
Issue Date: April 2024
This competency was developed for combat engineer personnel required to assist in the preparation, construction, operation and recovery of wet gap crossing bridging equipment, including floating support bridges, to cross rivers and other wet gaps to facilitate the movement of personnel, vehicles, cargo and equipment in a deployed operational environment but is applicable to any individual in this field of work.
The individual will usually be engaged in bridge construction as part of a team under supervision, but may undertake some autonomous tasks.
All activities are carried out in accordance with relevant organisational policies and procedures.
This unit covers the competency required to assist in the preparation, construction, operation and recovery of wet gap crossing bridging equipment, including:
floating support bridges
fixed floating span equipment
ferry equipment (captive and free)
floating support bridge
rafts
improvised floating structures
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 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.
No licensing, legislative, regulatory or certification requirements apply to this unit at the time of publication. In a Defence context, this means that there is no civilian need to hold this unit in order to meet licensing, legislative, regulatory or certification requirements.
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