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DEFRM201B
Develop and maintain range standing orders

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Version 1.0
Issue Date: May 2024


This unit was developed for range management and range control work within Defence but may be applicable to work in this field.

Typically, people who apply this unit would work independently or as part of a team under direct and indirect supervision, use discretion and judgement and take responsibility for the quality of their outputs. All activities are carried out in accordance with relevant organisational policies and procedures.

This unit covers the competency required to develop and maintain Range Standing Orders. It includes the requirement to identify information sources, apply technical knowledge, draft the standing orders, incorporate comments and finalise the development by distributing the final draft.

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Prerequisites

Prerequisite Unit/s

Nil

Employability Skills

This unit contains employability skills.



Evidence Required

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Critical aspects for assessment and evidence required to demonstrate competency in this unit

Assessment must confirm the ability to identify policies, legislation and regulations that are relevant to ranges, to apply service writing conventions and to review and amend Range Standing Orders.

Assessment must also confirm the ability to accurately interpret and apply relevant legislation, regulation, Defence policies, safety traces and training objectives in preparing Range Standing Orders.

Consistency in performance

Competency should be demonstrated in a range of actual or simulated workplace environments.

Context of and specific resources for assessment

Context of assessment

Competency should be assessed in the workplace or in a simulated work environment, in accordance with all relevant legislation, policies, regulations and organisational requirements.

A portfolio of a variety of completed Range Standing Orders should be submitted as evidence for assessment.

Specific resources for assessment

There are no specific resource requirements for this unit.

Guidance information for assessment

In all cases assessment should be supported by questions to assess knowledge and those aspects of competency which are difficult to assess directly.

Questioning techniques should suit the language and literacy levels of the candidate.

Submission Requirements

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Assessment Tasks

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This describes the essential skills and knowledge and their level, required for this unit.

Required Skills

access and interpret relevant legislation, regulations and policies

apply environmental constraints

apply service writing conventions

interpret and apply technical information

participate in the team

read and write to a level required to interpret relevant legislation, regulations and Defence policy

Required Knowledge

ammunition danger area templates

composition of teams and roles and responsibility of team members

conventions of service writing

environmental aspects of range management

layout and content of Range Standing Orders

principles of teamwork, and team's aims and objectives

range danger area traces

range practices

relevant legislation, regulations and policies

safety traces

techniques for giving and receiving feedback in a constructive manner

training objectives and activities

verbal and nonverbal communication techniques including, language style, active listening

weapons/systems characteristics

written communication at a level required to transcribe information and prepare technical reports

The Range Statement relates to the Unit of Competency as a whole. It allows for different work environments and situations that may affect performance. Bold italicised wording in the Performance Criteria is detailed below.

Sources of information may include

Defence instructions

Defence standards

Legislation and regulations

Range user comments

Technical or doctrinal pamphlets

Training information bulletins

Weapon pamphlets

Ranges may be

In the air

On land

On water

Technical knowledge may include knowledge about

Live or non-live firing training requirements

Range practices

Range training areas including Defence, other government or privately owned land

Weapons/systems from the Australian Defence Force or Foreign Forces inventory

Legislation, regulation and Defence policies may include

Defence Force regulations

Defence instructions

Defence Security Manual

Environmental Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act

Other federal or state/territory legislation

The Defence Act

Safety traces may include

Ammunition danger area templates

Range danger area traces

Training objectives may include

Overseas forces training objectives

User training objectives

Prescribed format may include

That specified by Director Training Area Management

That contained in Australian Defence Force Publication 102 Service writing

That contained in various Defence style sheets for publication

The distribution of Range Standing Orders may include

Electronic

Hard copy

Reviews may be

Formal

Informal

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Observation Checklist

Tasks to be observed according to workplace/college/TAFE policy and procedures, relevant legislation and Codes of Practice Yes No Comments/feedback
Sources of information relevant to the range are identified and obtained in accordance with Defence procedures 
Currency of information is reviewed and documented in accordance with Defence procedures 
Range systems and procedures are assessed against reviewed information 
Legislation, regulation and Defence policies relevant to the range are understood and applied 
Safety traces relevant to the range are understood and applied 
Training objectives relevant to the range are understood and applied 
Relevant legislation, regulation and Defence policies, safety traces and training objectives are identified and applied to the Range Standing Orders 
Range Standing Orders are drafted in clear, logical and succinct language and in the prescribed format 
Draft is distributed for comment to relevant personnel in accordance with Defence procedures 
Comments are received, analysed, reviewed and incorporated into the draft 
Final draft is prepared and distributed to relevant personnel in accordance with Defence procedures 
Range Standing Orders are reviewed in accordance with Defence procedures 
Changes required are identified and prepared in accordance with Defence procedures 
Amendments to Range Standing Orders are incorporated and distributed to relevant personnel in accordance with Defence procedures 

Forms

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