Assessor Resource
DEFVEH001
Conduct recovery vehicle operations in a field environment
Assessment tool
Version 1.0
Issue Date: April 2024
This unit specifies the skills and knowledge required to undertake recovery of broken down vehicles and equipment, requiring the operation of specialist recovery vehicles and equipment.
It includes preparing for recovery vehicle tasks, dispatching the recovery vehicle to an incident site, retrieving disabled equipment and moving it to a place of repair. It also includes transporting disabled equipment and finalising recovery tasks.
This unit does not cover the extraction of disabled equipment by winching techniques, which is covered by DEFVEH002 Extract disabled equipment using winching techniques in a field environment.
The skills and knowledge described in this unit must be applied within the legislative, regulatory and policy environment in which they are carried out. Organisational policies and procedures must be consulted and adhered to.
Persons undertaking this unit lead a small team to recover vehicles and equipment. Specialist recovery vehicles and equipment includes towing, lifting and winching equipment.
Persons must be capable of assessing recovery situations in remote environments and tasking personnel to complete operations in isolation from supervision or support.
No licensing, legislative or certification requirements apply to this unit at the time of publication.
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