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PUADEFRM207B
Conduct training area inspections

Assessment tool

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 or 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 conduct a formal inspection of a training area. It includes the planning, preparation, conduct and follow-up action following an inspection.

A training area may contain a variety of ranges within its boundaries but a range cannot contain a training area.

You may want to include more information here about the target group and the purpose of the assessments (eg formative, summative, recognition)

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: plan and prepare for the conduct of the training area inspection, identify the purpose of the inspection, initiate immediate action when required, and prepare and present relevant inspection reports.

Consistency in performance

Competency should be demonstrated in a range of actual or simulated range and training area management contexts.

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 and organisation requirements. A portfolio of a range of appropriate post inspection reports should be submitted as evidence for assessment.

Specific resources for assessment

Access is required to an operating range and training area.

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

apply environmental issues relevant to the training area

apply interpersonal techniques

conduct briefings

conduct liaison and negotiations

exercise tact and judgement in a command and control environment

identify contaminants

interpret and apply training area safety requirements

interpret training area activities

navigate by vehicle and on foot

operate training area communication facilities

read and interpret job instructions, workplace documentation and reports

use a variety of verbal and non-verbal communication techniques including body language, language style, active listening

write at the level required to complete workplace documentation and reports

write reports

Required Knowledge

composition of teams and roles and responsibility of team members

environmental issues relevant to the training area

map reading

navigation techniques

planning processes

principles of teamwork and teams aims and objectives

reporting requirements

techniques for giving and receiving feedback in a constructive manner

training area activities

training area safety requirements

verbal and non-verbal communication techniques including body language, language style, active listening

written communication to a level required to complete workplace forms and 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.

A range may include

All air, land and/or sea areas used for Defence live-firing weapons practices, tests or operations

A training area may include

Any area of land, sea, undersea, or air used for any military manoeuvres or simulated wartime operations involving planning, preparation and execution, carried out for the purpose of training and evaluation

Combined, joint or single service exercises depending on participating organisations

Inspections may include

Access constraints

Chemicals

Contamination

Contravention of safety practices and Range Standing Orders and/or activity instructions

Cultural/heritage areas

Damage to range and training area facilities

Environmental damage

Environmental degradation

Environmental impact

Feral animals

Placement of targets and suitability for use

Prohibited and/or controlled material

Prohibited and/or controlled plants

Security and/or boundary breaches

Serviceability of fixed ranges:

contamination of stop butts

control towers/infrastructure

erosion

flag poles

targets (mechanical/electronics)

visibility

Appropriate action may include

Check fire

Ceasing of activities

Range closures

Post inspection reports and briefs may include

Damage reports

Environmental reports

Refurbishment requirements

Safety reports

Security reports

Training area contamination may include

Chemical spills

Fragmentation debris

Petrol, oil and lubricant spills

Unexploded ordnance (UXO)

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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
Statutory requirements relevant to the range, training area and purpose of the inspection are established and confirmed with relevant personnel 
Briefs for users, staff and contractors are conducted as required by Range Standing Orders, instructions and regulations 
Training area access and relevant clearances are obtained as required by Range Standing Orders and instructions 
Resources required for inspection are identified and acquired where appropriate 
Inspections are undertaken in accordance with relevant statutory requirements, Range Standing Orders and instructions 
All appropriate safety precautions are applied in accordance with Range Standing Orders, instructions and legislation/regulation 
Appropriate action is applied immediately conditions warranting such action are observed or encountered 
Equipment and infrastructure serviceability is checked and recorded/reported as required by Range Standing Orders, instructions, manuals and standards 
Post inspection reports and briefs are completed as required by relevant standing orders, instructions and regulation 
Training area contamination records, reports and briefs are completed as required 
Equipment and infrastructure maintenance and /or refurbishment is initiated in accordance with relevant policy and procedures as required 
Users and other agencies and contractors are provided with briefs on serviceability of equipment and infrastructure as required 
Reports on check fire calls are prepared for all relevant authorities in accordance with standing orders, instructions, regulations, policy and procedures 
Inspection records are completed in accordance with relevant orders, instructions, policy and procedures 
Contamination plots, charts and records are completed in accordance with relevant standing orders, instructions, policy and procedures 

Forms

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