This unit of competency involves the skills and knowledge required to act as crew under direction of a skilled operator in a small powercraft during rescue operations in a surf and/or aquatic environment. It includes a range of open water rescue situations crewing small boats.

The unit is applicable to personnel from emergency services and/or volunteer organisations or organisations where additional support on a powercraft is required during surveillance and rescue operations in a surf, aquatic environment and/or open water.

No licensing, legislative or certification requirements apply to this unit at the time of publication.

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Range is restricted to essential operating conditions and any other variables essential to the work environment. Non-essential conditions may be found in the Companion Volume Implementation Guide.

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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
Casualty and/or object is retrieved using appropriate retrieval techniques, as directed by operator
Patient care of casualty is performed, as required
Casualty and/or object is secured for return to shore, in accordance with organisational procedures
Casualty is lifted and object is removed safely from powercraft, as directed by operator
Logbooks are reviewed for previous operational feedback and pre-use information is completed, as directed, by the operator, in accordance with organisational procedures and requirements
Safe manual handling techniques are used to assist operator to transport powercraft to launch site
Level of competence is conveyed to operator in relation to review of surf and/or aquatic environmental conditions
Emergency procedures are implemented safely, as directed by the operator
Casualty and/or object is retrieved using appropriate retrieval techniques, as directed by operator
Safe manual handling techniques are used to assist operator with transport of craft to storage

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