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, if used in the performance criteria, is detailed below. Essential operating conditions that may be present with training and assessment (depending on the work situation, needs of the candidate, accessibility of the item, and local industry and regional contexts) may also be included. |
Factors which contribute to major aquatic emergencies may include: | swimming ability deep water shallow water river currents surf strong wind risk-taking behaviour. |
Signs and signals may include: | calling for help vertical body position diagonal body position minimal or non-supportive leg action vigorous arm movements head tilted up and back, face turned to safety or help submerged. |
Aquatic emergency may include: | envenomation by aquatic animals sudden unconsciousness spinal injury drowning heart attack severe bleeding epileptic seizures severe asthma attacks. |
Appropriate personnel may include: | other rescuers staff. |
Accepted best practice principles of aquatic rescues may include: | accepted preventative practice adopted throughout the aquatic industry to minimise safety hazards or risks to casualty, bystanders and rescuer The Royal Life Saving Society Australia guidelines and code of conduct policies the culture of lifesaving current and past good practice demonstrated by self or peers in the same or similar situation. |
Relevant legislation may include: | occupational health and safety duty of care working with children. |
Organisational policies and procedures may include: | occupational health and safety use and care of lifesaving equipment communication protocols safety, rescue and emergency procedures incident reporting. |
Emergency response may include: | rescue equipment required personnel involved group control risk management for self and others. |
Strategies for group control may include: | removing facility users from danger giving clear direction to other staff dealing effectively with caregivers or friends of person in difficulty. |
Factors may include: | number of casualties rescue equipment number and location of other staff. |
Advanced water rescue may include: | spine-board spinal immobilisation collar oxygen supplemented resuscitation oxygen therapy. |
Rescue plan may include: | self-preservation awareness of personal capabilities available assistance selection of rescue aids nature of the area priorities of rescue. |
Involvement of others may include: | bystanders trained or untrained staff. |
Rescue equipment may include: | reaching aids ropes floatation aids flippers rescue tube spine-board spinal immobilisation collar rescue board oxygen resuscitation equipment. |
First aid techniques and standards may include: | danger, response, airway, breathing, circulation routine Australian Resuscitation Council Standards. |