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. |
Food and water requirements may include: | menu planning and preparation range of foods. |
Principles of nutrition may include: | food groups dietary guidelines essential nutrients individual food requirements and allergies. |
Relevant legislation may include: | occupational health and safety permits or permission for access environmental regulations. |
Organisational policies and procedures may include: | occupational health and safety emergency procedures communication protocols use and maintenance of equipment code of ethics. |
Relevant sources may include: | Bureau of Meteorology media land managers or agencies local knowledge police. |
Weather and environmental information may include: | satellite images daily and weekly forecasts maximum and minimum temperatures weather warnings event warnings river levels synoptic charts. |
Equipment may include: | canyoning equipment abseiling and belaying equipment navigation equipment safety and first aid equipment communication equipment repair equipment. |
Contextual issues may include: | weather conditions, including times season transport location trip distance and duration group objectives group size. |
Safety checks may include: | A - anchors - secure and suitable to application B - buckles - locked as per manufacturers recommendations C - connector - locked, secured and orientated D - devices - threaded correctly and secured E - everything else including end or rope knots, friction hitches, belayer ready, helmet chin strap, clothing, jewellery and hair secured F - friend - cross check. |
Descending devices may include: | auto locking devices circular devices plate devices tubular devices improvised devices in line devices. |
Knots may include: | rethreaded figure 8 figure 8 on bight friction hitches. |
Belay system may include: | top belay bottom belay self belay. |
Hazards may include: | temperature extremes slippery or unstable terrain dangerous animals and insects stinging trees and nettles dense vegetation group management hazards. |
Obstacles may include: | slippery rocks large boulders rock pools tunnel swims water slides small drops rapids ledges and overhangs squeezes traverses. |
Hydrological formations may include: | stoppers holes strainers undercuts still bodies of extremely cold water. |
Emergency situations may include: | injured canyoner unconscious canyoner 'frozen' canyoner trapped canyoner. |
Belay devices may include: | plate devices auto locking devices tubular devices. |
Maintenance checks and repairs may include: | lilo puncture repair lilo valve repair or replacement cleaning of rope and harnesses. |
Relevant aspects may include: | objectives planning process activity site weather equipment selection clothing selection food selection instructional content. |