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. |
Pre activity checks must include: | condition of equipment logistical arrangements weather review of escape routes and contingency plans. |
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 - connectors - locked secured and oriented D - devices - threaded correctly and secured E - everything else including end or rope knots, friction, friction hitches, belayer ready, helmet chin strap, clothing, jewellery and hair secured F - friend - cross check. |
Difficult conditions may include: | intermittent vertical pitches of variable length multi-pitch abseils with belay stations mid-pitch terrain obstacles which obstruct regular route wet sections flowing water and resultant hydrological formations. |
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 systems 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 water slides tunnel swims small drops falling water logs small rapids ledges trees overhangs squeezes traverses. |
Risks may include: | temperature extremes slippery or unstable terrain dangerous animals and insects stinging trees and nettles dense vegetation group management hazards. |
Hydrological formations may include: | stoppers rapids holes strainers undercuts still bodies of extremely cold water. |
Emergency situations may include: | injured, unconscious or frozen canyoner anchor point corroded, removed or decayed raised water levels injured member of group abseiler with wedged body parts damaged or lost equipment hair or clothing jam changed conditions at top of pitch. |
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 instructional technique assessment technique group feedback directing techniques rescue techniques employed. |