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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. |
Condition of participants may include: | previous experience physical capabilities age injuries and illnesses. |
Plan may include: | aims and objectives date, time and duration location, equipment and resources guide and participant ratios safety requirements risk and contingency management plan. |
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 time and budget constraints use, maintenance and storage of equipment communication protocols confidentiality of participant information guide and participant ratios emergency and safety procedures code of ethics. |
Canyon 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. |
Trip objectives may include: | self improvement meeting people fitness targets adventure and recreation. |
Hazards may include: | temperature extremes slippery or unstable terrain dangerous animals and insects stinging trees and nettles dense vegetation group management hazards. |
Risks may include: | hypothermia heat exhaustion injuries lost party or party member equipment failure. |
Relevant sources may include: | Bureau of Meteorology media land manager 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 high and low tide predictions. |
Food and water requirements may include: | menu planning and preparation range of foods. |
Principles of nutrition may include: | food groups dietary guidelines individual food requirements and allergies. |
Contextual issues may include: | weather conditions, including times season transport location trip distance and duration group objectives group size. |
Belay system may include: | top belay bottom brake. |
Appropriate authorities may include: | authorities supervisors. |
Equipment may include: | canyoning equipment abseiling and belaying equipment safety, first aid and rescue equipment navigation equipment communication equipment repair equipment. |
Relevant information may include: | safety procedures logistical details risk and hazard prevention and management canyoning, abseiling and belaying techniques responsible and safe behaviour. |
Safety procedures may include: | procedures for inversion and entrapment pre activity and safety checks safety procedures applied at top and bottom of descent wearing of helmets safety ropes positioned out of direct line of gear fall use of safety and rescue equipment. |
Canyoning techniques may include: | liloing white water swimming river running abseiling belaying. |
Variable factors may include: | change of weather and conditions equipment failure participant's needs. |
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. |