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. |
Characteristics may include: | age cultural and situational factors previous experience and knowledge physical development. |
Session's aims and objectives may include: | develop canyoning skills and techniques education therapy fitness targets recreation. |
Instructional plan may include: | canyoning activities and drills duration of activities and drills. |
Canyoning plan may include: | aims and objectives date, time and duration location, resources and equipment instructor and participant ratios safety requirements risk management plan. |
Relevant legislation may include: | occupational health and safety permits or permission for access environmental regulations marine regulations. |
Organisational policies and procedures may include: | occupational health and safety risk management procedures time and budget constraints use and maintenance of equipment communication protocols confidentiality of participant information instructor and participant ratios code of ethics. |
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 coastal patrol or coast guard volunteer marine rescue 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. |
Contingency plans may include: | change in weather and conditions equipment failure. |
Equipment may include: | canyoning equipment abseiling and belaying equipment safety and rescue equipment navigation equipment communication equipment. |
Resources may include: | clothing and footwear teaching aids. |
Contextual issues may include: | weather conditions, including times season transport location trip distance and duration group objectives group size. |
Relevant information may include: | risk and hazard prevention and management canyoning techniques safety procedures rules and codes responsible and safe behaviour. |
Safety procedures may include: | A - anchors - secure and suitable to application B - buckles - locked as per manufacturers recommendations C - connectors - locked, secured and orientated D - devices - threaded correctly and secured E - everything else including end of rope knots, friction hitches, belayer ready, helmet chin strap, clothing, jewellery and hair secured F - friend - cross check. |
Instructional techniques may include: | simple to complex part to whole chronological known to unknown E.D.I.C.T: explain demonstrate instruct critique test I.D.E.A: introduce demonstrate explain apply orientate, enhance, synthesise. |
Required knowledge may include: | canyon features and conditions minimal impact practices risk and hazard management communication systems used in canyoning. |
Canyoning skills may include: | liloing and white water swimming river running abseiling and belaying navigating negotiating hazards and minimising risks. |
Safety and rescue procedures may include: | emergency response group management in emergency situations symptoms, treatment and prevention of common canyoning risks. |
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. |