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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. |
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 use and maintenance of equipment communication protocols emergency procedures code of ethics. |
Hazards may include: | temperature extremes slippery or unstable terrain group management hazards. |
Risks may include: | hypothermia heat exhaustion injuries exhaustion equipment failure. |
Artificial surfaces may include: | portable or fixed walls fixed towers or bridges indoor or outdoor. |
Relevant sources may include: | Bureau of Meteorology media land managers or agencies local knowledge. |
Weather and environmental information may include: | satellite images daily and weekly forecasts maximum and minimum temperatures weather warnings event warnings synoptic charts. |
Communication system may include: | calls radio hand signals whistles. |
Contingency plans may include: | poor communication conditions injuries escape or retreat options off route possibilities ability of the second. |
Unforeseen circumstances may include: | equipment failure change of route climber or belayer injury. |
Features may include: | arĕtes chimneys corners cracks edges flakes jugs ledges overhangs pockets roofs slabs. |
Capabilities may include: | body weight or strength ratio stamina flexibility balance endurance. |
Equipment may include: | helmets karabiners harnesses belay device ropes tapes anchors slings quick draws personal clothing climbing shoes chalk bag and chalk. |
Contextual issues may include: | weather conditions, including times season transport location 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 G - organisation specific procedures. |
Belay system may include: | top belay bottom belay single rope double rope. |
Knot tying may include: | midline knots end-line loops stopper knots friction hitches lock-off knots. |
Climbing techniques may include: | bridging dynamic movement heel hooks jamming lay backing layaways and side pulls mantle shelving pinch grips smearing underclings. |
Obstacles may include: | ledges overhangs squeezes traverses. |
Anchors may include: | multi-directional uni-directional self-equalising. |
Fixed protection may include: | fixed hangers fixed draws chains quick draws. |
Belaying position may include: | top of the pitch bottom of the pitch. |
Belay device may include: | plate device tube device auto locking device. |
Belayer safety may include: | wearing of helmets attaching to safety ropes standing out of direct line of gear fall. |
Relevant aspects may include: | objectives planning process activity site weather equipment selection clothing selection group feedback directing techniques rescue techniques employed. |