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. |
Belay system may include: | top belay bottom belay |
Contextual issues may include: | weather conditions, including times season transport location trip distance and duration group objectives group size. |
Environmental impact may include: | rock dislodgement compacting of soil damage to flora and fauna. |
Equipment may include: | ropes and cord tape and slings karabiners nuts Spring loaded caming devices (SLCDs) Hexes belay devices. Nut tool |
Relevant legislation may include: | occupational health and safety permits or permission for access environmental regulations. |
Organisational policies and procedures may include: | operating procedures and company or enterprise policies occupational health and safety use and maintenance of equipment emergency procedures code of ethics. |
Anchors may include: | natural fixed artificial. |
Participants may include: | experienced inexperienced adults children tourists, club members, clients, school or youth groups. |
Condition of the anchors may include: | age location wear decay corrosion weathering environmental stress insect damage. |
Likely load may include: | group size set up type of climb conducted climber ability technique possible forces generated during a fall. |
Belay device may include: | plate devices auto-locking devices tubular devices hitch i.e. Munter (Italian hitch). |
Natural surface conditions may include: | cliffs boulder rock type. |
Safety checks 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. |
Applied forces may include: | upward downward. |
Knots may include: | Figure 8- rethread, on bight and in line bowline alpine butterfly tape or water knot clove hitch. |
Hazards may include: | temperature extremes slippery or unstable terrain dangerous animals and insects stinging trees and nettles dense vegetation group management hazards. |
Safety of belayer may include: | attachment to anchor or alternate safety system positioning out of direct line of equipment fall minimising movement of the belayer in the event of a fall. |