Assessor Resource
SISOCVE306A
Rig ropes and establish belays in caves
Assessment tool
Version 1.0
Issue Date: May 2024
This unit applies to those working as caving guides or instructors either autonomously or as part of a team in familiar and unfamiliar situations within a range of natural cave locations with simple obstacles and vertical single pitches where rigging ropes and establishing belays are required to accommodate different belayer and abseiler abilities.
This unit also applies to outdoor recreation leaders working for outdoor education or adventure providers, volunteer groups, not-for-profit organisations or government agencies.
This unit describes the performance outcomes, skills and knowledge required to independently select fixed or natural anchors for the attachment of ropes and equipment for belays. These anchors are to be used in establishing belay systems and rigging rope pitches for abseiling and single rope technique in caves. Anchors must be selected from a diversity of locations, offering different environmental conditions.
No licensing, regulatory or certification requirements apply to this unit at the time of endorsement.
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