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. |
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. |
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, maintenance and storage of bicycle and equipment emergency procedures communication protocols code of ethics. |
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 river levels synoptic charts high and low tide predictions |
Hazards may include: | temperature extremes slippery or unstable terrain dangerous animals and insects stinging trees and nettles dense vegetation group management hazards. |
Obstacles may include: | bridges water on road tree branches bumps depressions and pot holes drainage grates. |
Risks may include: | hypothermia heat exhaustion injuries exhaustion lost party or party member equipment failure. |
Touring bicycle may include: | road bicycle hybrid bicycle, may include tri and quad bikes mountain bikes. |
Equipment may include: | cycle touring equipment safety equipment navigation equipment overnight equipment first aid equipment spare parts and tools. |
Checks may include: | chains brakes gears wheels bearing frame tyres accessories noise. |
Correctly proportioned may include: | frame size handlebar height saddle position and height distance from saddle to handlebars. |
Comfort items may include: | gloves padded shorts glasses or goggles hydration system, such as bottle, bladder. |
Load may include: | trailer roof rack bike rack. |
Personal requirements may include: | age cultural and situational factors previous experience physical development. |
Road may include: | moderate to steep gradients heavy traffic, built up areas and open roads weather affected roads narrow and major roads sealed and unsealed surfaces. |
High level riding skills may include: | using gears to maintain a cadence of 70 - 90 pedal revolutions per minute applying weight transfer to steer the bike ascending steep hills at a steady pace braking and pedalling techniques maintaining a 1-2m clearance from the left side of the road on steep windy descents riding over bumps and potholes. |
Tools and spare parts may include: | allen keys spare tube, tyres and tyre lever puncture repair kit patch kit light machine oil spanner set and or shifter pliers lubricant pump spare nuts, bolts, cables, chain, links and spokes chainbreaker cassette remover crank puller and crank wrench cone spanners degreaser or cleaner accessories. |
Maintenance may include: | checks adjustments alignments lubrication replacement repairs. |
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. |