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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. |
Characteristics may include: | age cultural and situational factors previous experience and knowledge physical development injuries and illnesses. |
Session's aims and objectives may include: | developing sea kayaking skills education development therapy fitness targets recreation. |
Instructional plan may include: | sea kayaking activities and drills duration of activities and drills. |
Sea kayaking plan may include: | aims and objectives date, time and duration location, equipment and resources instructor to 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 time and budget constraints use and maintenance of equipment communication protocols confidentiality of participant information instructor to 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 slippery or unstable shore poor posture, poor technique poor carrying techniques loose or insecure craft when being transported. other craft. |
Moderate to difficult conditions may include: | Areas of exposed coastline with currents, difficult landings, or open crossings open crossings with wind speeds of 17-21 knots wave heights of at least 1.0metre surf up to 2.0metres Distances beyond 4 nautical miles from the nearest shore. |
Risks may include: | hypothermia heat exhaustion injuries exhaustion lost party or party member equipment failure. |
Relevant sources may include: | Bureau of Meteorology media land managers or agencies coastal patrol or coastguard volunteer marine rescue 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. |
Contingency plans may include: | alternate routes, exit points spare equipment in case of delay, loss, illness, injury or damage. |
Equipment may include: | personal flotation device paddle with leash spray deck wet suit or wet weather gear ropes tie down straps safety and first aid equipment pumps sponges paddle float. |
Resources may include: | teaching aids examples of equipment navigation equipment and documentation. |
Contextual issues may include: | weather conditions, including times season transport location trip distance and duration group objectives group size. |
Relevant information may include: | hazard identification and risk management sea kayaking techniques safety procedures responsible and safe behaviour local facilities. |
Safety procedures may include: | group launch and land group movement and spacing group signals (emergency actions) capsize procedures use of safety and rescue equipment foreseeable hazards and their associated risks and management techniques communication systems. |
Instructional techniques may include: | part to whole sequential known to unknown D.E.D.I.C.T demonstrate explain demonstrate instruct critique test E.D.I.C.T explain demonstrate instruct critique test I.D.E.A introduce demonstrate explain apply orientate, enhance, synthesise |
Activity specific knowledge may include: | posture and injury prevention sea kayaking equipment sea kayaking skills and techniques sea kayak navigation sea kayak rescue sea features and conditions weather understanding minimal impact practices risk management communication systems used in sea kayaking. |
Sea kayaking skills may include: | stroke techniques directing and manoeuvring a sea kayak in a controlled manner capsizing and rolling procedures. |
Safety and rescue procedures may include: | emergency response procedures group management in emergency situations |
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. |