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 and maintenance of bicycle and equipment communication protocols 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. |
Obstacles may include: | creeks tree branches ruts logs rocks bumps berms depressions and pot holes bridges drainage grates loose surface. |
Risks may include: | hypothermia heat exhaustion injuries exhaustion lost party or party member equipment failure. |
Bicycle may include: | cross country mountain bike full rigid - no suspension head tail - front suspension only full suspension mountain bikes |
Correctly proportioned may include: | frame size saddle position and height handlebar height and width distance from saddle to handlebars position of gears and breaks suspension set up. |
Terrain may include: | easy to intermediate terrain with moderate inclines sloping terrain small sections of rocky areas and sand gravel roads and single tracks ruts shallow water crossings, with smooth bottom small tree roots and logs man made features. |
Equipment may include: | helmet gloves protective eyewear lights reflectors bright and protective clothing bell hydration system maps first aid kit for off-road cycling. |
Spares and tools may include: | hanger tube tyre levers puncture repair kit mini pump allen keys multi-tool. |
Comfort items may include: | gloves padded shorts glasses or goggles. |
Load may include: | trailer roof rack bike rack. |
Riding skills may include: | ascending descending controlled line braking cornering changing gears. |
Cornering techniques may include: | lofting front wheel picking your line braking early start wide outside foot down looking as far ahead as possible entering wide cutting to the apex exiting wide with outside pedal down. |
Maintenance may include: | repairing punctures lubricating chain cleaning adjusting gears. adjusting brakes cleaning cables. |
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. |