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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. |
Condition of participants may include: | previous experience physical development age injuries and illnesses. |
Plan may include: | aims and objectives date, time and duration location, route, equipment and resources safety and emergency requirements. |
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 bicycles and equipment communication protocols assessment procedures time and budget constraints confidentiality of participant information code of ethics. |
Group objectives may include: | self improvement meeting people fitness targets adventure and recreation. |
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 tree branches bumps depressions and pot holes drainage grates. |
Risks may include: | hypothermia heat exhaustion injuries exhaustion lost party or party member equipment and course failure. |
Relevantsources 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. |
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. |
Bicycles may include: | off-road bicycle hybrid bicycle mountain bikes. |
Equipment may include: | safety and first aid equipment navigation equipment tools and spare parts in-field repair kit. |
Relevant information may include: | logistical details risk and hazard prevention and management off-road cycling techniques responsible and safe behaviour. |
Variable factors may include: | change of weather equipment failure cycling conditions. |
Maintenance may include: | brake checks and adjustment gear checks and adjustment wheel alignment chain lubrication tyre pressure seat and handlebar adjustment bearing adjustments bottom bracket replacement tube replacement or repair tyre replacement cleaning chain replacement cable replacement. |
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. |