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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: | skill level previous experience physical capabilities fitness level age injuries and illnesses. |
Plan may include: | activity aims and objectives date, time and duration location: guide and participant ratios resources equipment: food and water weather details participant information: safety and emergency requirements risk management plan relevant legislation and organisational policies and procedures. |
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 time and budget constraints use and maintenance of equipment communication protocols safety and emergency procedures code of ethics confidentiality of participant information guide and participant ratios snowsport area signs and regulations Alpine Responsibility Code and snowboarding practices within the code. |
Trip objectives may include: | enhancing snowboarding skills and techniques self improvement meeting people staying overnight in snow conditions 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. |
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 local knowledge. |
Weather and environmental information may include: | satellite images daily and weekly forecasts maximum and minimum temperatures weather warnings event warnings river heights synoptic charts high and low tides. |
Food and water requirements may include: | range of foods: perishability packaging storage. |
Principles of nutrition may include: | food groups dietary guidelines food preparation: individual food requirements and allergies. |
Contextual issues may include: | weather conditions, including times season transport location trip distance and duration group objectives group size. |
Appropriate authorities may include: | authorities supervisors. |
Equipment may include: | snowboarding equipment: snowboard bindings boots resources: uphill transport method, such as snowshoes, split boards, climbing skins adjustable poles avalanche probe overnight equipment: cooking system tent sleeping bag navigation equipment: safety and rescue equipment: emergency position indicating radio beacon (EPIRB). |
Relevant information may include: | personal equipment requirements: safety procedures preventative measures for risks possible hazards environmental impact minimisation snowboarding techniques objectives rules and codes responsible and safe behaviour. |
Snowboarding techniques may include: | skidded and edged turns edge control side-slipping with flexion-extension speed control stopping falling balance. |
Communication system may include: | calls radio hand signals whistles. |
Safety procedures may include: | equipment checked and undamaged snowboarders ready correct fitting equipment wearing of helmets appropriate spacing between participants understanding of contingency and risk management plans use of safety and rescue equipment. |
Participant's performance may include: | use of appropriate communication system snowboarding technique attitude negotiation of hazards use and maintenance of equipment. |
Variable factors may include: | change of weather equipment failure participant's needs snow conditions. |
Temporary site may include: | safe location to arrange shelter, such as tents, bivvies, snow caves or lean-tos appropriate shelter for prevailing weather conditions comfort and safety. |
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. |