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 emergency food and water |
Principles of nutrition may include: | dietary guidelines essential nutrients individual food requirements and allergies. |
Off-piste conditions may include: | weather terrain. |
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 equipment communication protocols code of ethics snowsport area signs and regulations Alpine Responsibility Code. |
Hazards may include: | other snow users temperature extremes slippery or unstable terrain dangerous animals and insects stinging trees and nettles dense vegetation group management hazards. |
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 river heights synoptic charts high and low tides. |
Equipment may include: | alpine skis poles ski boots ski bindings clothing and footwear goggles safety and first aid equipment. |
Design and or construction features may include: | side-cut longitudinal flex ski length and width binding risers boot rigidity and performance. |
Comfort and safety may include: | maintenance of equipment the ski length appropriate to skier's ability, height and weight ski boot type appropriate for an advanced skier ski bindings chosen have a Deutsches Institute fur Normung (DIN) range suitable for an advanced skier ski poles fit the body size of participant. |
Techniques may include: | side-step side-slip kick-turns traverse parallel turns. |
Efficient movement may include: | centred and athletic skiing stance in relation to the fore and aft planes of movement well timed strong pole touch to aid balance coordination in the rotational, lateral and vertical planes of movement. |
Coordination may include: | timing speed and precision to blend the planes of movement. |
Planes of movement may include: | rotational plane of movement lateral plane of movement vertical plane of movement. |
Speed control may include: | stopping slowing down speeding up. |
Turn-shape may include: | medium radius turns long radius turns short radius turns shallow turns deep turns. |
Risks may include: | hypothermia heat exhaustion injuries exhaustion lost party or party member equipment and course failure. |
Measures may include: | safe falling speed observation of winter weather conditions and terrain adequate clothing fluid and food intake complying with all snowsport area signs and regulations complying with Alpine Responsibility Code and skiing practices within the code. |
Safety of others may include: | speed distance from other skiers. |
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. |