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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. |
Food and water may include: | range of foods: hydration. |
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: use and maintenance of equipment communication protocols marked beach zones code of ethics. |
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 event warnings river level synoptic charts high and low tide predictions. |
Hazards may include: | temperature extremes dangerous animals and insects group management hazards.rips lateral currents marine creatures rocks sandbars other surfers other equipment large waves shorebreaks dumping waves. |
Risks may include: | hypothermia heat exhaustion injuries exhaustion lost party or party member equipment and course failure. |
Craft may include: | bodyboards surfboards single and double sit on-kayaks stand up paddle boards. |
Equipment may include: | fins wetsuit craft booties leg ropes paddles rash vests helmets rescue and safety equipment Personal Flotation Device (PFD) for sit-ons. |
Transport may include: | vehicle carrying craft on head or shoulder under one arm either alone or in pairs. |
Safe location may include: | controlled conditions marked beach zones creeks, rivers, and lakes. |
Paddling techniques may include: | freestyle action butterfly action, where appropriate deep sculling action under the water forward and reverse strokes forward and reverse sweeps low support and rudder strokes advanced and beginner pivot turns and arc turns. |
Methods of manoeuvring may include: | duck diving press ups Eskimo rolls |
Intermediate surfing techniques may include: | selection of appropriate waves to catch and ride catching and riding wave standing, where appropriate to craft traversing left and right along the green face of a spilling wave performing and linking intermediate surfing manoeuvres maintaining control of the board. |
Intermediate surfing manoeuvres may include: | top turn bottom turn cutback re-entry. |
Intermediate waves may include: | waves of up to 1m open face peeling waves peaking left or right. |
Intermediate surfing locations may include: | beach break point break reef break river mouth. |
Surfing etiquette may include: | looking inside to see if anyone is on wave avoid dropping in person closest to breaking part of wave has right of way wave rider to avoid swimmers and other surfers. |
Wipe-out procedures may include: | covering head with arms wrestling or holding board tight when in prone position pushing board clear with feet when in the water and when standing waiting for turbulence to subside floating to the surface in a horizontal position. |
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. |