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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. |
Advanced surfing location may include: | beach break point break reef break river mouth bombora. |
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. |
Food and water may include: | range of foods hydration. |
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 levels synoptic charts high and low tide predictions. |
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 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. |
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 surfing techniques may include: | selection of appropriate waves to ride standing, where appropriate to craft traversing or trimming along the open face of the wave generating speed maintaining control of the board. |
Methods of manoeuvring may include: | duck diving press ups Eskimo rolls linking complex manoeuvres in the critical part of the wave. |
Advanced or complex surfing manoeuvres may include: | late take-offs roundhouse cutbacks vertical re-entries or snaps floaters tube riding tail slides airborne turns 360ยบ turns. |
Advanced waves may include: | waves above 1m open face peeling waves peaking left or right. |
Surfing etiquette may include: | looking inside, to see if anyone is on wave avoid dropping in right of way avoiding swimmers and other surfers. |
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. |