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Elements and Performance Criteria

1. Prepare to carry and operate revolver.
   • Review workplace policies and procedures including WHS to ensure compliance with legal rights and responsibilities when carrying and operating revolvers for security purposes.
   • Select revolver and correct ammunition and duty gear for revolver type, and use required personal protective equipment (PPE) and clothing.
   • Check that equipment is operational following manufacturers’ instructions and rectify or report faults or malfunctions.
2. Draw, use and recover revolver.
   • Check and load ammunition following manufacturers’ instructions and safely recover revolver.
   • Draw revolver safely to ready position.
   • Operate revolver demonstrating compliance with fundamentals of shooting principles.
   • Control revolver to demonstrate correct retention techniques.
   • Use available cover and concealment, and demonstrate correct techniques for low light shooting.
   • Discharge multiple shots at the same target and multiple targets to meet the required standard of accuracy.
   • Perform immediate and remedial actions in the event of revolver malfunction.
   • Safely unload and recover revolver.
3. Discharge revolver at approved range.
   • Interpret and comply with local range rules at approved shooting range.
   • Select and fit PPE including hearing and eye protection, and baseball cap to comply with range rules.
   • Handle revolver according to fundamentals of shooting principles.
   • Follow commands from range personnel or firearms instructors.
   • Select correct ammunition for revolver and load as instructed by range personnel or firearms instructor.
   • Discharge revolver to meet approved course of fire and achieve required standards.
   • Complete range register and incident report as required.
4. Clean and maintain revolver.
   • Apply PROVE procedures to physically check revolver, swing out cylinder and confirm that the chamber is empty prior to cleaning.
   • Select and use correct tools and cleaning kit for revolver following manufacturers’ instructions.
   • Access a suitable venue to clean revolver following WHS procedures.
   • Disassemble and clean revolver following manufacturers’ instructions.
   • Reassemble revolver and inspect to confirm safety and correct operation.