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Elements and Performance Criteria

  1. Prepare and deploy mortars
  2. Engage targets with mortars
  3. Ensure mortars are maintained

Evidence Required

Critical aspects for assessment and evidence required to demonstrate competency in this unit

Assessment must confirm the ability to effectively direct and control the mortar operating crew supervise command post activities to conduct sight testing and to conduct nontechnical inspection

Consistency in performance

Competency should be demonstrated on operations or in simulated operational environments over time while firing live high explosive ammunition

Context of and specific resources for assessment

Context of assessment

Competency should be assessed in a simulated operational environment

Specific resources for assessment

Access to a live firing range mortar crews at least two mortars and live ammunition


Range Statement

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 in the Performance Criteria is detailed below.

Resources required may include

Ammunition

Any allocated support

Materials

Personnel

Stores

Vehicles

Weapons

Standard procedures may include

Australian Standards

Defence Instructions

Doctrine pamphlets

Job guides, other publications

Manufacturers' handbooks, industry specifications and technical instructions

OH&S regulations

Organisational policies and procedures

Procedure manuals

Relevant local government by-laws

Relevant state/territory or federal legislation

Routine Orders

Standing Operating Procedures

Standing Orders

Written and verbal orders

Ammunition may include

Anti armour

High explosive

Illumination

Improved conventional munitions

Precision guided munitions

Smoke

White phosphorus

And may be used with following fuse types:

super quick (point detonating /graze)

delay

proximity

time

near surface burst

Minor incidents may include

Damage to ancillary equipment

Damage to firing mechanism

Damage to sighting equipment

Injury to personnel

Jammed ammunition

Major incidents may include

Loss of personnel

Exposure to direct or indirect attack from hostile forces unintended explosive ordnance detonation

Maintenance of mortars may include

Bore sighting

Non-technical inspection

Sight testing