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Elements and Performance Criteria

1. Prepare service explosive accessories and equipment
   • Identify, segregate and protect explosives and explosive accessories
2. Test explosives, accessories and equipment
3. Prepare and fire a military demolition using service explosives and accessories
   • Assemble explosive charges and associated equipment
4. Attach explosive charges to military targets
5. Assemble firing circuits and initiation means
6. Apply precautions to protect against accidental initiation or damage
7. Conduct state of readiness change procedures and drills
8. Apply procedures granting authority to fire a military demolition
9. Finalise the military demolition
   • Inspect demolition site to ensure all explosive items have been initiated
10. Maintain and/or refurbish site/equipment
11. Maintain documentation and records

Range Statement

Range is restricted to essential operating conditions and any other variables essential to the work environment. Non-essential conditions may be found in the Companion Volume Implementation Guide.

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Performance Evidence

Evidence required to demonstrate competence in this unit must be relevant to and satisfy all of the requirements of the elements and performance criteria on at least one occasion and includes:

displaying mechanical advantage testing and preparing explosives, accessories and equipment using tools ensuring there is no injury to personnel, no damage to equipment, no breach of safety procedures and a charge initiates reporting/discarding faulty components segregating explosives types as required applying manual handling and team lifting techniques using PPE handling dangerous good and hazardous substances safely

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Knowledge Evidence

Evidence required to demonstrate competence in this unit must be relevant to and satisfy all of the requirements of the elements and performance criteria and includes:

Operational knowledge of: composition of teams and roles and responsibilities of team members composition, safety distances and restrictions related to approved explosives explosives handling and transportation procedures identification and purpose of markings for explosive ordnance and explosive ordnance packaging mathematical calculations related to demolition operations safety precautions related to demolition operations United Nations classification and segregation requirements of explosive ordnance construction, characteristics and limitations of military targets

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