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Elements and Performance Criteria

1. Apply appropriate camouflage and concealment techniques
   • Assess environment and tactical situation to apply appropriate camouflage and concealment techniques.
   • Assess threat’s detection capabilities and identify weaknesses for exploitation.
   • Maintain personal camouflage.
2. Minimise personal signature
   • Prepare and pack personal equipment.
   • Minimise personal signature, shadow, odours.
   • Minimise or avoid electronic signature which may include radios, mobile phones and emergency positioning devices.
   • Avoid detection while preparing and consuming rations.
   • Communicate using non-verbal signals.
   • Carry and/or dispose of waste in a fashion that minimises detection.
3. Minimise personal signature when on the move
   • Select a route that minimises detection or retards the ability and/or desire for the threat to track and pursue.
   • Move according to environment and tactical situation.
   • Minimise silhouetting.
   • Minimise spoor displacement.
   • React to unexpected incidents such as a shot, flare, shout or tripping device.
   • Select rest areas that provide optimum concealment and refurbish them upon leaving to remove evidence of stay.
4. Apply appropriate camouflage and concealment techniques
   • Assess environment and tactical situation to apply appropriate camouflage and concealment techniques.
   • Assess threat’s detection capabilities and identify weaknesses for exploitation.
   • Maintain personal camouflage.
5. Minimise personal signature
   • Prepare and pack personal equipment.
   • Minimise personal signature, shadow, odours.
   • Minimise or avoid electronic signature which may include radios, mobile phones and emergency positioning devices.
   • Avoid detection while preparing and consuming rations.
   • Communicate using non-verbal signals.
   • Carry and/or dispose of waste in a fashion that minimises detection.
6. Minimise personal signature when on the move
   • Select a route that minimises detection or retards the ability and/or desire for the threat to track and pursue.
   • Move according to environment and tactical situation.
   • Minimise silhouetting.
   • Minimise spoor displacement.
   • React to unexpected incidents such as a shot, flare, shout or tripping device.
   • Select rest areas that provide optimum concealment and refurbish them upon leaving to remove evidence of stay.

Performance Evidence

Evidence required to demonstrate competence must satisfy all of the requirements of the elements and performance criteria. If not otherwise specified the candidate must demonstrate evidence of performance of the following on at least one occasion.

assembling and carrying personal equipment

undertaking movement by day or night

reacting appropriately to unexpected incidents

using visual scanning

using non-verbal signals

applying appropriate camouflage and concealment techniques

minimising signature at the halt and when on the move

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Knowledge Evidence

Evidence required to demonstrate competence must satisfy all of the requirements of the elements and performance criteria. If not otherwise specified the depth of knowledge demonstrated must be appropriate to the job context of the candidate.

ability of technology

information that can be obtained through examination of waste

issues influencing personal camouflage

methods of packing

non-verbal signals

WHS techniques

physical environment

principles of camouflage and concealment

reasons why things are seen/compromised

tactical situation

threat detection capabilities

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