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Elements and Performance Criteria

1. Plan area and route clearance
   • Interpret and confirm requirements with higher authority as necessary.
   • Identify resource availability and serviceability and determine constraints.
   • Conduct reconnaissance.
   • Develop clearance plan in accordance with design, resources, risks and environmental considerations.
   • Refer problems that cannot be resolved locally to higher authority.
   • Confirm and monitor competence of team members.
   • Brief clearance team.
   • Liaise with outside agencies as required.
2. Supervise area and route clearance
   • Direct and supervise clearance team in accordance with the clearance plan.
   • Recognise and respond to unexpected situations that require a quick and decisive response.
   • Check safety signage, lane marking and fencing.
   • Record information throughout operation and report to outside agencies as necessary.
   • Organise and direct support from outside agencies.
   • Provide technical advice to the chain of command or support agencies.
3. Finalise the task
   • Notify higher authority that clearance is complete.
   • Conduct post activity analysis and make recommendations.
   • Recondition, replace or return equipment and stores.
   • Complete documentation.
4. Plan area and route clearance
   • Interpret and confirm requirements with higher authority as necessary.
   • Identify resource availability and serviceability and determine constraints.
   • Conduct reconnaissance.
   • Develop clearance plan in accordance with design, resources, risks and environmental considerations.
   • Refer problems that cannot be resolved locally to higher authority.
   • Confirm and monitor competence of team members.
   • Brief clearance team.
   • Liaise with outside agencies as required.
5. Supervise area and route clearance
   • Direct and supervise clearance team in accordance with the clearance plan.
   • Recognise and respond to unexpected situations that require a quick and decisive response.
   • Check safety signage, lane marking and fencing.
   • Record information throughout operation and report to outside agencies as necessary.
   • Organise and direct support from outside agencies.
   • Provide technical advice to the chain of command or support agencies.
6. Finalise the task
   • Notify higher authority that clearance is complete.
   • Conduct post activity analysis and make recommendations.
   • Recondition, replace or return equipment and stores.
   • Complete documentation.

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.

compiling minefield records

analysing the threat – tactics, techniques and procedures

collecting and reporting information for intelligence

destroying malfunctioned explosive ordnance

employing chemical detectors

employing clearance methods

employing hazard marking

employing RRAMNS

employing Rules of Evidence

employing Rules of Engagement

enforcing explosive safety distances

laying, arming, neutralising and disarming mines and booby traps

navigating with compass and GPS

planning road and route repair

calculating blast effects

using electronic metal detector

coordinating clearance of at least a 50 metre route, containing obstacles of explosive ordnance that as a minimum includes mines and booby traps

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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.

blast effects

breaching techniques

characteristics, technical capabilities, effects, employment and limitations of electronic metal detectors, chemical detectors

characteristics, technical capabilities, effects, employment and limitations of mines, booby traps and battlefield ordnance

clearance methods

destruction of malfunctioned explosive ordnance

explosive safety distances

GPS

intelligence collection and reporting

navigation techniques

obstacle effects and obstacle construction

recording requirements including minefield records

relevant WHS regulations/requirements, equipment, material and personal safety requirements

road and route repair techniques

supervision requirements of explosive users/workers

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