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Elements and Performance Criteria

1. Handle a direct fire support weapon
   • Identify, select and safely handle ammunition.
   • Secure, handle and carry direct fire support weapon.
2. Maintain a direct fire support weapon
   • Strip and assemble direct fire support weapon.
   • Clean and service direct fire support weapon and associated equipment.
   • Clean, inspect, carry and secure ammunition.
   • Identify and rectify defects within limits of authority or report them to supervisor.
   • Complete documentation.
3. Operate a direct fire support weapon
   • Conduct weapon drills.
   • Apply marksmanship principles.
   • Adopt fire positions as required by environment and threat.
   • Employ weapon equipment.
4. Fire a direct fire support weapon
   • Identify and engage target to fire direct fire support weapon.
   • Comply with Range Safety Brief and Practice Brief when firing a direct fire support weapon on a range.
5. Handle a direct fire support weapon
   • Identify, select and safely handle ammunition.
   • Secure, handle and carry direct fire support weapon.
6. Maintain a direct fire support weapon
   • Strip and assemble direct fire support weapon.
   • Clean and service direct fire support weapon and associated equipment.
   • Clean, inspect, carry and secure ammunition.
   • Identify and rectify defects within limits of authority or report them to supervisor.
   • Complete documentation.
7. Operate a direct fire support weapon
   • Conduct weapon drills.
   • Apply marksmanship principles.
   • Adopt fire positions as required by environment and threat.
   • Employ weapon equipment.
8. Fire a direct fire support weapon
   • Identify and engage target to fire direct fire support weapon.
   • Comply with Range Safety Brief and Practice Brief when firing a direct fire support weapon on a range.

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.

adopting appropriate firing position

aiming the direct fire support weapon

applying immediate action and stoppage drills

applying recognised safety precautions

conducting weapon drills

firing the weapon

recognising the limit of own authority

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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.

characteristics, technical capabilities, effects, employment and limitations of the direct fire support weapon and ammunition

degrees of weapon readiness

WHS requirements

marksmanship principles

range safety

safety precautions of the direct fire support weapon

types of targets

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