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Elements and Performance Criteria

1. Perform pre-operational checks
   • Perform firearm checks by drawing, inspecting and proofing weapon.
   • Issue ammunition.
   • Receive and acknowledge an operational brief.
2. Assess the need to use firearms
   • Evaluate use of firearm against Use of force guidelines, legal requirements and organisational policy and procedures.
   • Determine person’s intentions by assessing risk factors and opportunities.
   • Consider capacity to complete action prior to commencement and assess viability of alternative actions.
3. Use firearms
   • Identify situations requiring assistance and request support.
   • Secure, protect and provide access to firearm carriage.
   • Maintain tactical positioning consistent with the assessment of person’s intentions and anticipated range of possible actions.
   • Maintain weapons.
   • Justify judgements on the use of firearms.
   • Select ammunition.
   • Select protective equipment.
   • Discharge firearm only to stop the progress of life-threatening situations.
4. Contain incident
   • Adjust or discontinue response with changing circumstances.
   • Confirm resolution and isolation of threat by constantly monitoring person’s positions and behaviour.
   • Detain persons.
   • Monitor and provide adequate aftercare to persons injured by firearms discharge.
5. Evaluate response
   • Review and evaluate effectiveness of response by providing observations of the incident.
   • Maintain system, records and reporting procedures.
   • Recognise effects of stress on self and use stress management techniques to diffuse.
6. Perform pre-operational checks
   • Perform firearm checks by drawing, inspecting and proofing weapon.
   • Issue ammunition.
   • Receive and acknowledge an operational brief.
7. Assess the need to use firearms
   • Evaluate use of firearm against Use of force guidelines, legal requirements and organisational policy and procedures.
   • Determine person’s intentions by assessing risk factors and opportunities.
   • Consider capacity to complete action prior to commencement and assess viability of alternative actions.
8. Use firearms
   • Identify situations requiring assistance and request support.
   • Secure, protect and provide access to firearm carriage.
   • Maintain tactical positioning consistent with the assessment of person’s intentions and anticipated range of possible actions.
   • Maintain weapons.
   • Justify judgements on the use of firearms.
   • Select ammunition.
   • Select protective equipment.
   • Discharge firearm only to stop the progress of life-threatening situations.
9. Contain incident
   • Adjust or discontinue response with changing circumstances.
   • Confirm resolution and isolation of threat by constantly monitoring person’s positions and behaviour.
   • Detain persons.
   • Monitor and provide adequate aftercare to persons injured by firearms discharge.
10. Evaluate response
    • Review and evaluate effectiveness of response by providing observations of the incident.
    • Maintain system, records and reporting procedures.
    • Recognise effects of stress on self and use stress management techniques to diffuse.

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.

applying basic problem solving strategies

applying legislative and/or legal provisions, including provisions governing the use of force, reactive force, misuse of force, proactive force and the duty of care under criminal, civil and international law

applying observation and surveillance techniques

communicating and negotiating under stressful situations using a variety of verbal and non-verbal communication techniques

following and interpreting instructions to facilitate solutions within operating parameters and handling and firing weapons accurately

minimising threat to self and others by use of appropriate force applying use of force principles

managing own stress and aggression under duress

selecting response options within specified legal and strategic requirements

assessing the situation and readjusting or discontinuing the response as determined by unexpected changes in circumstances

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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.

legislative and/or legal provisions, including provisions governing the use of force, reactive force, misuse of force, proactive force and the duty of care under criminal, civil and international law

organisational policy and procedures relating to the use of firearms, incident management and effecting arrest

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