This describes the essential skills and knowledge and their level required for this unit

Required skills

Technical skills sufficient to use landmarks and geographical features to locate position effectively and safely climb fire towers interpret map details and features read a compass and estimate distances

Communication skills sufficient to use appropriate communication methods equipment and interpersonal techniques with colleagues and others

Literacy skills sufficient to locate record and report information

Numeracy skills sufficient to apply mathematical processes to measure and record meteorological data

Problem solving skills sufficient to review and identify work requirements identify problems and hazards demonstrate appropriate response procedures

Required knowledge

Applicable commonwealth state or territory legislation regulations standards codes of practice and established safe practices relevant to the full range of processes for detecting fires

Environmental protection requirements including the safe disposal of waste material

Organisational and site standards requirements policies and procedures for detecting fires

Organisational and fire command or control conventions for recording and reporting fire sightings in an emergency situation

Environmental risks and hazards

Precautions to be taken in a range of extreme weather conditions

Smoke types colour and meaning

Terrain and features visible from a tower or aircraft

Map types and features including common scales used on maps and plans and procedures for their use and manipulation

Procedures for measuring and recording meteorological data

Established communication channels and protocols

Problem identification and resolution strategies and common fault finding techniques

Types of tools and equipment and procedures for their safe use and maintenance

Appropriate mathematical procedures for estimating and measuring including calculating time to complete tasks

Procedures for recording and reporting workplace information

The evidence guide provides advice on assessment and must be read in conjunction with the performance criteria required skills and knowledge range statement and the Assessment Guidelines for the Training Package

Overview of assessment

A person who demonstrates competency in this unit must be able to provide evidence that they can safely and accurately detect fires and accurately report and record details of sightings

Critical aspects for assessment and evidence required to demonstrate competency in this unit

The evidence required to demonstrate competency in this unit must be relevant to and satisfy all of the requirements of the elements of this unit and include demonstration of

following applicable commonwealth state or territory legislative and regulatory requirements and codes of practice relevant to detecting fires

following organisational policies and procedures relevant to detecting fires

locating and identifying on a map or plan the current position of a fire from the field or air

noting and reporting sighting details including estimated distances in the required formats and conventions

accurately and clearly recording information including a chronological log of sightings and meteorological measurements and readings

Context of and specific resources for assessment

Competency is to be assessed in the workplace or realistically simulated workplace

Assessment is to occur under standard and authorised work practices safety requirements and environmental constraints

Assessment of required knowledge other than confirmatory questions will usually be conducted in an offsite context

Assessment is to follow relevant regulatory or Australian Standards requirements

The following resources should be made available

workplace location or simulated workplace

materials and equipment relevant to undertaking work applicable to this unit

specifications and work instructions

Method of assessment

Assessment must satisfy the endorsed Assessment Guidelines of the FPI Training Package

Assessment must satisfy the endorsed Assessment Guidelines of the FPI11 Training Package

Assessment methods must confirm consistency and accuracy of performance over time and in a range of workplace relevant contexts together with application of required knowledge

Assessment must be by direct observation of tasks with questioning on required knowledge and it must also reinforce the integration of employability skills

Assessment methods must confirm the ability to access and correctly interpret and apply the required knowledge

Assessment may be applied under projectrelated conditions real or simulated and require evidence of process

Assessment must confirm a reasonable inference that competency is able not only to be satisfied under the particular circumstance but is able to be transferred to other circumstances

Assessment may be in conjunction with assessment of other units of competency

The assessment environment should not disadvantage the candidate

Assessment practices should take into account any relevant language or cultural issues related to Aboriginality gender or language backgrounds other than English

Where the participant has a disability reasonable adjustment may be applied during assessment

Language and literacy demands of the assessment task should not be higher than those of the work role

OHS requirements:

Environmentalrequirements may include:

Legislative requirements:

Organisational requirements may include:

Detecting fires

Smoke may include:

Communication may include:

Sighting details may include:

Specialist advice may include:

Communications equipment may include:

Safe work practices may include:

Training may include:

Relevant information may include:

Records and reports may include:

Appropriate personnel may include: