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Elements and Performance Criteria

Select and prepare hand tools
Operate hand tools underwater
Maintain hand tools
- Environmental impact arising from use of hand tools is minimised and waste products are recovered
- Hand tools and protective equipment are de-serviced after use

Required Skills

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

Required Skills

ability to dive

employ hand tools

identify requirement for hand tools

maintain hand tools

Required Knowledge

general occupationaldiving safety awareness

identification of tool faults

relevant references and Australian Standards

use of tools on land

Evidence Required

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

Assessment must confirm the ability to attend to personal and collective safety and to consider the environmental impact as part of the dive plan

Consistency in performance

Competency should be demonstrated during a number of work tasks where the diver employs not less than four different hand tools in underwater work tasks for a total usage time of not less than minutes

Context of and specific resources for assessment

Context of assessment

Competency should be assessed in the ocean supported by questioning on shore or aboard vessels

When practicable assessment should relate to the divers vocational focus

Specific resources for assessment

Access to a complete range of diving safety and accessory equipment and hand tools

Guidance information for assessment

Information that will assist or guide assessment will be written during Phase II of the Review of the PUA Public Safety Training Package

Information that will assist or guide assessment will be written during Phase II of the Review of the PUA00 Public Safety Training Package.

Range Statement


The Range Statement relates to the Unit of Competency as a whole. It allows for different work environments and situations that may affect performance. Bold italicised wording in the Performance Criteria is detailed below.
Hand tools may include	Augur Bars Bolt cutters Chisel Clamps Feeler gauge File Hammer Pliers Poker gauge Rasp Saws Screwdrivers Wire brush Wrench
Work task may include	Bending Chiselling Cleaning/de-rusting Cutting Fastening Grinding Hammering Nailing Stapling Tightening and loosening bolts and screws Twisting
Worksite data may include	Composition of work object Condition of work object Current Depth Gradient Hazards Obstacles
Protective equipment may include	Boots Gloves
Selecting, inspecting and preparing hand tools and protective equipment may include	Honing Loading (stapler/riveter) Oiling/greasing Sharpening
Hazards may include	Impact of hand tool on dive equipment (e.g. hoses, gauges, communications lines) Fall zone of objects being worked on Operational zone of hand tool (e.g. knife) Release of fuels and associated chemical contaminants resident at the work site
Action to remove/reduce the risk may include	Erecting signage Using patrol/sentry craft
Employment of hand tools may include	Bending Chiselling Cleaning/de-rusting Cutting Fastening Grinding Hammering Nailing Stapling Tightening and loosening bolts and screws Twisting
Environmental impact includes	Contamination of surrounding water (e.g. leaking oil) Physical damage to reef and associated floor eco-systems (e.g. coral) Visual pollution of waste material (e.g. concrete and metal parts)
De-servicing may include	Drying Logging work details into equipment logs Oiling/greasing Refurbishing edges Washing in fresh water