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Elements and Performance Criteria

  1. Prepare for logistics operations
  2. Operational requirement is analysed to establish scope and intent of logistics support
  3. Deployment requirements are received and interpreted to determine logistic requirements
  4. Reconnaissance of deployment area is conducted to inform planning including technical and functional siting considerations
  5. Warning instructions are prepared and issued to logistics element personnel to enable them to prepare for deployment
  6. Work health and safety (WHS)/occupational health and safety (OHS) requirements and recognised safety precautions are applied throughout the operation in accordance with organisational policy and procedures
  7. Deploy logistics support
  8. Deployment instructions are prepared and issued to logistics element personnel to inform them of deployment method and sequence
  9. Movement to deployment site is managed in accordance with operational environment and management instructions
  10. Logistics element is deployed, sited and monitored to ensure operational logistics support requirements are being achieved
  11. Provide logistics support
  12. Liaison with stakeholders involved in the operation is carried out to ensure most effective coordination of effort
  13. Operational or organisational constraints are recognised and logistics tasks are directed to align with these constraints
  14. Logistics support priorities are set to align activities with organisational objectives
  15. Activity is monitored to ensure logistics elements are conducting activity with appropriate authority and in accordance with organisational policy and procedures
  16. Logistics support delivery is managed to meet operational demands
  17. Personnel are supervised and efficiently and effectively employed within their area of speciality
  18. Maintenance integrity of logistics support assets is monitored to ensure assets are available for support tasks when required
  19. Logistics information systems are utilised to monitor and coordinate logistics support operations and to inform decision making process
  20. Liaison with agencies involved in the operation is carried out to ensure most effective coordination of effort
  21. Close down site
  22. Redeployment instructions are prepared and issued to logistics element personnel
  23. Scaling down and withdrawal of deployment site is monitored to ensure it is consistent with operational environment and organisational requirements

Performance Evidence

Evidence required to demonstrate competence in this unit must be relevant to and satisfy all of the requirements of the elements and performance criteria on at least one occasion and include:

analysing and validating numerical information accurately

analysing task complexities such as limitations, freedoms, vulnerabilities, time limitations

applying a broad range of problem-solving strategies

communicating effectively verbally

drafting and releasing complex forms of written communication

interpreting instructions and applying this information to actions and tasks

interpreting policies and procedures

making informed decisions that align with organisational requirements

managing own planning tasks in accordance with organisational requirements

moving forward despite task difficulty

negotiating effectively

undertaking analysis to determine where internal and external factors impact on logistics support requirements

using appropriate information technology and software.


Knowledge Evidence

Evidence required to demonstrate competence in this unit must be relevant to and satisfy all of the requirements of the elements and performance criteria and include knowledge of:

environmental considerations for planning logistics support

logistics analysis principles and processes

logistics concepts

organisation, its function and logistic capabilities

organisational policy and procedure relevant to logistics

organisational role relevant to specialist logistic support

organisational writing conventions

planning process

regulatory standards and requirements for logistics

risks to logistics support

siting considerations.