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Elements and Performance Criteria

  1. Analyse the logistics requirement
  2. Develop the logistic plan

Required Skills

REQUIRED KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS

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

Required knowledge

Logistics concepts

Specialist knowledge of the organisation function and logistic capabilities

Organisational policy and procedure

Organisational role relevant to specialist logistic support

Environmental considerations in planning logistic support

Organisational writing conventions

Planning process

Logistics principles and processes

Risks to logistic support

Required skills

Interpret instructions and apply this to the development of own actions and tasks

Analyse the complexities of a task

Identify the operations intent and recognise how own planning contributes to mission success

Work cooperatively as a member of a team

Undertake analysis to determine where internal and external factors impact on the logistic support requirements

Use numeracy skills to accurately analyse and validate information

Read and write at a level to cope with a range of complex workplace materials

Use organisational skills to manage planning tasks in concert with other stakeholders

Use problemsolving skills to apply a broad range of problemsolving strategies to planning outcomes

Move forward despite the difficulty of the planning task

Interpret technical policy and doctrine

Make decisive informed decisions that align with organisational requirements

Use appropriate information technology and software

Prepare and issue written instructions

Use planning tools

Evidence Required

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

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 and performance criteria of this unit

Context of and specific resources for assessment

Competency should be demonstrated on at least one occasion covering the scope of the unit of competence

Resources for assessment include

a range of relevant exercises case studies andor other simulated practical and knowledge assessment andor

access to an appropriate range of relevant operational situations in the workplace

In both real and simulated environments access is required to

relevant and appropriate materials and equipment and

applicable documentation including workplace procedures regulations codes of practice and operation manuals

Method of assessment

Assessment of this unit must be undertaken by a registered training organisation

As a minimum assessment of knowledge must be conducted through appropriate writtenoral tests

Practical assessment must occur

through activities in an appropriately simulated environment andor

in an appropriate range of situations in the workplace


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.

Operating environment may include:

geographical area of operation

climate

local population

areas of interest

the terrain over which logistic capabilities must operate

availability of local resources

restricted terrain

movement corridors and routes

Infrastructure may include:

bridges

roads

buildings/warehouses

communications infrastructure

ports

loading facilities

water supply and production facilities

fuel storage and production facilities

refrigeration

hard-standing

power stations and nodes

health facilities

vehicles/trains/airplanes

Risks may include:

environmental threats

operational threats

technical threats

health threats

Specialist logistic support requirements may include:

health support

catering support

transport support

maintenance support

supply support

Logistic capabilities may include:

health elements such as:

dental

environmental health

low/medium/high dependency nursing

primary health care

rehabilitation

resuscitation

surgical

laboratory

medical imaging

road ambulance evacuation

aeromedical evacuation

psych support

mortuary

catering elements such as:

permanent kitchen

semi-permanent kitchen

satellite kitchen

transport elements such as:

road transport

water transport

air despatch

terminal ops

movements control

postal services

supply elements such as:

procurement

provisioning

warehousing

supply control

return, salvage and disposal

Logistic support plans may include:

outline of the current situation including information on the observed environmental factors, infrastructure and threats within the operating environment

mission or objective statement including an explanation of the purpose for the logistic support, the method it will be achieved by and the endstate which will make the achievement of the mission

outline of the method of execution including groupings and tasks, key events and timings, sequencing, integration, other organisation, coordination, etc.

the administrative and logistic aspects of the plan including rations, fuel, water, personnel issues, transportation, maintenance, recovery, health care, etc.

the command and control arrangements, including appointments, and issues relating to technical vs operational responsibilities

the communications and information system arrangements including methods to communicate, specified language, schedules, support agencies, hardware/software, training, etc.

contained within the logistic support plan may be a number of additional specific plans such as the:

health support plan

distribution support plan

maintenance support plan