Unit of Competency Mapping – Information for Teachers/Assessors – Information for Learners
DEFCA014 Mapping and Delivery Guide
Navigate in remote and unmodified landscapes
Version 1.0
Issue Date: April 2024
Qualification | - |
Unit of Competency | DEFCA014 - Navigate in remote and unmodified landscapes |
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Description | This unit covers the competency required to navigate in remote and unmodified landscapes. In the context of this unit an unmodified landscape is one with few modifications to the natural surface or the natural environment so that track alignment is indistinct and signage is generally not provided. The area may include steep sections of unmodified surfaces and other difficult terrain and man-made hazards.No licensing, legislative, regulatory or certification requirements apply to this unit at the time of publication. In a Defence context, this means that there is no civilian need to hold this unit in order to meet licensing, legislative, regulatory or certification requirements. | ||
Employability Skills | This unit contains employability skills. | ||
Learning Outcomes and Application | This competency was developed for military personnel required to operate in remote and unmodified landscapes usually in a deployed operational environment, but is applicable to any individual who is required to navigate in remote and unmodified landscapesNote: this unit of competency requires the individual to navigate by both day and night to a destination, within standard tolerances of accuracy, without the use of electronic navigation aids; such as GPS.In a military context the navigation can be conducted on foot (for example; infantry) or by vehicle (for example; armour).All activities are carried out in accordance with relevant organisational policies and procedures. | ||
Duration and Setting | X weeks, nominally xx hours, delivered in a classroom/online/blended learning setting. |
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Prerequisites/co-requisites | Not applicable. | ||
Competency Field |
Development and validation strategy and guide for assessors and learners | Student Learning Resources | Handouts Activities |
Slides PPT |
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Elements of Competency | Performance Criteria | |||||||
Element: Use a map |
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Element: Use a compass |
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Element: Plan a route in unmodified landscapes |
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Element: Navigate in unmodified landscapes |
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