Unit of Competency Mapping – Information for Teachers/Assessors – Information for Learners
DEFMIL115 Mapping and Delivery Guide
Operate sustained fire machine guns on operations
Version 1.0
Issue Date: April 2024
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Unit of Competency | DEFMIL115 - Operate sustained fire machine guns on operations |
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Employability Skills | |||
Learning Outcomes and Application | This unit describes the skills required to conduct battle shooting on operations with sustained fire machine guns, including but not limited to MAG 58 and 12.7 Quick Change Barrel (QCB), in the Defence Force. This is only assessed in an operational environment, for example, as a member of a direct fire support weapons platoon. This unit applies to those working as combat arms personnel required to operate a sustained fire machine on operations in a deployed operational environment.The skills and knowledge described in this unit must be applied within the legislative, regulatory and policy environment in which they are carried out. Organisational policies and procedures must be consulted and adhered to.Those undertaking this unit would work under supervision, usually as part of a team and will usually operate under direct orders. They would use discretion and judgement, and take responsibility for the quality of their outputs while performing specific tasks in a broad range of unpredictable contexts.No licensing, legislative, regulatory or certification requirements apply to this unit at the time of publication. | ||
Duration and Setting | X weeks, nominally xx hours, delivered in a classroom/online/blended learning setting. Competency should be assessed in a simulated workplace environment using live ammunition in a range of actual live firing contexts based on a number of realistic operational scenarios. The context of assessment is simulated due to the nature of this high risk environment. Specific resources for assessment include access to: sustained fire machine gun ammunition simulated operational environment Assessors must satisfy the NVR/AQTF mandatory competency requirements for assessors. |
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Competency Field | Military Skills |
Development and validation strategy and guide for assessors and learners | Student Learning Resources | Handouts Activities |
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Elements of Competency | Performance Criteria | |||||||
Element: Handle a sustained fire machine gun |
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Element: Apply fire with a sustained fire machine gun |
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Element: Maintain and stow a sustained fire machine gun |
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Element: Handle a sustained fire machine gun |
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Element: Apply fire with a sustained fire machine gun |
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Element: Maintain and stow a sustained fire machine gun |
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