Unit of Competency Mapping – Information for Teachers/Assessors – Information for Learners
DEFSUR006 Mapping and Delivery Guide
Navigate using celestial aids
Version 1.0
Issue Date: May 2024
Qualification | - |
Unit of Competency | DEFSUR006 - Navigate using celestial aids |
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Employability Skills | |||
Learning Outcomes and Application | This unit describes the skills required to navigate using celestial aids, by both day and night, to a destination, within standard tolerances of accuracy, without the use of the normal range of navigation aids.This unit was developed for military personnel required to operate in a remote, deployed operational environment, but is applicable to any individual who is required to navigate using celestial aids. Alternatively, if an approximate position is known relative to a highway, waterway or coast, where either survival or rescue is better effected, the individual will have sufficient skills and knowledge to remain on a constant bearing and estimate distance travelled. 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 act autonomously, while performing concrete tasks, in a broad range of contexts which may be highly unpredictable.No licensing, legislative or certification requirements apply to 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 an actual workplace or in a simulated environment, with access to equipment and infrastructure appropriate to the outcome. Competency should be demonstrated over time to ensure the candidate is assessed across a variety of situations. Competency must be assessed in an area that has an unmodified landscape, with access to pen and paper. Assessors must satisfy the NVR/AQTF mandatory competency requirements for assessors. |
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Competency Field | Survival |
Development and validation strategy and guide for assessors and learners | Student Learning Resources | Handouts Activities |
Slides PPT |
Assessment 1 | Assessment 2 | Assessment 3 | Assessment 4 | |
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Elements of Competency | Performance Criteria | |||||||
Element: Establish cardinal points by day using the sun |
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Element: Establish cardinal points by night using celestial aids |
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Element: Employ improvised direction measuring techniques |
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Element: Employ improvised time measuring techniques |
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Element: Employ improvised distance measuring techniques |
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Element: Determine overall position relative to start point and navigate back |
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Element: Establish cardinal points by day using the sun |
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Element: Establish cardinal points by night using celestial aids |
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Element: Employ improvised direction measuring techniques |
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Element: Employ improvised time measuring techniques |
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Element: Employ improvised distance measuring techniques |
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Element: Determine overall position relative to start point and navigate back |
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