Unit of Competency Mapping – Information for Teachers/Assessors – Information for Learners
DEFSUR011 Mapping and Delivery Guide
Survive at sea
Version 1.0
Issue Date: April 2024
Qualification | - |
Unit of Competency | DEFSUR011 - Survive at sea |
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Learning Outcomes and Application | This unit describes the skills required to survive at sea and the immediate measures that would need to be taken upon exposure to the water, including both surface and underwater swimming, treading water, rigging improvised and purpose flotation devices, and adopting heat-loss minimisation positions. It also covers the use of purpose survival craft and equipment, including water procurement, food procurement and emergency signalling devices.This unit was developed for Defence personnel but may be relevant to others. The context of this competency would typically be when a ship is sunk or an aircraft is downed over water. The survivor can be on their own or in a group.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 demonstrated over time in a range of situations that could be expected in a survival situation. Competency must be assessed in a simulated workplace environment, with access to a suitable sea-survival area, buoyancy devices, signalling devices and life rafts. All aspects of competence must be tested as part of an unbroken continuum from entry into the water at the individual level to the boarding and conduct aboard a survival flotation craft. 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 |
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Elements of Competency | Performance Criteria | |||||||
Element: Survive in the water |
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Element: Operate and maintain survival flotation craft and its resources |
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Element: Survive in the water |
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Element: Operate and maintain survival flotation craft and its resources |
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