The Range Statement relates to the unit of competency as a whole. It allows for different work environments and situations that may affect performance. Bold italicised wording in the Performance Criteria is detailed below. |
Documentation must include: | owner’s manual manufacturer guidelines and specifications |
Structural must include: | recovery hooks and mounting features purpose and use of front wheel hubs if fitted factors affecting tyre size, fitment, rating and pressure |
Four-wheel drive vehicles may include: | manual and automatic four-wheel drive all-wheel drive |
Pre-start checksmust include: | fuel, including diesel, gas and petrol water oil brake and transmission fluid levels battery water levels and electrolyte checks tyres belts leads hydraulic lines and connections air cleaners air conditioners brakes off-road safety equipment fitting of traction devices |
Maintenance equipment may include: | spares fluids |
OHS requirements: | are to be in line with federal, state or territory legislation and regulations, and organisational safety policies and procedures, and may include: personal protective equipment (PPE) and clothing safety equipment current first aid equipment in vehicle current vehicle firefighting equipment hazard and risk control fatigue management elimination of hazardous materials and substances safe forest practices, including required actions relating to forest fire techniques for manual handling, including shifting, lifting and carrying |
Environmental requirements may include: | legislation organisational policies and procedures workplace practices |
Legislative requirements: | are to be in line with applicable federal, state or territory legislation, regulations, certification requirements and codes of practice and may include: award and organisational agreements industrial relations Australian standards confidentiality and privacy OHS the environment equal employment opportunity anti-discrimination relevant industry codes of practice duty of care |
Organisational requirements may include: | legal compliance documentation organisational and site guidelines policies and procedures relating to own role and responsibility procedural manuals quality and continuous improvement processes and standards OHS, emergency and evacuation procedures ethical standards recording and reporting requirements equipment use, maintenance and storage requirements environmental management requirements, including waste minimisation and disposal, recycling and re-use guidelines |
Safe operating conditions must include: | interpreting weather conditions to determine suitability for driving determining food, water, PPE (sunglasses, high-visibility vest, etc.) and clothing requirements for journey selecting routes to minimise damage to the environment on and off-road conditions traffic pattern and density visibility loading of four-wheel drive, including techniques to reduce overloading |
Communication may include: | verbal and non-verbal language radio protocols |
Mechanisms may include: | personal location beacon (PLB) flares markers phone radio V-Sheet |
Hazards and risks may include: | rocks and other unexpected obstacles damage to vehicle tidal influences fire in vehicle faulty brakes leaking fuel faulty steering mechanism on vehicle animals and objects in vehicle path crocodiles and snakes in some areas windy or foggy sections of terrain steep slopes side slopes slippery surfaces land slides overhead tree limbs black ice towing trailers other vehicles fallen trees, limbs and logs icy terrain flooded terrain oil on road parked vehicles on road pedestrians on or near the road poor visibility |
Hubs may include: | manual electronic |
Range of terrain types may include: | smooth rough uneven slippery wet boggy sandy steep or hilly rock icy snow mud, including: brown clay black silt salt pan mud red hard ground water |
Manufacturer specifications may include: | engine characteristics system warning function four-wheel drive operation radius of turning circle safety procedures |
Automatic and manual techniques may include: | manual gear box stall stop appropriate automatic transmission safety |
Routine maintenance may include: | changing wheels in uneven terrain fluid top-up |