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, if used in the performance criteria, is detailed below. Essential operating conditions that may be present with training and assessment (depending on the work situation, needs of the candidate, accessibility of the item, and local industry and regional contexts) may also be included. |
Participant needs and characteristics may include: | age fitness level and physical capabilities experience current skills and knowledge injuries and illnesses cultural. |
Session aims and objectives may include: | developing climbing skills education and self improvement therapy fitness targets social and recreation assessment. |
Instructional plan may include: | outcomes course content sequenced information lesson plans teaching strategies practical exercises materials and equipment safety and standards modification for different abilities assessment strategies evaluation. |
Climbing plan may include: | activity aims and objectives date, time and duration location or site guide and participant ratios resources equipment food and water weather details participant information safety requirements. |
Relevant legislation may include: | work health and safety permits or permission for access. |
Organisational policies and procedures may include: | work health and safety time constraints use and maintenance of equipment communication protocols confidentiality of participant information guide and participant ratios emergency and safety procedures code of ethics. |
Artificial surfaces may include: | portable or fixed walls fixed towers indoor or outdoor. |
Hazards and risks may include: | lack of planning equipment failure temperature extremes slippery or unstable terrain dangerous animals and insects hypothermia heat exhaustion injuries exhaustion group management lack of supervision. |
Relevant sources may include: | Bureau of Meteorology media land managers or agencies local knowledge. |
Weather and environmental information may include: | relevant for artificial surfaces in outdoor settings: satellite images daily and weekly forecasts maximum and minimum temperatures weather warnings event warnings UV index synoptic charts. |
Equipment may include: | ropes harnesses belay devices connective hardware e.g. maillons, carabiners, hooks karabiners chalk and chalk bag helmet rope protectors knife rescue pulley adjustable sling (floor anchorage to belay person) accessory cord whistle. |
Contextual issues may include: | weather conditions, including times season transport location trip distance and duration group objectives group size age and ability. |
Belay system may include: | human operated belay team belay floor/ground anchorage redirects self-locking belay devices belay devices which require hand grip control to arrest fall automatic mechanical belay system - self retracting lines with speed limited lowering. |
Relevant information may include: | personal protection equipment requirements safety procedures hazards and associated risks preventative control measures for risks climbing and belaying techniques/procedures objectives assessment site rules and codes. |
Communication system may include: | calls hand signals whistles. |
Safety procedures may include: | self checks following a well defined logical sequence buddy system checks following a well defined logical sequence ABCDEF Safety Check: A - anchors - secure and suitable to application B - buckles - locked as per manufacturers recommendations C - connector - locked, secured and orientated D - devices - threaded correctly and secured E - organisation specific procedures, including; end or rope knots, friction hitches, belayer ready, helmet chin strap, clothing, jewellery and hair secured F- friend - cross check adherence to site rules and procedures compliance to instructions given by supervising staff. |
Instructional techniques may include: | discussion questioning demonstration practical exercises discovery role play problem solving revision D.E.D.I.C.T.: demonstrate explain demonstrate instruct critique test E.D.I.C.T: explain demonstrate instruct critique test I.D.E.A: introduce demonstrate explain apply. |
Climbing specific knowledge and skills may include: | climbing technique belaying technique communications systems rescue systems and techniques hazards and risks on artificial surfaces use and care of equipment. |
Participant performance may include: | use of appropriate communication system climbing technique attitude use of equipment rig ropes and associated equipment |
Approach procedures may include: | ascending rope ascending ladder work platform. |
Rescue strategies may include: | direct intervention techniques: accessing the climber via portable ladder providing a portable ladder for use as a support tool seizing control of belay system changing out the belay person removing tension/load from the climbing rope lowering technique indirect intervention techniques: oral instructions to climber (eg talk them down) provide encouragement provide instructions as deemed necessary to bring the situation under control. |
Resources may include: | portable ladder mobile work platform rescue equipment pulleys accessory cord tools pliers shifter knife connection hardware e.g. maillons, carabiners. |
Relevant aspects may include: | objectives planning process activity site weather (if outdoors) equipment selection clothing selection food selection instructional content instructional technique group feedback directing techniques rescue techniques employed. |