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. |
Characteristics may include: | age cultural and situational factors previous experience and knowledge physical development. |
Session's aims and objectives may include: | rigging a fishing rod to suit a target species using techniques to deploy, monitor and retrieve fishing rigs practicing casting technique locating appropriate fishing locations landing, handling and despatching fish tagging and releasing fish. |
Instructional plan may include: | sequence of instruction: simple to complex part to whole chronological known to unknown 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 orientate, enhance, synthesise fishing activities and drills duration of activities and drills. |
Fishing plan may include: | aims and objectives date, time and duration location, resources and equipment instructor and participant ratios. |
Relevant legislation may include: | occupational health and safety permits or permission for access environmental regulations marine regulations. |
Organisational policies and procedures may include: | occupational health and safety safety and emergency procedures use, maintenance and storage of fishing equipment procedures for handling dangerous fish procedures for returning undersized and unwanted fish to water manufacturer's design specifications and recommendations for equipment use risk management procedures time and budget constraints confidentiality of participant information communication protocols code of ethics. |
Hazards may include: | temperature extremes slippery or unstable terrain dangerous animals and insects stinging trees and nettles dense vegetation group management hazards. |
Risks may include: | hypothermia heat exhaustion injuries exhaustion lost party or party member equipment failure. |
Relevant sources may include: | Bureau of Meteorology media land managers or agencies coastal patrol or coastguard volunteer marine rescue local knowledge |
Weather and environmental information may include: | satellite images daily and weekly forecasts maximum and minimum temperatures weather warnings event warnings river levels synoptic charts high and low tide predictions |
Contingency plans may include: | change in weather and conditions equipment failure. |
Equipment may include: | fishing equipment navigation equipment safety and rescue equipment. |
Resources may include: | clothing and footwear teaching aids. |
Contextual issues may include: | weather conditions, including tide times season transport location trip distance and duration group objectives group size. |
Relevant information may include: | fishing techniques risk and hazard prevention and management rules and codes responsible and safe behaviour. |
Communication system may include: | calls whistles paddle signals hand or arm signals International River Signals.rod signals. |
Instructional techniques may include: | demonstration communication instruction feedback. |
Activity specific knowledge may include: | fishing skills and techniques water body features and hydrology risk and hazard management. |
Fishing skills may include: | casting techniques directing and manoeuvring a rig landing procedures. |
Safety and rescue procedures may include: | emergency response group management in emergency situations symptoms, treatment and prevention of common fishing risks. |
Relevant aspects may include: | objectives planning process activity site weather equipment selection clothing selection food selection instructional content instructional technique assessment technique group feedback directing techniques rescue techniques employed. |