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. |
Food and water requirements may include: | menu planning and preparation range of foods. |
Principles of nutrition may include: | food groups dietary guidelines individual food requirements and allergies. |
Route may include: | single track steep hills long downhills technical riding adequate entry and exit points. |
Contextual issues may include: | weather conditions, including times season transport location trip distance and duration group objectives group size. |
Relevant legislation may include: | occupational health and safety permits or permission for access environmental regulations. |
Organisational policies and procedures may include: | occupational health and safety use, maintenance and storage of bicycle and equipment communication protocols code of ethics. |
Relevantsources may include: | Bureau of Meteorology media land managers or agencies 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. |
Hazards may include: | temperature extremes slippery or unstable terrain dangerous animals and insects stinging trees and nettles dense vegetation group management hazards. |
Obstacles may include: | bridges water on road tree branches sticks rocks bumps depressions and pot holes drainage grates. |
Risks may include: | hypothermia heat exhaustion injuries exhaustion lost party or party member equipment failure. |
Protective clothing may include: | helmets gloves riding shoes glasses or goggles padded shorts. |
Bicycle may include: | hardtail or full suspension off-road bicycle. |
Equipment may include: | safety and first aid equipment navigation equipment tools and spare parts in-field repair kit. |
Features may include: | frame strength thickness of tyres gear ratios comfort items additional features. |
Proportions may include: | handlebar height saddle position and height distance from saddle to handlebars. |
Pre-ride maintenance checks may include: | tyres rims hubs spokes brake cables and pads headset bearings stem extension bolts bottom bracket crank axle bearing chain gears frame. |
Accessories may include: | trip computers pumps lights panniers and racks locks storage systems. |
Techniques and skills may include: | using front and back brakes maintaining cadence or efficient use of gear ratios transferring weight to steer bike climbing techniques descending techniques jumping over obstacles cornering. |
Terrain and conditions may include: | long, steep inclines and declines loose surface cross slope riding involving irregular terrain difficult water crossings bush tracks irregular sandy or muddy terrain very rough rocky ground snow and ice slippery inclines and declines. |
Difficult situations may include: | encountering traffic fording rivers or streams riding in headwinds negotiating bumps and potholes hazardous trail conditions. |
Tools and spare parts may include: | allen keys tyre levers spare tube and spare tyre patch key set basic spanner set and or shifters lubricants pump lock spare nuts and bolts spoke key chainbreaker crank puller and crank wrench spare chain and spokes cone spanners spare cables lights. |
Routine problems and or repairs may include: | flat tyre broken spokes loose screws broken chain squealing brakes slipping chain weak brakes steering out of alignment uneven pedalling broken or bent tyre rim broken seat post clogged or broken gears and derailleurs. |
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. |