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 food safety and storage. |
Principles of nutrition may include: | food groups dietary guidelines individual food requirements and allergies. |
Contextual issues may include: | weather conditions, including times season transport location trip distance and duration group objectives group size. |
Aims and objectives may include; | self improvement social fitness targets adventure and recreation outdoor education wilderness therapy |
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 use and maintenance of equipment communication protocols emergency procedures code of ethics. |
Trip plan must include: | aims and objectives date, time and duration location, equipment and resources safety and emergency requirements river level and sectors contingencies |
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 level synoptic charts high and low tide predictions. |
Hazards may include: | holes or stoppers strainers rocks waterfalls manmade objects weirs sieves cold water undercuts. |
Obstacles may include: | rocks piers submerged items other crafts change in river conditions |
Risks may include: | hypothermia heat exhaustion injuries exhaustion lost party or party member equipment failure. |
Equipment may include: | rafting equipment navigation equipment safety and rescue equipment communication equipment. |
Safety and rescue equipment may include: | pumps bailers repair kits first aid rescue rope karabiners Prusik loops pulleys tape slings throw bags knife flip line whistle. |
Safety procedures may include | T grip throw bag information hold on instructions getting back into raft selecting safe line through rapids seating positions to maximise raft stability managing safe portages and river running conducting raft repairs aggressive and defensive swimming techniques responsible and safe behaviour signals and communication systems raft capsize procedures location of safety and rescue equipment |
Guide commands may include | forward paddle back paddle left and right turn over left and right hold on high side on the job stop |
Strokes may include: | forwards backwards draws sweeps prys turns |
Paddling manoeuvres may include: | forward and reverse ferry glides breaking in and out of eddies eddy hopping weight shifting. |
Hydrological features may include: | rapid pool eddy eddy line current stoppers or holes - smiling and frowning weir stoppers boils waves sieves undercuts strainers downstream V upstream V waterfalls pour overs. |
Defensive and aggressive swimming techniques may include: | defensive swimming: floating passively on back, looking downstream riding with the river current pointing feet downstream, toes out of water using arms and legs to fend off obstacles aggressive swimming: swimming freestyle to stomach stroking hard to move across the current. |
Capsize response may include | head count flip raft re-entry of raft take raft to shore |
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. |