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: | range of foods perishability hydration. |
Track and trail may include: | private or freehold land main access road minor access road, track fire trail. |
Contextual issues may include: | weather conditions times season transport location trip distance and duration group objectives group size. |
Relevant legislation may include: | roads and traffic Acts 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 motorcycles and equipment risk management noise level requirements 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 local meteorological conditions maximum and minimum temperatures 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: | creeks and water masses tree branches and logs ruts large bumps depressions and pot holes. |
Risks may include: | hypothermia heat exhaustion injuries exhaustion unforseen weather event lost party or party member equipment failure. |
Communication system may include: | calls radio hand signals |
Off-highway motorcycle may include: | off-highway motorcycles trailers farm or agriculture motorcycles. |
Apparel and equipment may include: | helmet safe footwear or boots protective clothing map goggles first aid kits tools and spare parts or in-field repair kits. |
Additional safety attire may include: | knee guards elbow guards kidney belt body armour armoured jacket. |
Pre start checks may include: | tyres and wheels controls and cables lights and electrics oil and fuel chain or drive shaft chassis suspension. |
Moderate to difficult terrain may include: | long steep inclinesincorporating loose surfaces and step-ups along the incline long steep declines incorporating loose surfaces andstep-downs along the decline cross slope motorcycling involving irregular terrain deep water crossings single lane unformed tracks irregular sandy or muddy terrain very rough rocky ground snow or ice large natural obstacles large man made obstacles. |
Advanced motorcycling techniques may include: | throttle, clutch and brake control balance or weight distribution standing or sitting position angle of approach to various obstacles take off and landing pointson varied terrains and obstacles reading terrain for traction variables appropriate and timely gear selection off-highway motorcycle setup appropriate navigation skills |
Measures may include: | observation of traffic and other motorcyclists maintenance of safe distance from other riders safe falling and arrest communication strategies with cyclists, motorists and other users. use of appropriate speed for the terrain and conditions observation of weather conditions and terrain adequate clothing, food and fluid intake. |
Group safety may include: | speed communication distance from other motorcyclists appropriate group riding techniques. |
Relevant aspects may include: | objectives planning process activity site weather equipment selection clothing selection food selection group feedback directing techniques |