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. |
Condition of participants may include: | skill and fitness level previous off-highway motorcycling experience physical capabilities age injuries and illnesses. |
Plan may include: | tour aims and objectives date, time and duration location and route guide and participant ratios equipment and resources food and water weather details participant information safety and emergency requirements risk management plan contingency management plan. |
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 and maintenance of motorcycles and equipment communication protocols risk management procedures environmental impact minimisation procedures noise level requirements time and budget constraints confidentiality of participant information code of ethics. |
Group objectives may include: | self improvement meeting people fitness targets skill acquisition adventure and recreation. |
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 trees, bushes and roots bumps depressions and pot holes drainage grates ascents and descents. |
Risks may include: | hypothermia heat exhaustion injuries exhaustion lost party or party member equipment failure. |
Relevantsources may include: | bureau of meteorology media national parks and wildlife centres police. |
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. |
Food and water requirements may include: | range of foods: perishability hydration. |
Contextual issues may include: | weather conditions, including times season transport location trip distance and duration group objectives group size. |
Off-highway motorcycle may include: | off-highway motorcycles trailers farm or agriculture motorcycles. |
Equipment may include: | helmet safe footwear protective clothing or body armour eye protection knee and elbow guards kidney belt gloves overnight resources. |
Pre-departure checks may include: | chain or drive shaft controls and cables lights and electrics oil and fuel spoke tension chassis suspension brakes tyres and wheels. |
Relevant information may include: | personal equipment requirements safety and emergency procedures possible hazards and obstacles minimal environmental impact practices off-highway motorcycling techniques objectives logistical details responsible and safe behaviour. |
Safety procedures may include: | use of first aid, safety and repair equipment symptoms, treatment and prevention of common motorcycling incidents or risks safe areas and or boundaries guide or participant ratios contingency and risk management plans. |
Communication system may include: | calls radio hand signals |
Variable factors may include: | change of weather equipment failure participant's needs environmental conditions. |
Maintenance may include: | fluid levels air cleaner fuel and oil filters spoke tension engine lubrication steering and electrical system brake checks and adjustment gear checks and adjustment. |
Relevant aspects may include: | objectives planning process activity site weather equipment selection clothing selection food selection instructional content instructional technique group feedback directing techniques. |