The application of this unit in the workplace - the environments, complexities and situations involved - will be written during Phase II of the Review of the PUA00 Public Safety Training Package.

This text will be useful for the purposes of job descriptions, recruitment advice or job analysis; where possible, it will not be too job specific to allow other industries to import it into other Training Packages, where feasible.

Prerequisite Unit/s

PUADEFCA418B Undertake sniper tasks

PUADEFCA421B Supervise infantry operations

ELEMENT

PERFORMANCE CRITERIA

1. Identify tasks and collect appropriate information

1.1 Requirement to conduct sniping tasks is determined from orders, and appropriate standard procedures are identified and applied

1.2 Constraints imposed on tasks are determined and managed in accordance with standard procedures

1.3 Training requirements are identified and addressed in accordance with standard procedures

1.4 Resource requirements are identified and addressed in accordance with standard procedures

1.5 Shortfalls/problems are reported through the chain of command

1.6 Occupational health and safety (OH&S) requirements and recognised safety precautions including those contained in Australian Defence Force (ADF) procedures, are applied throughout the operation

2. Plan and prepare for sniping tasks

2.1 Information and intelligence in support of operations is assembled and analysed

2.2 Risk is identified and managed in accordance with standard procedures

2.3 Decision making process is conducted in accordance with standard procedures

2.4 Sniper teams to perform specialist operations are identified and advised

2.5 Plans are adjusted to accord with resource availability, in accordance with operational and organisational policy

2.6 Orders are prepared and issued to participating sniper teams indicating their missions, tasks, resources, constraints and limitations in accordance with standard procedures

2.7 Battle procedure is supervised and conducted in accordance with standard procedures

2.8 Liaison is conducted in accordance with operational requirements and standard procedures

3. Control sniping operations

3.1 Operations are monitored to ensure efficiency of their conduct and achievement of the mission

3.2 Appropriate battlespace operating systems are employed in accordance with standard procedures

3.3 Plans are modified to reflect requirements in effort, resources and support

3.4 Operations are coordinated as required, reallocating/adjusting resources to meet operational requirements

3.5 Liaison is conducted with superiors, subordinates, supporting organisations and other operations being conducted as required, ensuring feedback and performance is addressed

3.6 Reported problems are actioned in accordance with operational and organisational policies and procedures

3.7 Reports are provided in accordance with standard procedures

4. Finalise sniping tasks

4.1 Operations are documented in accordance with current instructions and standard procedures

4.2 Debriefing is conducted in accordance with standard procedures

4.3 Post activity analysis is conducted and subsequent recommendations are made in accordance with standard procedures

4.4 Reports and returns are compiled and processed in accordance with standard procedures

This describes the essential skills and knowledge and their level, required for this unit.

Required Skills

allocate appropriate materials and personnel to the operations

develop and deliver orders, instructions, directions and training programs

direct, control, coordinate and monitor subordinate organisations and activities

efficiently and safely control the operations to achieve the mission

operational planning

provide reports and appropriate documentation

Required Knowledge

characteristics, technical capabilities, effects, employment and limitations of relevant sniping equipment

characteristics, technical capabilities, effects, employment and limitations of the sniping teams

material, personnel skills and other requirements for the operations

OH&S requirements

operational environment

Orders for Opening Fire relevant to the sniping operations

procedures and requirements of the operations

reporting requirements and procedures associated with the operations

safety precautions associated with the operations

sniping operations to be performed

Critical aspects for assessment and evidence required to demonstrate competency in this unit

Assessment must confirm the ability to plan sniping operations to develop and deliver orders and instructions; to identify the application of legislative requirements; to coordinate multiple activities; and to provide debriefing, reports and appropriate documentation associated with the operations.

Consistency in performance

Competency should be demonstrated in a range of training and simulated operational environments.

Context of and specific resources for assessment

Context of assessment

Competency should be assessed supervising sniper pairs in a simulated environment under conditions that could be expected in the workplace.

Specific resources for assessment

Access to sniper pairs, operational resources and an operational setting.

Guidance information for assessment

Information that will assist or guide assessment will be written during Phase II of the Review of the PUA00 Public Safety Training Package.

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 in the Performance Criteria is detailed below.

Technical advice may include

Advice to superiors and subordinates on:

sniper employment opportunities

sniper deployment options

training requirements

sniper capabilities

ballistic specifications

Tasks may include

Destroy materiel

Reconnaissance

Rescue operations

Destroy personnel

Surveillance

Standard procedures may include

Australian Standards

Defence Instructions

Doctrine pamphlets

Job guides, other publications

Manufacturers' handbooks, industry specifications and technical instructions

OH&S regulations

Organisational policies and procedures

Procedure manuals

Relevant local government by-laws

Relevant state/territory or federal legislation

Routine Orders

Standing Operating Procedures

Standing Orders

Written and verbal orders

Constraints may include

Environmental conditions

Experience of subordinates

Health

Morale

Operational tempo

Resources

Terrain

Training short falls

Troops to task

Welfare

Training requirements may include

Collective training

Maintenance and development of sniper proficiency

Physical fitness

Resource requirements may include

Personnel:

sniper teams

Materials:

ammunition

explosives

Equipment:

weapons

optics

clothing and specialist equipment

Other allocated support:

vehicles/watercraft

rotary wing and fixed wing aircraft

Information and intelligence may be gained from

Aerial photographs

Intelligence staff/units/agencies

Maps

Other units/organisations

Reconnaissance

Reports

Risk is

The potential for injury or loss

The potential for a hazardous event or hostile action to occur

A combination of consequence, exposure and probability/likelihood of a specified hazardous event or hostile action

Decision making processes may include

A doctrinal approach to decision making that allows a battlefield situation to be examined and a logical decision to be reached e.g. the individual military appreciation process

Battle procedures may include

Concurrent activity

Rehearsals

Thorough reconnaissance

Warning orders

Liaison may include

Foreign troops

Government agencies

Neighbouring units

Non government organisations

Other services

Other corps

Supporting arms

Debriefing may include

Questions on the conduct and results of the allocated mission and tasks

Reports and returns may include

Briefs

Commander's notebook

Confidential reports

Instructions

Operational reports

This unit contains employability skills.