Application
This unit applies to cycling guides who are responsible for planning, implementing and evaluating overnight and extended cycling tours for groups of participants. This unit may also apply to leaders working for outdoor education or adventure providers; volunteer groups; not-for-profit organisations or government agencies. |
Prerequisites
SISOCYT201A Select, set up and maintain a bike SISOCYT202A Demonstrate basic cycling skills SISOCYT303A Apply on-road cycling skills SISOCYT405A Apply overnight cycle touring skills SISOCYT304A Guide on-road cycle tours | ||
Elements and Performance Criteria
ELEMENT | PERFORMANCE CRITERIA |
1. Plan an overnight cycle tour. | 1.1. Conduct relevant assessments to determine the condition of participants. 1.2. Develop a tour plan according to participant's needs, relevant legislation and organisational policies and procedures. 1.3. Select a cycling route to suit abilities and group objectives according to relevant legislation and organisational policies and procedures. 1.4. Identify potential hazards and obstacles associated with overnight cycle tours and procedures to minimise risks. 1.5. Access relevant sources to interpret detailed weather and environmental information and determine tour plan. 1.6. Determine food and water requirements according to principles of nutrition and contextual issues of the overnight tour. 1.7. Obtain permits or permission for access where required, before commencing the cycling tour. 1.8. Select touring bicycles and equipment according to contextual issues, organisational policies and procedures, and proposed cycling conditions. 1.9. Perform routine pre-departure checks on touring bicycles and equipment, and correct any deficiencies. |
2. Brief participants. | 2.1. Communicate instructions and relevant information about the overnight cycle tour in a manner suitable to the participants. 2.2. Outline logistical details and safety procedures for the tour. 2.3. Establish a suitable communication system for participants to use during cycle tour. 2.4. Demonstrate cycling posture and techniques. 2.5. Outline procedures for separation from group according to organisational policies and procedures. 2.6. Check and confirm participants are properly equipped for the cycle. |
3. Lead an overnight cycle tour. | 3.1. Evaluate cycling conditions and provide direction and advice to group during the overnight tour. 3.2. Monitor individual and group progress, including cycling posture, technique and rate of travel appropriate to conditions, and provide feedback throughout. 3.3. Identify potential hazards and decide how they can be overcome or avoided. 3.4. Implement appropriate modifications to overnight tour in regard to all variable factors that are monitored. 3.5. Conduct routine and non-routine touring bicycle maintenance checks and repairs in the field. |
4. Complete post tour responsibilities. | 4.1. Retrieve, inspect, repair and store equipment according to organisational policies and procedures. 4.2. Evaluate relevant aspects of overnight cycle tour. 4.3. Identify potential areas of improvement for future overnight cycle tours. 4.4. Review own performance and identify potential improvements. |
Required Skills
Required skills |
communication skills to: consult with participants to plan overnight cycling tours that meet their needs convey information about the safety and logistical aspects of tours interact with participants to create a safe and positive environment problem-solving skills to: make decisions about potential hazards, obstacles and risks that may affect tours conduct pre and post tour touring bicycle checks and maintenance modify aspects of tours according to all variable factors and non-routine situations planning and organising skills to: source, allocate and coordinate touring bicycles, equipment and location with suitable roads and provision for overnight stay organise participants into manageable groups for cycling language and literacy skills to: produce overnight cycling touring plans complete post tour participant and self evaluations first aid, maintenance and emergency response skills appropriate to the overnight cycling tour to enable initial response in emergencies. |
Required knowledge |
legislation and organisational policies and procedures to enable safe conduct of all activities minimal impact cycling codes to ensure protection of the environment road rules, cycling codes and rider etiquette to understand cyclist's rights and responsibilities on the road, and maintain safety of other cyclists and motorists location specific information to assist in the planning process and enable management of potential hazards and any special restrictions applying to the area equipment and bicycle types, construction features, characteristics and technology used for on-road cycling and the advantages and disadvantages of the range of equipment to enable appropriate selection, use and maintenance personal and protective cycling gear and the design and or construction features that make it appropriate for on-road cycling activities maintenance tools and spare parts to conduct routine and non-routine maintenance checks and repairs communication methods used between cyclists and motorists cycling techniques used according to different terrain and gradient hazards, obstacles and risks associated with overnight cycle touring and how to negotiate these weather and environmental information to ascertain possible conditions and their affect on the activity principles of nutrition to maintain health and energy during the overnight cycle tour emergency and first aid procedures relevant to the location to ensure risk minimisation to self and others. |
Evidence Required
The evidence guide provides advice on assessment and must be read in conjunction with the performance criteria, required skills and knowledge, range statement and the Assessment Guidelines for the Training Package. | |
Overview of assessment | |
Critical aspects for assessment and evidence required to demonstrate competency in this unit | Evidence of the following is essential: plans within overnight tour constraints and guides and monitors group to maintain safety and group cohesion applies contingency management techniques to deal with a range of problems or variable factors that may arise during overnight cycling tours encourages and responds to group feedback and evaluates and reflects on own guiding performance to identify strengths, weaknesses and areas that need improvement. |
Context of and specific resources for assessment | Assessment must ensure the safe guiding of groups on overnight and extended cycling tours on roads that are of sufficient breadth and duration to demonstrate competency and consistency of performance. Assessment must also ensure access to: resources and information regarding participants and location to plan, guide and document overnight tours a location suitable to guide overnight and extended cycling tours participants to take part in overnight cycle touring cycling, overnight, navigation and safety equipment, and tools and spare parts. |
Method of assessment | A range of assessment methods should be used to assess practical skills and knowledge. The following examples are appropriate for this unit: observation of planning and guiding processes and interacting with participants, including conveying information for safe participation oral or written questioning to assess knowledge of the application of relevant legislation and organisational policies and procedures to enable safe conduct of all overnight cycling activities throughout tour observation of dealing with contingencies such as changing weather conditions and equipment failure review of overnight cycling tour plans third-party reports from a supervisor detailing performance. Industry has determined that this unit must be assessed with the following unit or units: SISOOPS202A Use and maintain a temporary or overnight site Holistic assessment with other units relevant to the industry sector, workplace and job role is recommended. |
Guidance information for assessment |
Range Statement
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: | previous experience physical development age injuries and illnesses. |
Plan may include: | aims and objectives dates, times and duration location, equipment and resources guide and participant ratios safety and emergency requirements risk and contingency management plan. |
Relevant legislation may include: | occupational health and safety permits or permission for access working with children environmental regulations |
Organisational policies and procedures may include: | occupational health and safety use and maintenance of bicycles and equipment communication protocols risk management procedures assessment procedures 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 bumps depressions and pot holes drainage grates. |
Risks may include: | hypothermia heat exhaustion injuries exhaustion lost party or party member equipment failure. |
Relevant sources 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 |
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. |
Contextual issues may include: | weather conditions, including times season transport location trip distance and duration group objectives group size. |
Touring bicycle may include: | road bicycle hybrid bicycle mountain bike. |
Equipment may include: | cycling equipment repair equipment spare parts and tools navigation equipment safety and first aid equipment communication equipment overnight touring equipment. |
Pre-departure checks may include: | adjusting bicycles for each participant working order of bicycles and safety and repair equipment. |
Relevant information may include: | risk and hazard prevention and management on-road and overnight cycling techniques logistical details responsible and safe behaviour. |
Safety procedures may include: | use of first aid, safety and repair equipment symptoms, treatment and prevention of common cycling incidents or risks, safe areas and or boundaries contingency and risk management plans. |
Variable factors may include: | change of weather and conditions equipment failure participant's needs. |
Maintenance may include: | checks adjustments alignments lubrication replacement repairs |
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. |
Sectors
Unit sector | Outdoor Recreation |
Employability Skills
This unit contains employability skills. |
Licensing Information
Refer to Unit Descriptor