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Evidence Guide: DEFCA408B - Operate sustained fire machine guns on operations

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DEFCA408B - Operate sustained fire machine guns on operations

What evidence can you provide to prove your understanding of each of the following citeria?

Handle a sustained fire machine gun

  1. Weapon drills are conducted in accordance with standard procedures.
  2. Fire positions are adopted as required by environment and threat.
  3. Work health and safety (WHS) requirements and recognised safety precautions are applied throughout the operation.
  4. Ammunition is secured in accordance with standard procedures.
Weapon drills are conducted in accordance with standard procedures.

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Fire positions are adopted as required by environment and threat.

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Work health and safety (WHS) requirements and recognised safety precautions are applied throughout the operation.

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Ammunition is secured in accordance with standard procedures.

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Apply fire with a sustained fire machine gun

  1. Weapon sighting systems and associated equipment are employed as required by the operational environment, in accordance with standard procedures.
  2. Rules of Engagement and Orders for Opening Fire are complied with when firing a sustained fire machine gun on operations, in accordance with operational requirements.
  3. Targets are identified and engaged as required by the operational environment, in accordance with standard procedures.
Weapon sighting systems and associated equipment are employed as required by the operational environment, in accordance with standard procedures.

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Rules of Engagement and Orders for Opening Fire are complied with when firing a sustained fire machine gun on operations, in accordance with operational requirements.

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Targets are identified and engaged as required by the operational environment, in accordance with standard procedures.

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Maintain and stow a sustained fire machine gun

  1. Sustained fire machine gun and associated equipment are cleaned and serviced as required by the operational conditions.
  2. Defects are identified and rectified within limits of authority or reported to supervisor.
  3. Documentation is completed in accordance with standard procedures.
  4. Sustained fire machine gun is secured in accordance with standard procedures.
Sustained fire machine gun and associated equipment are cleaned and serviced as required by the operational conditions.

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Defects are identified and rectified within limits of authority or reported to supervisor.

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Documentation is completed in accordance with standard procedures.

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Sustained fire machine gun is secured in accordance with standard procedures.

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Instructions to Assessors

Evidence Guide

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

Assessment must confirm the ability to

carry out all weapon drills as listed in the Range Statement

fire the weapon using, as a minimum, linked ball ammunition

apply a variety of engagement techniques as described in the Range Statement

fire, as a minimum, from any unsupported position

recognise limit of own authority.

Consistency in performance

Competency should be demonstrated over time and across a range of simulated or actual workplace situations in a range of actual live firing contexts based on a number of realistic operational scenarios.

Context of and specific resources for assessment

Context of assessment

Competency should be assessed in a simulated workplace environment using live ammunition. The context of assessment is simulated due to the nature of this high risk environment.

Specific resources for assessment

Access to a sustained fire machine gun, ammunition and a simulated operational environment.

Required Skills and Knowledge

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

Required Skills

achieve the required effects of fire

apply battlecraft aggressively

apply fieldcraft skills

apply recognised safety precautions

handle weapons safely in an operational environment

interpret fire control orders

work in a team

Required Knowledge

battlecraft

characteristics, technical capabilities, effects, employment and limitations of the sustained fire machine gun and ammunition

fieldcraft

fire control orders

WHS requirements

recognised safety precautions

team work

weapon drills

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 in the Performance Criteria is detailed below.

Weapon drills must include :

action

checking clearances

degrees of weapon readiness

dismount

firing

immediate action and stoppage

mounting

parallel

safety precautions

scales adjustment

sight calibration

stripping and assembling

Standard procedures may include:

Australian Standards

defence instructions

doctrine pamphlets

job guides, other publications

manufacturers’ handbooks, industry specifications and technical instructions

WHS regulations

organisational policies and procedures

procedure manuals

relevant local government bylaws

relevant state/territory or federal legislation

routine orders

standing operating procedures

standing orders

written and verbal orders

Fire positions may include:

antiair

high mount

low mount

Weapon sighting systems and associated equipment may include:

aiming posts

C2 sight

clinometer

complete equipment schedule (CES)

firing tables

navigation equipment

night aiming devices

tripod

Engagement of the target may include:

destruction

fixing

harassing

neutralisation

suppression

varied rates of fire

Defects may include:

cracks

damaged feeding mechanism

damaged sighting system

faulty gas system

faulty trigger mechanism

incorrect serial numbers

loose tripod head

loose tripod legs