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Evidence Guide: DEFEO607C - Determine the properties of explosive ordnance

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DEFEO607C - Determine the properties of explosive ordnance

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

Plan for explosive ordnance testing

  1. Type of explosive ordnance and required test or analysis are identified and confirmed in accordance with organisation policy and procedures
  2. Nature and type of effects or properties to be determined are identified
  3. Appropriate methods of measuring and recording the desired effects or properties are investigated and selected
  4. Appropriate firing or initiation techniques and methods are investigated and selected
  5. Work health and safety (WHS) principles and requirements are identified, incorporated in the plan and observed throughout the testing process
  6. The test plan is prepared and reviewed
Type of explosive ordnance and required test or analysis are identified and confirmed in accordance with organisation policy and procedures

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Nature and type of effects or properties to be determined are identified

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Appropriate methods of measuring and recording the desired effects or properties are investigated and selected

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Appropriate firing or initiation techniques and methods are investigated and selected

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Work health and safety (WHS) principles and requirements are identified, incorporated in the plan and observed throughout the testing process

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The test plan is prepared and reviewed

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Prepare for explosive ordnance testing

  1. Models, simulation and/or prototypes are tested and validated in accordance with established engineering principles
  2. Modifications or alterations are incorporated into the testing processes based on validation results
  3. Necessary equipment is either acquired or built given project constraints and available skills and materials
  4. Experimental designs are developed in liaison with other staff and checked to ensure they meet WHS regulations and standards
  5. Apparatus is assembled, set up and calibrated
  6. Routine standardisation procedures are performed prior to the test, and results are recorded in accordance with engineering procedures
Models, simulation and/or prototypes are tested and validated in accordance with established engineering principles

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Modifications or alterations are incorporated into the testing processes based on validation results

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Necessary equipment is either acquired or built given project constraints and available skills and materials

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Experimental designs are developed in liaison with other staff and checked to ensure they meet WHS regulations and standards

Completed
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Apparatus is assembled, set up and calibrated

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Routine standardisation procedures are performed prior to the test, and results are recorded in accordance with engineering procedures

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Perform explosive ordnance test

  1. Instrumentation required for data collection is tested for functionality in accordance with test requirements
  2. Explosive ordnance initiation or firing mechanisms are prepared and tested in accordance with Range Standing Orders and organisation policy
Instrumentation required for data collection is tested for functionality in accordance with test requirements

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Explosive ordnance initiation or firing mechanisms are prepared and tested in accordance with Range Standing Orders and organisation policy

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Recover equipment and validate results

  1. Measurement and recording equipment are recovered and required data is extracted
  2. Data is analysed for anomalies and 'out of control' conditions and either accepted or rejected
  3. Data is assessed for validity against required information, known previous test results and/or relevant reference materials
  4. Test procedures are recorded and, if necessary, modifications to test procedures are recommended
Measurement and recording equipment are recovered and required data is extracted

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Data is analysed for anomalies and 'out of control' conditions and either accepted or rejected

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Data is assessed for validity against required information, known previous test results and/or relevant reference materials

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Test procedures are recorded and, if necessary, modifications to test procedures are recommended

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Assessed

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Instructions to Assessors

Evidence Guide

The evidence guide provides advice on assessment and must be read in conjunction with the Performance Criteria, Required Skills and Knowledge, the Range Statement and the Assessment Guidelines for this Training Package.

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

Assessment must confirm the ability to:

adhere to relevant WHS and operational safety requirements

safely handle explosives and explosive ordnance

plan tests

prepare for tests

carry out tests and measurements

document procedures

record and validate results

Consistency in performance

Competency should be demonstrated in a range of actual or simulated explosive ordnance contexts.

Context of and specific resources for assessment

Context of assessment

Competency should be assessed in the workplace or under conditions which accurately simulate a realistic workplace.

Specific resources for assessment

Access is required to:

facilities and resources used in the research, development and proof of explosive ordnance, including a licensed explosive site and appropriate firing/test range

Method of assessment

This unit may be assessed with the following unit:

DEFEO101D Work safely with explosive ordnance.

In a public safety environment assessment is usually conducted via direct observation in a training environment or in the workplace via subject matter supervision and/or mentoring, which is typically recorded in a competency workbook.

Assessment is completed using appropriately qualified assessors who select the most appropriate method of assessment.

Assessment may occur in an operational environment or in an industry-approved simulated work environment. Forms of assessment that are typically used include:

direct observation

interviewing the candidate

journals and workplace documentation

third party reports from supervisors

written or oral questions

Required Skills and Knowledge

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

Required Skills

access, interpret and apply technical information related to explosive ordnance

access, interpret and apply technical information related to explosives

access, interpret and apply technical information related to measuring and recording

apply explosive testing processes and techniques

apply WHS requirements

develop and use computer programs related to testing

develop explosive ordnance testing processes and techniques

maintain documentation and records

participate in the team

use testing equipment

Required Knowledge

analysis processes and techniques

characteristics, technical capabilities and limitations of explosive ordnance

characteristics, technical capabilities and limitations of measuring and recording equipment

composition of teams and roles and responsibilities of team members

documentation and records requirements

physics of explosions

planning

principles of team work and team aims and objectives

properties and characteristics of relevant explosives

relevant WHS requirements

validation processes

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.

Explosive ordnance may include:

Actuated devices

Aerial delivered ordnance

Demolition stores

Free flight rockets

Grenades

Guided weapons

Gun ammunition

Missile and rocket motors

Mortars

Propellants

Pyrotechnics and countermeasures

Small arms ammunition

Warheads

Organisation may include:

Defence organisation

Enterprises that research explosive ordnance

Other government departments or instrumentalities that research explosive ordnance

Effects or properties to be determined may include:

Explosive patterns

Firing sequences

Flight characteristics

Human factors

Initiation effects

Pressures

Terminal effects

Trajectories

Velocities

Methods of measuring and recording may include:

Flash x-ray photography

High speed video/photography

Infra red spectrophotometry

Nuclear magnetic resonance spectrophotometry

Spectrophotometry (UV, VIS)

Occupational health and safety requirements may include:

Calculation and maintenance of net explosive quantity

Calculations of safety distances

Maintaining compatibility

Monitoring environmental conditions

Safe handling of explosives and explosive ordnance

Instrumentation may include:

Electronic sensors

Optical sensors

Pneumatic and hydraulic sensors

Specialised photographic equipment

And may require the development of specialised computer programs to synchronise all instrumentation