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Evidence Guide: DEFSEA004 - Defend persons using firearms

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DEFSEA004 - Defend persons using firearms

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

Perform pre-operational checks

  1. Perform firearm checks by drawing, inspecting and proofing weapon.
  2. Issue ammunition.
  3. Receive and acknowledge an operational brief.
Perform firearm checks by drawing, inspecting and proofing weapon.

Completed
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Issue ammunition.

Completed
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Receive and acknowledge an operational brief.

Completed
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Teacher:		 Evidence:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Assess the need to use firearms

  1. Evaluate use of firearm against Use of force guidelines, legal requirements and organisational policy and procedures.
  2. Determine person’s intentions by assessing risk factors and opportunities.
  3. Consider capacity to complete action prior to commencement and assess viability of alternative actions.
Evaluate use of firearm against Use of force guidelines, legal requirements and organisational policy and procedures.

Completed
Date:

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Determine person’s intentions by assessing risk factors and opportunities.

Completed
Date:

Teacher:		 Evidence:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Consider capacity to complete action prior to commencement and assess viability of alternative actions.

Completed
Date:

Teacher:		 Evidence:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Use firearms

  1. Identify situations requiring assistance and request support.
  2. Secure, protect and provide access to firearm carriage.
  3. Maintain tactical positioning consistent with the assessment of person’s intentions and anticipated range of possible actions.
  4. Maintain weapons.
  5. Justify judgements on the use of firearms.
  6. Select ammunition.
  7. Select protective equipment.
  8. Discharge firearm only to stop the progress of life-threatening situations.
Identify situations requiring assistance and request support.

Completed
Date:

Teacher:		 Evidence:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Secure, protect and provide access to firearm carriage.

Completed
Date:

Teacher:		 Evidence:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Maintain tactical positioning consistent with the assessment of person’s intentions and anticipated range of possible actions.

Completed
Date:

Teacher:		 Evidence:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Maintain weapons.

Completed
Date:

Teacher:		 Evidence:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Justify judgements on the use of firearms.

Completed
Date:

Teacher:		 Evidence:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Select ammunition.

Completed
Date:

Teacher:		 Evidence:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Select protective equipment.

Completed
Date:

Teacher:		 Evidence:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Discharge firearm only to stop the progress of life-threatening situations.

Completed
Date:

Teacher:		 Evidence:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Contain incident

  1. Adjust or discontinue response with changing circumstances.
  2. Confirm resolution and isolation of threat by constantly monitoring person’s positions and behaviour.
  3. Detain persons.
  4. Monitor and provide adequate aftercare to persons injured by firearms discharge.
Adjust or discontinue response with changing circumstances.

Completed
Date:

Teacher:		 Evidence:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Confirm resolution and isolation of threat by constantly monitoring person’s positions and behaviour.

Completed
Date:

Teacher:		 Evidence:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Detain persons.

Completed
Date:

Teacher:		 Evidence:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Monitor and provide adequate aftercare to persons injured by firearms discharge.

Completed
Date:

Teacher:		 Evidence:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Evaluate response

  1. Review and evaluate effectiveness of response by providing observations of the incident.
  2. Maintain system, records and reporting procedures.
  3. Recognise effects of stress on self and use stress management techniques to diffuse.
Review and evaluate effectiveness of response by providing observations of the incident.

Completed
Date:

Teacher:		 Evidence:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Maintain system, records and reporting procedures.

Completed
Date:

Teacher:		 Evidence:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Recognise effects of stress on self and use stress management techniques to diffuse.

Completed
Date:

Teacher:		 Evidence:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Perform pre-operational checks

  1. Perform firearm checks by drawing, inspecting and proofing weapon.
  2. Issue ammunition.
  3. Receive and acknowledge an operational brief.
Perform firearm checks by drawing, inspecting and proofing weapon.

Completed
Date:

Teacher:		 Evidence:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Issue ammunition.

Completed
Date:

Teacher:		 Evidence:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Receive and acknowledge an operational brief.

Completed
Date:

Teacher:		 Evidence:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Assess the need to use firearms

  1. Evaluate use of firearm against Use of force guidelines, legal requirements and organisational policy and procedures.
  2. Determine person’s intentions by assessing risk factors and opportunities.
  3. Consider capacity to complete action prior to commencement and assess viability of alternative actions.
Evaluate use of firearm against Use of force guidelines, legal requirements and organisational policy and procedures.

Completed
Date:

Teacher:		 Evidence:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Determine person’s intentions by assessing risk factors and opportunities.

Completed
Date:

Teacher:		 Evidence:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Consider capacity to complete action prior to commencement and assess viability of alternative actions.

Completed
Date:

Teacher:		 Evidence:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Use firearms

  1. Identify situations requiring assistance and request support.
  2. Secure, protect and provide access to firearm carriage.
  3. Maintain tactical positioning consistent with the assessment of person’s intentions and anticipated range of possible actions.
  4. Maintain weapons.
  5. Justify judgements on the use of firearms.
  6. Select ammunition.
  7. Select protective equipment.
  8. Discharge firearm only to stop the progress of life-threatening situations.
Identify situations requiring assistance and request support.

Completed
Date:

Teacher:		 Evidence:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Secure, protect and provide access to firearm carriage.

Completed
Date:

Teacher:		 Evidence:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Maintain tactical positioning consistent with the assessment of person’s intentions and anticipated range of possible actions.

Completed
Date:

Teacher:		 Evidence:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Maintain weapons.

Completed
Date:

Teacher:		 Evidence:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Justify judgements on the use of firearms.

Completed
Date:

Teacher:		 Evidence:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Select ammunition.

Completed
Date:

Teacher:		 Evidence:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Select protective equipment.

Completed
Date:

Teacher:		 Evidence:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Discharge firearm only to stop the progress of life-threatening situations.

Completed
Date:

Teacher:		 Evidence:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Contain incident

  1. Adjust or discontinue response with changing circumstances.
  2. Confirm resolution and isolation of threat by constantly monitoring person’s positions and behaviour.
  3. Detain persons.
  4. Monitor and provide adequate aftercare to persons injured by firearms discharge.
Adjust or discontinue response with changing circumstances.

Completed
Date:

Teacher:		 Evidence:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Confirm resolution and isolation of threat by constantly monitoring person’s positions and behaviour.

Completed
Date:

Teacher:		 Evidence:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Detain persons.

Completed
Date:

Teacher:		 Evidence:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Monitor and provide adequate aftercare to persons injured by firearms discharge.

Completed
Date:

Teacher:		 Evidence:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Evaluate response

  1. Review and evaluate effectiveness of response by providing observations of the incident.
  2. Maintain system, records and reporting procedures.
  3. Recognise effects of stress on self and use stress management techniques to diffuse.
Review and evaluate effectiveness of response by providing observations of the incident.

Completed
Date:

Teacher:		 Evidence:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Maintain system, records and reporting procedures.

Completed
Date:

Teacher:		 Evidence:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Recognise effects of stress on self and use stress management techniques to diffuse.

Completed
Date:

Teacher:		 Evidence:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Assessed

Teacher: ___________________________________ Date: _________

Signature: ________________________________________________

Comments:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Instructions to Assessors

Evidence Guide

ELEMENTS

PERFORMANCE CRITERIA

Elements describe the essential outcomes

Performance criteria describe the performance needed to demonstrate achievement of the element. Where bold italicised text is used, further information is detailed in the range of conditions section.

1. Perform pre-operational checks

1.1 Perform firearm checks by drawing, inspecting and proofing weapon.

1.2 Issue ammunition.

1.3 Receive and acknowledge an operational brief.

2. Assess the need to use firearms

2.1 Evaluate use of firearm against Use of force guidelines, legal requirements and organisational policy and procedures.

2.2 Determine person’s intentions by assessing risk factors and opportunities.

2.3 Consider capacity to complete action prior to commencement and assess viability of alternative actions.

3. Use firearms

3.1 Identify situations requiring assistance and request support.

3.2 Secure, protect and provide access to firearm carriage.

3.3 Maintain tactical positioning consistent with the assessment of person’s intentions and anticipated range of possible actions.

3.4 Maintain weapons.

3.5 Justify judgements on the use of firearms.

3.6 Select ammunition.

3.7 Select protective equipment.

3.8 Discharge firearm only to stop the progress of life-threatening situations.

4. Contain incident

4.1 Adjust or discontinue response with changing circumstances.

4.2 Confirm resolution and isolation of threat by constantly monitoring person’s positions and behaviour.

4.3 Detain persons.

4.4 Monitor and provide adequate aftercare to persons injured by firearms discharge.

5. Evaluate response

5.1 Review and evaluate effectiveness of response by providing observations of the incident.

5.2 Maintain system, records and reporting procedures.

5.3 Recognise effects of stress on self and use stress management techniques to diffuse.

Required Skills and Knowledge

ELEMENTS

PERFORMANCE CRITERIA

Elements describe the essential outcomes

Performance criteria describe the performance needed to demonstrate achievement of the element. Where bold italicised text is used, further information is detailed in the range of conditions section.

1. Perform pre-operational checks

1.1 Perform firearm checks by drawing, inspecting and proofing weapon.

1.2 Issue ammunition.

1.3 Receive and acknowledge an operational brief.

2. Assess the need to use firearms

2.1 Evaluate use of firearm against Use of force guidelines, legal requirements and organisational policy and procedures.

2.2 Determine person’s intentions by assessing risk factors and opportunities.

2.3 Consider capacity to complete action prior to commencement and assess viability of alternative actions.

3. Use firearms

3.1 Identify situations requiring assistance and request support.

3.2 Secure, protect and provide access to firearm carriage.

3.3 Maintain tactical positioning consistent with the assessment of person’s intentions and anticipated range of possible actions.

3.4 Maintain weapons.

3.5 Justify judgements on the use of firearms.

3.6 Select ammunition.

3.7 Select protective equipment.

3.8 Discharge firearm only to stop the progress of life-threatening situations.

4. Contain incident

4.1 Adjust or discontinue response with changing circumstances.

4.2 Confirm resolution and isolation of threat by constantly monitoring person’s positions and behaviour.

4.3 Detain persons.

4.4 Monitor and provide adequate aftercare to persons injured by firearms discharge.

5. Evaluate response

5.1 Review and evaluate effectiveness of response by providing observations of the incident.

5.2 Maintain system, records and reporting procedures.

5.3 Recognise effects of stress on self and use stress management techniques to diffuse.

Evidence required to demonstrate competence must satisfy all of the requirements of the elements and performance criteria. If not otherwise specified the candidate must demonstrate evidence of performance of the following on at least one occasion.

applying basic problem solving strategies

applying legislative and/or legal provisions, including provisions governing the use of force, reactive force, misuse of force, proactive force and the duty of care under criminal, civil and international law

applying observation and surveillance techniques

communicating and negotiating under stressful situations using a variety of verbal and non-verbal communication techniques

following and interpreting instructions to facilitate solutions within operating parameters and handling and firing weapons accurately

minimising threat to self and others by use of appropriate force applying use of force principles

managing own stress and aggression under duress

selecting response options within specified legal and strategic requirements

assessing the situation and readjusting or discontinuing the response as determined by unexpected changes in circumstances

Evidence required to demonstrate competence must satisfy all of the requirements of the elements and performance criteria. If not otherwise specified the depth of knowledge demonstrated must be appropriate to the job context of the candidate.

legislative and/or legal provisions, including provisions governing the use of force, reactive force, misuse of force, proactive force and the duty of care under criminal, civil and international law

organisational policy and procedures relating to the use of firearms, incident management and effecting arrest