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Evidence Guide: SITTTOP005 - Operate tours in a remote area

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SITTTOP005 - Operate tours in a remote area

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

Use bushcraft and survival techniques.

  1. Identify current remote area hazards, assess risks, and action contingency plans to eliminate or control risks.
  2. Read maps and use navigation and communication equipment.
  3. Share bushcraft knowledge with participants to enhance tour experiences and use their help as required.
  4. Use bushcraft and survival techniques in emergency situations to source water, food and shelter and to signal for help or rescue.
Identify current remote area hazards, assess risks, and action contingency plans to eliminate or control risks.

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Read maps and use navigation and communication equipment.

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Share bushcraft knowledge with participants to enhance tour experiences and use their help as required.

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Use bushcraft and survival techniques in emergency situations to source water, food and shelter and to signal for help or rescue.

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Operate remote area communications equipment.

  1. Tune and adjust equipment for clear transmission.
  2. Obtain and select correct address to make outgoing communication.
  3. Operate communications equipment according to organisational procedures and safety requirements.
  4. Relay and receive messages using appropriate volume, tone and radio call signs and conventions.
  5. Provide appropriate response and information to caller, and confirm that requests have been actioned.
Tune and adjust equipment for clear transmission.

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Obtain and select correct address to make outgoing communication.

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Operate communications equipment according to organisational procedures and safety requirements.

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Relay and receive messages using appropriate volume, tone and radio call signs and conventions.

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Provide appropriate response and information to caller, and confirm that requests have been actioned.

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Conduct remote area touring activities with minimal impact.

  1. Conduct tour to ensure minimal negative environmental impacts and maximum comfort and safety of customers.
  2. Conduct activities according to any special permit requirements and report incidents to the relevant agency.
  3. Monitor status of culturally or environmentally sensitive areas and report deficiencies or damage to the relevant agency.
  4. Minimise the effects of noise on local communities.
Conduct tour to ensure minimal negative environmental impacts and maximum comfort and safety of customers.

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Conduct activities according to any special permit requirements and report incidents to the relevant agency.

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Monitor status of culturally or environmentally sensitive areas and report deficiencies or damage to the relevant agency.

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Minimise the effects of noise on local communities.

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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.

1. Use bushcraft and survival techniques.

1.1.Identify current remote area hazards, assess risks, and action contingency plans to eliminate or control risks.

1.2.Read maps and use navigation and communication equipment.

1.3.Share bushcraft knowledge with participants to enhance tour experiences and use their help as required.

1.4.Use bushcraft and survival techniques in emergency situations to source water, food and shelter and to signal for help or rescue.

2. Operate remote area communications equipment.

2.1.Tune and adjust equipment for clear transmission.

2.2.Obtain and select correct address to make outgoing communication.

2.3.Operate communications equipment according to organisational procedures and safety requirements.

2.4.Relay and receive messages using appropriate volume, tone and radio call signs and conventions.

2.5.Provide appropriate response and information to caller, and confirm that requests have been actioned.

3. Conduct remote area touring activities with minimal impact.

3.1.Conduct tour to ensure minimal negative environmental impacts and maximum comfort and safety of customers.

3.2.Conduct activities according to any special permit requirements and report incidents to the relevant agency.

3.3.Monitor status of culturally or environmentally sensitive areas and report deficiencies or damage to the relevant agency.

3.4.Minimise the effects of noise on local communities.

Required Skills and Knowledge

ELEMENTS

PERFORMANCE CRITERIA

Elements describe the essential outcomes.

Performance criteria describe the performance needed to demonstrate achievement of the element.

1. Use bushcraft and survival techniques.

1.1.Identify current remote area hazards, assess risks, and action contingency plans to eliminate or control risks.

1.2.Read maps and use navigation and communication equipment.

1.3.Share bushcraft knowledge with participants to enhance tour experiences and use their help as required.

1.4.Use bushcraft and survival techniques in emergency situations to source water, food and shelter and to signal for help or rescue.

2. Operate remote area communications equipment.

2.1.Tune and adjust equipment for clear transmission.

2.2.Obtain and select correct address to make outgoing communication.

2.3.Operate communications equipment according to organisational procedures and safety requirements.

2.4.Relay and receive messages using appropriate volume, tone and radio call signs and conventions.

2.5.Provide appropriate response and information to caller, and confirm that requests have been actioned.

3. Conduct remote area touring activities with minimal impact.

3.1.Conduct tour to ensure minimal negative environmental impacts and maximum comfort and safety of customers.

3.2.Conduct activities according to any special permit requirements and report incidents to the relevant agency.

3.3.Monitor status of culturally or environmentally sensitive areas and report deficiencies or damage to the relevant agency.

3.4.Minimise the effects of noise on local communities.

Evidence of the ability to complete tasks outlined in elements and performance criteria of this unit in the context of the job role, and:

safely operate at least three tours in remote areas with minimal negative environmental and social impact

operate at least two of the following experiences while on above remote tours:

adventure activities

aerial sightseeing

boating and cruising

fishing

four-wheel drive sightseeing

walking

use the following types of navigation and communication equipment according to organisational procedures and safety requirements while operating above tours:

compass

emergency position indicating radio beacon (EPIRB)

global positioning system (GPS)

radio communication equipment

demonstrate problem-solving, bushcraft and survival techniques in a remote area during above tours

identify procedures to respond effectively to at least one emergency situation from each of the three groups below:

accidents:

falls

vehicle or vessel accident

equipment failure:

communications

transport

injury or illness to self or customer:

dangerous bites or stings

heat exhaustion

heat stroke

hypothermia.

Demonstrated knowledge required to complete the tasks outlined in elements and performance criteria of this unit:

bushcraft and survival techniques:

building temporary shelter

navigating when lost

navigating when maps and navigation equipment fail

signalling for help when communications equipment fails

sourcing food

sourcing water

map reading and use of navigational equipment

operational features of remote area communication methods and equipment and, international radio call signs

key features and operational aspects of equipment and supplies needed for remote area touring

sustainability considerations for remote area operations:

environmentally or culturally sensitive areas and associated minimal impact practices

industry codes of practice

handling and disposal of waste and, human waste

use of water sources

laws, regulations and land management requirements and guidelines:

need for permits in national parks or on land under control of traditional owners

restrictions on camp site operations and use of open fires

safety and regulatory issues that relate to remote tour operation

remote area hazards:

animal or insect infestation

blocked roads

civil uprising

damaged facilities

disease

flooding

inclement weather

lack of available supplies

landslips

potential environmental impacts:

damage to culturally sensitive areas or sites

disturbance or injury to fauna

instigation of bush fire due to incorrect management of open fires

noise disturbance to the local community

physical damage to flora

pollution from waste.