Assessor Resource

AHCWRK203A
Operate in isolated and remote situations

Assessment tool

Version 1.0
Issue Date: May 2024


This unit applies to all workers in agricultural, horticultural and land management industries that have to work in remote areas. Work is carried out under routine supervision and may involve operating in a team environment.

This unit covers the ability to plan, prepare for and work safely in isolated and remote situations and defines the standard required to: develop and maintain operating and emergency plans for working remotely; source and interpret maps of the area; implement workplace procedures for notifying management of location, activities and travel in remote areas; prepare provisions to cover essential and emergency needs; prepare for emergencies and carry communication equipment to send a request for help; use bushcraft skills to modify the living environment and reduce risk of mishap in remote areas.

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Employability Skills

This unit contains employability skills.



Evidence Required

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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

The evidence required to demonstrate competency in this unit must be relevant to workplace operations and satisfy holistically all of the requirements of the performance criteria and required skills and knowledge and include achievement of the following:

develop and maintain operating and emergency plans for working remotely

source and interpret maps of the area

implement workplace procedures for notifying of location, activities and travel in remote areas

prepare provisions to cover essential and emergency needs

prepare for emergencies and carry communication equipment to send a request for help

use bushcraft skills to modify the living environment and reduce risk of mishap in remote areas.

Context of and specific resources for assessment

Competency requires the application of work practices under work conditions. Selection and use of resources for some worksites may differ due to the regional or enterprise circumstances.

Submission Requirements

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Assessment Tasks

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Required skills

plan for operating in remote environments

prepare for operating in remote environments

prepare for emergency situations

operate in remote environments

use literacy skills to follow sequenced written instructions and record information accurately and legibly

use oral communication skills/language competence to fulfil the job role as specified by the organisation including questioning, active listening, asking for clarification and seeking advice from supervisor

use numeracy skills to estimate, calculate and record routine workplace measures

use interpersonal skills to relate to people from a range of social, cultural and ethnic backgrounds and with a range of physical and mental abilities.

Required knowledge

map reading and navigation skills including direction finding (e.g., GPS, use of compass, stars or watch)

local topography, nearby inhabitants and locations within that area

survival techniques and human needs relating to survival situations

clothing requirements for sun or heat protection

basic first aid

bush craft including making a fire, cooking and wild food gathering

water supplies, sources and generation methods

emergency vehicle and mechanical equipment repair

the operation of communication equipment (e.g., field communications by two-way, satellite telephony and HF radio), and distress signalling including use of signalling mirrors

weather and weather indicators

basic rope skills including useful knots (reef, clove hitch, truckie's hitch, bowline); simple lashings and tying down loads.

The range statement relates to the unit of competency as a whole.

Workplaces may include:

any workplace where the ability to get help because of distance is such that personal safety may be at risk.

Copy and paste from the following performance criteria to create an observation checklist for each task. When you have finished writing your assessment tool every one of these must have been addressed, preferably several times in a variety of contexts. To ensure this occurs download the assessment matrix for the unit; enter each assessment task as a column header and place check marks against each performance criteria that task addresses.

Observation Checklist

Tasks to be observed according to workplace/college/TAFE policy and procedures, relevant legislation and Codes of Practice Yes No Comments/feedback
Information relating to the operating environment and location is collated and recorded to meet established enterprise policy. 
Detailed operating and travel plans, including a disaster plan and fallback position requirements are established in consultation with supervising staff. 
Appropriate authorities are notified of the action plans and time schedules according to enterprise policy. 
Relevant maps are identified and sourced. 
Personal needs are prepared for activities or travel in remote areas. 
Transportation and equipment are prepared for use in prescribed work location or along prescribed routes. 
Relevant maps are obtained and studied prior to departure. 
Planned activities and itinerary are accurately reported and recorded prior to departure in accordance with enterprise requirements. 
Provisioning meets expected operational and possible emergency needs. 
Initial planning and regular monitoring ensures structured usage of available provisions and resources. 
Operating plan is structured to include training in remote area survival techniques prior to operating in remote situations. 
Emergency management procedures are included as an integral part of operating plans and enterprise policy. 
Activities are completed according to instructions and established time schedules. 
All activities carried out in remote situations are executed in accordance with prescribed procedures. 
Emergency situations are handled in accordance with prescribed procedures and enterprise policy. 
Established reporting procedures are followed on completion of planned activities and on return to base in line with enterprise policy. 

Forms

Assessment Cover Sheet

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