Assessor Resource
SISOCAY001
Traverse canyons
Assessment tool
Version 1.0
Issue Date: May 2024
This unit describes the performance outcomes, skills and knowledge required to travel through canyons, according to planned routes, and utilise features for recreational activities such as rock scrambling, swimming, water sliding and liloing. It requires the ability to safely negotiate a range of terrain obstacles, hazards and canyon formations. It applies to both wet and dry canyons.
This unit focuses on activities within canyons and not on methods used to access or escape from them.
It applies to leaders, guides or instructors who use these skills when leading during canyoning activities. Leadership skills are provided in complementary units. The unit can also apply to assistants and support staff.
This unit applies to any type of organisation that delivers outdoor recreation activities including commercial, not-for-profit and government organisations.
No occupational licensing, certification or specific legislative requirements apply to this unit at the time of publication.
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