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, if used in the performance criteria, is detailed below. Essential operating conditions that may be present with training and assessment (depending on the work situation, needs of the candidate, accessibility of the item, and local industry and regional contexts) may also be included. |
Condition of participants may include: | previous experience physical development age injuries and illnesses. |
Plan may include: | aims and objectives date, time and duration location, equipment and resources guide and participant ratios safety and emergency requirements risk and contingency management plan. |
Relevant legislation may include: | occupational health and safety permits or permission for access environmental regulations. |
Organisational policies and procedures may include: | occupational health and safety use and maintenance of bicycles and equipment communication protocols risk management procedures time and budget constraints confidentiality of participant information code of ethics. |
Group objectives may include: | self improvement meeting people fitness targets skill acquisition. |
Hazards may include: | temperature extremes slippery or unstable terrain dangerous animals and insects stinging trees and nettles dense vegetation group management hazards |
Obstacles may include: | bridges water on road bumps depressions and pot holes drainage grates. |
Risks may include: | hypothermia heat exhaustion injuries exhaustion lost party or party member equipment failure. |
Relevant sources may include: | Bureau of Meteorology media land managers or agencies local knowledge. |
Weather and environmental information may include: | satellite images daily and weekly forecasts maximum and minimum temperatures weather warnings event warnings river level synoptic charts high and low tide predictions |
Food and water requirements may include: | menu planning and preparation range of foods. |
Principles of nutrition may include: | food groups dietary guidelines individual food requirements and allergies. |
Contextual issues may include: | weather conditions, including times season transport location trip distance and duration group objectives group size |
Touring bicycle may include: | road bicycle hybrid bicycle mountain bike. |
Equipment may include: | cycling equipment repair equipment spare parts and tools navigation equipment safety, first aid and rescue equipment communication equipment. |
Pre-departure checks may include: | adjusting bicycles for each participant working order of bicycles and safety and repair equipment. |
Relevant information may include: | safety procedures risk and hazard prevention and management on-road cycling techniques logistical details responsible and safe behaviour. |
Safety procedures may include: | use of first aid, safety and repair equipment symptoms, treatment and prevention of common cycling incidents or risks safe areas and or boundaries contingency and risk management plans. |
Variable factors may include: | change of weather and conditions equipment failure participant's needs. |
Maintenance may include: | checks adjustments alignments lubrication replacement repairs. |
Relevant aspects may include: | objectives planning process activity site weather equipment selection clothing selection food selection instructional content instructional technique assessment technique group feedback directing techniques rescue techniques employed. |