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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. |
Participant's needs and characteristics may include: | skill level previous experience fitness level and physical capabilities age injuries and illnesses medical conditions. |
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 time and budget constraints use and maintenance of equipment communication protocols confidentiality of participant information guide and participant ratios emergency and safety procedures notification of illness or injury to participants or horses alteration of routes code of ethics. |
Hazards may include: | temperature extremes slippery or unstable terrain dangerous animals and insects stinging trees and nettles dense vegetation group management hazards. |
Risks may include: | hypothermia heat exhaustion injuries exhaustion lost party or party member equipment and course 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 levels synoptic charts high and low tide predictions. |
Food and water requirements may include: | range of foods perishability energy content. |
Principles of nutrition may include: | essential nutrients individual food requirements and allergies hydration. |
Contextual issues may include: | weather extremes slippery or unstable terrain dangerous animals and insects stinging trees and nettles dense vegetation group management hazards |
Plan may include: | ride's aims and objectives date, time and duration of ride location, planned route and or destination guide and participant ratios route and meeting points for support vehicles group management resources equipment food and water weather details risk management permits and permission. |
Care requirements of horses may include: | food water corralling tethering shelter security. |
Appropriate authorities may include: | authorities supervisors. |
Equipment may include: | saddles and associated horse equipment: backpack or saddlebags overnight shelter sleeping bags cooking systems and utensils. navigation equipment safety equipment watch ropes knife communication equipment |
Relevant information may include: | logistical details safety procedures symptoms, treatment and prevention of hypothermia, hyperthermia and dehydration behaviour patterns and characteristics of horses equipment requirements preventative measures for risks horse handling and riding techniques rules and codes responsible and safe behaviour. |
Communication system may include: | calls radio hand signals whistles. |
Safety procedures may include: | serviceable equipment correctly fitted equipment communication systems use of safety and rescue equipment. |
Participant's performance may include: | use of appropriate communication system riding technique riding pace and space attitude negotiation of hazards use of equipment. |
Modifications may include: | riding pace. |
Variable factors may include: | change of weather equipment failure participant's needs riding conditions. |
Emergency or non routine situations may include: | illness of participants or horses injury of participants or horses. |
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. |