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. |
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. |
Conditions will be controlled and may include: | winds no more than 10 knots or 19km per hour seas less than 1.0 metre surf no higher than 0.5 metre. |
Activity site may include: | sea beach harbour estuary. |
Relevant legislation may include: | occupational health and safety permits or permission for access environmental regulations marine regulations. |
Organisational policies and procedures may include: | occupational health and safety use and maintenance of equipment communication protocols emergency procedures code of ethics. |
Relevant sources may include: | Bureau of Meteorology media land managers or agencies coastal patrol or coastguard volunteer marine rescue 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. |
Hazards may include: | temperature extremes slippery or unstable terrain dangerous animals and insects stinging trees and nettles dense vegetation group management hazards slippery or unstable shore poor posture, poor technique poor carrying techniques loose or insecure craft when being transported. other craft. |
Risks may include: | hypothermia heat exhaustion injuries exhaustion lost party or party member equipment failure. |
Craft may include: | single or double sea kayaks estuary sea kayaks. |
Equipment may include: | personal flotation device paddle with leash spray deck wet suit or wet weather gear ropes tie down straps safety and first aid equipment pumps sponges paddle float. |
Contextual issues may include: | weather conditions, including tide times season transport location trip distance and duration group objectives group size. |
Sea kayak strokes may include: | forward and reverse J sweep draw support |
Stroke technique may include: | use of trunk rotation correct posture use of leg drive hand placement on paddle blade placement in water blade depth in water paddle blade angle throughout stroke paddle entry and exit points movement of top hand through the stroke lean or edge of the craft smooth transfer between different strokes edging or leaning. |
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. |