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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. |
Characteristics may include: | age cultural and situational factors previous experience and knowledge physical development. |
Session's aims and objectives may include: | developing snorkelling skills education development therapy fitness targets recreation. |
Instructional plan may include: | snorkelling activities and drills duration of activities and drills. |
Snorkelling plan may include: | aims and objectives date, time and duration snorkelling site, equipment and resources safety requirements contingency plan. |
Industry criteria may include: | British Sub-Aqua Club (BSAC) Professional Association of Diving Instructors (PADI) SCUBA Schools International (SSI). |
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 time and budget constraints communication protocols code of ethics confidentiality of participant information minimal impact codes. |
Hazards may include: | temperature extremes slippery or unstable terrain dangerous animals and insects group management hazards. |
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 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. |
Contingency plans may include: | change in weather and or water conditions equipment failure participant's needs |
Equipment may include: | snorkel mask boots fins dive knife and or tool wet suit weight system or buoyancy control safety and rescue equipment first aid equipment exposure protection. |
Resources may include: | clothing food and water teaching aids. |
Contextual issues may include: | weather conditions, including tide times season transport location trip distance and duration group objectives group size. |
Instructional techniques may include: | simple to complex part to whole chronological known to unknown D.E.D.I.C.T: demonstrate explain demonstrate instruct critique test E.D.I.C.T: explain demonstrate instruct critique test I.D.E.A: introduce demonstrate explain apply orientate, enhance, synthesise |
Required knowledge may include: | safety procedures snorkelling techniques communication systems responsible and safe behaviour. |
Snorkelling techniques may include: | entering and exiting the water breathing through a snorkel clearing a snorkel and mask equalising to clear water from ears swimming and diving on a snorkel performing snorkel dive rescues. |
Safety and rescue procedures may include: | emergency response procedures group management in emergency situations symptoms, treatment and prevention of common snorkelling risks. |
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. |