Elements and Performance Criteria
- Plan for operating in remote environments
- Collate and record information relating to the operating environment and location
- Establish detailed operating plans for work, travel, emergencies, timeframes and contingencies with supervisor
- Notify appropriate authorities of the action plans and time schedules according to workplace procedures
- Identify and source relevant maps
- Conduct a risk assessment for possible health, safety and environmental hazards for remote location
- Prepare for operating in remote environments
- Prepare personal needs for remote situation according to plan
- Prepare transportation and equipment required for prescribed work according to workplace procedures
- Obtain and review relevant maps prior to departure to orient and plan route
- Record planned activities and itinerary prior to departure according to workplace procedures
- Identify weather conditions and assess effect on travel and operating outcomes
- Prepare for emergency situations
- Ensure that provisioning complies with expected operational and emergency requirements
- Monitor available provisions and resources to ensure appropriate usage according to operating plan
- Identify personal gaps in remote area survival skills and arrange training prior to departure
- Ensure emergency management operational plans are applied according to workplace policies
- Operate in remote environment
- Complete activities according to instructions within time schedules according to work instructions
- Use appropriate skills to modify the living environment according to prevailing conditions
- Carry out activities in remote situations according to prescribed plans and procedures
- Use appropriate technologies to maintain communication according to workplace procedures
- Handle emergency situations according to prescribed plans and procedures
- Comply with workplace reporting procedures on return to base