Unit of Competency Mapping – Information for Teachers/Assessors – Information for Learners

PUASAR027 Mapping and Delivery Guide
Undertake land search rescue

Version 1.0
Issue Date: May 2024


Qualification -
Unit of Competency PUASAR027 - Undertake land search rescue
Description
Employability Skills
Learning Outcomes and Application This unit of competency involves the skills and knowledge required to search for and locate lost persons and/or items as a member of a land search team. The unit is applicable to individuals who are required to perform a land search as a member of a team, under the direction of a team leader, in a range of environments and conditions.No licensing, legislative or certification requirements apply to this unit at the time of publication.
Duration and Setting X weeks, nominally xx hours, delivered in a classroom/online/blended learning setting.
Prerequisites/co-requisites
Competency Field Search and Rescue
Development and validation strategy and guide for assessors and learners Student Learning Resources Handouts
Activities 		Slides
PPT 		Assessment 1 Assessment 2 Assessment 3 Assessment 4
Elements of Competency Performance Criteria              
Element: Participate in search
  • Specified team roles and functions for search operations are carried out and safety briefing is conducted and/or attended
  • Search techniques are maintained, as specified by the search coordinator
  • Search boundaries are marked, in accordance with organisational procedures and task requirements
  • Observation skills are applied and any clues that locate persons or objects are reported immediately, in accordance with organisational procedures
  • Communication is maintained within the team, in accordance with organisational procedures
  • Personal capabilities and limitations are recognised and referred to the supervisor
       
Element: Preserve scene
  • Supervisor is immediately advised of located persons or findings, in accordance with organisational procedures
  • Initial preservation procedures are implemented to maintain the integrity of evidence
  • Initial and/or ongoing scene preservation is conducted, in accordance with organisational procedures
       
Element: Prepare for land search
  • Operation and task information is obtained and assessed and safety briefing is received
       
Element: Incident information is used to determine personal protective clothing and equipment needed for search operation, appropriate to search terrain
       
Element: Land search equipment is identified, checked and packed for use in the expected terrain and conditions
  • Specified team roles and functions for search operations are carried out and safety briefing is conducted and/or attended
       
Element: Search techniques are maintained, as specified by the search coordinator
       
Element: Search boundaries are marked, in accordance with organisational procedures and task requirements
       
Element: Observation skills are applied and any clues that locate persons or objects are reported immediately, in accordance with organisational procedures
       
Element: Communication is maintained within the team, in accordance with organisational procedures
       
Element: Personal capabilities and limitations are recognised and referred to the supervisor
       
Element: Maintain search safety
  • Survival techniques are applied, as required
       
Element: Search safety procedures are implemented, in accordance with organisational procedures
       
Element: Lost searcher procedures are implemented, as required
  • Supervisor is immediately advised of located persons or findings, in accordance with organisational procedures
       
Element: Initial preservation procedures are implemented to maintain the integrity of evidence
       
Element: Initial and/or ongoing scene preservation is conducted, in accordance with organisational procedures
       
Element: Complete stand down procedures
  • Search equipment is recovered, cleaned and maintained, in accordance with organisational procedures and manufacturers' specifications
       
Element: Operational debriefing is participated in and documentation is completed, in accordance with organisational procedures
       
Element: Symptoms of operational stress in self and others is recognised and reported to appropriate personnel
       
Element: Decontamination procedures are followed, in accordance with organisational procedures
       

Submission Requirements

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Assessment Tasks

Copy and paste from the following data to produce each assessment task. Write these in plain English and spell out how, when and where the task is to be carried out, under what conditions, and what resources are needed. Include guidelines about how well the candidate has to perform a task for it to be judged satisfactory.

Range is restricted to essential operating conditions and any other variables essential to the work environment.

Non-essential conditions may be found in the Companion Volume Implementation Guide.

Copy and paste from the following performance criteria to create an observation checklist for each task. When you have finished writing your assessment tool every one of these must have been addressed, preferably several times in a variety of contexts. To ensure this occurs download the assessment matrix for the unit; enter each assessment task as a column header and place check marks against each performance criteria that task addresses.

Observation Checklist

Tasks to be observed according to workplace/college/TAFE policy and procedures, relevant legislation and Codes of Practice Yes No Comments/feedback
Specified team roles and functions for search operations are carried out and safety briefing is conducted and/or attended 
Search techniques are maintained, as specified by the search coordinator 
Search boundaries are marked, in accordance with organisational procedures and task requirements 
Observation skills are applied and any clues that locate persons or objects are reported immediately, in accordance with organisational procedures 
Communication is maintained within the team, in accordance with organisational procedures 
Personal capabilities and limitations are recognised and referred to the supervisor 
Supervisor is immediately advised of located persons or findings, in accordance with organisational procedures 
Initial preservation procedures are implemented to maintain the integrity of evidence 
Initial and/or ongoing scene preservation is conducted, in accordance with organisational procedures 
Operation and task information is obtained and assessed and safety briefing is received 
 
Specified team roles and functions for search operations are carried out and safety briefing is conducted and/or attended 
 
 
 
 
 
Survival techniques are applied, as required 
 
Supervisor is immediately advised of located persons or findings, in accordance with organisational procedures 
 
 
Search equipment is recovered, cleaned and maintained, in accordance with organisational procedures and manufacturers' specifications 
 
 
 

Forms

Assessment Cover Sheet

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