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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: | age cultural factors situational factors previous experience fitness level climbing skills and knowledge physical capabilities injuries and illnesses. |
Session's aims and objectives may include: | applying multi pitch climbing skills independently establishing ropes for multi pitch climbing selection and or use of equipment self improvement meeting people fitness targets adventure and recreation. |
Instructional plan may include: | climbing activities and drills duration of activities and drills. |
Climbing plan may include: | session's aims and objectives date, time and duration location or site instructor and participant ratios resources equipment food and water weather details participant information safety requirements. |
Relevant legislation may include: | occupational health and safety permits from land management authorities authority or permission from land owners equal opportunity privacy working with children 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 instructor and participant ratios emergency and safety procedures code of ethics. |
Hazards may include: | environmental hazards set-up hazards group management hazards climber hazards dangerous fauna dangerous flora. |
Artificial surfaces may include: | portable or fixed walls fixed towers or bridges indoor or outdoor multi pitch. |
Risks may include: | injuries and illness gear fall exhaustion equipment 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. |
Contingency plans may include: | change in weather equipment failure unavailability of artificial pitch. |
Equipment may include: | climbing equipment safety equipment rescue equipment. |
Resources may include: | food and water personal clothing and footwear teaching aids suitable artificial structure for instructing climbing. |
Contextual issues may include: | time of day season weather location equipment experience of participants experience of instructor age of participants physical health of participants number of support staff safety requirements climber's and belayer's abilities weight ratio of climber to belayer group size other users pitch height environmental impact soundness of features access and egress group management. |
Relevant information may include: | equipment requirements, selection and use safety procedures risk prevention possible hazards climbing and belaying techniques communication objectives rules and codes responsible and safe behaviour. |
Communication system may include: | calls radio hand signals whistles. |
Safety procedures may include: | A - anchors - secure and suitable to application B - buckles - locked as per manufacturers recommendations C - connector - locked, secured and orientated D - devices - threaded correctly and secured E - organisation specific procedures including; end or rope knots, friction hitches, belayer ready, helmet chin strap, clothing, jewellery and hair secured. F- friend - cross check. |
Participant's performance may include: | use of appropriate communication system climbing technique belaying technique attitude and behaviour negotiation of hazards use of equipment. |
Instructional techniques may include: | simple to complex part to whole chronological known to unknown D.E.D.I.C.T. E.D.I.C.T. I.D.E.A. |
Required knowledge may include: | climbing skills and techniques establishment of ropes features of an artificial surface factors to consider when planning a climb minimal impact practices risk and hazard management equipment selection, use and maintenance communication systems used in climbing. |
Climbing skills may include: | climbing and belaying techniques establishment of ropes for a multi pitch communication of progress negotiation of hazards and or risks use and maintenance of equipment. |
Safety and rescue procedures may include: | emergency response procedures group management in emergency situations relevant legislation organisational policies and procedures opportunities to practice emergency response equipment understanding of safety practices. |
Opportunities may include: | locations suitable to skill level range of equipment and clothing available climbing clubs or groups in the local area. |
Relevant aspects may include: | objectives planning process activity site weather equipment section clothing selection food selection instructional content instructional technique assessment technique group feedback directing techniques rescue techniques employed. |