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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 fitness level and physical capabilities climbing skills and knowledge injuries and illnesses. |
Session's aims and objectives may include: | developing climbing on natural surface skills education development therapy fitness targets recreation. |
Instructional plan may include: | top rope 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 and equipment weather details participant information: safety requirements risk management plan relevant legislation and organisational policies and procedures. rescue equipment rescue and evacuation plan. |
Relevant legislation may include: | occupational health and safety permits or permission for access environmental regulations. |
Organisational policies and procedures may include: | risk management procedures occupational health and safety time and budget constraints use and maintenance of equipment communication protocols confidentiality of participant information instructor and participant ratios code of ethics. |
Hazards may include: | temperature extremes slippery or unstable terrain dangerous animals and insects stinging trees and nettles dense vegetation group management hazards. |
Natural surfaces may include: | boulders cliffs. |
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 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: | poor communication conditions injuries escape or retreat options off route possibilities. |
Equipment may include: | climbing equipment safety equipment rescue equipment. |
Resources may include: | food and water teaching aids. |
Contextual issues may include: | weather conditions, including times season transport location trip distance and duration group objectives group size. |
Relevant information may include: | equipment requirements, selection and use safety procedures risk prevention possible hazards risk management lead climbing and belaying techniques communication objectives rules and codes responsible and safe behaviour. |
Feedback may include: | information on participant progress any improvements needed verbal written visual. |
Communication system may include: | calls radio hand signals whistles. |
Safety checks may include: | A - anchors - secure and suitable to application B - buckles - locked as per manufacturers recommendations C - connectors - locked, secured and orientated D - devices - threaded correctly and secured E - everything else including end of 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 top rope climbing technique belaying technique attitude and behaviour negotiation of hazards use of equipment. |
Instructional techniques may include: | sequence of instruction: 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 |
Activity specific knowledge may include: | relevant legislation organisational policies and procedures establishment of anchors and ropes factors to consider when planning a climb minimal impact practices risk and hazard management equipment selection, use and maintenance communication systems used in climbing. |
Top rope climbing skills may include: | top rope belaying techniques establishment of ropes for top rope climbing use and knowledge of different climbing techniques knots appropriate to top rope climbing rescue procedures relevant to top rope climbing communication between climber and belayer negotiation of hazards and ensure safety of self and group 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 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 selection clothing selection food selection instructional content instructional technique assessment technique group feedback directing techniques rescue techniques employed. |