Application
This unit describes the skills and knowledge required to perform pre-race and post-race assessments of drivers or riders and provide advice to stewards regarding their fitness to compete at race meetings or trials. It includes conducting swabbing procedures and providing medical advice to drivers or riders in relation to health and welfare issues.
The unit applies to qualified medical practitioners to effectively perform the required duties of a race day medical practitioner at harness or thoroughbred race meetings and trials.
No occupational licensing, legislative or certification requirements apply to this unit at the time of publication.
Elements and Performance Criteria
Elements | Performance Criteria |
Elements describe the essential outcomes. | Performance criteria describe the performance needed to demonstrate achievement of the element. |
1. Assess driver or rider fitness to compete | 1.1 Comply with rules of racing and legislative obligations for medical practitioners, and work health and safety and racing safety protocols and procedures when determining driver or rider health status 1.2 Examine drivers or riders after a fall to ensure fitness to continue with racing commitments 1.3 Examine drivers or riders on stewards' instructions for fitness to continue with racing commitments |
2. Report on driver or rider health and welfare | 2.1 Provide advice to stewards on driver or rider ability to safely complete racing commitments within the legislative obligations of medical practitioners and the rules of racing 2.2 Convey recommendations for stand-down periods or other actions to ensure the health and welfare of drivers or riders to stewards 2.3 Provide advice to drivers or riders on health and welfare issues to ensure compliance with the rules of racing and safe racing operating procedures 2.4 Examine racing personnel and provide first aid at race meetings or trials 2.5 Prepare reports and lodge with stewards within procedural timeframes on health and welfare issues involving racing participants |
Foundation Skills
This section describes those language, literacy, numeracy and employment skills that are essential for performance in this unit of competency but are not explicit in the performance criteria.
Skill | Description |
Reading | Analyse documentation on racing codes and procedures, and consolidate information to ensure compliance |
Writing | Prepare reports on results of rider or driver medical examination using racing industry-relevant terminology |
Navigate the world of work | Take responsibility for following explicit and implicit policies and procedures, rules of racing and legislative requirements |
Interact with others | Select and use appropriate conventions and protocols when communicating with a range of racing personnel Recognise differences in a diverse range of people in the work context, and make adjustments to communication in recognition of these |
Get the work done | Apply systematic and analytical decision-making processes for complex and non-routine situations |
Sectors
Racing performance (ROP)