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Evidence Guide: MSS025028 - Assist with assessing and monitoring wetlands

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MSS025028 - Assist with assessing and monitoring wetlands

What evidence can you provide to prove your understanding of each of the following citeria?

Confirm details of assigned activities with supervisor

  1. Clarify the scope and objectives of assigned activities, constraints and wetland components involved and any conservation measures or management plans in place
  2. Identify regulations, standards, guidelines and workplace procedures that apply to assigned activities
  3. Clarify the required outputs, timeframe, available resources and stakeholder involvement
  4. Confirm assessment indices and data collection plan details for target wetland
  5. Clarify the use of survey proformas, data collection forms and/or field identification guides relevant to assigned activities
  6. Confirm confidentiality requirements and protocols for communication with stakeholders, including local community and landowners
Clarify the scope and objectives of assigned activities, constraints and wetland components involved and any conservation measures or management plans in place

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Identify regulations, standards, guidelines and workplace procedures that apply to assigned activities

Completed
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Clarify the required outputs, timeframe, available resources and stakeholder involvement

Completed
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Confirm assessment indices and data collection plan details for target wetland

Completed
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Clarify the use of survey proformas, data collection forms and/or field identification guides relevant to assigned activities

Completed
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Confirm confidentiality requirements and protocols for communication with stakeholders, including local community and landowners

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Source and review available wetland data

  1. Obtain existing wetland data and review accuracy and relevance to field activities
  2. Locate external sources of relevant data sets and assess their availability, price, value and limitations
  3. Obtain selected data sets in accordance with workplace procedures
  4. Use available data to identify known wetland boundaries, characteristics, condition and any environmental issues relevant to the study
  5. Identify any significant information gaps
Obtain existing wetland data and review accuracy and relevance to field activities

Completed
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Locate external sources of relevant data sets and assess their availability, price, value and limitations

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Obtain selected data sets in accordance with workplace procedures

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Use available data to identify known wetland boundaries, characteristics, condition and any environmental issues relevant to the study

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Identify any significant information gaps

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Plan and organise assigned field activities

  1. Analyse field activities to identify related tasks, proformas and guides and plan efficient task sequences.
  2. Identify risks, risk control measures and other safety and environmental requirements associated with field activities
  3. Select and assemble field equipment and materials and check they are fit for purpose
  4. Liaise with relevant personnel to explain scope and purpose of field activities and organise site access and obtain any permits needed
  5. Review work plan in response to new information, changed circumstances or instructions from appropriate personnel
  6. Update work plan and communicate changes to stakeholders
Analyse field activities to identify related tasks, proformas and guides and plan efficient task sequences.

Completed
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Identify risks, risk control measures and other safety and environmental requirements associated with field activities

Completed
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Select and assemble field equipment and materials and check they are fit for purpose

Completed
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Liaise with relevant personnel to explain scope and purpose of field activities and organise site access and obtain any permits needed

Completed
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Review work plan in response to new information, changed circumstances or instructions from appropriate personnel

Completed
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Update work plan and communicate changes to stakeholders

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Conduct wetland survey and monitoring activities

  1. Observe and record wetland characteristics and evidence of disturbance according to procedures
  2. Collect reliable point positional data and attribute environmental data/samples for each location in accordance with data collection plan
  3. Verify any existing geographic information system (GIS) mapping of wetland location/type
  4. Collect representative samples using specified sampling methods and equipment
  5. Obtain valid and reliable in-situ measurements using specified test methods and equipment
  6. Ensure that monitoring data and samples are collected at the same locations and during similar seasonal and climatic conditions
  7. Pack and safely transport all samples, equipment and supplies back to home base
  8. Ensure all samples and data are labelled and stored safely to ensure integrity and traceability
  9. Ensure dispatch of collected samples for subsequent laboratory analysis
  10. Clean and test equipment before storage
Observe and record wetland characteristics and evidence of disturbance according to procedures

Completed
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Collect reliable point positional data and attribute environmental data/samples for each location in accordance with data collection plan

Completed
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Verify any existing geographic information system (GIS) mapping of wetland location/type

Completed
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Collect representative samples using specified sampling methods and equipment

Completed
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Obtain valid and reliable in-situ measurements using specified test methods and equipment

Completed
Date:

Teacher:		 Evidence:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ensure that monitoring data and samples are collected at the same locations and during similar seasonal and climatic conditions

Completed
Date:

Teacher:		 Evidence:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Pack and safely transport all samples, equipment and supplies back to home base

Completed
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Ensure all samples and data are labelled and stored safely to ensure integrity and traceability

Completed
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Ensure dispatch of collected samples for subsequent laboratory analysis

Completed
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Clean and test equipment before storage

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Contribute to assessment of wetland condition

  1. Review field observations, measurements and/or results of laboratory analyses to identify significant trends and/or problems with data
  2. Use given formulae and tables to assign scores, parameter values, index values and health index/rating, as appropriate
  3. Analyse data to identify environmental issues that may impact on current wetland management objectives/practices
  4. Report findings using a format and style that suits their intended use and in accordance with workplace guidelines
  5. Communicate results within the specified time and in accordance with workplace confidentiality and security guidelines
Review field observations, measurements and/or results of laboratory analyses to identify significant trends and/or problems with data

Completed
Date:

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Use given formulae and tables to assign scores, parameter values, index values and health index/rating, as appropriate

Completed
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Analyse data to identify environmental issues that may impact on current wetland management objectives/practices

Completed
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Report findings using a format and style that suits their intended use and in accordance with workplace guidelines

Completed
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Communicate results within the specified time and in accordance with workplace confidentiality and security guidelines

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Maintain a safe work environment

  1. Use safe work procedures and protective equipment to ensure personal safety and that of others
  2. Minimise environmental impacts of testing/sampling and generation of waste
  3. Collect and/or dispose of all waste in accordance with environmental requirements and workplace procedures
Use safe work procedures and protective equipment to ensure personal safety and that of others

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Minimise environmental impacts of testing/sampling and generation of waste

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Collect and/or dispose of all waste in accordance with environmental requirements and workplace procedures

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Assessed

Teacher: ___________________________________ Date: _________

Signature: ________________________________________________

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Instructions to Assessors

Required Skills and Knowledge