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Evidence Guide: SISOCAY003 - Abseil in intermediate to advanced canyons

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SISOCAY003 - Abseil in intermediate to advanced canyons

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

Prepare for the canyon abseil.

  1. Select clothing, footwear and personal protective equipment suitable for the canyon abseil and conditions.
  2. Waterproof food, clothing, equipment and resources for wet canyons.
  3. Confirm activity safety and emergency response procedures to ensure compliance during activities.
  4. Confirm protocols for communications between abseiler and belayer.
  5. Interpret route description; identify position of natural features and the abseil route.
  6. Attach descending device to abseil rope and tie knots suitable for the established belay system.
  7. Complete equipment safety checks prior to abseiling or belaying.
Select clothing, footwear and personal protective equipment suitable for the canyon abseil and conditions.

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Waterproof food, clothing, equipment and resources for wet canyons.

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Confirm activity safety and emergency response procedures to ensure compliance during activities.

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Confirm protocols for communications between abseiler and belayer.

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Interpret route description; identify position of natural features and the abseil route.

Completed
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Attach descending device to abseil rope and tie knots suitable for the established belay system.

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Complete equipment safety checks prior to abseiling or belaying.

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Abseil in canyons using multi pitch descent techniques.

  1. Use safety procedures at top of and throughout all descents to minimise risk to self and others present.
  2. Use appropriate posture and abseiling techniques to execute descents to each station.
  3. Safely approach, avoid or negotiate hazards to descend to stations in a controlled manner.
  4. Maintain effective communication with belayer throughout all descents.
  5. Retrieve ropes at bottom of each pitch, as last person down.
  6. Use techniques that minimise damage to equipment and the surface during abseil.
Use safety procedures at top of and throughout all descents to minimise risk to self and others present.

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Use appropriate posture and abseiling techniques to execute descents to each station.

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Safely approach, avoid or negotiate hazards to descend to stations in a controlled manner.

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Maintain effective communication with belayer throughout all descents.

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Retrieve ropes at bottom of each pitch, as last person down.

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Use techniques that minimise damage to equipment and the surface during abseil.

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Change over safely at belay stations.

  1. Maintain continuous attachment to anchor points, traverse line or belay system.
  2. Changeover personal equipment from one rope system to another at belay stations, tie suitable knots and handle ropes without entanglement.
  3. Complete safety checks prior to loading belay system and before completing subsequent descents.
Maintain continuous attachment to anchor points, traverse line or belay system.

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Changeover personal equipment from one rope system to another at belay stations, tie suitable knots and handle ropes without entanglement.

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Complete safety checks prior to loading belay system and before completing subsequent descents.

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Belay abseilers during multi pitch descents in canyons.

  1. Avoid or negotiate hazards and use safety procedures to minimise risk to self and others present.
  2. Establish belaying position and attach self to anchor, as required, to allow effective and safe use of belay system.
  3. Maintain rope tension to minimise fall distance and ensure abseiler movement is not unduly restricted.
  4. Monitor abseiler progress constantly, and maintain clear communication with abseiler.
  5. Arrest falls promptly using technique suitable to belaying device and situation.
  6. Safely and efficiently secure abseiler using tie off techniques; release tie off and allow abseiler to continue.
Avoid or negotiate hazards and use safety procedures to minimise risk to self and others present.

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Establish belaying position and attach self to anchor, as required, to allow effective and safe use of belay system.

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Maintain rope tension to minimise fall distance and ensure abseiler movement is not unduly restricted.

Completed
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Monitor abseiler progress constantly, and maintain clear communication with abseiler.

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Arrest falls promptly using technique suitable to belaying device and situation.

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Safely and efficiently secure abseiler using tie off techniques; release tie off and allow abseiler to continue.

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Self-belay during multi pitch canyon descents.

  1. Attach self to suitable belay device for descent with back up to maintain safety in the event of a fall.
  2. Use appropriate posture and abseiling techniques to execute self-belayed descents.
  3. Control self-belay system to execute safe and controlled descents.
  4. Utilise features of back up belay system in the event of a fall to self-arrest, self-rescue and complete descent.
Attach self to suitable belay device for descent with back up to maintain safety in the event of a fall.

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Use appropriate posture and abseiling techniques to execute self-belayed descents.

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Control self-belay system to execute safe and controlled descents.

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Utilise features of back up belay system in the event of a fall to self-arrest, self-rescue and complete descent.

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Assessed

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Instructions to Assessors

Required Skills and Knowledge