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Evidence Guide: SISOCVE001 - Traverse caves

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SISOCVE001 - Traverse caves

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

Prepare for horizontal caving activities.

  1. Obtain information on the features, formations and particular hazards for local caves.
  2. Obtain and become familiar with cave maps, as available, and identify features that will assist with navigating the cave.
  3. Plan a route and determine contingency routes and emergency escapes.
  4. Select clothing, footwear and personal protective equipment suitable for caving conditions and activities.
  5. Confirm activity safety and emergency response procedures, and minimal impact caving codes to ensure compliance during activities.
  6. Confirm protocols for communications between party members.
  7. Complete equipment safety checks prior to caving activities.
Obtain information on the features, formations and particular hazards for local caves.

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Obtain and become familiar with cave maps, as available, and identify features that will assist with navigating the cave.

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Plan a route and determine contingency routes and emergency escapes.

Completed
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Select clothing, footwear and personal protective equipment suitable for caving conditions and activities.

Completed
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Confirm activity safety and emergency response procedures, and minimal impact caving codes to ensure compliance during activities.

Completed
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Confirm protocols for communications between party members.

Completed
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Complete equipment safety checks prior to caving activities.

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Navigate in caves.

  1. Follow a route in a cave using a map, compass and underground navigation aids.
  2. Use techniques to estimate distance travelled.
  3. Identify features in the cave using map and compass to maintain route.
  4. Make minor adjustments to route according to prevailing conditions, and navigate using aids, map and compass as required.
Follow a route in a cave using a map, compass and underground navigation aids.

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Use techniques to estimate distance travelled.

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Identify features in the cave using map and compass to maintain route.

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Make minor adjustments to route according to prevailing conditions, and navigate using aids, map and compass as required.

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Travel through caves.

  1. Maintain close contact and effective communication with party members throughout all activities.
  2. Safely approach, and negotiate obstacles, hazards and cave terrain to minimise risk of injury.
  3. Select and use caving techniques suitable to circumstances to move efficiently through caves.
  4. Utilise a range of climbing techniques to explore caves.
  5. Use techniques that minimise damage to equipment and the cave environment throughout all activities.
Maintain close contact and effective communication with party members throughout all activities.

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Safely approach, and negotiate obstacles, hazards and cave terrain to minimise risk of injury.

Completed
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Select and use caving techniques suitable to circumstances to move efficiently through caves.

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Utilise a range of climbing techniques to explore caves.

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Use techniques that minimise damage to equipment and the cave environment throughout all activities.

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Assessed

Teacher: ___________________________________ Date: _________

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Instructions to Assessors

Required Skills and Knowledge