legislation and organisational policies and procedures to enable communication skills to: safe conduct of all activities consult with participants to plan a vertical single pitch caving trip site specific information to assist in the planning process and that meet their needs enable management of potential hazards and any special convey information about the safety, minimal impact and restrictions applying to the cave logistical aspects of the trip equipment, clothing and footwear types, characteristics and interact with participants to create a safe and positive environment technology used for vertical single pitch caving, and factors problem-solving skills to: affecting appropriate selection, use and maintenance plan a vertical caving trip according to participant's needs and hazards and risks that may be experienced in vertical single pitch abilities caves and how to negotiate these determine most appropriate belay system for the situation vertical caving techniques and common communication systems make decisions about potential hazards that may affect trip used when caving, to reduce risk modify aspects of trip according to all variable factors and vertical single caving environments, including features, situations hazards, risks and possible conditions to adequately prepare group principles of anchor systems, including equally shared load, single planning and organising skills to: component failure and effect, redundancy, and angle of separation source, allocate and coordinate equipment and a suitable cave site principles and types of belay systems and devices, including top organise participants into manageable groups for vertical caving and bottom belays, and self belays language and literacy skills to: advantages and disadvantages of various knots in a variety of produce a plan for the caving trip situations complete post trip participant and self evaluations weather information to ascertain possible conditions and their aid, rescue and emergency response skills appropriate to the effect on the trip cave to enable initial response and or rescue in emergencies. food and hydration considerations to maintain health and energy during the caving trip first aid, emergency and rescue procedures relevant to the cave to ensure safety of self and others. Module commenced: Module completed: Initials: ………………………………………………………. ……………………………………………… ………………. Suggested changes to module Program or activities: Element Performance Criteria Knowledge/Range Statement Activities/ Resources 1.Plan vertical Condition and experience of relevant single pitch participants may include: assessments to caving trip previous experience determine the physical capabilities condition and age experience of injuries and illnesses. participants.
communication skills to: consult with participants to plan a vertical single pitch caving trip that meet their needs convey information about the safety, minimal impact and logistical aspects of the trip interact with participants to create a safe and positive environment problem-solving skills to: plan a vertical caving trip according to participant's needs and abilities determine most appropriate belay system for the situation make decisions about potential hazards that may affect trip modify aspects of trip according to all variable factors and situations planning and organising skills to: source, allocate and coordinate equipment and a suitable cave site organise participants into manageable groups for vertical caving language and literacy skills to: produce a plan for the caving trip complete post trip participant and self evaluations aid, rescue and emergency response skills appropriate to the cave to enable initial response and or rescue in emergencies. legislation and organisational policies and procedures to enable safe conduct of all activities site specific information to assist in the planning process and enable management of potential hazards and any special restrictions applying to the cave equipment, clothing and footwear types, characteristics and technology used for vertical single pitch caving, and factors affecting appropriate selection, use and maintenance hazards and risks that may be experienced in vertical single pitch caves and how to negotiate these vertical caving techniques and common communication systems used when caving, to reduce risk vertical single caving environments, including features, hazards, risks and possible conditions to adequately prepare group principles of anchor systems, including equally shared load, single component failure and effect, redundancy, and angle of separation principles and types of belay systems and devices, including top and bottom belays, and self belays advantages and disadvantages of various knots in a variety of situations weather information to ascertain possible conditions and their effect on the trip food and hydration considerations to maintain health and energy during the caving trip first aid, emergency and rescue procedures relevant to the cave to ensure safety of self and others. Module commenced: ………………………………………………………. Module completed: ……………………………………………… Initials: ………………. Suggested changes to module Program or activities: Element Performance Criteria Knowledge/Range Statement Activities/ Resources 1.Plan vertical single pitch caving trip relevant assessments to determine the condition and experience of participants. Condition and experience of participants may include: previous experience physical capabilities age injuries and illnesses.
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