SISOCAY001 — Traverse canyons

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What an assessment for SISOCAY001 must cover

58 assessable components: 2 elements (13 performance criteria), 12 performance evidence and 29 knowledge evidence requirements, plus 4 foundation skills. An audit-defensible tool maps every question and task back to these — that mapping is the coverage matrix Auditori generates alongside the assessment.

Elements & performance criteria

1 Prepare for canyoning activities.

1.1Select clothing, footwear and personal protective equipment suitable for canyon conditions and activities.
1.2Waterproof, as required, and pack clothing, personal resources, and food according to access requirements during activities.
1.3Interpret planned route from activity plans and maps to assist in following the route.
1.4Determine contingency routes and emergency escapes.
1.5Confirm activity safety and emergency response procedures to ensure compliance during activities.
1.6Confirm protocols for communications between party members.
1.7Complete equipment safety checks prior to canyoning activities.

2 Utilise canyon features for recreational activities.

2.1Survey canyon to identify hazards and obstacles, assess risk, and select a safe and suitable site for activities.
2.2Safely approach, and negotiate hazards, canyon terrain and formations to minimise risk of injury.
2.3Remove and handle loaded backpacks to enable safe passage through canyon.
2.4Select and use suitable techniques and natural formations for a range of recreational activities.
2.5Maintain close contact and effective communication with party members throughout all activities.
2.6Use techniques that minimise damage to equipment and the canyon environment throughout all activities.

Performance evidence

complete two canyoning trips
complete at least one of the above trips in a wet canyon
during each canyoning activity, consistently follow safety procedures and safely negotiate hazards
across all canyoning trips, collectively use the following techniques:
• rock scrambling
• spotting
during any wet canyon trips, use at least two of the following techniques:
• water jumping
• water sliding
• liloing
• wading
• swimming

Knowledge evidence

organisational safety and emergency response procedures for canyoning activities
features of different types of local canyons and canyon formations sufficient to understand the overall characteristics of the canyon setting and its particular hazards
clothing and footwear suitable for canyoning activities:
• types of clothing and fabrics that protect against the effects of weather and water conditions including sun, temperatures, winds, and precipitation of different levels and extremes
• reasons for layering clothes
• effective design and construction features of waterproof gear and exposure suits
• types of footwear used for canyoning activities; advantages and disadvantages of different types
waterproofing and stowing techniques used to keep clothing, equipment and resources dry during canyoning activities
techniques used for canyon activities to include those for:
• rock scrambling
• spotting
• water jumping
• water sliding
• liloing
• wading
• swimming, white water swimming
communication protocols used between canyoners to include:
• calls
• hand signals
• whistles
typical hazards associated with canyoning activities, and techniques used to safely negotiate these:
• dense vegetation
• squeezes and overhangs
• slippery or unstable terrain including rocks
• submerged logs and rocks
• sections of dark, deep or cold water and extended immersion
• rising water
• formations that might lead to foot entrapment
practices used to minimise environmental impact to canyons to include removing all general and human (toileting) waste.

Foundation skills

Reading skills: interpret detailed and familiar organisational safety and emergency response procedures; interpret complex and potentially unfamiliar technical information about routes and environmental features.
Oral communications skills: use clear and unambiguous verbal and non-verbal communications to make intent known.
Problem-solving skills: readily adapt to changing situations and terrain by selecting appropriate techniques and equipment to traverse canyons efficiently.
Planning and organising skills: manage own timing to complete activities within planned timeframes.

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What does an assessment tool for SISOCAY001 need to cover?

To satisfy the Principles of Assessment and Rules of Evidence, an assessment for SISOCAY001 needs to address all 58 unit components: 2 elements with 13 performance criteria, 12 performance evidence requirements, 29 knowledge evidence requirements, and the foundation skills. A coverage matrix mapping each question and task to these components is what an auditor looks for.

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