SISOCVE001 — Traverse caves

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What an assessment for SISOCVE001 must cover

42 assessable components: 3 elements (16 performance criteria), 6 performance evidence and 15 knowledge evidence requirements, plus 5 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 horizontal caving activities.

1.1Obtain information on the features, formations and particular hazards for local caves.
1.2Obtain and become familiar with cave maps, as available, and identify features that will assist with navigating the cave.
1.3Plan a route and determine contingency routes and emergency escapes.
1.4Select clothing, footwear and personal protective equipment suitable for caving conditions and activities.
1.5Confirm activity safety and emergency response procedures, and minimal impact caving codes to ensure compliance during activities.
1.6Confirm protocols for communications between party members.
1.7Complete equipment safety checks prior to caving activities.

2 Navigate in caves.

2.1Follow a route in a cave using a map, compass and underground navigation aids.
2.2Use techniques to estimate distance travelled.
2.3Identify features in the cave using map and compass to maintain route.
2.4Make minor adjustments to route according to prevailing conditions, and navigate using aids, map and compass as required.

3 Travel through caves.

3.1Maintain close contact and effective communication with party members throughout all activities.
3.2Safely approach, and negotiate obstacles, hazards and cave terrain to minimise risk of injury.
3.3Select and use caving techniques suitable to circumstances to move efficiently through caves.
3.4Utilise a range of climbing techniques to explore caves.
3.5Use techniques that minimise damage to equipment and the cave environment throughout all activities.

Performance evidence

Evidence of the ability to complete tasks outlined in elements and performance criteria of this unit in the context of the job role, and:
complete three caving trips and collectively:
navigate three pre-planned routes using maps, compass and underground navigation aids
utilise options provided in Assessment Conditions to determine two minor adjustments to routes
across the three trips, use at least three of the following techniques when traversing caves: squeezing, crawling, rock scrambling, stooping, chimneying, bridging, walking through stream passages
during each caving trip, consistently: follow safety procedures and safely negotiate hazards; comply with minimal impact caving codes.

Knowledge evidence

Demonstrated knowledge required to complete the tasks outlined in elements and performance criteria of this unit:
organisational safety and emergency response procedures for caving activities
the key contents of caving codes, in particular those issued by the Australian Speleological Federation (ASF) including: minimal impact caving code; code of ethics
minimal impact techniques specific to the caving environment and why these are important to cave conservation: avoiding sensitive areas and not accessing restricted areas; keeping to well used or marked tracks; avoiding disturbance to cave fauna, nests and bones; taking care with hand and foot placement; avoiding or minimising eating in caves, or eating over containers to avoid spillage; removing all general and human (toileting) waste
features of different types of local caves and cave formations sufficient to understand the overall characteristics of the cave setting and its particular hazards
trusted sources and technologies used to access cave maps and guides for the region or locality
characteristics of different types of cave maps, their different uses and advantages and disadvantages: detailed cave maps; developed long sections; maps with wall details and labels
symbols contained on cave maps and what they represent, and other information found on maps: scale; map legend; magnetic declination; markers; gradient; distance; tracks; water depth; cross sections; significant cave features including speleothems
map and compass techniques used to: calculate bearings; orientate map to surroundings; determine location and maintain a designated route
techniques used to estimate distance travelled within caves
types of navigation aids found in caves and how these can assist with navigation: track markers; built infrastructure; natural cave features including speleothems, water direction and air flow
purpose, features, and correct fit for safety, of personal protective equipment for cavers to include: clothing; footwear; gloves; caving helmets; headlamps
techniques used during cave traverses to include those for: squeezing; crawling; rock scrambling; stooping; chimneying; bridging; walking through stream passages
communication protocols used between cavers to include: calls; hand signals; whistles
typical hazards associated with horizontal caving activities, and techniques used to safely negotiate these: falling rocks, water, debris; slippery or unstable terrain; narrow passages; sharp edges; vertical squeezes; darkness; unstable roof and floor; rising waters; elevated carbon dioxide levels.

Foundation skills

Reading skills to:: 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 to:: use clear and unambiguous verbal and non-verbal communications to make intent known.
Numeracy skills to:: interpret and calculate detailed numerical data involving, distances, times, depths, gradients and degrees.
Problem-solving skills to:: readily adapt to changing situations and terrain by selecting appropriate techniques and equipment to traverse caves efficiently.
Planning and organising skills to:: manage own timing to complete activities within planned timeframes.

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What does an assessment tool for SISOCVE001 need to cover?

To satisfy the Principles of Assessment and Rules of Evidence, an assessment for SISOCVE001 needs to address all 42 unit components: 3 elements with 16 performance criteria, 6 performance evidence requirements, 15 knowledge evidence requirements, and the foundation skills. A coverage matrix mapping each question and task to these components is what an auditor looks for.

How does Auditori generate an assessment tool for SISOCVE001?

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