Modification History
Release 1.0 This is the first release of this qualification in the PUA – Public Safety Training Package. |
Qualification Description
The PUA30420 Certificate III in Public Safety (SES Rescue) is designed for experienced community, volunteer and emergency service organisational personnel to develop the knowledge and skills required to assist in emergency response rescue situations. State Emergency Services (SES) assist with emergency responses to floods, storms, earthquakes and tsunamis. They also assist in road accidents, search and rescue operations and often play a support role during major bushfire responses. The SES also assists in the development and implementation of local emergency management plans and the provision of community education programs. This qualification includes the units of competency required by SES personnel to perform a range of activities including participating in the application of rescue techniques during search and rescue operations, responding to disasters, assisting in search and rescue operations, identifying and mitigating hazards, maintaining communication, selecting and using equipment and responding to incidents with rescue objectives. It typically involves working as a team member, under direction, in responding to incidents. No licensing, legislative or certification requirements apply to this qualification at the time of publication. |
Entry Requirements
There are no entry requirements for this qualification. |
Packaging Rules
A total of 11 units of competency comprising
Choose a minimum of 5 elective units from the general and technical elective unit lists, at least 1 unit must be from the technical units listed. Select the remaining 2 elective units from the lists below or elsewhere within this training package or anther endorsed training package or accredited course. All elective units selected from outside this qualification must be from an equivalent qualification level or higher. Elective units selected must not duplicate content already covered by other units in this qualification. Where imported units are selected, care must be taken to ensure that all prerequisite units specified are complied with. Prerequisites attached to any of the units must be undertaken and are additional to the number of units required for this qualification. Where a prerequisite is attached to a unit it is identified by this symbol ∟. |
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Core units |
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PUALAW001 |
Protect and preserve incident scene |
PUAWHS002 |
Maintain safety at an incident scene |
PUAOPE013 |
Operate communications systems and equipment |
PUAOPE014 |
Navigate to an incident |
Technical elective units |
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PUASAR024 |
Undertake road crash rescue ∟ HLTAID003 Provide first aid ∟ PUASAR022 Participate in a rescue operation |
PUASAR027 |
Undertake land search rescue |
PUASAR028 |
Undertake rescue from a partial structural collapse ∟ PUASAR023 Participate in a first response urban search and rescue Category 1 |
PUASAR032 |
Undertake vertical rescue ∟ PUASAR022 Participate in a rescue operation |
PUASES008 |
Undertake storm and water damage operations |
PUASES009 |
Undertake inland floodboat operations |
PUASES013 |
Undertake storm and water damage operations performed at heights ∟ PUASES008 Undertake storm and water damage operations |
PUASES014 |
Apply flood and fast moving water safety techniques ∟ HLTAID003 Provide first aid |
PUASES015 |
Operate over-snow vehicle |
PUASES016 |
Apply snowcraft skills when performing search operations |
PUAVEH001 |
Drive vehicles under operational conditions |
General elective units |
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PUAAMS001 |
Work in an aviation environment |
PUAAMS002 |
Search as a member of an air search team |
PUAAMS003 |
Conduct stores dropping operations |
PUACOM002 |
Provide services to clients |
PUACOM003 |
Manage information |
PUACOM005 |
Foster a positive organisational image in the community |
PUAEMR011 |
Manage and evaluate emergency management exercises |
PUAEMR013 |
Design emergency management exercises |
PUALAW002 |
Conduct initial investigation at incident scene |
PUALAW003 |
Give evidence in a judicial or quasi-judicial setting |
PUAMAN002 |
Administer allocation of resources |
PUAOPE012 |
Control a Level 1 incident |
PUAOPE015 |
Conduct briefings and debriefings |
PUASES010 |
Plan, activate and maintain a communications network ∟ PUAOPE013 Operate communications systems and equipment |
PUASES012 |
Work as a team member in an emergency operations centre |
PUATEA002 |
Work autonomously |
FWPCOT2239 |
Trim and cut felled trees |
FWPFGM3212 |
Fall trees manually (intermediate) |
FWPFGM3213 |
Fall trees manually (advanced) |
PUASES001 |
Assess trees at emergency incidents |
PUASES002 |
Develop work plan for tree stabilisation and removal ∟PUASES001 Assess trees at emergency incidents |
PUASES003 |
Stabilise and remove trees during emergency incidents ∟ PUASES002 Develop work plan for tree stabilisation and removal |
HLTAID007 |
Provide advanced resuscitation |
HLTAID003 |
Provide first aid |
Qualification Mapping Information
This qualification replaces and is equivalent to PUA30419 Certificate III in Public Safety (SES Rescue) |
Links
Companion Volume Implementation Guides are found in VETNet - https://vetnet.gov.au/Pages/TrainingDocs.aspx?q=3eca5672-6d5a-410b-8942-810d0ba05bbf