Qualification details

Release 3.  Updated superseded SIS units.

Release 2 . Modifications have been made to:

• Unit SISCAQU013 deleted due to zero enrolment

Release 1.  This is the first release of this qualification in the PUA Public Safety Training Package.

The PUA42619 Certificate IV in Public Safety (Aquatic Search and Rescue Management) is designed for aquatic search and rescue personnel undertaking management duties. Aquatic search and rescue personnel can manage the search and rescue for missing persons either in the water, or on nearby land.

The role of aquatic search and rescue management personnel is to organise and manage search and rescue aquatic personnel on the scene, ensure approved rescue techniques are utilised and to liaise with members of the community. This may include communicating with other rescue personnel and agencies.

This qualification includes the units of competency required by aquatic search and rescue personnel to perform a range of management activities such as providing oversight of search and rescue incidents and recovery operations. It typically involves leading teams as a manager in aquatic search and rescue operations.

No licensing, legislative or certification requirements apply to this qualification at the time of publication.

There are no entry requirements for this qualification.

A total of 12 units of competency comprising

• 5 core units  listed below; plus
• 7 elective units  from the general elective units listed

Choose a minimum of 5 elective units from the elective unit list.

Select 2 elective units from the elective unit list below or elsewhere within this training package or another 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 from outside the qualification must not duplicate content already covered by 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 obtained and are additional to the number of units required for this qualification.

Where a prerequisite is attached to a unit it is identified by the symbol ∟.

By default, all prerequisites listed with ∟ become part of the core and elective units of this qualification.

Core units  

PUACOM001

Communicate in the workplace

PUACOM003

Manage Information

PUAMAN002

Administer allocation of resources

PUAOPE015

Conduct briefings and debriefings

PUATEA003

Lead, manage and develop teams

General elective units 

PUAAMS007

Coordinate search and rescue operations

PUACOM002

Provide services to clients

PUACOM005

Foster a positive organisational image in the community

PUACOM007

Liaise with other organisations

PUACOM012

Liaise with media at a local level

PUACOM013

Administer a local public safety group

PUAEMR006

Assess operational risk

PUAEMR005

Treat operational risk

∟ PUAEMR006 Assess operational risk

PUAOPE012

Control a Level 1 incident

PUAOPE027

Undertake beach safety management activities

PUASAR011

Search as a member of an aquatic search team

PUAWHS001

Follow defined work, health and safety policies and procedures

PUAWHS002

Maintain safety at an incident scene

SISCAQU015

Test pool water quality

SISCAQU016

Manage pool water quality

SISXFAC009

Coordinate facility maintenance

This qualification replaces and is equivalent to PUA42612 Certificate IV in Public Safety (Aquatic Search and Rescue Management).