Qualification details

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

The PUA60219 Advanced Diploma of Public Safety (Aquatic Search and Rescue Management) is designed for senior management personnel in aquatic search and rescue organisations. 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 senior management personnel in aquatic search and rescue organisations is to develop and implement strategic plans, initiate and review policies and procedures, lead search and rescue aquatic personnel, implement advanced rescue methods and techniques and liaise with key stakeholders. This may include the management of financial budgets and ensuring compliance requirements are met.

This qualification includes the units of competency required by senior aquatic search and rescue management personnel to perform a range of activities such as the leadership of search and rescue organisations. It typically involves managing aquatic search and rescue organisations with oversight of personnel, budgets, planning and resourcing.

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 10 units of competency comprising

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

Choose a minimum of 2 elective unit from the general elective unit list below.

Select the remaining 1 unit 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  

PUAAMS008

Manage search and rescue operations

PUAEMR005

Treat operational risk

∟ PUAEMR006 Assess operational risk

PUAMAN003

Manage human resources

PUAOPE006

Control multi-agency emergency situations

PUAOPE007

Command organisational personnel within a multi-agency emergency response

∟ PUAOPE012 Control a Level 1 incident

∟PUAOPE015 Conduct briefings and debriefings

PUAOPE016

Manage a multi-team sector

PUATEA003

Lead, manage and develop teams

General elective units 

BSBMGT401

Show leadership in the workplace

LGAPLEM404A

Prepare and present geographic information systems data

MARK008

Manoeuvre a vessel up to 24 metres within near coastal waters

PUACOM009

Manage media requirements at major incident

PUACOM012

Liaise with media at a local level

PUAEMR011

Manage and evaluate emergency management exercises

PUAEMR013

Design emergency management exercises

PUALAW004

Represent the organisation in a judicial or quasi-judicial setting

PUAMAN001

Manage the organisation’s public safety responsibilities

PUAMAN006

Manage and facilitate change

PUAOPE007

Command organisational personnel within a multi-agency emergency response

∟ PUAOPE012 Manage the public information function at an incident

∟ PUAOPE015 Conduct briefings and debriefings

PUAOPE014

Navigate to an incident

PUAOPE015

Conduct briefings and debriefings

PUAOPE016

Manage a multi-team sector

PUAWHS003

Implement and monitor organisational work, health and safety policies, procedures and programs

This qualification replaces but is not equivalent to PUA60612 Advanced Diploma of Public Safety (Search and Rescue - Management).