Assessment Requirements for DEFEXO510 Maintain small arms ammunition

Release: 1

Assessment Requirements for DEFEXO510 Maintain small arms ammunition

Modification History

Release 1. This is the first release of this unit of competency in the DEF Defence Training Package.

Performance Evidence

Evidence required to demonstrate competence in this unit must be relevant to and satisfy all of the requirements of the elements and performance criteria on at least one occasion and include: applying relevant work health and safety requirements applying relevant operational policies and procedures applying safety, legislative and statutory requirements relevant to the risk assessment assessing and applying compatibility to identify and calculate net explosive quantities calculating net explosive quantity completing maintenance activity conducting relevant small arms ammunition tests identifying, selecting and using appropriate tools and equipment maintaining documentation preparing for and maintaining small arms ammunition.

Knowledge Evidence

Evidence required to demonstrate competence in this unit must be relevant to and satisfy all of the requirements of the elements and performance criteria and include knowledge of: assessment of compatibility effects of environmental conditions net explosive quantity calculations operational maintenance procedures operations, characteristics and limitations of small arms ammunition to be maintained operations, characteristics and limitations of tools and equipment used in maintenance relevant documentation requirements relevant operational policies and procedures, including work health and safety small arms ammunition maintenance including: components change out cleaning painting fuzing and defuzing small arms ammunition testing procedures storage, distribution or maintenance of explosive ordnance technical references including: technical drawings technical reference pamphlets relevant publications relevant orders and instructions.

Assessment Conditions

As a minimum, assessors must satisfy applicable regulatory requirements, which include requirements in the Standards for Registered Training Organisations current at the time of assessment. As a minimum, assessment must satisfy applicable regulatory requirements, which include requirements in the Standards for Registered Training Organisations current at the time of assessment. Assessment must occur in small arms ammunition maintenance workplace operational situations where it is appropriate to do so; where this is not appropriate, assessment must occur in simulated small arms ammunition maintenance workplace operational situations that replicate workplace conditions. Assessment processes and techniques must be appropriate to the language, literacy and numeracy requirements of the work being performed and the needs of the candidate. Resources for assessment must include access to: a range of relevant exercises, case studies and/or other simulations relevant and appropriate materials, tools, equipment and personal protective equipment currently used in industry facilities and resources used in the storage, distribution or maintenance of explosive ordnance applicable documentation including workplace procedures, regulations, codes of practice and operation manuals.

Links

Companion Volume implementation guides are found in VETNet - https://vetnet.gov.au/Pages/TrainingDocs.aspx?q=6bdbab1e-11ed-4bc9-9cba-9e1a55d4e4a9