PUA30420 Certificate III in Public Safety (SES Rescue)

Release: 1

PUA30420 Certificate III in Public Safety (SES Rescue)

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 4 core units listed below; plus 7 elective units from the general elective units listed 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 ∟.
Core units
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
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
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