ACMAIM312 — Perform companion animal rescue
Generate a complete, audit-ready assessment tool for this unit in minutes: candidate assessment, assessor guide with model answers, and a coverage matrix mapped to every component below. Reviewed and approved by your qualified person, exported under your branding.
Every new account includes a free credit — no card, no subscription.
What an assessment for ACMAIM312 must cover
86 assessable components: 6 elements (25 performance criteria), 2 performance evidence and 57 knowledge evidence requirements, plus 2 foundation skills. An audit-defensible tool maps every question and task back to these — that mapping is the coverage matrix Auditori generates alongside the assessment.
Elements & performance criteria
1 Prepare for incident response
- 1.1Assess incident situations and risks to people and companion animals, and discuss risk control strategies with team members
- 1.2Determine appropriate techniques and equipment for incident type and welfare requirements of the animals, in consultation with others
- 1.3Participate in team briefing about the incident plan, objectives and team roles, including clarifying own role
- 1.4Check workplace health and safety, biosecurity and risk requirements in relation to own role
2 Prepare for companion animals’ extrication
- 2.1Select and fit required personal protective equipment (PPE)
- 2.2Organise support equipment and supplies as instructed
- 2.3Locate, inspect and prepare manual and mechanical equipment required to extricate companion animal
- 2.4Assist with set-up of temporary incident zones, planned release area for animal and identified escape routes
- 2.5Establish roles and action depending on Australasian Inter-service Incident Management System (AIIMS)
- 2.6Cooperate and communicate clearly with team members to ensure safety of team and bystanders and to maintain animal welfare
3 Extricate companion animals
- 3.1Observe and anticipate behavioural characteristics of companion animal species, and prepare appropriate handling methods and equipment
- 3.2Approach companion animals safely and in a manner that minimises stress
- 3.3Catch and contain companion animals using safe handling and low-stress basic restraint and controlling methods
- 3.4Communicate with team and/or owners regarding processes to allow safe access and provision for first aid
- 3.5Assess and monitor animal behaviour to ensure safety and animal welfare and maintain situational awareness at all stages
4 Transport companion animal
- 4.1Assist with taking companion animals to safety in a transport vehicle if required
- 4.2Assist with the transportation of companion animals to the planned location
- 4.3Release companion animals in a planned enclosure to be treated or monitored during recovery phase
5 Communicate with owners of companion animals
- 5.1Inform owners about whereabouts of their companion animals, if not already reunited
- 5.2Provide owners with updates as appropriate
- 5.3Inform owners about deceased companion animals if required, and make suitable arrangements for the remains according to workplace and legislative requirements
6 Conclude actions
- 6.1Recover, clean and store equipment according to workplace procedures and biosecurity requirements
- 6.2Remove waste and debris according to workplace procedures
- 6.3Participate in incident debrief with team
- 6.4Complete required records or reports according to workplace procedures
Performance evidence
- An individual demonstrating competency must satisfy all of the elements and performance criteria in this unit.
- There must be evidence that the individual has prepared for the extrication of two different companion animal species and performed a rescue or extrication in three different incident scenarios.
Knowledge evidence
- incident types involving rescue of companion animals, including:
- floods
- fires
- earthquakes
- extreme weather events
- human-induced hazards
- day-to-day incidents involving the rescue of companion animals
- occurrences that can be resolved by local resources
- occurrences that are likely to entail inter/intra-state and possibly international resources for major incidents
- incident action plan for moving companion animals
- critical incident companion animal evacuation processes and emergency requirements
- key features of incident management, including:
- allocating roles of team members
- chain of command and communication
- awareness of Australasian Inter-service Incident Management System (AIIMS)
- modes of communication
- basic principles of working in a team at an incident
- basic sequence and steps to follow in a companion animal incident
- incident zones (hot, warm and cold) and personnel allowed in each
- safe zones related to animals
- briefing and debriefing the incident, including critical incident stress monitoring
- self-care techniques
- post-incident activities
- incident risk factors for people and companion animals, and potential for escalation
- factors affecting the movement of animals, including:
- fitness to be moved or to travel
- species-specific needs and behaviours
- safe working practices around companion animals
- empathetic communication techniques with companion animal owners
- requirement for communication with incident landowner/manager
- techniques, equipment and risks associated with a range of incidents
- types of equipment and how to use, including:
- equipment for safe rescue and transportation of companion animals
- personal protective equipment (PPE)
- suitable methods and equipment for moving animals, including:
- basic animal anatomy and behaviour
- handling and restraint methods and how to lift to avoid injuries
- moving techniques
- leading and walking
- transport vehicle types
- choice of route
- resources required to carry out the activity, including personnel
- disposal methods and procedures for deceased animals
- companion animal containment requirements of holding areas and temporary evacuation site, including:
- fencing, ropes, cages
- separation between species (prey or predator) to minimise stress and recovery
- separation from human activities
- improvised equipment
- quarantine and biosecurity requirements
- noise minimisation/control
- when to seek appropriate animal first aid and veterinary care according to action plan
- companion animal rescue workplace health and safety procedures
- methods used to identify animals (with the availability of a microchip reader), and record-keeping requirements
- emergency and animal welfare regulatory requirements, with exemptions if required
- nutrition that satisfies species, life stage, physical/medical requirements and recently whelped litters
- longer-term housing options for rescued companion animals
- animal welfare practices related to companion animal rescue.
Foundation skills
- Writing: Use accurate industry and emergency services or regulatory terminology when completing records
- Oral communication: Listen attentively and ask questions to confirm or clarify information using appropriate technical terminology. Use clear, precise language and tone appropriate for situation and audience to work collectively as an effective team member with a sense of responsibility and ownership of agreed plans, decisions and outcomes.
Unit content sourced from training.gov.au — © Commonwealth of Australia, licensed under CC BY 4.0. Auditori is not affiliated with the Department of Employment and Workplace Relations.
See what you get before you start
Real, unedited Auditori output (RIIHAN201E shown), branded for a sample RTO:
Questions about assessing ACMAIM312
What does an assessment tool for ACMAIM312 need to cover?
To satisfy the Principles of Assessment and Rules of Evidence, an assessment for ACMAIM312 needs to address all 86 unit components: 6 elements with 25 performance criteria, 2 performance evidence requirements, 57 knowledge evidence requirements, and the foundation skills. A coverage matrix mapping each question and task to these components is what an auditor looks for.
How does Auditori generate an assessment tool for ACMAIM312?
Auditori pulls the current release of ACMAIM312 from training.gov.au and generates a complete package: candidate assessment, assessor guide with model answers and observation criteria, and a coverage matrix mapping every component. A suitably qualified person then reviews and approves the draft in a built-in workflow — consistent with ASQA's guidance on AI use in VET — before export as branded PDF and editable Word.
Is the first assessment tool really free?
Yes. Every new account includes one free credit — enough to generate the complete assessment tool for ACMAIM312 — with no card and no subscription required. After that it's pay-as-you-go per unit.
Can I check my existing ACMAIM312 assessment instead of generating a new one?
Yes — upload your existing assessment or learner guide and Auditori maps it against every element, performance criterion, PE and KE of ACMAIM312, showing exactly what's covered and what's missing. Mapping costs a quarter of a credit.
Related units
- ACMAIM201 — Contribute to safety at incidents involving large animals
- ACMAIM202 — Participate in an incident involving large animals
- ACMAIM203 — Assist at wildlife events
- ACMAIM204 — Participate in companion animal rescue
- ACMAIM301 — Use manual techniques to safely move large animals
- ACMAIM302 — Perform technical large animal rescue
- ACMAIM303 — Move large animals to new locations
- ACMAIM304 — Transport injured large animals
- ACMAIM306 — Lead a team responding to a large animal incident
- ACMAIM307 — Participate in large whale disentanglement operations
- ACMAIM308 — Respond to marine wildlife stranding
- ACMAIM309 — Respond to marine wildlife welfare
Your ACMAIM312 assessment tool, in minutes.
First unit free. No card, no RTO registration, no subscription.
Generate ACMAIM312 free