CPPSEC3116 — Carry, operate and maintain semi-automatic pistols for security purposes

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61 assessable components: 4 elements (23 performance criteria), 5 performance evidence and 27 knowledge evidence requirements, plus 6 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 to carry and operate semi-automatic pistol.

1.1Review workplace policies and procedures including WHS to ensure compliance with legal rights and responsibilities when carrying and operating semi-automatic pistols for security purposes.
1.2Select semi-automatic pistol and correct ammunition and duty gear for semi-automatic pistol type, and use required personal protective equipment (PPE) and clothing.
1.3Check that equipment is operational following manufacturers’ instructions and rectify or report faults or malfunctions.

2 Draw, use and recover semi-automatic pistol.

2.1Check and load ammunition following manufacturers’ instructions and safely recover semi-automatic pistol.
2.2Draw semi-automatic pistol safely to ready position.
2.3Operate semi-automatic pistol demonstrating compliance with fundamentals of shooting principles.
2.4Control semi-automatic pistol to demonstrate correct retention techniques.
2.5Use available cover and concealment, and demonstrate correct techniques for low light shooting.
2.6Discharge multiple shots at the same target and multiple targets to meet the required standard of accuracy.
2.7Perform immediate and remedial actions in the event of semi-automatic pistol malfunction.
2.8Safely unload and recover semi-automatic pistol.

3 Discharge semi-automatic pistol at approved range.

3.1Interpret and comply with local range rules at approved shooting range.
3.2Select and fit PPE including hearing and eye protection, and baseball cap to comply with range rules.
3.3Handle semi-automatic pistol according to fundamentals of shooting principles.
3.4Follow commands from range personnel or firearms instructors.
3.5Select correct ammunition for semi-automatic pistol and load as instructed by range personnel or firearms instructor.
3.6Discharge semi-automatic pistol to meet approved course of fire and achieve required standards.
3.7Complete range register and incident report as required.

4 Clean and maintain semi-automatic pistol.

4.1Apply PROVE procedures to physically check semi-automatic pistol, remove magazine and confirm the chamber is empty prior to cleaning.
4.2Select and use correct tools and cleaning kit for semi-automatic pistol following manufacturers’ instructions.
4.3Access a suitable venue to clean semi-automatic pistol following WHS procedures.
4.4Disassemble and clean semi-automatic pistol following manufacturers’ instructions.
4.5Reassemble semi-automatic pistol and inspect to confirm safety and correct operation.

Performance evidence

one dry fire environment
one live fire shooting range
draw and recover the semi-automatic pistol safely keeping fingers off the trigger until target is acquired and ensuring the muzzle does not cross body parts
demonstrate each of the following loading and unloading techniques: - administrative loading - tactical loading using magazines - using pouches to store magazines
demonstrate compliance with fundamentals of shooting principles while handling a semi-automatic pistol: - grip - stance - trigger control - sight alignment and picture - breathing - follow through

Knowledge evidence

standard operating procedures and workplace policies that ensure compliance with legislative and regulatory requirements when carrying, operating and maintaining semi-automatic pistols for security purposes: - carriage and use of firearms and weapons - duty of care - licensing requirements and limits of own authority - range rules at approved shooting range - selection and use of ammunition - selection and use of duty gear - use of force - workplace health and safety (WHS)
approved communication terminology, call signs and radio channels used in the security industry
approved course of fire
different procedures for operating various semi-automatic pistol types and models
duty gear required for carrying and using semi-automatic pistols
effective range of law-enforcement ammunition
firearms retention techniques
fundamentals of shooting including grip, stance, trigger control, sight alignment and picture, breathing and follow through
legal consequences of pointing and firing a semi-automatic pistol outside of an approved range
demonstrate each of the following loading and unloading techniques, including administrative loading, tactical loading using magazines and using pouches to store magazines
low light shooting techniques
methods for discharging multiple shots at same target and multiple targets
nomenclature of modern law-enforcement ammunition
nomenclature of modern law-enforcement semi-automatic pistols
operating sequence and principles of semi-automatic pistols
personal protective equipment (PPE) required when carrying and using semi-automatic pistols and using an approved range
procedures for attending an approved shooting range
procedures for responding to multiple threats
process for dynamic risk assessment and how it is applied
reasons finger must remain off trigger until target is sighted
reasons muzzle must not cross body parts when drawing and recovering semi-automatic pistols from or to holsters
rules of approved shooting range
situations where it is appropriate to draw or use a semi-automatic pistol to manage a perceived threat according to the use of force model
techniques for proving a semi-automatic pistol: point in a safe direction, remove ammunition, observe chamber, verify feeding path, and examine bore for obstructions
techniques for safely drawing and recovering a semi-automatic pistol and moving to ready position
the phonetic alphabet and how it is used
types of security risk situations that may be encountered during armed assignments and appropriate responses

Foundation skills

writing skills: to complete range registers and incident reports
reading skills: to interpret: - standard operating procedures and policies that clarify legal rights and responsibilities - manufacturers’ instructions and technical information when checking, operating and cleaning semi-automatic pistols - signs that detail range rules that may be in written and diagrammatic formats
speaking and listening skills: to: - understand spoken commands from range personnel and firearms instructors - use questions to clarify instructions
numeracy skills: to apply basic mathematical techniques to: - select and use correct amount of ammunition - discharge correct number of shots
problem solving skills: to: - recognise faults and malfunctions in semi-automatic pistols and equipment - correctly disassemble and reassemble semi-automatic pistols
teamwork skills: to adjust personal communication styles in response to the opinions, values and needs of others.

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