DEFSUR007 — Preserve and cook foodstuffs in a survival situation
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What an assessment for DEFSUR007 must cover
12 assessable components: 2 elements (6 performance criteria), 3 performance evidence and 3 knowledge evidence requirements. 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 Preserve and cook flora and fauna
- 1.1Apply testing procedures to unknown flora to identify their fitness for consumption.
- 1.2Remove harmful components of animal and vegetable foodstuffs.
- 1.3Use improvised cooking techniques to prepare animal and vegetable foodstuffs for consumption to reduce the chances of acquiring parasites and germs.
- 1.4Use improvised preserving techniques to preserve animal and vegetable foodstuffs to allow long-term storage without any harmful organisms spoiling the foodstuff.
2 Manage food resources
- 2.1Implement energy management techniques to minimise unnecessary wastage.
- 2.2Ration foodstuffs in accordance with survival requirements.
Performance evidence
- using improvised cooking techniques for at least one animal and at least one vegetable foodstuff by two of the following methods on different meal occasions: - roasting - earth oven - boiling - grilling/frying
- applying safety principles to ensure potential parasites and other organisms are destroyed by cooking, without destroying the foodstuff by burning or overcooking
- preserving foodstuff for at least one animal and at least one vegetable foodstuff quantity sufficient for at least two separate survival meals by two of the following methods: - drying - smoking - salting - using curing techniques, making sure that maggot or bacterial infestation does not spoil the foodstuff (the preserved foodstuff should not suffer deterioration for two days [minimum] after curing, and must then be consumed by the survivor as part of their survival diet)
Knowledge evidence
- fire safety
- food testing procedures
- recognition of edible plants
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Questions about assessing DEFSUR007
What does an assessment tool for DEFSUR007 need to cover?
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Related units
- DEFSUR001 — Catch aquatic animals in a survival situation
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- DEFSUR003 — Employ visual emergency signalling techniques in a survival situation
- DEFSUR004 — Erect a survival shelter using natural resources in a survival situation
- DEFSUR005 — Maintain physical and emotional health and fitness in a survival environment
- DEFSUR006 — Navigate using celestial aids
- DEFSUR008 — Produce fire using improvised means in a survival situation
- DEFSUR009 — Trap and kill animals in a survival situation
- DEFSUR010 — Locate, treat and manage water in a survival situation
- DEFSUR011 — Survive at sea
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