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DEFWDV036 — Perform underwater surveys

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What an assessment for DEFWDV036 must cover

57 assessable components: 3 elements (11 performance criteria), 13 performance evidence and 33 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 Prepare for underwater survey

  • 1.1Identify and determine survey task and available worksite data
  • 1.2Develop survey type and dive plan in accordance with organisational procedures
  • 1.3Assess access obstructions and other surface and/or sub-surface hazards to determine risks and manage risk control measures in accordance with dive plan
  • 1.4Select and inspect survey equipment
  • 1.5Secure survey equipment to and from dive site

2 Conduct underwater survey

  • 2.1Secure survey equipment on self for ease of accessibility and lack of interference to mobility and dive equipment
  • 2.2Measure bottom gradient in accordance with survey plan
  • 2.3Determine bottom composition and identify and record sub-surface features, channels and obstacles in accordance with survey plan

3 Complete post-survey procedures

  • 3.1Complete post-dive survey equipment serviceability checks in accordance with manufacturer specifications and report defects, as required
  • 3.2Re-stow surface-supply panel and surface-supplied breathing apparatus (SSBA) equipment in accordance with organisational procedures
  • 3.3Conduct post-mission analysis of survey results and submit in accordance with organisational procedures and survey plan.

Performance evidence

  • applying relevant legislation, standards and organisational policies and procedures
  • applying safe diving principles and relevant risk control measures
  • applying SCUBA, surfaced-supplied and/or CCBA operating techniques
  • carrying and securing equipment throughout dive
  • conducting and documenting an underwater survey, including at least two of the following:
  • bottom composition
  • bottom gradient
  • sub-surface features marking of obstacles or channels
  • determining scope of survey task
  • developing beach and underwater survey plans
  • maintaining records according to organisational policies and procedures
  • using survey equipment relevant to beach and underwater surveys effectively
  • wearing of self-contained underwater breathing apparatus (SCUBA), surface-supplied and/or closed-circuit breathing apparatus (CCBA).

Knowledge evidence

  • dive equipment
  • dive physics
  • dive physiology and medicine, including:
  • compression illnesses
  • decompression illnesses
  • heat and cold illnesses
  • diving descent and ascent techniques
  • general diving safety awareness, including:
  • diving in harbours
  • diving in tidal waters, currents and tides
  • diving on and/or near a ship’s bottom
  • entrapment/foul lines
  • lost/separated
  • marine animal threats
  • pollution/weeds
  • working in confined spaces
  • oceanography
  • organisational policies and procedures
  • relevant legislation
  • relevant organisational documentation
  • relevant references and Australian Standards
  • SCUBA, surface-supplied and/or CCBA operating techniques
  • underwater beach/waterway survey techniques, including:
  • bottom composition
  • bottom gradient
  • obstacles/channels and hazards
  • sub-surface features
  • underwater survey types and characteristics, including but not limited to:
  • beaches
  • harbours
  • lakes
  • canals
  • underwater workplace hazards.

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What does an assessment tool for DEFWDV036 need to cover?

To satisfy the Principles of Assessment and Rules of Evidence, an assessment for DEFWDV036 needs to address all 57 unit components: 3 elements with 11 performance criteria, 13 performance evidence requirements, 33 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 DEFWDV036?

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