DEF30420 Certificate III in Explosive Ordnance Proof and Experimental

Currenttraining.gov.au: current

Australia's national training register lists DEF30420 as current. It publishes no end date for the currency period.

Product type
Qualification
Training package
DEF — Defence Training Package
Currency period ends
no end date published
Latest release
Release 1 · 26 October 2020
Supersedes
DEF32215
Superseded by
nothing — no replacement listed

Where the register points next

training.gov.au points at nothing after DEF30420: it is the current product, and no replacement is listed.

What the register says changed

These are the mapping notes training.gov.au attaches to each supersession, quoted as the register writes them. They are the only public record of what actually changed between two versions.

  • DEF32215DEF30420equivalent25 October 2020

    The register records this supersession but attaches no note on what changed.

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What DEF30420 is made of

training.gov.au lists 38 units for DEF30420: 2 core and 36 elective. To complete it, the register publishes a rule of 2 core units plus 13 electives15 units in all.

Core units 2 listed

CodeUnitIn this product
DEFEXO001Work safely with explosive ordnancecurrent
TLID1001Shift materials safely using manual handling methodsnot current

Elective units 36 listed

CodeUnitIn this product
BSBSUS211Participate in sustainable work practicescurrent
DEFEXO002Respond to firecurrent
DEFEXO003Establish and maintain the safety and security of explosive warehouses and workshopscurrent
DEFEXO005Package explosivescurrent
DEFEXO006Unpackage explosivescurrent
DEFEXO007Monitor explosive ordnance environmental conditionscurrent
DEFEXO008Conduct explosives inspectioncurrent
DEFEXO012Conduct electrical/electronic circuitry testscurrent
DEFEXO013Conduct external explosive ordnance maintenancecurrent
DEFEXO015Follow security procedurescurrent
DEFEXO016Conduct explosives packaging inspectioncurrent
DEFEXO017Examine and certify free from explosivescurrent
DEFEXO021Breakdown explosive ordnancecurrent
DEFEXO022Fuze and defuze explosive ordnancecurrent
DEFEXO023Assemble and disassemble explosive componentscurrent
DEFEXO064Load and unload platformscurrent
DEFEXO081Apply a knowledge of the service environmentcurrent
DEFEXO103Dispose of non-explosive dangerous goodscurrent
DEFEXO141Prepare firing pointscurrent
DEFEXO142Undertake firings of small armscurrent
DEFEXO143Undertake firings of other calibre weaponscurrent
DEFEXO148Prepare explosives for proof testscurrent
DEFEXO149Prepare explosives for metal hardeningcurrent
DEFEXO156Operate small watercraftcurrent
DEFGEN007Conduct risk assessment in a Defence environmentcurrent
DEFGEN008Treat risk within Defence at an operational levelcurrent
DEFMIL023Operate a radar to locate targetscurrent
DEFMIL067Maintain radar systems at field operator levelcurrent
DEFSEN001Operate a radar systemcurrent
HLTAID011Provide First Aidcurrent
Show the remaining 6 elective units
CodeUnitIn this product
PUAFER004Respond to facility emergenciescurrent
PUAOPE013Operate communications systems and equipmentcurrent
TLIA3015Complete receival/despatch documentationnot current
TLID2012Operate specialised load shifting equipmentnot current
TLIF1002Conduct housekeeping activitiesnot current
TLIF2012Apply safe procedures when handling/transporting dangerous goods or explosivescurrent

Core and elective are the register's own flags on the unit grid of the release read here. "Not current" means training.gov.au no longer recommends that unit for use inside this product — it does not say anything about the product itself.

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