DEF32212 Certificate III in Sensor Operations

Supersededtraining.gov.au: supersededNonEquivalent

The currency period for DEF32212 ended on 20 October 2015 — 10 years ago. It names one replacement below, with the equivalence it declares for each.

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Learners already enrolled have no fixed deadline: they complete the product and are issued their AQF certification, or transfer to the replacement, in a timely manner (ASQA guidance, read live 25 August 2026).

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Product type
Qualification
Training package
DEF12 — Defence Training Package
Currency period ends
20 October 2015
Latest release
Release 2 · 24 January 2013 · 2 releases in all
Supersedes
PUA32210
Superseded by
DEF33115 not equivalent

Where the register points next

Each step below is one supersession training.gov.au publishes between two products. The label on the rail is the equivalence the register declares for that step — not our reading of it.

  1. DEF32212Superseded — not equivalentCertificate III in Sensor Operations
  2. not equivalent
  3. DEF33115Deleted from the registerCertificate III in Sensor Operations

The register does not list a current endpoint for this chain: DEF33115 is the last product it points at, and DEF33115 is not marked current either.

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.

  • PUA32210DEF32212equivalent14 March 2012

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

  • DEF32212DEF33115not equivalent21 October 2015

    Supersedes DEF32212 Certificate III in Sensor Operations. Not equivalent.

Official documents on the register

What training.gov.au lists for DEF32212 and for its training package DEF12 (release 2.0), with the name and date the register publishes for each file. We link them; we have not read them, and nothing on this page is taken from their contents.

  • DEF32212_R2.pdfDEF32212 release 2 · product document · published 26 January 2013
  • DEF32212_R2.docxDEF32212 release 2 · product document · published 26 November 2024

Is DEF32212 on your scope?

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What DEF32212 is made of

training.gov.au lists 23 units for DEF32212: 5 core and 18 elective. The register does not publish a completion rule in units for this product, so we do not state one. How many of the electives are required is in the packaging rules on training.gov.au.

Core units 5 listed

CodeUnitIn this product
DEFCO401CMaintain security in a Defence communications and information systems environmentnot current
DEFCO406ATransmit and receive messages via voicenot current
DEFSO001COperate a radar systemnot current
DEFSO007AProvide general support to combat systems operationsnot current
PUATEA004DWork effectively in a public safety organisationnot current

Elective units 18 listed

CodeUnitIn this product
BSBADM101AUse business equipment and resourcesnot current
BSBINM201AProcess and maintain workplace informationnot current
BSBOHS201AParticipate in OHS processesnot current
BSBSUS201AParticipate in environmentally sustainable work practicesnot current
BSBWRT301AWrite simple documentsnot current
DEFCO405CConduct operator level maintenance in a Defence environmentnot current
DEFEO201CRespond to firenot current
DEFEQ001CWork with equity and diversitynot current
DEFSO002COperate a sonar systemnot current
DEFSO003COperate a torpedo fire control systemnot current
DEFSO005COperate decoy systemsnot current
DEFSO006AOptimise and monitor sensor displaynot current
DEFSO008ASupport the compilation of the tactical picturenot current
PSPSEC405AHandle security classified informationnot current
PUAOPE015AConduct briefings and debriefingsnot current
PUATEA001BWork in a teamnot current
PUATEA002BWork autonomouslynot current
TDMMH507BUSE RADAR AND OTHER BRIDGE EQUIPMENT TO MAINTAIN SAFE NAVIGATIONnot current

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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