DEF40120 Certificate IV in Explosive Ordnance Maintenance

Currenttraining.gov.au: current

Australia's national training register lists DEF40120 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
DEF42115
Superseded by
nothing — no replacement listed

Where the register points next

training.gov.au points at nothing after DEF40120: 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.

  • DEF42115DEF40120equivalent25 October 2020

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

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What DEF40120 is made of

training.gov.au lists 49 units for DEF40120: 2 core and 47 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 47 listed

CodeUnitIn this product
BSBAUD411Participate in quality auditscurrent
BSBSUS411Implement and monitor environmentally sustainable work practicescurrent
DEFEXO003Establish and maintain the safety and security of explosive warehouses and workshopscurrent
DEFEXO018License explosive facilities and potential explosion sitescurrent
DEFEXO021Breakdown explosive ordnancecurrent
DEFEXO022Fuze and defuze explosive ordnancecurrent
DEFEXO023Assemble and disassemble explosive componentscurrent
DEFEXO041Maintain grenadescurrent
DEFEXO042Maintain mortar ammunitioncurrent
DEFEXO043Maintain actuating devicescurrent
DEFEXO044Maintain pyrotechnics and countermeasurescurrent
DEFEXO045Maintain guided weaponscurrent
DEFEXO046Maintain free flight rocketscurrent
DEFEXO047Maintain gun ammunitioncurrent
DEFEXO048Maintain aerial delivered ordnancecurrent
DEFEXO049Maintain minescurrent
DEFEXO050Maintain demolition storescurrent
DEFEXO051Maintain aircraft egress systemscurrent
DEFEXO052Maintain cartridge operated fire extinguisher systemscurrent
DEFEXO066Inspect explosive facilitiescurrent
DEFEXO068Establish and operate an explosive field storage sitecurrent
DEFEXO081Apply a knowledge of the service environmentcurrent
DEFEXO082Apply a knowledge of explosivescurrent
DEFEXO103Dispose of non-explosive dangerous goodscurrent
DEFEXO121Assess explosive firingscurrent
DEFEXO122Plan explosive trialscurrent
DEFEXO123Conduct explosive trialscurrent
DEFEXO124Perform explosive tests, measurements and analysescurrent
DEFEXO128Conduct explosive firingscurrent
DEFGEN007Conduct risk assessment in a Defence environmentcurrent
Show the remaining 17 elective units
CodeUnitIn this product
DEFGEN008Treat risk within Defence at an operational levelcurrent
DEFGEN010Supervise equity and diversity in the workplacecurrent
DEFGEN014Act as a range safety officer on a permanent rangecurrent
DEFGEN024Supervise engineering and logistic taskscurrent
DEFGEN025Control engineering and logistic processescurrent
DEFMIL127Conduct range practicescurrent
HLTAID011Provide First Aidcurrent
PUAFER004Respond to facility emergenciescurrent
TLIA2022Participate in stocktakesnot current
TLIA3023Coordinate stocktakesnot current
TLIB3006Carry out inspection of vehicles designed to carry special loadsnot current
TLIC3063Operate vehicle carrying special loadscurrent
TLID2016Load and unload explosives/dangerous goodsnot current
TLID3015Identify and label explosives/dangerous goodscurrent
TLID3027Prepare for transport of dangerous goodsnot current
TLIE3002Estimate/calculate mass, area and quantify dimensionsnot current
TLIF4007Implement and coordinate accident-emergency proceduresnot current

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