DEF40320 Certificate IV in Explosive Ordnance Operations

Currenttraining.gov.au: current

Australia's national training register lists DEF40320 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
DEF42415
Superseded by
nothing — no replacement listed

Where the register points next

training.gov.au points at nothing after DEF40320: 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.

  • DEF42415DEF40320equivalent25 October 2020

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

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What DEF40320 is made of

training.gov.au lists 31 units for DEF40320: 2 core and 29 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 29 listed

CodeUnitIn this product
BSBSUS411Implement and monitor environmentally sustainable work practicescurrent
DEFEXO003Establish and maintain the safety and security of explosive warehouses and workshopscurrent
DEFEXO021Breakdown explosive ordnancecurrent
DEFEXO065Prepare and arm weapon systemscurrent
DEFEXO082Apply a knowledge of explosivescurrent
DEFEXO103Dispose of non-explosive dangerous goodscurrent
DEFEXO104Operate an in-service remote positioning vehiclecurrent
DEFEXO105Contribute to disposal of explosive ordnancecurrent
DEFEXO108Conduct military demolition operationscurrent
DEFEXO109Lay and clear booby trapscurrent
DEFEXO110Lay and clear minescurrent
DEFEXO111Conduct underwater explosive demolitionscurrent
DEFEXO112Detect, record and collect evidencecurrent
DEFEXO115Supervise military explosive taskcurrent
DEFEXO116Control military explosive operationscurrent
DEFEXO126Conduct post blast analysiscurrent
DEFGEN007Conduct risk assessment in a Defence environmentcurrent
DEFGEN008Treat risk within Defence at an operational levelcurrent
DEFGEN010Supervise equity and diversity in the workplacecurrent
DEFMIL024Conduct military searchescurrent
DEFMIL082Perform military high-risk searchcurrent
HLTAID011Provide First Aidcurrent
MSL974019Perform chemical tests and proceduresnot current
PUAFER004Respond to facility emergenciescurrent
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
TLIF4007Implement and coordinate accident-emergency proceduresnot 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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