DEF50612 Diploma of Explosive Ordnance

Supersededtraining.gov.au: supersededEquivalent

The currency period for DEF50612 ended on 20 October 2015 — 10 years ago. It names one replacement below, with the equivalence it declares for each.

Transition clockClosed to new enrolments

New enrolments are not permitted from 22 October 2016 — one year from the date the replacement was included on the National Register (s 14(1)(a)(i) of the National VET Regulator (Compliance Standards for NVR RTOs and Fit and Proper Person Requirements) Instrument 2025 (F2025L00355, in force 1 July 2025)), or from a later date if ASQA has approved otherwise for your organisation.

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).

The same date closes a second obligation: under s 7(2)(c) of the same instrument, advertising may refer to a superseded product only while it is on scope and new enrolments are permitted. When enrolments stop, the course page advertising it stops being permitted too — and if ASQA approves a later enrolment date, that moves with it.

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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
PUA50610
Superseded by
DEF52115 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. DEF50612Superseded — equivalentDiploma of Explosive Ordnance
  2. equivalent
  3. DEF52115Superseded — equivalentDiploma of Explosive Ordnance
  4. equivalent
  5. DEF50320CurrentDiploma of Explosives

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.

  • PUA50610DEF50612equivalent14 March 2012

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

  • DEF50612DEF52115equivalent21 October 2015

    DEF unit codes updated. Imported units updated. DEFEO210C removed. DEFGEN026 added to electives.

Is DEF50612 on your scope?

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What DEF50612 is made of

training.gov.au lists 45 units for DEF50612: 3 core and 42 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 3 listed

CodeUnitIn this product
BSBCMN311BMaintain workplace safetynot current
DEFEQ001CWork with equity and diversitynot current
TLID1001AShift materials safely using manual handling methodsnot current

Elective units 42 listed

CodeUnitIn this product
BSBAUD501BInitiate a quality auditnot current
BSBAUD503BLead a quality auditnot current
BSBAUD504BReport on a quality auditnot current
BSBMGT502BManage people performancenot current
BSBOHS407AMonitor a safe workplacenot current
BSBSUS301AImplement and monitor environmentally sustainable work practicesnot current
BSBWOR501AManage personal work priorities and professional developmentnot current
BSBWOR502AEnsure team effectivenessnot current
DEFCA327Coordinate area and route search, and clearance of explosive ordnancenot current
DEFEO101DWork safely with explosive ordnancenot current
DEFEO205CConduct technical explosive ordnance investigationsnot current
DEFEO210CManage explosive ordnance engineering and logistics processesnot current
DEFEO214APlan loading of dangerous goodsnot current
DEFEO505DBreakdown explosive ordnancenot current
DEFEO507DAssemble and disassemble explosive componentsnot current
DEFEO606DDevelop unique explosivesnot current
DEFEO607CDetermine the properties of explosive ordnancenot current
DEFEO703CSupervise military explosive ordnance tasknot current
DEFEO705CManage military explosive ordnance operationsnot current
DEFEO707CConduct explosive ordnance disposal operationsnot current
DEFEO708CConduct improvised explosive device disposal operationsnot current
DEFEO709DApply explosive ordnance design principlesnot current
DEFEO719ARender explosive ordnance inertnot current
DEFEO720AConduct post blast analysisnot current
DEFEO721ARemove explosive ordnance from damaged aircraftnot current
DEFEO722ADetect, record and collect evidencenot current
DEFEQ003BManage equity and diversitynot current
DEFOH011BDevelop laser safety plansnot current
HLTFA201AProvide basic emergency life supportnot current
HLTFA301BApply first aidnot current
Show the remaining 12 elective units
CodeUnitIn this product
MSL974003APerform chemical tests and proceduresnot current
PUACOM002BProvide services to clientsnot current
PUACOM007BLiaise with other organisationsnot current
PUAEMR001BEstablish context and develop risk evaluation criterianot current
PUAEMR002BIdentify, analyse and evaluate risknot current
PUAEMR003BDetermine treatment strategiesnot current
PUAEMR004BManage treatment strategy implementationnot current
PUAEMR005BDesign and manage activities which exercise elements of emergency managementnot current
PUAEMR006BTreat risk at an operational levelnot current
PUAEMR007BConduct risk assessmentnot current
PUATEA003BLead, manage and develop teamsnot current
PUAWER004BRespond to workplace emergenciesnot 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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