DEF52115 Diploma of Explosive Ordnance

Supersededtraining.gov.au: supersededEquivalent

The currency period for DEF52115 ended on 24 October 2020 — 5 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 26 October 2021 — 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The same date closes a second obligation: under s 7(2)(c) of the same instrument, advertising may refer to a superseded product only while it is on scope and new enrolments are permitted.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
DEF — Defence Training Package
Currency period ends
24 October 2020
Latest release
Release 1 · 22 October 2015
Supersedes
DEF50612
Superseded by
DEF50320 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. DEF52115Superseded — equivalentDiploma of Explosive Ordnance
  2. equivalent
  3. 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.

  • DEF50612DEF52115equivalent21 October 2015

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

  • DEF52115DEF50320equivalent25 October 2020

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

Is DEF52115 on your scope?

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What DEF52115 is made of

training.gov.au lists 44 units for DEF52115: 4 core and 40 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 4 listed

CodeUnitIn this product
BSBWHS301Maintain workplace safetynot current
DEFEXO001Work safely with explosive ordnancecurrent
DEFGEN006Work with equity and diversitycurrent
TLID1001AShift materials safely using manual handling methodsnot current

Elective units 40 listed

CodeUnitIn this product
BSBAUD501Initiate a quality auditnot current
BSBAUD503Lead a quality auditnot current
BSBAUD504Report on a quality auditnot current
BSBMGT502Manage people performancenot current
BSBSUS301AImplement and monitor environmentally sustainable work practicesnot current
BSBWHS401Implement and monitor WHS policies, procedures and programs to meet legislative requirementsnot current
BSBWOR501Manage personal work priorities and professional developmentnot current
BSBWOR502Lead and manage team effectivenessnot current
DEFEXO061Render explosive ordnance inertcurrent
DEFEXO069Plan loading of dangerous goodscurrent
DEFEXO070Conduct technical explosive investigationscurrent
DEFEXO083Apply explosive ordnance design principlescurrent
DEFEXO106Conduct explosive ordnance disposal operationscurrent
DEFEXO107Conduct improvised explosive device disposal operationscurrent
DEFEXO112Detect, record and collect evidencecurrent
DEFEXO113Remove explosive ordnance from damaged aircraftcurrent
DEFEXO117Manage military explosive operationscurrent
DEFEXO125Determine the properties of explosivescurrent
DEFEXO126Conduct post blast analysiscurrent
DEFEXO129Develop unique explosivescurrent
DEFGEN026Manage engineering and logistic operationscurrent
DEFGEN027Manage equity and diversitycurrent
DEFMIL088Coordinate area and route search, and clearance of explosive ordnancecurrent
DEFWHS009Develop laser safety planscurrent
HLTAID002Provide basic emergency life supportnot current
HLTAID003Provide first aidnot current
MSL974003APerform chemical tests and proceduresnot current
PUACOM002BProvide services to clientsnot current
PUACOM007BLiaise with other organisationsnot current
PUAEMR022Establish context for emergency risk assessmentnot current
Show the remaining 10 elective units
CodeUnitIn this product
PUAEMR023Assess emergency risknot current
PUAEMR024Develop treatment options for emergency risknot current
PUAEMR025Manage risk treatment implementationnot current
PUAEMR026Treat operational risknot current
PUAEMR027Assess operational risknot current
PUAEMR030Manage and evaluate emergency management exercisesnot current
PUAEMR031Design emergency management exercisesnot current
PUATEA003BLead, manage and develop teamsnot current
PUAWER004BRespond to workplace emergenciesnot current
TLIA5029APlan and manage storage of dangerous goods and hazardous substancesnot 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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