Elements and Performance Criteria

Rigging requirements may relate to one or more of the following:
lighting
audio
vision systems
staging
set construction

Licensed riggers may be:
fellow employees
contract labour

Rigging related tasks that may be undertaken by unlicensed personnel does not include work that involves hanging hoists, using of lifting equipment or slinging of spansets. It may include:
tying knots
use of shackles, trim chains, turnbuckles, screweyes
application of fibre and wire rope
communication as applicable to flying operation
assembling truss
assembling flying units
attachment of soft fittings

Safety and licensing requirements are those set down by authorities in each State/Territory and agreed to nationally under the auspices of the National Occupational Health and Safety Commission:

Underpinning skills and knowledge

Assessment must include evidence of essential knowledge of, and skills in, the following areas:

the definition of rigging, different levels of rigging and its use in the entertainment industry
safety equipment and how this is used, including harnesses and fall arresters
hoists (different types) and why and how they are used in an entertainment context
the features of spansets and their uses in an entertainment context
trusses and correct and safe ways of using them
the importance of weights, loads and counterweights, and how these are calculated
shackles and other fittings and their uses in theatrical rigging
the regulatory limitations on the role of technical production personnel in relation to rigging, and the types of tasks which must be undertaken by a licensed rigger
literacy skills sufficient to read instructions for safety equipment
numeracy skills sufficient to understand the equipment calculations associated with rigging

Linkages to other units
This unit has linkages to a range of other technical production units and combined assessment and/or training may be appropriate.

Critical aspects of evidence

The following evidence is critical to the judgement of competence in this unit:

knowledge of rigging in an entertainment context
knowledge of regulations in relation to the licensing of riggers and the limitations on the type of work that can be undertaken by unlicensed personnel

Method and context of assessment

The assessment context must ensure:

application of knowledge to specific technical production situations

Assessment may incorporate a range of methods to assess performance and the application of essential underpinning knowledge, and might include:

case studies and problem solving to assess application of knowledge to different technical situations
oral or written questioning to assess knowledge of rigging techniques and safety issues
review of portfolios of evidence and third party workplace reports of on-the-job performance by the candidate
Assessment methods should closely reflect workplace demands and the needs of particular groups (eg people with disabilities, and people who may have literacy or numeracy difficulties such as speakers of languages other than English, remote communities and those with interrupted schooling).

Resource requirements

Assessment of this unit requires access to:

Australian standards regarding rigging and scaffolding certification
rigging equipment and materials
venue where rigging is constructed

Communicating ideas and information
Reviewing production documentation (2)

Collecting analysing and organising information
Advising licensed rigger of work requirements (1)

Planning and organising activities
Organising rigging-related tasks (1)

Working with others and in teams
Working with a licensed rigger (1)

Using mathematical ideas and techniques
Calculating equipment requirements (1)

Solving problems
Identifying and responding appropriately to a safety issue (1)

Using technology
Using tools (1)