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Plan the year 9 overnight bushwalk on the Otway ridge track

You are an outdoor leader preparing a trip plan for approval.

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The situation

What has happened

Bayside Grammar has booked an overnight bushwalk for 24 year 9 students on 24 and 25 September on the Otway ridge track, with four leaders including you and Harper Quinn. The trip plan and risk assessment must reach Tane Wiremu by 19 September. A student rolled an ankle on loose rock on the ridge track this month, spring river levels are variable at the creek crossing, and the fire danger season has not yet started. The school has sent enrolment forms with two students who have asthma and one with a nut allergy. Tents and stoves are in the equipment register and the abseil set is not needed.

Your brief. Produce a complete trip plan and risk assessment on the template for the overnight walk, adapted from the generic bushwalking risk assessment to this route, group and season, with leader qualifications verified, weather and river decision points, equipment and communications confirmed and residual risks that the manager can approve.
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Tasks

Deliverables

  • Completed trip plan and risk assessment on the template
  • Leader qualification and check verification record
  • Route plan with decision points and overdue time
  • Participant briefing outline
  • Programs and bookings entry

Documents to use

Systems to use

Programs, Sessions and Bookings

Schedules classes, lessons, coaching sessions, competitions, outdoor trips and venue bookings across all three sites with the lead and participant numbers.

Equipment and Maintenance Register

Tracks gym, pool plant, sports, outdoor, vehicle and emergency equipment with inspection dates, condition and service status.

Incident, Rescue and First Aid Register

Logs every injury, rescue, first aid treatment, near miss, hazard, contamination, behavioural and child safety event with its review and actions.

For trainers and assessors

Units of competency

Current on training.gov.au for the Sport, Fitness and Recreation Training Package as at 10 September 2026.

SISOPLN002Plan outdoor activity sessions
SISOPLN004Identify hazards, assess and control risks for outdoor recreation activities
SISOPLN005Interpret weather and environmental conditions for outdoor recreation activities
SISOBWG005Lead bushwalks in tracked environments
SISOFLD006Navigate in tracked environments
SISOFLD002Minimise environmental impact

Qualifications

SIS30619Certificate III in Outdoor Leadership
SIS40621Certificate IV in Outdoor Leadership
Assessor notes

What to look for

Evidence guide

The plan must be specific to this route and group, not a copy of the generic assessment, with the loose rock section, the creek crossing and the medical needs controlled. Leader verification must precede the ratio calculation. Look for clear go or no-go conditions, an overdue time, escape routes and a check-in schedule. The residual risks must be rated and any high risk flagged for the manager's written approval.

The student's evidence summary lists every record they created or changed in the systems named above, their notes and the tasks they ticked. Verify it against the deliverables and your own assessment tool.