AVIB0003 — Inspect and report on serviceability of aerodrome lighting systems

Elements & performance criteria

Performance evidence

• adapting to differences in equipment and operating environment in accordance with workplace procedures
• applying relevant legislation and workplace procedures
• applying relevant systems (such as safety management systems [SMS]) and procedures to assess and/or mitigate risk that might arise during inspecting and reporting on serviceability of aerodrome lighting systems
• communicating effectively with others when inspecting and reporting on serviceability of aerodrome lighting systems
• completing documentation related to inspecting and reporting on serviceability of aerodrome lighting systems
• identifying and correctly using equipment required to inspect and report on serviceability of aerodrome lighting systems
• implementing work health and safety (WHS) procedures and relevant regulations
• interpreting and following operational instructions and prioritising work
• modifying activities in accordance with workplace contingencies, situations and environments
• monitoring and anticipating operational problems and hazards and taking appropriate action
• monitoring work activities in terms of planned schedule
• operating electronic communications equipment to required protocols
• reading, interpreting and following relevant regulations, instructions, procedures, information and signs
• reporting faults in aerodrome lighting
• initiating procedural repairs or hazard removal, including: notifying appropriate aerodrome lighting personnel or electrical contractors, notifying relevant aerodrome personnel, removing hazard/s, serviceability inspection (following repairs), undertaking repairs
• working collaboratively with others
• working systematically with required attention to detail

Knowledge evidence

• aerodrome layout, including access routes
• aircraft schedules and their use in inspecting and reporting on serviceability of aerodrome lighting systems
• aerodrome movement area facilities, including: apron, clearway, markers, markings and aerodrome lighting, runway and runway strip, runway end safety area (RESA), taxiway and taxiway strip
• workplace procedures for making a lighting problem safe, including: closing movement area (aerodrome closure), contacting aerodrome user, partial closure of movement area
• allowable minor repairs under electrical codes and workplace procedures, and arrangements for engaging a qualified electrician to carry out repairs
• basic features and characteristics of aerodrome lighting systems
• different operating conditions: all weather conditions, day and night, variety of terrain conditions, various forms of transport, such as vehicle and other motorised/towed equipment
• effects on serviceability of aerodrome caused by lighting faults
• equipment used in inspecting and reporting on serviceability of aerodrome lighting systems
• faults in aerodrome lighting including: changes to temporary or permanent published aerodrome information, electrical circuit failure, failure of: aerodrome beacon, wind indicator lighting, obstruction lights, pilot activated lighting (PAL), hazardous situations resulting in some or all of the aerodrome lighting becoming unserviceable, partial lighting failures, power supply failure, restoration of aerodrome serviceability
• operation of airband radio equipment as used to communicate with air traffic control (ATC) and/or pilots
• orange or yellow painting or distinctive marking of vehicles regularly used on movement area
• permanent aerodrome lighting facilities
• temporary lighting, including: battery-powered lights, hard-wired portable lights, kerosene flares, solar-powered lights, vehicle lighting
• aerodrome beacon
• approach lighting
• apron: edge lights, flooding lights, illuminated wind indicators
• obstacle lighting
• pilot activated lighting (PAL)
• precision approach path indicator (PAPI)/visual approach slope indicator system (VASIS)
• runway: end identification lights, end lights, edge lights, threshold lights, centre line lighting, touch down zone lighting, high intensity and approach lighting, stop bar lighting, runway guard lighting, movement area guidance sign lighting, threshold identification lights, standby power
• taxiway: centreline lights, edge lights, movement area guidance sign lighting
• obstacle lighting
• problems, safety hazards and risks that exist when inspecting serviceability of aerodrome lighting systems and related assessment/management measures that may need to be taken into account
• procedures for servicing and minor maintenance of equipment used in inspecting and reporting serviceability of aerodrome lighting systems
• purpose and application of aerodrome markers, markings and temporary lighting
• radio frequencies applicable to the aerodrome
• relevant information/documents: aerodrome emergency plan (AEP) and procedures to be followed for each aerodrome emergency, aerodrome manual, aerodrome SMS and safety/security policies and principles of risk assessment and risk management, aeronautical information publication (AIP), AIP – En Route Supplement Australia (ERSA), equipment manufacturer specifications for inspecting and reporting on aerodrome lighting systems, documentation related to inspecting and reporting on serviceability of aerodrome lighting systems, Manual of Standards (MOS) Part 139 – Aerodromes, Civil Aviation Safety Regulations 1998 – Volume 4, operational checklists, plans and maps, relevant legislative and regulatory requirements relating to inspecting and reporting on aerodrome lighting systems, reporting procedures, requirements for completing relevant documentation and/or incident reporting, weather information and implications for workplace operations, workplace procedures for inspecting and reporting on serviceability of aerodrome lighting systems, acceptable outages to lighting, awareness of hazardous lighting to aviation operations

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