PUAFIR003 — Manage aviation support operations at air base

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What an assessment for PUAFIR003 must cover

67 assessable components: 9 elements (32 performance criteria), 13 performance evidence and 22 knowledge evidence requirements. An audit-defensible tool maps every question and task back to these — that mapping is the coverage matrix Auditori generates alongside the assessment.

Elements & performance criteria

1 Work safely as air operations team member

1.1Team Resource Management (TRM) principles are applied and roles and responsibilities are confirmed in the air operations unit
1.2Communication is established and maintained with air attack supervisors, support personnel and contractors
1.3Work, Health and Safety (WHS)/Occupational Health and Safety requirements are implemented
1.4Job hazards are identified and action is taken to eliminate, minimise or control them

2 Plan for aerial operations support

2.1Briefing is obtained on need for aerial operations support and points requiring clarifications are confirmed
2.2Facility and service requirements to support aerial operations missions are identified in consultation with the supervisor and are documented in the air operations plan within the Incident Action Plan (IAP), if developed
2.3Need for personnel and contractors to assist with delivery of air base facilities and services is determined

3 Establish and manage a support unit to assist with service delivery

3.1Personnel are engaged to deliver specialist services
3.2Supervisory structure for personnel assisting with delivery of air base services is established
3.3Personnel are briefed on tasks and their performance is monitored and they are debriefed at the conclusion of their deployment
3.4Personnel are monitored for application of safe work practices and personnel working in an unsafe way are stood down

4 Maintain safe and secure air base

4.1Arrangements are made to demarcate and clearly signpost designated unsafe areas
4.2Arrangements are made to escort personnel in designated unsafe areas who are not aircrew or part of the air operations unit
4.3Security is provided for aircraft and equipment, if required
4.4Arrangements for controlling access to the air base are established

5 Supervise layout of air base facilities

5.1Air base facilities are planned and established in accordance with organisational procedures
5.2Parking and facility areas are identified and established
5.3Storage areas for dangerous goods are established
5.4Fire product mixing and loading facilities are established
5.5Refuelling facilities and services are established
5.6Welfare facilities and services are established to meet the needs of air base personnel and pilots
5.7Dust abatement measures are implemented, as required

6 Supervise delivery of in-flight pilot services

6.1Delivery of inflight pilot services is monitored
6.2Pilots are briefed prior to their flights and debriefed on return

7 Supervise storage and handling of dangerous goods

7.1Dangerous goods and hazardous substances are identified from documentation or through confirmation with relevant personnel
7.2Storage requirements for dangerous goods and hazardous substances are identified and established
7.3Handling procedures for different classes and characteristics of goods are implemented

8 Implement air base accident response

8.1IAP accident response plan for aerial operations is obtained and followed
8.2Accident response equipment is located and checked in accordance with organisational procedures and statutory regulations
8.3Air base accident response procedures are communicated to support personnel and their implementation is monitored

9 Maintain records

9.1Records of storage and use of consumables are maintained in accordance with organisational procedures
9.2Record of activities is maintained and a handover is prepared for the incoming air base manager

Performance evidence

applying Team Resource Management (TRM) principles
communicating air base accident response procedures to support personnel and monitoring adherence
confirming team roles and responsibilities within air operations unit
demarcating and signposting designated unsafe areas and arranging escort of personnel who are not aircrew or part of the air operations unit
determining and engaging personnel, contractors and specialists for delivery of air base facilities and services
establishing and managing delivery of support services including - access to air base - air base facilities - parking and facility areas - product preparation and loading services, as required - records for storage and use of consumables - refuelling facilities and services - storage areas for dangerous goods - supervisory structure for support personnel and contractors - welfare facilities and services
following organisational polies and procedures
identifying - dangerous goods and hazardous substances from documentation or relevant personnel - job hazards - storage requirements for dangerous goods and hazardous substances
implementing - accident response plan for aerial operations - action to eliminate, minimise or control hazards - dust abatement measures, as required - Work, Health and Safety (WHS)/Occupational Health and Safety requirements including handling procedures for different classes of goods
locating and verifying accident response equipment
managing delivery of flight services including - aircraft marshalling and parking services - aircraft timekeeping - briefing pilot - flight coordination - flight following - ground-to-air radio communications - recording passenger manifests - security service for aircraft and equipment, if required - weather information
maintaining communication records of activities and handing over to incoming air base manager
supervising support personnel and contractors including - application of safe work practices - appropriate tasking - briefing and debriefing - monitoring performance - task completions

Knowledge evidence

aircraft marshalling and refuelling requirements
air base establishment including - air base support personnel - communications - layout - logistics planning - selecting a site
aerial fire suppression products, systems and equipment including - aircraft product loading procedures - managing stores - product mixing
air operations planning
airspace classifications
consumables planning
coordination of aircraft
crew marshalling
dangerous goods and hazardous substances including fuel, incendiaries and fire retardants
flight following
flight notification
flight planning
management of briefings and debriefings
night operations, if undertaken
organisational communications systems
organisational policies and procedures including - accident, incident and emergency responses and procedures - conducting hazardous aircraft support operations including aircraft marshalling, refuelling, aerial product preparation and loading and incendiary operations - management of aircraft and air operations missions - passenger safety briefing protocols to be conducted prior to flights
personnel who provide specialist services for dangerous goods handling, aircraft marshalling, aircraft refuelling, fire suppressant mixing and loading, external load lifting and ground-to-air radio communications
requirements for reporting and record keeping
risk management principles
search and rescue processes
Team Resource Management (TRM) principles
Work, Health and Safety (WHS)/Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) requirements

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What does an assessment tool for PUAFIR003 need to cover?

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