PUAFIR016 — Undertake hover-exit operations from helicopter

1 Prepare for hover-exit operations

• 1.1Equipment, if required during hover-exit, is prepared for loading
• 1.2Appropriate personal protective clothing and equipment is selected and worn during hover-exit operations
• 1.3Checks on personal protective clothing and equipment are undertaken, where required
• 1.4Instructions of pilot and/or air crew are followed during helicopter activities including emergencies

2 Load helicopter

• 2.1Personnel and equipment, where required, are assembled and weighed with names and weights recorded as instructed by air and/or ground crew
• 2.2Pilot and/or air crew is informed of personnel and equipment weight
• 2.3Equipment, where required, is loaded into helicopter and secured under pilot and/or air crew supervision
• 2.4Personnel board helicopter and are secured with seatbelts or other approved means in accordance with pilot and/or air crew instructions
• 2.5Pre-flight safety briefing is obtained from pilot or aircrew

3 Prepare to exit from hovering helicopter

• 3.1Following clearance from pilot and/or air crew, instructions are received to prepare for exit
• 3.2Seat belt is released prior to moving towards the helicopter doorway in accordance with instructions received from air crew
• 3.3Pre-descent checks are conducted
• 3.4Clearance is obtained from pilot and/or air crew to disembark
• 3.5Emergency procedures are followed, as required
• 3.6Emergency commands are responded to in accordance with organisational procedures

4 Exit from hovering helicopter

• 4.1Operations are undertaken and conducted in accordance with organisational procedures and Work, Health and Safety (WHS)/Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) requirements
• 4.2Slow and controlled movements are taken to minimise uncommanded aircraft reactions to changing and shifting weight
• 4.3Individuals and equipment are transferred between helicopter and the ground under instruction from pilot and/or air crew
• 4.4Assembly point for individuals and equipment, where required, is identified and reached
• 4.5Emergency procedures are followed, as required
• 4.6Emergency commands are responded to in accordance with organisational procedures
• 4.7All clear signal is communicated to pilot or air crew when landing activity is complete

5 Enter a hovering helicopter

• 5.1Individuals and equipment, where required, are located at nominated assembly point in preparation for hover-entry
• 5.2Following clearance from pilot and air crew, movement towards helicopter is undertaken in accordance with instructions received
• 5.3Under instruction from air crew, individuals and equipment, where required, are transferred between the ground and helicopter
• 5.4Slow and controlled movements are taken to minimise uncommanded aircraft reactions to changing and shifting weight
• 5.5Seat belt, or other approved means, is secured or connected
• 5.6Seat belt remains secured until clearance for release is issued by the pilot and/or aircrew

6 Document maintenance of equipment

• 6.1Damage to equipment is reported for maintenance, where required
• 6.2Damage to equipment is documented, where required

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