Assessor Resource

AVIF2014
Undertake aircraft underwater escape and survival

Assessment tool

Version 1.0
Issue Date: April 2024


This unit involves the skills and knowledge required to undertake aircraft underwater escape and survival, in compliance with relevant regulatory requirements of the Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA) and national operating standards.

It includes preparing for aircraft ditching, undertaking evacuation from an aircraft, conducting rescue recovery process, and controlling survival hazards.

This unit addresses aviation non-technical skill requirements (mental, social and personal-management abilities) for flight crews and passengers, and contributes to safe and effective performance in complex aviation operational environments.

Operations are conducted as part of recreational, commercial and military aircraft activities across a variety of operational contexts within the Australian aviation industry.

Work is performed independently or under limited supervision within a single-pilot or multi-crew environment.

Licensing, legislative, regulatory or certification requirements are applicable to this unit.

Use for Defence Aviation is to be in accordance with relevant Defence Orders and Instructions.

You may want to include more information here about the target group and the purpose of the assessments (eg formative, summative, recognition)


Evidence Required

List the assessment methods to be used and the context and resources required for assessment. Copy and paste the relevant sections from the evidence guide below and then re-write these in plain English.

ELEMENTS

PERFORMANCE CRITERIA

Elements describe the essential outcomes.

Performance criteria describe the performance needed to demonstrate achievement of the element.

1

Prepare for aircraft ditching

1.1

Nature and extent of aircraft situation is communicated and acknowledgment is confirmed

1.2

Personal items within the cabin are secured prior to ditching

1.3

Restraint devices and survival equipment are checked, fastened and secured prior to ditching

1.4

Primary and secondary egress routes, exits and equipment are located

1.5

Brace position is adopted

2

Undertake evacuation from an aircraft

2.1

Spatial orientation is conducted

2.2

Egress points are located

2.3

Exits are jettisoned and cleared

2.4

Restraint devices are released

2.5

Aircraft is egressed

2.6

Surface is cleared

3

Conduct rescue recovery process

3.1

Safety equipment is deployed in accordance with workplace procedures

3.2

Position indicating and signalling devices are deployed

3.3

Rescue recovery techniques are applied

4

Control survival hazards

4.1

Potential hazards are identified and controlled

4.2

Swimming techniques with a life jacket are applied

4.3

Hypothermia management techniques are employed

4.4

Raft boarding and righting techniques are employed

4.5

Emergency supplies and equipment are managed

Evidence required to demonstrate competence in this unit must be relevant to and satisfy all of the requirements of the elements, performance criteria and range of conditions on at least one occasion and include:

adapting to differences in equipment and operating environment in accordance with standard operating procedures

applying hypothermia prevention, reduction and management techniques

applying knowledge of aircraft escape hazards:

cold shock

environment

sea state

weather

applying precautions and required action to minimise, control or eliminate identified hazards

applying rescue recovery techniques

communicating effectively with others

completing relevant documentation

employing life jacket swimming, raft boarding and raft righting techniques

employing position indicating and signalling devices:

flares

position locating beacons

strobe lights

identifying and correctly using relevant equipment:

emergency breathing systems

flares

life jackets

life rafts

position locating beacons

restraint devices and harnesses

strobe lights

implementing operational contingency loading emergency procedures as required in a Defence context

implementing contingency plans

implementing work health and safety (WHS)/occupational health and safety (OHS) procedures and relevant regulations

modifying activities depending on workplace contingencies, situations and environments

monitoring and anticipating operational problems and hazards and take appropriate action

monitoring work activities in terms of planned schedule

operating emergency equipment

operating safety equipment

performing aircraft egress and exit operation

performing inverted and submerged aircraft escape techniques

performing life jacket swimming techniques

performing safe swimming techniques:

surface clearing techniques

individual safety

group safety

reading, interpreting and following relevant instructions, regulations, procedures, information and signs

releasing restraint devices and egressing aircraft

reporting and/or rectifying problems, faults or malfunctions promptly, in accordance with workplace procedures

securing all personal items, restraint devices and survival equipment prior to ditching

selecting and using required personal protective clothing and equipment conforming to industry and WHS/OHS standards

working collaboratively with others

working systematically with required attention to detail without injury to self, others or damage to goods or equipment.

Evidence required to demonstrate competence in this unit must be relevant to and satisfy all of the requirements of the elements, performance criteria and range of conditions and include knowledge of:

aircraft egress and exit systems

aircraft escape techniques:

primary exit

secondary exit

blocked exit

emergency equipment deployment and operation

hazards when exiting aircraft during emergency situations

how to identify and operate equipment required to undertake aircraft underwater escape and survival:

emergency breathing systems

flares

life jackets

life rafts

position locating beacons

restraint devices and harnesses

strobe lights

inverted and submerged aircraft escape techniques

manufacturer instructions for equipment used for aircraft underwater escape and survival

operational contingency loading emergency procedures as required in a Defence context

regulations, legislation, organisational policy and procedures in relation to aircraft underwater escape and survival

relevant WHS/OHS and environmental procedures and regulations

rescue and recovery techniques

risks that exist when undertaking aircraft underwater escape and survival, and related risk control procedures and precautions

safe swimming techniques:

surface clearing techniques

individual safety

group safety

workplace procedures for undertaking aircraft underwater escape and survival.

As a minimum, assessors must satisfy applicable regulatory requirements, which include requirements in the Standards for Registered Training Organisations current at the time of assessment.

As a minimum, assessment must satisfy applicable regulatory requirements, which include requirements in the Standards for Registered Training Organisations current at the time of assessment.

Assessment processes and techniques must be appropriate to the language, literacy and numeracy requirements of the work being performed and the needs of the candidate.

Assessment must occur in workplace operational situations. Where this is not appropriate, assessment must occur in simulated workplace operational situations that reflect workplace conditions.

Resources for assessment must include access to:

a range of relevant exercises, case studies and/or simulations

acceptable means of simulation assessment

applicable documentation including workplace procedures, regulations, codes of practice and operation manuals

relevant materials, tools, equipment and personal protective equipment currently used in industry.

Submission Requirements

List each assessment task's title, type (eg project, observation/demonstration, essay, assingnment, checklist) and due date here

Assessment task 1: [title]      Due date:

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Assessment Tasks

Copy and paste from the following data to produce each assessment task. Write these in plain English and spell out how, when and where the task is to be carried out, under what conditions, and what resources are needed. Include guidelines about how well the candidate has to perform a task for it to be judged satisfactory.

ELEMENTS

PERFORMANCE CRITERIA

Elements describe the essential outcomes.

Performance criteria describe the performance needed to demonstrate achievement of the element.

1

Prepare for aircraft ditching

1.1

Nature and extent of aircraft situation is communicated and acknowledgment is confirmed

1.2

Personal items within the cabin are secured prior to ditching

1.3

Restraint devices and survival equipment are checked, fastened and secured prior to ditching

1.4

Primary and secondary egress routes, exits and equipment are located

1.5

Brace position is adopted

2

Undertake evacuation from an aircraft

2.1

Spatial orientation is conducted

2.2

Egress points are located

2.3

Exits are jettisoned and cleared

2.4

Restraint devices are released

2.5

Aircraft is egressed

2.6

Surface is cleared

3

Conduct rescue recovery process

3.1

Safety equipment is deployed in accordance with workplace procedures

3.2

Position indicating and signalling devices are deployed

3.3

Rescue recovery techniques are applied

4

Control survival hazards

4.1

Potential hazards are identified and controlled

4.2

Swimming techniques with a life jacket are applied

4.3

Hypothermia management techniques are employed

4.4

Raft boarding and righting techniques are employed

4.5

Emergency supplies and equipment are managed

Range is restricted to essential operating conditions and any other variables essential to the work environment.

Restraint devices must include one or more of the following:

flight crew harnesses and restraint devices

operational contingency loading equipment

passenger seatbelts

Survival equipment must include one or more of the following:

emergency breathing system

life jackets

Surface clearing must include:

splashing the surface to clear oil/fuel

Safety equipment must include:

flares

life jackets

life rafts

position locating beacons

strobe lights

Position indicating and signalling devices must include:

flares

position locating beacons

strobe lights

Rescue recovery techniques must include one or more of the following:

hoisting

rescue vessel

Potential hazards must include on or more of the following:

cold shock

environment

sea state

weather

Swimming techniques with a life jacket must include:

group

single

Hypothermia management techniques must include:

group help

help position for single person heat retention

Emergency supplies and equipment must include:

positioning equipment

survival equipment

Evidence required to demonstrate competence in this unit must be relevant to and satisfy all of the requirements of the elements, performance criteria and range of conditions on at least one occasion and include:

adapting to differences in equipment and operating environment in accordance with standard operating procedures

applying hypothermia prevention, reduction and management techniques

applying knowledge of aircraft escape hazards:

cold shock

environment

sea state

weather

applying precautions and required action to minimise, control or eliminate identified hazards

applying rescue recovery techniques

communicating effectively with others

completing relevant documentation

employing life jacket swimming, raft boarding and raft righting techniques

employing position indicating and signalling devices:

flares

position locating beacons

strobe lights

identifying and correctly using relevant equipment:

emergency breathing systems

flares

life jackets

life rafts

position locating beacons

restraint devices and harnesses

strobe lights

implementing operational contingency loading emergency procedures as required in a Defence context

implementing contingency plans

implementing work health and safety (WHS)/occupational health and safety (OHS) procedures and relevant regulations

modifying activities depending on workplace contingencies, situations and environments

monitoring and anticipating operational problems and hazards and take appropriate action

monitoring work activities in terms of planned schedule

operating emergency equipment

operating safety equipment

performing aircraft egress and exit operation

performing inverted and submerged aircraft escape techniques

performing life jacket swimming techniques

performing safe swimming techniques:

surface clearing techniques

individual safety

group safety

reading, interpreting and following relevant instructions, regulations, procedures, information and signs

releasing restraint devices and egressing aircraft

reporting and/or rectifying problems, faults or malfunctions promptly, in accordance with workplace procedures

securing all personal items, restraint devices and survival equipment prior to ditching

selecting and using required personal protective clothing and equipment conforming to industry and WHS/OHS standards

working collaboratively with others

working systematically with required attention to detail without injury to self, others or damage to goods or equipment.

Evidence required to demonstrate competence in this unit must be relevant to and satisfy all of the requirements of the elements, performance criteria and range of conditions and include knowledge of:

aircraft egress and exit systems

aircraft escape techniques:

primary exit

secondary exit

blocked exit

emergency equipment deployment and operation

hazards when exiting aircraft during emergency situations

how to identify and operate equipment required to undertake aircraft underwater escape and survival:

emergency breathing systems

flares

life jackets

life rafts

position locating beacons

restraint devices and harnesses

strobe lights

inverted and submerged aircraft escape techniques

manufacturer instructions for equipment used for aircraft underwater escape and survival

operational contingency loading emergency procedures as required in a Defence context

regulations, legislation, organisational policy and procedures in relation to aircraft underwater escape and survival

relevant WHS/OHS and environmental procedures and regulations

rescue and recovery techniques

risks that exist when undertaking aircraft underwater escape and survival, and related risk control procedures and precautions

safe swimming techniques:

surface clearing techniques

individual safety

group safety

workplace procedures for undertaking aircraft underwater escape and survival.

As a minimum, assessors must satisfy applicable regulatory requirements, which include requirements in the Standards for Registered Training Organisations current at the time of assessment.

As a minimum, assessment must satisfy applicable regulatory requirements, which include requirements in the Standards for Registered Training Organisations current at the time of assessment.

Assessment processes and techniques must be appropriate to the language, literacy and numeracy requirements of the work being performed and the needs of the candidate.

Assessment must occur in workplace operational situations. Where this is not appropriate, assessment must occur in simulated workplace operational situations that reflect workplace conditions.

Resources for assessment must include access to:

a range of relevant exercises, case studies and/or simulations

acceptable means of simulation assessment

applicable documentation including workplace procedures, regulations, codes of practice and operation manuals

relevant materials, tools, equipment and personal protective equipment currently used in industry.

Copy and paste from the following performance criteria to create an observation checklist for each task. When you have finished writing your assessment tool every one of these must have been addressed, preferably several times in a variety of contexts. To ensure this occurs download the assessment matrix for the unit; enter each assessment task as a column header and place check marks against each performance criteria that task addresses.

Observation Checklist

Tasks to be observed according to workplace/college/TAFE policy and procedures, relevant legislation and Codes of Practice Yes No Comments/feedback
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

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