Assessor Resource
DEFADI001
Hook up external lift loads
Assessment tool
Version 1.0
Issue Date: April 2024
This unit specifies the skills and knowledge required to hook up externally slung loads to rotary wing aircraft.
It includes preparing for and hooking up external lift hook-up tasks/loads. It also includes responding to external load-lifting emergencies and/or abnormal situations and concluding external lift hook-up task.
This unit applies to persons working as part of an aerial delivery crew, often in conjunction with the crew of supporting aircraft, tasked for external lift operations in support of airmobile operations.
The skills and knowledge described in this unit must be applied within the legislative, regulatory and policy environment in which they are carried out. Organisational policies and procedures must be consulted and adhered to.
Persons undertaking this unit act in a broad range of contexts under supervision and as part of a team, and perform specific tasks.
No licensing, legislative or certification requirements apply to this unit at the time of publication.
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