REQUIRED KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS

This describes the essential knowledge and skills and their level required for this unit

Required knowledge

Relevant sections of Civil Aviation Safety Regulations

Relevant OHampS and environmental procedures and regulations

Principles of effective air traffic control

Search and rescue organisations and infrastructures

Jurisdictions related to the search and rescue of different aircraft operations

SARTIME and SARWATCH criteria

Emergency aviation phases and criteria and declaration

Emergency services IFER management process IFER roles and responsibilities IFER techniques IFER resource management and intercept and escort

Emergency communications

Emergency checklists and documentation

Emergency and abnormal HMI indications including alarms and alerts

Emergency separation standards

Aerodrome emergency plan AEP

Types of inflight emergencies including unlawful interference general aircraft failures and problems landing pilot incapacitation military emergencies uncertain of position VFR emergencies emergencies declared by data link

Fuel jettison during emergency and practice including ATS response for practice jettison

Required skills

Communicate effectively with others when providing SAR alerting and emergency service

Actively listen

Declare emergency phases

Communicate clearly and concisely using standard and nonstandard phrases to emergency aircraft

Use overt and covert emergency messages phrases and signals

Use management communication with emergency traffic and other aircraft

Perceive incoming information associated with strategic tactical geographic spatial system and environment components of a complex system

Comprehend incoming information and develop the current airspace and flight path model

Read and interpret instructions regulations procedures and other information relevant to the provision of SAR alerting and emergency service

Interpret and follow operational instructions and prioritise work

Coordinate emergency andor abnormal related information

Use checklists and other documentation

Provide navigational and traffic information to the pilot during emergencies and unusual situations

Complete documentation related to the provision of SAR alerting and emergency service including the recording of emergency andor abnormal flight related information

Operate electronic communication equipment to required protocol

Provide leadership and work collaboratively with others when providing SAR alerting and emergency service

Communicate in a team by exchanging information through assigning responsibility acknowledgment inquiring and by recognising and noting facts that create team rapport and enhance team outputs

Adapt appropriately to cultural differences in the workplace including modes of behaviour and interactions with others

Promptly report andor rectify any identified problems that may occur when providing SAR alerting and emergency service in accordance with regulatory requirements and workplace procedures

Judge and form an opinion or evaluate situations by discerning and comparing information

Make decisions relevant to the provision of SAR alerting and emergency service

Conduct aeronautical decision making

Implement decisions using knowledgebased rulebased and skillbased activities

Demonstrate temperament reflecting a calm composed and cooperative characteristic and emotional response under challenging situations

React to some form of treatment or stressful situation by a considered and measured response in a timely fashion

Implement contingency plans for unexpected events that may arise when providing SAR alerting and emergency service

Maintain air traffic services to other traffic during emergencies and unusual flights

Anticipate and prepare for work tasks

Project and develop future airspace and flight path scenarios

Maintain a strategic traffic management goal for the jurisdiction airspace

Initiate emergency actions

Monitor critical search and rescue event times

Provide priority service to emergency aircraft

Apply emergency separation and restore normal separation

Apply precautions and required action to minimise control or eliminate hazards that may exist when providing SAR alerting and emergency service

Demonstrate an attitude to error management that limits unintentional deviation from work practices and maintains accuracy through application of disciplined procedures and practices and a methodical work ethic

Monitor and anticipate operational problems and hazards and take appropriate action

Regulate workload in emergency situations

Adhere to procedures through a series of steps followed in a regular definite order or a traditional or established way of doing things when this is required

Modify activities dependent on differing workplace contingencies situations and environments

Work systematically with required attention to detail without injury to self or others or damage to aircraft or equipment

Adapt to differences in aircraft equipment and operating environment in accordance with standard operating procedures

Be receptive to training for the skills knowledge or experiences acquired or gained over a career

Implement OHampS procedures and relevant regulations

Identify and correctly use equipment required when providing SAR alerting and emergency service

Apply human reasoning to airspace and flight path scenarios

Allocate attention according to demand and to constantly switch between managing the Humanmachine Interface HMI or equipment use managing communications and managing traffic

The Evidence Guide provides advice on assessment and must be read in conjunction with the performance criteria required knowledge and skills the range statement and the assessment guidelines for this Training Package

Critical aspects for assessment and evidence required to demonstrate competency in this unit

The evidence required to demonstrate competency in this unit must be relevant to and satisfy all of the requirements of the elements and performance criteria of this unit and include demonstration of applying

the underpinning knowledge and skills

relevant legislation and workplace procedures

other relevant aspects of the range statement

Context of and specific resources for assessment

Performance is demonstrated consistently over a period of time and in a suitable range of contexts

Resources for assessment include

a range of relevant exercises case studies andor other simulated practical and knowledge assessment andor

access to an appropriate range of relevant operational situations in the workplace

In both real and simulated environments access is required to

relevant and appropriate materials and equipment and

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

Method of assessment

Assessment of this unit must be undertaken by a registered training organisation

As a minimum assessment of knowledge must be conducted through appropriate writtenoral tests

Practical assessment must occur

through activities in an appropriately simulated environment at the registered training organisation andor

in an appropriate range of situations in the workplace

Emergency situations can occur:

Performance may be demonstrated in:

Air traffic control workplace may be a workstation in :

The requirements of the management of the emergency are that :

Dependent on the type of organisation concerned and the local terminology used, workplace procedures may include:

Information/documents may include:

Applicable regulations and legislation may include: