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Elements and Performance Criteria

  1. Determine aircraft meets requirements for NVFR flight
  2. Aircraft requirements for NVFR flight are determined
  3. Flight and navigation instruments, minimum electrical lighting, navigation equipment and any other requirements fitted to aircraft are checked to ensure they are suitable and serviceable for NVFR flight
  4. Obtain and use current operational documents
  5. Operational documents applicable to flight are obtained and checked for currency
  6. Applicable information contained in documents for flight planning and management is interpreted and applied
  7. Documents required for flight are stowed and their accessibility for pilot during flight is ensured
  8. Prepare flight plan for NVFR flight
  9. Charts suitable for intended NVFR flight are selected and prepared
  10. Applicable information to prepare a flight plan that details tracks, distances, times, altitudes to be flown and fuel requirements to reach destination are obtained, analysed and applied
  11. Hazards are identified, risks are assessed and hazard management is implemented
  12. Meteorological, airways facilities, aerodrome and Notice to Airmen (NOTAM) information applicable to planning and conducting a flight is obtained, interpreted and applied
  13. Routes to optimise options in engine failure are planned
  14. Determine operational requirements
  15. Suitability of aerodrome lighting for night operations is determined
  16. Curfew requirements are complied with
  17. Duration of flight is determined
  18. Holding, alternate and reserve fuel requirements due to weather, navigation aid availability and aerodrome lighting are determined in accordance with operational requirements
  19. Total fuel requirements are calculated
  20. Make flight notification
  21. Flight notification is prepared for planned NVFR flight
  22. Completed flight notification is submitted
  23. Flight notification acceptance is confirmed
  24. Program navigation system
  25. Data is prepared for transfer to approved airborne navigation system
  26. Navigation data is loaded and checked

Performance Evidence

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

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

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

applying relevant aeronautical knowledge

applying relevant legislation and workplace procedures

calculating fuel requirements

communicating effectively with others

completing relevant documentation

determining alternate aerodrome requirements and suitability for a night visual flight to a specified destination given relevant information including Notice to Airmen (NOTAM)

determining fuel quantity required for a night visual flight

determining holding requirements due to weather, traffic or traffic advisory

determining currency of operational documents

determining meteorological forecasts required for a night visual flight

determining whether a flight should proceed based on available meteorological forecasts

extracting and applying relevant information from operational documents

identifying and correctly using relevant equipment

implementing contingency plans

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

interpreting and following operational instructions and prioritising work

interpreting meteorological forecasts

interpreting navigation charts

modifying activities depending on workplace contingencies, situations and environments

monitoring and anticipating operational problems and hazards and taking appropriate action

monitoring work activities in terms of planned schedule

operating electronic communications equipment to required protocol

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

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

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

selecting suitable navigation aids/systems

working collaboratively with others

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


Knowledge Evidence

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

aerodrome and en route holding procedures

aerodrome lighting and curfew requirements for night operations

aircraft fuel planning including holding, alternate, fixed reserve and usage rates

airspace requirements and procedures under night visual flight rules (NVFR) conditions

critical point and point of no return

documents required to be carried on a night visual flight

factors affecting en route performance, range and endurance

icing conditions and hazards

in an Australian Defence Force (ADF) aviation context, relevant Defence Orders and Instructions

limit of NVFR operations in a single-engine aircraft

limitations and errors of navigations aids/systems

meteorological considerations for a NVFR flight

NVFR and procedures

NVFR cruising levels, selection and hazards

NVFR route planning requirements

pilot medical fitness and qualifications necessary for night visual flight

privileges of NVFR rating

procedures for flight plan amendments and revised estimates for a night visual flight

relevant sections of Civil Aviation Safety Regulations (CASRs) and Civil Aviation Orders pertaining to NVFR and flight planning requirements

relevant WHS/OHS and environmental procedures and regulations

requirements for an alternate aerodrome

requirements for in-flight progress reports

requirements for submission of flight notification and SARWATCH

specification of aircraft electrical lighting, radio communication and navigation equipment required for night visual flight

specification of aircraft flight instruments required for night visual flight

speed restrictions for night visual flight

use of a navigational computer

validity of a given meteorological forecast for a night visual flight.