Elements and Performance Criteria
- Manage fuel
- Manage a safe flight
- Navigate aircraft
- Documents and flight plans are prepared
- Airspace procedures are complied with while navigating
- Departure procedures are conducted
- Aircraft is navigated en route to waypoint or destination
- Aircraft is navigated at low level and in reduced visibility
- Lost procedure is performed as required
- Diversion procedure is performed as required
- Instrument navigation systems are used to navigate under visual flight rules (VFR) or instrument flight rules (IFR)
- Arrival procedures are executed
- Taxi helicopter
- Communicate in an aviation environment
- Aeronautical radio is operated using appropriate operational communication aviation phraseology and terminology
- Perform pre- and post-flight actions and procedures
- Pre-flight inspection is performed
- Post-flight actions and procedures are completed
- Operate aeronautical radio
- Radiotelephone equipment malfunctions are managed
- Aircraft transponder is operated during normal, abnormal and emergency situations
- Fuel system is managed
- Aircraft refuelling procedures are correctly completed
- Manage passengers and cargo
- Passengers are aided and assisted as required
- Situational awareness is maintained
- Situations are assessed and effective decisions made
- Task priorities are set and tasks managed
- Effective communications and interpersonal relationships are maintained
- Recognise, direct and manage threats and errors
- Errors are recognised and managed
- Undesired aircraft states are recognised and managed
- Airspace procedures are complied with while navigating
- Departure procedures are conducted
- Aircraft is navigated en route to waypoint or destination
- Aircraft is navigated at low level and in reduced visibility
- Lost procedure is performed as required
- Diversion procedure is performed as required
- Instrument navigation systems are used to navigate under visual flight rules (VFR) or instrument flight rules (IFR)
- Arrival procedures are executed
- Control helicopter on the ground
- Rotor is engaged and stopped
- Main rotor disc and anti-torque system are controlled
- Control helicopter in lift-off, hover and landing
- Helicopter is hovered in cross and tail wind conditions
- Turns around the mast are performed
- Turns around the nose and tail are performed
- Sidewards and backwards flight manoeuvres are performed
- Aircraft is landed from the hover
- Mishandled landings are managed
- Mishandled lift offs are managed
- Air transiting manoeuvres are performed
- Take-off helicopter and approach to hover
- Aircraft take-off is performed
- Approach to hover is performed
- Go-around procedure is performed
- Control helicopter in normal flight
- Straight and level flight is maintained
- Helicopter in descent is conducted under varying combinations of direction, speed and aircraft configuration
- Helicopter is turned from a known heading to a nominated heading, track or geographical feature
- Helicopter is controlled at any speed within approved flight envelope
- Helicopter circuits and approaches are performed
- Airspace requirements are complied with
- Control helicopter during advanced manoeuvres
- Autorotative flight is performed
- Helicopter is landed on and lifted off sloping ground
- Helicopter is landed, manoeuvred and taken off within confined areas
- Limited power take-off, approach and landings are executed
- Manage abnormal situations and emergencies
- Engine failure at the hover or during taxi is managed
- Tail rotor malfunction is managed
- Jammed flight control system is managed
- Flight in adverse aerodynamic conditions is managed
- Helicopter operating system malfunction is managed
- Operate using full instrument panel
- Full instrument panel manoeuvres are performed
- Upset situations and unusual aircraft attitude recovery is performed using full instrument panel
- Operate using limited instrument panel
- Limited instrument panel manoeuvres are performed
- Upset situations and unusual aircraft attitude recovery is performed using limited instrument panel
- Visual flight is re-established
- Navigate using radio navigation aids and systems
- Aircraft is navigated using navigation aids and systems
- Operate at non-towered aerodromes
- Aircraft is taxied at non-towered aerodrome or landing area
- Non-towered aerodrome or landing area departure is performed
- Non-towered aerodrome or landing area arrival is performed
- Operate in Class G airspace
- Appropriate tolerances are applied and maintained
- Aircraft radio procedures are implemented as required
- Operations are conducted in accordance with suitable charts
- Appropriate actions are performed in abnormal operations and emergencies
- Operate at a controlled aerodrome
- Aircraft is taxied at controlled aerodrome
- Controlled aerodrome departure is performed
- Controlled aerodrome arrival and landing are performed
- Operate in controlled airspace
- Airways clearance requirements are complied with
- Tracking and altitude tolerances are maintained when operating on an airway clearance
- Separation standards are applied between instrument and visual flights within controlled airspace
- Appropriate abnormal and emergency response actions are implemented as required
- Air traffic control (ATC) directions, instructions and requirements are adhered to within controlled airspace
- Mishandled lift-offs are managed
- Takeoff helicopter and approach to hover
- Correct tolerances are applied and maintained
- Correct actions are performed in abnormal operations and emergencies
- Abnormal and emergency response actions are implemented as required