Elements and Performance Criteria
- Apply aircraft safety procedures
- Dress and equipment is secured for operating in and around a helicopter
- Helicopter is approached, entered and exited in a safe manner in accordance with workplace procedures and/or aircrew instructions
- Individual seating is occupied and restraint devices are applied
- Identified hazards are communicated to team members
- Aircrew or safety officer instructions are followed
- Environmental conditions and alternative routes to/from helicopter are identified
- Prepare for extraction by suspended equipment
- Extraction by suspended equipment instructions are received and confirmed as required
- Workplace procedures, work health and safety (WHS)/occupational health and safety (OHS) requirements and safety control measures are applied
- Operational and individual extraction equipment including personal protective equipment (PPE) is selected and fitted, in accordance with nature of recovery activity being undertaken and workplace procedures
- Damage to operational, individual extraction and safety equipment is reported and remedial action is taken in accordance with workplace procedures
- Extract by suspended equipment
- Extraction point is identified and attended in accordance with instructions
- Individual equipment checks are conducted in accordance with workplace procedures
- Individual extraction equipment is secured to recovery equipment in accordance with workplace procedures
- Security device is attached to individual and operational equipment in accordance with workplace procedures
- Suspended equipment is used to ascend and aircraft is emplaned in accordance with supervisor or aircrew instructions
- Extraction and operational equipment are monitored for stability during extraction
- Verbal and non-verbal communications are maintained
- Aircraft emergency and suspended extraction contingency procedures are implemented as required