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Elements and Performance Criteria

1. Manage a forced landing from level flight, after take-off or on approach
2. Emergency situation requiring a forced landing is correctly identified
3. Autorotative flight is entered and established at nominated speed and heading in balanced flight
4. Required immediate actions are performed
5. Rotor speed (RRPM) is controlled within limitations
6. Landing area within autorotative distance is selected and appropriate action plan is formulated to ensure safety of helicopter
7. Emergency procedures are implemented and task priorities are allocated to all actions to ensure aircraft, flight crew and passenger safety
8. Emergency radio messages of intentions are transmitted
9. Helicopter is landed into wind with as slow as practical ground speed while maintaining control of helicopter
10. Situational awareness is maintained at all times during forced landing manoeuvres
11. Manage an engine failure at the hover or during taxi
12. Hover and taxi surfaces are suitably selected to maximise options in an engine failure
13. Emergency situation involving an engine failure is correctly identified
14. Controlled touchdown is performed
15. Manage a tail rotor malfunction in flight and at the hover
16. Hover heights and surfaces are selected to maximise options in a tail rotor malfunction
17. Tail rotor malfunction is correctly identified
18. Control of helicopter is established and suitable landing area is selected
19. All emergency checks are performed and plan is formulated to achieve an approach and landing
20. Controlled emergency landing with a malfunctioning tail rotor is performed
21. Situational awareness is maintained at all times during tail rotor malfunction handling manoeuvres
22. Manage a jammed flight control system
23. Jammed or malfunctioning flight control system malfunction is correctly identified
24. All emergency checks are performed and a plan is formulated to achieve approach and landing
25. Controlled emergency landing with a jammed flight control is performed
26. Situational awareness is maintained at all times during flight control handling manoeuvres
27. Manage a malfunction of a helicopter operating system
28. Abnormal situations involving a helicopter system/s malfunction are correctly identified and confirmed
29. Appropriate emergency procedures are conducted while maintaining control of helicopter flight path
30. System malfunctions are managed and situational awareness is maintained at all times during a system malfunction
31. Manage upset recovery
32. Correct techniques for upset recovery in various configurations are applied
33. Aircraft is configured appropriately
34. Upset conditions are recognised
35. Aircraft is recovered to level flight conditions

Range Statement

Range is restricted to essential operating conditions and any other variables essential to the work environment.

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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 helicopter aeronautical knowledge applying relevant legislation and workplace procedures communicating effectively with others completing relevant documentation identifying and correctly using relevant equipment implementing contingency plans implementing work health and safety (WHS)/occupational health and safety (OHS) procedures and relevant regulations interpreting/using a helicopter manufacturer height/velocity diagram/graph 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 identified problems promptly, in accordance with regulatory requirements and workplace procedures selecting and using relevant equipment selecting and using required personal protective equipment conforming to industry and WHS/OHS standards setting local or area barometric pressure adjusted for sea level (QNH) at appropriate stages of flight solving problems associated with managing a helicopter in abnormal and emergency situations using instruments to monitor helicopter performance working collaboratively with others working systematically with required attention to detail without injury to self or others, or damage to goods or equipment.

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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:

actions to be conducted following a forced landing aerodynamic factors affecting helicopter flight performance all applicable checklist items applicable helicopter system malfunctions: cautions, warnings and indications engine failure/s tail rotor malfunction jammed or malfunctioning flight controls critical flight controls: fuel systems hydraulics flight instruments application of a height/velocity diagram/graph basic principles of aerodynamics CASR Part 61 Manual of Standards Schedule 3 Aeronautical Knowledge relevant to aeroplane or helicopter operations emergency procedures emergency radio procedures functions and effects of all helicopter controls hazards and risks when managing a helicopter in abnormal and emergency flight situations and precautions for controlling the risks impact of high gross weight and high density altitude on key hazards key hazards and typical causal factors and contributing operational situations, avoidance and recognition of symptoms and recovery techniques: vortex ring state ground resonance loss of tail rotor effectiveness (LTE) low ‘g’ force and mast bumping overpitching or low RRPM – rotor stall retreating blade stall recirculation dynamic rollover local air traffic control procedures and instructions low level weather and topography effects managing system malfunctions practical action plans for use in an engine failure prioritising tasks when managing malfunctions problems that may occur when managing a helicopter in abnormal and emergency flight situations and appropriate action that should be taken in each case procedures for using performance charts purpose and functions of helicopter systems relevant sections of Civil Aviation Safety Regulations and Civil Aviation Orders pertaining to abnormal flight situations relevant WHS/OHS and environmental procedures and regulations threat and error management: flight planning to avoid hazardous or adverse aerodynamic flight conditions and regimes techniques to avoid a potentially hazardous situation developing while in flight.

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