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Elements and Performance Criteria

  1. Plan deck landing operations
  2. Conduct pre-flight briefings for deck landing operations
  3. Take off and transit to and from vessel
  4. Approach and land on vessel helideck
  5. Take off and climb out from vessel helideck
  6. Manage abnormal and emergency situations during deck landing operations

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 relevant helicopter aeronautical knowledge

applying reporting procedures for identified problems

approaching and landing on vessel helideck

briefing deck landing operational requirements to relevant stakeholders:

helideck location and configuration

helideck markings

vessel configuration

obstructions

hazards associated with deck landing operations (ship movement, engine salt ingestion, wind direction and velocity, pitch, roll limitations)

crash on deck procedures

landing and take-off procedures

lighting signals

marshalling signals

aircraft securing procedures

communications procedures

transit route to and from ship

approach and departure procedures

ditching procedures

emergency situations (e.g. fire, engine/transmission/aircraft system malfunctions)

location and operation of survival equipment

aircraft evacuation procedures (on ditching)

communicating effectively with others

completing relevant documentation

following relevant legislation and workplace procedures

identifying and assessing, vertical, horizontal and relative spatial distances in relation to aircraft fuselage, rotor system, mission and/or operational stores and equipment with regard to potential obstacles to flight safety

identifying and correctly using relevant equipment

identifying and justifying a decision to operate a helicopter during deck landing operations

implementing contingency plans

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

interpreting hover performance and power available/power required from graphs/charts

managing abnormal and emergency situations during deck landing operations:

crash on deck

ditching procedures (simulated)

emergency situations (e.g. fire, engine/transmission/aircraft system malfunctions)

fouled/obstructed landing deck

loss of communications

loss of visual aids or landing references

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

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 operating a helicopter during deck landing operations

using instruments to monitor helicopter performance during deck landing operations

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:

aircraft evacuation procedures

aircraft performance calculations (for all phases of flight)

basic global navigation satellite system (GNSS) principles

CASR Part 61 Manual of Standards Schedule 3 Aeronautical Knowledge relevant to helicopter operations

communication procedure and terminology applicable to deck landing operations

control effectiveness in all phases of flight

dead-reckoning navigation

deck landing operational requirements:

helideck location and configuration

helideck markings

vessel configuration

obstructions

hazards associated with deck landing operations (ship movement, engine salt ingestion, wind direction and velocity, pitch, roll limitations)

crash on deck procedures

landing and take-off procedures

lighting signals

marshalling signals

aircraft securing procedures

communication procedures

transit route to and from ship

approach and departure procedures

ditching procedures

emergency situations (e.g. fire, engine/transmission/aircraft system malfunctions)

location and operation of survival equipment

aircraft evacuation procedures (on ditching)

diversion considerations and procedures

effects of excessive vessel movement on aircraft serviceability

en route GNSS navigation principles

engine performance checks for helicopter type to be flown

functions and effects of all aircraft controls and instruments

hazards that exist when controlling an aircraft during deck landing operations

helicopter dimensions

helideck markings

in a Defence context, relevant Defence Orders and Instructions

lighting and marshalling signals

maximum payload and minimum fuel operations

navigation techniques for extended over-water flights

operation of night vision devices

planning and briefing requirements for helicopter deck landing operations

post flight debriefing techniques

principles of aerodynamics

relevant sections of Civil Aviation Safety Regulations and Civil Aviation Orders

relevant WHS/OHS and environmental procedures and regulations

survival equipment location and operation

survival skills post ditching

vessel movement limitations.