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Elements and Performance Criteria

  1. Maintain basic situational awareness
  2. Assess situations and take appropriate action
  3. Set priorities and manage work tasks
  4. Work with others in managing situational awareness

Range Statement

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

Factors that may adversely affect the safety and/or security situation of an aviation workplace must include one or more of the following:

breaches of security regulations and procedures

changes in wind and weather conditions

equipment exceeding nominated operating parameters and tolerances

equipment or facility breakdown, malfunction or failure

moving vehicles and aircraft in the workplace environs

persons committing criminal or unlawful acts of interference with aviation

poor housekeeping

safety hazards in the workplace such as rotating equipment and propellers, jet blast, slippery surfaces, exposed electrical leads and connections, and toxic materials

security threats

workplace emergency such as a fire, flood, chemical/toxic spill, crash or personnel injury

Indications of an unsafe or insecure situation must include one or more of the following:

deteriorating or faulty equipment or facility performance obtained through routine equipment and facility checks

emergency sirens and alarms

equipment exceeding or about to exceed operating parameters and tolerances

poorly maintained workplace and related facilities

observation and recognition of a security threat

observed breaches of security regulations and procedures

observed rubbish and untidiness in the workplace

persons acting suspiciously

recognition of safety hazards in the workplace and/or breaches of safety policies and procedures

warning signs and visual/audible signals indicating hazards arising from moving vehicles and/or aircraft in the workplace

weather and other meteorological information that indicates a potential threat to workplace operations and/or personnel in the workplace

Information must include one or more of the following:

approved workplace checklists

conditions of service, legislation and industrial agreements including workplace agreements and awards

emergency procedures

equipment facility performance specifications/charts

induction and training materials

local instructions for the aviation workplace concerned

operations manuals

relevant approved aviation publications

relevant regulations for the aviation workplace concerned

safety and security policies, procedures and guidelines

weather and meteorological information, charts, advice and forecasts

workplace procedures and instructions, and job specifications

Legislative and regulatory requirements must include one or more of the following:

Civil Aviation Act

relevant Australian Civil Aviation Safety Regulations (CASRs) and Civil Aviation Orders pertaining to the aviation workplace concerned

relevant Australian Standards

relevant health, food handling and hygiene legislation

relevant International Air Transport Association (IATA) regulations

relevant requirements, standards and recommended practices of the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) for the aviation workplace concerned

relevant security regulations

relevant national and state/territory work health and safety (WHS)/occupational health and safety (OHS) legislation

relevant state/territory environmental protection legislation


Performance Evidence

Evidence required to demonstrate competence in this unit must be relevant to and satisfy all of the requirements of the elements, performance criteria and range of conditions 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 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 and following operational instructions and prioritising work

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

responding appropriately to cultural differences in the workplace

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

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, performance criteria and range of conditions and include knowledge of:

communication procedures and protocols

people to consult about maintaining situational awareness:

airline personnel and managers

aviation passengers

contractors

other workplace personnel and managers

emergency services personnel

relevant human resources staff

relevant technical staff

safety personnel

security personnel

workplace visitors

procedures for maintaining situational awareness

relevant safety, security and environmental regulations, policies, procedures and rules and any other relevant regulatory requirements

safety and security hazards and risks that may be identified in an aviation workplace and ways of controlling identified hazards and associated risks

safety and security problems that may be identified when maintaining and managing situational awareness and action that can be taken to overcome these problems

weather information and its implications for workplace operations.