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Elements and Performance Criteria

  1. Maintain situational awareness
  2. Continuous monitoring of all critical factors relevant to the safe progress of a flight is undertaken
  3. Effective visual scan is applied, and radio communication, traffic information and aircraft systems are used appropriately
  4. Trends towards an unsafe situations are recognised and appropriate corrective action is employed in accordance with workplace procedures and regulatory requirements
  5. Breakdown in situational awareness is identified from errors or discrepancies and is rectified by ensuring safe operation of aircraft and response to situation
  6. Assess situations and make decisions
  7. Problems are identified and analysed
  8. Solutions are identified and risks are assessed
  9. Course of action is chosen to ensure a safe outcome to a flight or manoeuvre
  10. Plan of action is communicated and tasks are allocated
  11. Actions are taken to achieve optimum outcomes
  12. Progress is monitored against plan
  13. Plan is re-evaluated to achieve optimum outcomes
  14. Operational changes and related risks are monitored and managed to ensure a safe outcome to a flight or manoeuvre
  15. Set priorities and manage tasks
  16. Priorities and workload are organised to ensure completion of all tasks relevant to flight safety
  17. Safe and effective operation of aircraft is prioritised ahead of competing tasks
  18. Technology is appropriately used to reduce workload and to improve ability to perform mental and manipulative activities
  19. Fixation on single actions/functions is avoided
  20. Symptoms of fatigue are recognised and appropriate action is taken to reduce its effects
  21. Critical events and tasks are anticipated and completed in time available
  22. Work with others in managing situational awareness
  23. Level of assertiveness is applied that ensures safe flight completion
  24. Effective and efficient communications and interpersonal relationships are established and maintained with all stakeholders to ensure safe flight outcome
  25. Passengers and crew members are encouraged to participate in and contribute to safe flight outcome
  26. Appropriate action is taken in conjunction with others to cooperatively correct any identified unsafe situations that may develop during an aircraft flight

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 air safety practices and regulations

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 required equipment

implementing contingency plans

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

maintaining all necessary communications

maintaining and managing an aircraft situation alone and in conjunction with others

maintaining compliance with regulatory requirements

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 appropriate instruments, communications equipment and aids

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

sourcing and interpreting aviation weather forecast products appropriate to flight planning and navigation procedures

transferring aircraft control between crew members

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:

air navigation techniques

aircraft communication procedures and protocols

aircraft fuel usage rates

in a Defence context, relevant Defence Orders and Instructions

operational hazards identified when managing situational awareness and ways of controlling those hazards and associated risks

principles of aircraft flight

problems that may occur when managing situational awareness and action that can be taken to overcome these problems

procedures for maintaining situational awareness

procedures for transferring aircraft control between crew members

relevant WHS/OHS and environmental procedures and regulations

relevant sections of Civil Aviation Safety Regulations (CASRs) and Civil Aviation Orders

traffic rules and procedures

use of a navigational computer.