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Elements and Performance Criteria

1. Prepare for a team free fall parachute descent with combat equipment
   • Confirm instructions to conduct a team free fall parachute descent.
   • Select, fit and pack equipment and inspect for serviceability.
   • Quarantine and report unserviceable equipment.
   • Rehearse conduct of the descent with team members prior to boarding the aircraft.
2. Complete on board aircraft procedures with combat equipment
   • Board aircraft with equipment and position and secure self and equipment.
   • Communicate verbally and non-verbally with other personnel on board.
   • Carry out safety checks.
3. Exit from the aircraft and descend by free fall as a member of a team while carrying combat equipment
   • Exit the aircraft using team techniques.
   • Establish and maintain stability in free fall flight and recover from instability when necessary.
   • Establish and maintain relative position within the team.
   • Maintain situational awareness during day and night descents.
   • Carry out individual and team free fall positions and manoeuvres.
   • Communicate verbally and non-verbally with other paratroopers as required.
4. Control a ram air canopy descent as a member of a team while carrying combat equipment
   • Activate parachute to open at a designated time or height.
   • Conduct relevant drills to detect and rectify malfunctions and routine opening problems.
   • Identify team leader and team members after canopy opening during day and night descents.
   • Maintain team day and night descent using canopy control and manoeuvre techniques.
   • Conduct controllability checks and malfunction drills.
   • Assess contingency and emergency situations and apply the correct drills to rectify the situation.
5. Land on a drop zone as a member of a team while carrying combat equipment
   • Identify designated drop zone marking and wind indicators for day and night descents and plan target approach.
   • Lower combat equipment at the correct height during approach.
   • Apply target approach techniques to land in accordance with environmental conditions.
   • Complete emergency landings drills.
   • Apply harness release and drag procedures.
   • Clear drop zone without adversely affecting other team members.
6. Complete free fall post descent procedures
   • Review performance during team free fall parachute descent.
   • Complete documentation.
7. Prepare for a team free fall parachute descent with combat equipment
   • Confirm instructions to conduct a team free fall parachute descent.
   • Select, fit and pack equipment and inspect for serviceability.
   • Quarantine and report unserviceable equipment.
   • Rehearse conduct of the descent with team members prior to boarding the aircraft.
8. Complete on board aircraft procedures with combat equipment
   • Board aircraft with equipment and position and secure self and equipment.
   • Communicate verbally and non-verbally with other personnel on board.
   • Carry out safety checks.
9. Exit from the aircraft and descend by free fall as a member of a team while carrying combat equipment
   • Exit the aircraft using team techniques.
   • Establish and maintain stability in free fall flight and recover from instability when necessary.
   • Establish and maintain relative position within the team.
   • Maintain situational awareness during day and night descents.
   • Carry out individual and team free fall positions and manoeuvres.
   • Communicate verbally and non-verbally with other paratroopers as required.
10. Control a ram air canopy descent as a member of a team while carrying combat equipment
    • Activate parachute to open at a designated time or height.
    • Conduct relevant drills to detect and rectify malfunctions and routine opening problems.
    • Identify team leader and team members after canopy opening during day and night descents.
    • Maintain team day and night descent using canopy control and manoeuvre techniques.
    • Conduct controllability checks and malfunction drills.
    • Assess contingency and emergency situations and apply the correct drills to rectify the situation.
11. Land on a drop zone as a member of a team while carrying combat equipment
    • Identify designated drop zone marking and wind indicators for day and night descents and plan target approach.
    • Lower combat equipment at the correct height during approach.
    • Apply target approach techniques to land in accordance with environmental conditions.
    • Complete emergency landings drills.
    • Apply harness release and drag procedures.
    • Clear drop zone without adversely affecting other team members.
12. Complete free fall post descent procedures
    • Review performance during team free fall parachute descent.
    • Complete documentation.

Performance Evidence

Evidence required to demonstrate competence must satisfy all of the requirements of the elements and performance criteria. If not otherwise specified the candidate must demonstrate evidence of performance of the following on at least one occasion.

maintaining situational awareness during free fall descent and canopy flight

using exit techniques, canopy control techniques, landing techniques

maintaining free fall positions

carrying out activation drills, malfunction drills, emergency drills

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Knowledge Evidence

Evidence required to demonstrate competence must satisfy all of the requirements of the elements and performance criteria. If not otherwise specified the depth of knowledge demonstrated must be appropriate to the job context of the candidate.

controllability checks

effect of environmental conditions on parachuting

contingency and emergency situations while carrying combat equipment

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