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Elements and Performance Criteria

1. Prepare for hover-exit operations
   • Hover-exit equipment is selected and prepared, in accordance with organisational procedures and requirements
2. Appropriate clothing and equipment are worn, in accordance with organisational procedures and requirements
3. Pre-flight checks on clothing and equipment are undertaken, in accordance with organisational procedures
4. Damage to firefighting and safety equipment is reported to the supervisor for repair, replacement or disposal
5. General helicopter safety briefing is obtained from pilot, flight crew, air base and/or helibase manager
6. Load hover-exit personnel and equipment into helicopter
   • Firefighting and safety equipment is assembled, weighed and recorded
7. Pilot is informed of firefighting equipment and personnel weights
8. Equipment is loaded into helicopter and secured under pilot or flight crew supervision
9. Instructions are obtained from pre-mission briefing and clarification of objectives and procedures is sought, as required
10. Personnel are secured in seatbelts, in accordance with organisational procedures and flight crew instructions
11. Pre-flight safety briefing is obtained from pilot or flight crew
12. Prepare to exit from hovering helicopter
    • Appropriate landing technique is selected and used, in accordance with ground and safety conditions
13. Following clearance from pilot and hover-exit crew leader instructions are received to prepare for exit
14. Seat belt is released and then resecured prior to moving towards the helicopter doorway, in accordance with organisational procedures and instructions received
15. Pre-descent checks are conducted, in accordance with organisational procedures and requirements
16. Clearance is obtained from the pilot and hover-exit flight crew leader to disembark
17. Emergency procedures are conducted, as required
18. Emergency commands are responded to, in accordance with organisational procedures
19. Exit from hovering helicopter
    • Hover-exit operations are undertaken, in accordance with organisational procedures and Work, Health and Safety (WHS)/Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) requirements
20. Actions are undertaken to minimise uncommanded movement of the helicopter during transfer to the ground, in accordance with organisational procedures and instructions
21. Assembly point for individuals and equipment is identified and reached
22. All clear signal is communicated to pilot or flight crew when landing activity is complete
23. Under instruction from hover-exit flight crew leader, individuals and equipment are transferred between helicopter and ground, in accordance with organisational procedures
24. Undertake hover-entry to helicopter
    • Individuals and equipment are located at nominated assembly point in preparation for hover-entry
25. Following clearance from pilot and hover-exit flight crew leader, movement towards the helicopter is undertaken, in accordance with organisational procedures and instructions received
26. Actions to minimise uncommanded movement of the helicopter during transfer from the ground to the helicopter are undertaken, in accordance with organisational procedures and instructions
27. Movement on board the helicopter and towards the helicopter seat is undertaken, in accordance with organisational procedures and instructions
28. Seat belts are secured until clearance is obtained to commence movement within the helicopter, in accordance with organisational procedures, safe work practices and instructions from flight crew
29. Seat belts remain secured until helicopter has landed and clearance is obtained to commence movement within the helicopter
30. Perform maintenance on equipment
    • Equipment is inspected and maintenance is performed, in accordance with organisational procedures and manufacturers' guidelines
31. Damage to equipment is reported to the supervisor for repair, replacement or disposal
32. Maintenance or damage to equipment is documented and reported, in accordance with organisational procedures

Range Statement

Range is restricted to essential operating conditions and any other variables essential to the work environment. Non-essential conditions may be found in the Companion Volume Implementation Guide.

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