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Elements and Performance Criteria

1. Prepare for operations of ignition equipment
   • Personal protection clothing and equipment and other safety equipment is selected, inspected and tested, in accordance with organisational procedures, prior to operations commencing
2. Requirements for aerial ignition operations are identified and confirmed with relevant personnel
3. Activities are undertaken, in accordance with industry standards, legislation, organisational procedures, Work, Health and Safety (WHS)/Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) requirements
4. Incendiary device to be used is confirmed
5. Incendiary devices and associated consumable materials are stored and transported, in accordance with the organisational procedures and requirements
6. Ignition equipment is installed in aircraft, in accordance with the organisational procedures and aircraft operator requirements
7. Ignition equipment is inspected to ensure correct operation
8. Mixing operations for incendiary device are undertaken, in accordance with organisational procedures, manufacturers' guidelines and prevailing conditions
9. Incendiary devices are loaded into ignition equipment, in accordance with the organisational procedures
10. Ignition equipment is tested and adjusted, where required, to ensure correct operation
11. Conduct aerial ignition operations
    • Ignition equipment is operated, in accordance with organisational procedures and the manufacturers' specifications
12. Adjustments to ignition equipment are undertaken, as required, in response to changed conditions or alterations to burn plan
13. Emergency procedures are conducted, as required
14. Communications between pilot, navigator and ignition equipment operator are maintained throughout the operation
15. Ignition operations are conducted, in accordance with burn plan
16. Service, maintain and store incendiary equipment
    • Excess incendiary devices are disposed of, in accordance with organisational procedures
17. Ignition equipment is serviced, maintained and repaired within scope of authority
18. Equipment faults are documented and forwarded to appropriate personnel for action
19. Ignition equipment is stowed and forwarded to appropriate personnel for maintenance

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.
ignition equipment must include	automated incendiary machines hand held manual incendiary injection helitorch aerial or drip torch

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