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Elements and Performance Criteria

1. Respond to aviation accidents and incidents
   • International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) and/or Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA) requirements or recommendations are determined when attending aviation accidents and incidents
2. Aviation accident and incident response conditions are analysed, in accordance with organisational procedures
3. Appropriate resources are identified, accessed and used, in accordance with organisational procedures
4. Hazards and risks are identified and continually monitored and communicated to relevant personnel, in accordance with organisational procedures
5. Determine aircraft sizeup
   • Size up strategy is determined for aircraft based on relevant identified factors
6. Size up strategy is communicated to firefighting team
7. Control an aircraft accident or incident
   • Fire ground tactics are applied, monitored and communicated, in accordance with organisational procedures
8. Firefighting teams and incident conditions are monitored to maintain safest working conditions at aviation scene
9. Changing conditions are communicated to supervisor and team members
10. Extinguishing medium is applied correctly
11. Supervise rescue and evacuation of persons on board aircraft
    • Movement or direction of evacuees to a safe area is coordinated, in accordance with organisational procedures and Aerodrome Emergency Plan (AEP)
12. Removal of injured persons is undertaken and medical assistance is provided, in accordance with organisational procedures
13. Operation of extrication equipment is monitored
14. Aircraft facilities, equipment and/or structures removed or damaged during rescue operations are recorded, in accordance with organisational procedures and Air Navigation Regulations
15. All persons on board are accounted for and information is communicated through the chain of command, in accordance with organisational procedures
16. Preserve aircraft scene
    • Damage to aircraft is noted and recorded, in accordance with organisational procedures
17. Security of aircraft and scene is maintained, in accordance with organisational procedures
18. Liaise with emergency services
    • Incident is handed over to appropriate authority, in accordance with organisational procedures
19. Emergency services liaison is undertaken, as required

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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