Unit of Competency Mapping – Information for Teachers/Assessors – Information for Learners

PUAAMS001A Mapping and Delivery Guide
Work in an aviation environment

Version 1.0
Issue Date: April 2024


Qualification -
Unit of Competency PUAAMS001A - Work in an aviation environment
Description
Employability Skills
Learning Outcomes and Application
Duration and Setting X weeks, nominally xx hours, delivered in a classroom/online/blended learning setting.
Prerequisites/co-requisites
Competency Field
Development and validation strategy and guide for assessors and learners Student Learning Resources Handouts
Activities 		Slides
PPT 		Assessment 1 Assessment 2 Assessment 3 Assessment 4
Elements of Competency Performance Criteria              
Element: Work effectively as a member of a search and rescue crew
  • Functions and responsibilities are determined from policies and procedures
  • Contact/call-out arrangements and requirements are determined from organisational documents and personal employment requirements
  • Factors which impede or disqualify persons from performing safe and effective aircrew duties are determined from policies and procedures
  • Communication equipment, terminology and procedures are utilised in accordance with policies, procedures and company operation’s manuals to ensure safe and effective operations during flight
  • In-flight performance is maintained in accordance with policies, procedures, and company operations manuals
       
Element: Work safely in an aviation environment
  • Safety procedures for working in and around aircraft are determined from policies and procedures
  • Cabin/load security and dangerous goods requirements are determined in accordance with policies and procedures
  • appropriate manual handling strategies are applied when loading the aircraft in accordance with policies and procedures
  • In-flight hazards are managed in accordance with policies and procedures, organisational operations manuals and pilot-in-command instructions
       
Element: Respond to aircraft emergency situations
  • Aircraft cabin, load and occupants are prepared for impact
  • Firefighting equipment is used to protect occupants and the aircraft from fire
  • Escape/evacuation plan is implemented in accordance with policies and procedures
  • Emergency care is provided to injured occupants as required
  • Life and health of survivors are supported and maintained
  • Survival plan is implemented
       
Element: Complete documentation
  • Manifests, load sheets and other pre-flight documents are completed in accordance with policies and procedures
  • In-flight operations log is completed in accordance with policies and procedures
  • Debriefing documents and other post flight reports are completed in accordance with policies and procedures
       


Evidence Required

List the assessment methods to be used and the context and resources required for assessment. Copy and paste the relevant sections from the evidence guide below and then re-write these in plain English.

Critical aspects of evidence

Operate safely and effectively as a crew member in an aviation environment

Interdependent assessment of units

Pre-requisite units:

Nil

Co-requisite units:

PUAAMS002A Search as a member of an air search team

PUATEA001A Work in a team

PUATEA004B Work effectively in a public safety organisation

PUATEA003A Lead, manage and develop teams

Underpinning knowledge

Evidence of:

a knowledge of aircraft accidental hazards and response an understanding of airside safety and aircraft safety

an understanding of appropriate air traffic control procedures and terminology

an understanding of appropriate aviation meteorology

an understanding of aviation technology and communication procedures

an understanding of manual handling hazards and techniques

an understanding of Search and Rescue functions and responsibilities

Underpinning skills

The ability to:

communicate information orally and in writing complete

Search and Rescue documentation

harnesses and emergency exits

operate aircraft doors

operate aircraft intercom systems

operate aviation survival equipment

operate firefighting equipment

Resource implications

An appropriate training location/venue and access to aircraft and survival equipment required for learning and assessment activities

Consistency in performance

In order to assess these performance criteria it may be necessary for evidence to be collected over a period of time in a context of rescue operations

Context of assessment

Evidence can be collected on the job but may be undertaken in a simulation

Submission Requirements

List each assessment task's title, type (eg project, observation/demonstration, essay, assignment, checklist) and due date here

Assessment task 1: [title]      Due date:

(add new lines for each of the assessment tasks)

Assessment Tasks

Copy and paste from the following data to produce each assessment task. Write these in plain English and spell out how, when and where the task is to be carried out, under what conditions, and what resources are needed. Include guidelines about how well the candidate has to perform a task for it to be judged satisfactory.

Unit Name

Work in an aviation environment

Unit Code

PUAAMS001A

This unit covers the competency to work effectively as a crew member.

ELEMENT

PERFORMANCE CRITERIA

1. Work effectively as a member of a search and rescue crew

Functions and responsibilities are determined from policies and procedures

Contact/call-out arrangements and requirements are determined from organisational documents and personal employment requirements

Factors which impede or disqualify persons from performing safe and effective aircrew duties are determined from policies and procedures

Communication equipment, terminology and procedures are utilised in accordance with policies, procedures and company operation’s manuals to ensure safe and effective operations during flight

In-flight performance is maintained in accordance with policies, procedures, and company operations manuals

2. Work safely in an aviation environment

Safety procedures for working in and around aircraft are determined from policies and procedures

Cabin/load security and dangerous goods requirements are determined in accordance with policies and procedures

appropriate manual handling strategies are applied when loading the aircraft in accordance with policies and procedures

In-flight hazards are managed in accordance with policies and procedures, organisational operations manuals and pilot-in-command instructions

3. Respond to aircraft emergency situations

Aircraft cabin, load and occupants are prepared for impact

Firefighting equipment is used to protect occupants and the aircraft from fire

Escape/evacuation plan is implemented in accordance with policies and procedures

Emergency care is provided to injured occupants as required

Life and health of survivors are supported and maintained

Survival plan is implemented

4. Complete documentation

Manifests, load sheets and other pre-flight documents are completed in accordance with policies and procedures

In-flight operations log is completed in accordance with policies and procedures

Debriefing documents and other post flight reports are completed in accordance with policies and procedures

An aircraft may include

A fixed wing or rotary wing aircraft engaged in search interception and escort

stores dropping

rescue or medical evacuation operations over land or sea by day or night

Safety procedures for working in and around aircraft may include

being familiar with aircraft

appreciation of aircraft capabilities

approaching rotary wing aircraft terrain-related issues

Search and rescue crew members may include

National Search and Rescue Manual

Search and Rescue Manual for Civil Search and Rescue

Unit Pilots and Dropmasters

Search and Rescue Manual for Observers

Civil Aviation Regulations (CARs) Civil Aviation Orders (CAOs)

Aeronautical Information Publications (AIPs)

En route Supplementary Australia – Emergency Section

(ERSA)

Applicable Aircraft Flight Manual and Civil Search and

Rescue Unit Operations manual

Escape/evacuation plan may include

evacuating personnel and equipment from the aircraft

Life is supported and maintained may include

aircraft components survival equipment

natural materials being utilised to provide protection from environmental hazards to aid in location and to maintain the health of survivors

Survival plan may include

giving consideration to psychological

physiological

medial and environmental issues

Organisational documents may include

emergency service pilots and procedures

aircraft operator company operations manuals

and memoranda of understanding

Factors which may impede or exclude safte performance may include

physical physiological

psychological

pathological and psychosocial and may include

such things as motion sickness

poor eye sight

pregnancy fatigue

poor general health

drug and/or alcohol affected

The flight may include

over-night deployment

international travel

Personal requirements may include

passports additional clothing

refreshments as required for long term/long distance

travel

Communications equipment may include

aircraft intercommunications equipment and portable radio transceivers

Terminology and procedures may include

standard aviation and agency specific terminology and procedures associated with Search and Rescue operations

In-flight crew performance may be maintained by

rotation/rest schedules prevention of motion sickness

duty reassignment or reallocation for people found unsuitable for certain tasks

Safety procedures for working in and around aircraft may relate to

aircraft propellers and blades refuelling operations

smoking loose articles danger areas

no step/push areas and airside security

Dangerous goods may include

Search and Rescue related pyrotechnics

weapons and ammunition

petroleum fuels

In-flight hazards may include

opening doors/windows moving around the aircraft operating near open doors loose articles in the cabin dispatching items

operating electronic equipment

Emergency care includes

pre-hospital emergency care as described in workplace

emergency care qualifications which meet State and Territory OH&S requirements

Firefighting equipment may include

dry chemical powder vaporising liquid

carbon dioxide and foam extinguishers

Survival equipment may include

inflatable life-jackets inflatable life-rafts

survival kits

electronic location beacons

Environmental hazards may include

marine environments

extremes of heat and cold

dangerous creatures

hydration and nutrition limitations

Physiological factors may include

health and fitness

heat loss rates

hydration and nutrition

injury survival time

predictions

Rescue factors may include

predicted time to rescue rescue vehicle types

visibility and location of target rescue systems

rescue crew competence priority of survivors

Pre/post-flight documentation may include

search briefing and debriefing forms manifests

load sheets flight logs

post flight reports

Copy and paste from the following performance criteria to create an observation checklist for each task. When you have finished writing your assessment tool every one of these must have been addressed, preferably several times in a variety of contexts. To ensure this occurs download the assessment matrix for the unit; enter each assessment task as a column header and place check marks against each performance criteria that task addresses.

Observation Checklist

Tasks to be observed according to workplace/college/TAFE policy and procedures, relevant legislation and Codes of Practice Yes No Comments/feedback
Functions and responsibilities are determined from policies and procedures 
Contact/call-out arrangements and requirements are determined from organisational documents and personal employment requirements 
Factors which impede or disqualify persons from performing safe and effective aircrew duties are determined from policies and procedures 
Communication equipment, terminology and procedures are utilised in accordance with policies, procedures and company operation’s manuals to ensure safe and effective operations during flight 
In-flight performance is maintained in accordance with policies, procedures, and company operations manuals 
Safety procedures for working in and around aircraft are determined from policies and procedures 
Cabin/load security and dangerous goods requirements are determined in accordance with policies and procedures 
appropriate manual handling strategies are applied when loading the aircraft in accordance with policies and procedures 
In-flight hazards are managed in accordance with policies and procedures, organisational operations manuals and pilot-in-command instructions 
Aircraft cabin, load and occupants are prepared for impact 
Firefighting equipment is used to protect occupants and the aircraft from fire 
Escape/evacuation plan is implemented in accordance with policies and procedures 
Emergency care is provided to injured occupants as required 
Life and health of survivors are supported and maintained 
Survival plan is implemented 
Manifests, load sheets and other pre-flight documents are completed in accordance with policies and procedures 
In-flight operations log is completed in accordance with policies and procedures 
Debriefing documents and other post flight reports are completed in accordance with policies and procedures 

Forms

Assessment Cover Sheet

PUAAMS001A - Work in an aviation environment
Assessment task 1: [title]

Student name:

Student ID:

I declare that the assessment tasks submitted for this unit are my own work.

Student signature:

Result: Competent Not yet competent

Feedback to student

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Assessor name:

Signature:

Date:

Assessment Record Sheet

PUAAMS001A - Work in an aviation environment

Student name:

Student ID:

Assessment task 1: [title] Result: Competent Not yet competent

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Feedback to student:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Overall assessment result: Competent Not yet competent

Assessor name:

Signature:

Date:

Student signature:

Date: