- PUAFIR209B - Work safely around aircraft
Unit of Competency Mapping – Information for Teachers/Assessors – Information for Learners
PUAFIR209B Mapping and Delivery Guide
Work safely around aircraft
Version 1.0
Issue Date: April 2024
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Unit of Competency | PUAFIR209B - Work safely around aircraft |
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| Description | This unit applies to any personnel involved in working on the ground around aircraft. | ||
| Employability Skills | This unit contains employability skills. | ||
| Learning Outcomes and Application | The application of this unit in the workplace - the environments, complexities and situations involved - will be written during Phase II of the Review of the PUA00 Public Safety Training Package.This text will be useful for the purposes of job descriptions, recruitment advice or job analysis; where possible, it will not be too job specific to allow other industries to import it into other Training Packages, where feasible. | ||
| Duration and Setting | X weeks, nominally xx hours, delivered in a classroom/online/blended learning setting. |
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| Prerequisites/co-requisites | Prerequisite Unit/sNil | ||
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| 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 | |
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| Elements of Competency | Performance Criteria | |||||||
| Element: Work safely in the vicinity of aircraft |
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| Element: Facilitate safe ground support |
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Evidence Required
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Critical aspects for assessment and evidence required to demonstrate competency in this unit | It is essential for this unit that competence be demonstrated in: compliance with regulatory requirements and the organisation's procedures; identification of hazards, and precautions effected on a consistent, conscious and continuing basis; detailed knowledge of procedures for unusual events Actions are driven by an overriding concern for safety and quality rather than minimal observance of requirements Consistency in performance Evidence should be gathered over a period of time in a range of actual or simulated workplace environments |
Context of and specific resources for assessment | Context of assessment On the job or in a simulated work environment Specific resources for assessment Access to actual or simulated aircraft and aerodrome facilities |
Guidance information for assessment | Information that will assist or guide assessment will be written during Phase II of the Review of the PUA00 Public Safety Training Package. |
Submission Requirements
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Assessment task 1: [title] Due date:
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Assessment Tasks
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This describes the essential skills and knowledge and their level, required for this unit. |
Required Skills |
Use of specialist aviation support equipment |
Required Knowledge |
aircraft familiarisation aerodrome familiarisation aerodrome working and lighting aircraft movement characteristics overview of aircraft performance, operation, loading and refuelling precautions |
The Range Statement relates to the Unit of Competency as a whole. It allows for different work environments and situations that may affect performance. Bold italicised wording in the Performance Criteria is detailed below. | |
Aircraft may include | aeroplanes helicopters unmanned aerial vehicles other airborne vehicles |
Suitable visible clothing and protective equipment may include | high visibility overalls/vests use of lighting or beacons hand, eye, ear and foot protection |
Appropriate precautions while manoeuvring may include | fixed wing and helicopter marshalling observing aerodrome limits ground markings/lighting avoidance of obstructions/hazards and navigation aids clearances (radio) advisory instructions light signals |
Safety equipment may include | first aid fire extinguisher ear muffs eye goggles protective overalls protective boots respiratory protection signalling devices head protection |
Site hazards may include | wires/powerlines/fences live stock native fauna masts/aerials terrain weather conditions level of visibility public trees dust |
Anticipation of manoeuvring patterns may include | circuit procedures take-off, approach and landing characteristics ground manoeuvring capabilities special procedures (eg. at night or in poor weather conditions) |
Protection against hazards may include | hand, eye, ears and foot protection |
Operational procedures for approaching aircraft may include | maintaining visibility with pilot or flight crew compliance with pilot or flight crew instructions compliance with operational placards |
Aircraft controllers may include | pilot flight crew ground support supervisor aircraft coordinating personnel |
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 |
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| Suitable, visible clothing and protective equipment are used | |||
| Appropriate precautions and clearances are followed when operating on or near aircraft movement areas | |||
| Any approach to an operating aircraft is made according to the organisation's procedures, from an angle visible to the pilot or flight crew and with approval of the pilot or flight crew | |||
| Adequate clearance is maintained from propellers, rotors and/or turbine engines, exhaust gases and engine intakes | |||
| Activities anticipate the typical manoeuvring patterns of aircraft | |||
| Any instructions or signals from pilots or staff controlling aircraft are complied with | |||
| Site hazards are identified | |||
| Appropriate precautions are observed when positioning vehicles or equipment close to aircraft | |||
| Aircraft design features are respected while boarding, loading or handling aircraft | |||
| Instructions from pilots, the organisation's staff coordinating aircraft operations, organisation's procedures and placards are followed during ground support operations | |||
| Aircraft loading is supervised by the pilot or flight crew member and complies with the appropriate weight, balance and loading system | |||
| Areas are designated and separated according to site features and the specific operations being conducted | |||
| Fitting of equipment to an aircraft is conducted under the pilot's supervision and with the appropriate regulatory approvals | |||
| Aircraft fuels, oils, and supplies are stored and handled according to regulatory requirements and the organisation's procedures | |||
| Any suspected defects or hazards to aircraft or equipment are reported to the pilot or other appropriate supervisor | |||
| Appropriate aerodrome regulations are complied with |
Forms
Assessment Cover Sheet
PUAFIR209B - Work safely around aircraft
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Assessment Record Sheet
PUAFIR209B - Work safely around aircraft
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