Application
This unit involves the skills and knowledge required to manage situational awareness during air traffic control operations, in compliance with relevant regulatory requirements of the Civil Aviation Safety Authority and national operating standards. It includes establishing and maintaining situational awareness, and contributing to team situational awareness. This unit addresses aviation non-technical skill requirements (mental, social and personal-management abilities) related to air traffic control duties that complement the technical skills of air traffic controllers, and contribute to safe and effective performance in complex aviation operational environments. Operations are conducted as part of commercial and military air traffic services across a variety of operational contexts within the Australian aviation industry. Work is performed independently or under limited supervision as a single operator or within a team environment. Licensing, legislative, regulatory or certification requirements are applicable to this unit. Use for Defence Aviation is to be in accordance with relevant Defence Orders, Instructions, Publications and Regulations. |
Elements and Performance Criteria
ELEMENTS | PERFORMANCE CRITERIA | ||
Elements describe the essential outcomes. | Performance criteria describe the performance needed to demonstrate achievement of the element. | ||
1 | Establish and maintain situational awareness | 1.1 | Status of the air traffic control (ATC) environment is established |
1.2 | Incoming information is accurately perceived | ||
1.3 | Pertinent information and elements are comprehended and prioritised | ||
1.4 | Elements within the ATC environment are projected and consequences are established | ||
1.5 | ATC environment is monitored and status of elements is updated | ||
1.6 | Loss of situational awareness is identified and actions are taken to recover situational awareness | ||
2 | Contribute to team situational awareness | 2.1 | Team situational awareness is established and monitored |
2.2 | Hazards are identified, risks are assessed and risk controls are implemented | ||
2.3 | Required information is recognised and shared | ||
Evidence of Performance
Evidence required to demonstrate competence in this unit must be relevant to and satisfy all of the requirements of the elements and performance criteria on at least one occasion and include: applying precautions and required actions to minimise, control or eliminate identified hazards applying reasoning and decision making to airspace and flight path scenarios communicating effectively with others completing relevant documentation implementing contingency plans interpreting and following operational instructions and prioritising work maintaining a strategic traffic management plan making decisions related to managing situational awareness in the air traffic control (ATC) environment operating equipment in accordance with standard operating procedures perceiving and comprehending incoming information prioritising tasks to regulate workload projecting and developing future airspace and flight path scenarios reporting and/or rectifying identified problems promptly responding to stressful situations with a considered and measured approach working collaboratively with others working systematically with attention to detail. |
Evidence of Knowledge
Evidence required to demonstrate competence in this unit must be relevant to and satisfy all of the requirements of the elements and performance criteria and include knowledge of: |
aircraft performance characteristics ATC environment duty of care factors affecting individual and team situational awareness loss of situational awareness identifiers loss of situational awareness prevention techniques principles of effective ATC relevant sections of regulatory and operational documentation situational awareness recovery techniques techniques for establishing and maintaining situational awareness. |
Assessment Conditions
As a minimum, assessors must satisfy applicable regulatory requirements, which include requirements in the Standards for Registered Training Organisations current at the time of assessment.
As a minimum, assessment must satisfy applicable regulatory requirements, which include requirements in the Standards for Registered Training Organisations current at the time of assessment.
Assessment processes and techniques must be appropriate to the language, literacy and numeracy requirements of the work being performed and the needs of the candidate.
Assessment must occur in workplace operational situations. Where this is not appropriate, assessment must occur in simulated workplace operational situations that reflect workplace conditions.
Resources for assessment must include access to:
a range of relevant exercises, case studies and/or simulations
relevant and appropriate materials, tools, equipment and personal protective equipment currently used in industry
applicable documentation including workplace procedures, regulations, codes of practice and operation manuals
acceptable means of simulation assessment.
Foundation Skills
Foundation skills essential to performance are explicit in the performance criteria of this unit of competency.
Range Statement
Range is restricted to essential operating conditions and any other variables essential to the work environment.
Non-essential conditions can be found in the Companion Volume Implementation Guide.
Sectors
Not applicable.
Competency Field
Z – Situation Awareness