AVIH0018 — Implement flight planning procedures

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117 assessable components: 8 elements (39 performance criteria), 47 performance evidence and 31 knowledge evidence requirements. An audit-defensible tool maps every question and task back to these — that mapping is the coverage matrix Auditori generates alongside the assessment.

Elements & performance criteria

1 Assess flight planning needs

1.1Operator flight planning objectives and factors contributing to and/or influencing these objectives are defined
1.2Conflicting flight planning objectives, including commercial and safety imperatives, are identified
1.3Direct operating costs of a flight plan, including fuel, resourcing, engineering, and navigational and ground handling factors, are considered and assessed for applicability to flight plan
1.4Relationship between different flight planning objectives, including minimum fuel, maximum speed and thrust, minimum cost and varying operational requirements, is determined and applied
1.5Value of flight plan in establishing track, distance, heading, speed, times, optimum route, altitudes, contingency planning, fuel consumption and reserves is assessed
1.6Value of flight plan to air traffic services in establishing reporting points, flight information, region crossing and coordination, pre-departure clearances, and traffic flow coordination is assessed
1.7Appropriate state/territory and operator authorisations are obtained to plan and manage a range of normal and abnormal flight operations
1.8Flight planning process is applied while assessing a wide range of planning factors, including type of flight, weather, aircraft type, availability and performance, crew, payload, schedule, departure, en route and destination requirements, state/territory-based air service requirements, briefing, flight plan delivery and filing
1.9International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) air traffic flight plan format, filing and performance-based navigation requirements are determined and applied to flight planning processes

2 Determine aircraft flight instrument requirements

2.1Aircraft requirements for flight instruments are determined
2.2Flight and navigation instruments, including minimum electrical lighting, navigation equipment, minimum equipment lists and any other requirements fitted to the aircraft, are identified and assessed to ensure they are suitable and acceptable for flight

3 Identify operational flight documentation

3.1Essential operational documentation applicable to flight type is identified for use by flight crew
3.2Applicable information contained in documents for flight planning and management is interpreted and applied
3.3Aircraft library requirements, including operating manual suite, aeronautical information publications, logbooks and other relevant flight documents or electronic flight bag, are identified

4 Prepare charts and flight plans

4.1Charts suitable for intended flight are identified, selected and prepared
4.2Applicable information to prepare a flight plan that details tracks, distances, times, altitudes to be flown and fuel requirements to reach destination are obtained, analysed and applied
4.3Meteorological, airways facilities, aerodrome and Notice to Airmen (NOTAM) information applicable to planning and conducting a flight is obtained, interpreted and applied
4.4Navigation information applicable to flight planning is obtained, interpreted and applied

5 Select flight routes

5.1Factors contributing to selecting optimum track noting operational requirements, weather, geography, airspace, aircraft limitations, great circle track and minimum time track are identified
5.2Minimum time track on upper air charts is plotted
5.3Preferred minimum time track is determined and modified as required
5.4Fuel quantities more than minimum fuel are routinely considered, and cost of carriage is assessed and determined in context of overall flight plan

6 Determine operational requirements

6.1Suitability of aerodrome for flight operations is determined
6.2Operational constraints are complied with
6.3Holding, alternate and reserve fuel requirements due to weather, navigation aid availability and aerodrome lighting are determined in accordance with operational requirements
6.4Total fuel requirements are calculated

7 Submit a flight plan

7.1All required safety conditions, limitations and regulations are met and gross error checks performed
7.2Flight crew briefing information is collated, including meteorological information, airport status, navigation aids, communication facilities, aircraft equipment and deviations, and reasons for flight plan submission
7.3An ICAO air traffic flight plan is compiled, filed and managed for changes, delays and cancellation purposes
7.4Flight plans are re-filed, as required, based on revised flight information, using fuel saving techniques and varying operational requirements

8 Provide ETOPS flight planning and flight support

8.1ETOPS planning considerations and regulatory requirements are determined and applied to flight planning activities
8.2ETOPS approval processes are understood and implemented where necessary
8.3System redundancy levels appropriate to ETOPS are identified and applied to ETOPS flight planning activities
8.4ETOPS communication and navigation requirements between aircraft and relevant agencies and aids are determined and applied to ETOPS flight planning activities
8.5Required ETOPS take-off, destination and alternate aerodrome requirements are assessed for suitability and recorded within flight planning and flight crew operational documentation
8.6Actual or forecast weather conditions for duration of planned flight are assessed for ETOPS planning purposes
8.7Aircraft performance data is interpreted and applied to ETOPS flight planning activities
8.8Relevant flight support information and assistance is provided to pilot in command (PIC) for ETOPS flight planning and normal flight situations
8.9Relevant flight support information and assistance is provided to PIC during abnormal or emergency ETOPS situations

Performance evidence

adapting to differences in equipment and operating environments in accordance with standard operating procedures (SOPs)
applying knowledge of: climb and descent tables and charts, constant mach flight planning tables and charts, long range cruise charts and tables
applying knowledge of standard extended twin-engine operations (ETOPS) considerations
applying published visual flight rules (VFR) and instrument flight rules (IFR) procedures
applying precautions and required actions to minimise, control or eliminate identified hazards
applying relevant legislation and workplace procedures
calculating altimeter corrections from authorised sources, true altitude above mean sea level and height above terrain for a range of pressure altitudes and temperatures, and using standard atmosphere tables
calculating flight time and fuel with varying fuel quantities to determine cost of carriage
calculating minimum fuel and flight time, including taxi fuel, optimum altitude, use of charts, reserve fuel and critical point (CP) fuel
calculating minimum fuel to destination including distant alternates and using destination as the alternate
communicating effectively with others
completing relevant documentation
decoding aviation weather reports, including observing, trending and analysing simultaneous reports and conditions
determining aircraft limits and maximum payloads
determining conversion angles, convergency applications, plotting relative true north and grid north using Mercator, lambert conformal and polar stereographic charts
determining operational requirements
estimating winds and temperatures at flight levels corresponding to upper-air charts and at intermediate flight levels
examining surface and upper-air charts in mid-latitude and tropical regions
examining synoptic and aeronautical prognostic charts to determine movement and time evolution
examining typical charts and forecasts for flight planning to decode aerodrome and trend type landing forecasts
identifying and briefing aeronautical climatology of a specific route
identifying and correctly using relevant equipment
identifying and selecting suitable navigation aids/systems
implementing contingency plans
implementing work health and safety (WHS)/occupational health and safety (OHS) procedures and relevant regulations
inspecting and identifying actual and forecast charts for pressure patterns on surface and upper-air charts, and identifying pressure gradients
interpreting and following operational instructions and prioritising work
interpreting flight charts
interpreting meteorological forecasts
interpreting tropopause and maximum winds charts
interpreting weather observations plotted on standard format synoptic charts
making flight notifications
making proficient operational decisions
modifying activities depending on workplace contingencies, situations and environments
monitoring and anticipating operational problems and hazards and taking appropriate actions
monitoring work activities in terms of planned schedule
obtaining and using current operational documents
operating electronic communications equipment to required protocol
performing calculations for a given true track, true airspeed (TAS) and distance to CP in zero wind, tailwind and beam wind
performing calculations for a given true track, TAS and endurance, distance to point of no return (PNR) in zero wind, tailwind and beam wind
establishing maximum PNR, return to departure airport and alternate airport, all engines and one engine inoperative
reading, interpreting and following relevant regulations, instructions, procedures, information and signs
reporting and/or rectifying problems, faults or malfunctions promptly in accordance workplace procedures
reviewing aircraft performance and cruise control procedures and variations using aircraft flight manual graphs
selecting and using required personal protective equipment (PPE) conforming to industry and WHS/OHS standards
working collaboratively with others
working systematically with required attention to detail without injury to self or others, or damage to goods or equipment

Knowledge evidence

aerodrome and en route holding procedures
aircraft documents pouch, including: aircraft radio licence, certificate of airworthiness, certificate of registration, emergency en route charts, fuel supplier carnet, sabotage checklist
aircraft fuel planning, including holding, alternate, fixed reserve and usage rates
aircraft library, including: aeronautical information publications, aircraft journey logbook, aircraft operating manual, section of operating manual applicable to flight crew
airspace requirements and procedures under IFR conditions
airspace types and requirements: controlled/uncontrolled airspace, designated remote areas (DRA), military airspace, restricted/prohibited/danger areas, special procedures and fly neighbourly advice airspace
CP and PNR
customs and immigration forms, including: crew manifest, general declaration forms, passenger manifest
ETOPS: 120 minute operation, 180 minute operation, 60 minute operation, adequate airport, airworthiness, all engines operating performance, altitude capability, auxiliary power unit, cruise altitude and coverage at 10,000 feet, drift down, en route alternate airport requirements, ETOPS configuration, extended range entry point, extended range operations, fail-safe, flight planning, fuel, fuel and oil supply, holding, inflight shutdown, minimum equipment list, missed approach, non-standard atmospheric conditions, one engine inoperative performance, operational practices and procedures, precision and non-precision approaches, suitable airport, weather
factors affecting en route performance, range and endurance
gross error checking requirements, including: aircraft registration, alternate/s, flight designator, fuel over destination, maximum permissible take-off mass, minimum fuel, name of dispatcher, route, taxi fuel, wind component and temperature
ground and space-based navigation systems and infrastructure, including: continuous descent final approach (CDFA) techniques, global navigation satellite system (GNSS) operating procedure errors, ground-based systems, space-based systems
how to determine currency of operational documents
icing conditions and hazards
IFR/VFR cruising levels, selection and hazards
IFR/VFR route planning requirements
in an Australian Defence Force (ADF) context, relevant Defence Orders and Instructions
flight documentation requirements
flight procedures, including: 2-D/3-D instrument approach operations, air traffic service requirements, alternate aerodrome weather minima, altimeter accuracy and variations due to temperature, chart symbology and information, flight instrument operations, errors and limitations, flight plan validity, lost communications procedures, pilot activated lighting (PAL), pilot responsibilities, radio communication phraseology, reporting requirements, runway visual approach slope lighting system operation and limitations, search and rescue times (SARTIME) and pilot obligations
lowest safe altitude (LSALT), including: calculate route LSALT not specified in aeronautical information publication (AIP), descent below LSALT or minimum safety altitude requirements by day/night/night-visual flight rules (NVFR), establish aircraft above LSALT requirements, minimum obstacle clearance provided by minimum circling altitude, missed approach minimum obstacle clearance, track establishment after take-off
meteorological considerations for a flight, including: actual atmospheric heating, adiabatic processes, aeronautical forecasts, aeronautical meteorological reports, air masses and fronts, aircraft icing, analysis of surface and upper-air charts, atmosphere, composition and structure, atmospheric humidity, atmospheric pressures, atmospheric stability, atmospheric temperature and humidity, causes of reduced visibility, climatology, components of aerodrome operating minima (AOM) (visibility and runway visual range (RVR)), constant pressure charts, fog types, formation of clouds and precipitation and processes involved, formation of types of precipitation, frontal depressions and characteristics, horizontal forces acting on the air, International Standard Atmosphere (ISA), meteorological communications, motion in cloud formation and precipitation, mountain waves (rotors), observations from satellites, other types of pressure systems, pressure-wind relationships, prognostic charts, role of international meteorological services, smoke and fire-induced weather, station model, surface observations, synoptic charts in the tropics, temperature at the earth’s surface, thunderstorms, tropical weather, types of atmospheric turbulence, units of measurement, upper-air observations, variation to pressure height, vertical distribution of temperature (lapse rate), visibility and RVR/slant visual range (SVR), volcanic ash, weather reporting services, winds in the free atmosphere, winds near the earth surface
navigation requirements, including: aircraft performance categories and operational implications, AOM, chart projections (all types), charts used by a typical operator, CP (equal time point), decision altitude (DA), general determination of aircraft position, GNSS requirements, ground-based radar and direction finding, gyro heading and grid direction, instrument landing system (ILS), International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) chart requirements, introduction to radio navigation, measure of aircraft altitude, measurement of distance, measurement of true airspeed by airspeed indicator, measurement of true airspeed by other means, navigation procedures, normal segment gradient, PNR, position and distance, position fixing requirements, pressure error correction (PEC), relative bearings, including ADF aircraft, speed limitations and restrictions, time and time zones, track and ground speed, tracking tolerances, true, magnetic and compass directions, use of slide rules and scientific calculators, very high frequency (VHF) omnidirectional range (VOR) and distance measuring equipment (DME) type radio navigation, visual circling by day or night, waypoints, symbology and pilot requirements
operational planning requirements, including: alternate aerodrome requirements, flight planning, holding fuel requirements, instrument approach ban, NVFR operational requirements, planned/alternate destination weather conditions below minima, receiver autonomous integrity monitoring (RAIM) prediction implications
performance-based navigation (PBN), including: APV Baro-VNAV instrument approach charts, area navigation (RNAV) required navigation performance (RNP) capability, augmented and non-augmented approaches, Baro-VNAV vertical guidance principles, core components, GNSS receiver mode conditions and actions for Required Navigation Performance Authorization Required (RNP APCH), GNSS receiver requirements for RNP APCH operations, IAP charts for minima information and operational restrictions, navigation system performance requirements, PBN principles, performance monitoring and alerting, RNP approach differentiation, RNP instrument approach requirements, RNP leg transitions, RNP leg types, RNP navigation authorisation requirements, RNP navigation system errors, RNP specifications and system requirements, space-based augmentation systems (SBAS), validity and accuracy of altimeter subscale setting to obtain elevation or altitude (QNH) or RNP APCH types, vertical guidance information and operational considerations
practical uses of CP
privileges and limitations conferred by an instrument rating
reduced vertical separation minima (RVSM) operations, including: aircraft altimeter accuracy requirements, altimetry system failures, operational requirements, procedures and standard communication phraseology, range of flight levels within Australian airspace, vertical height tolerances
relevant WHS/OHS and environmental procedures and regulations
relevant sections of Civil Aviation Safety Regulations (CASRs) and Civil Aviation Orders for IFR and planning requirements
requirements for an alternate aerodrome
use of a navigational computer

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