AVIW0040 — Rappel from a helicopter
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What an assessment for AVIW0040 must cover
61 assessable components: 5 elements (30 performance criteria), 20 performance evidence and 11 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 Apply aircraft safety procedures
- 1.1Personal protective clothing and equipment are secured for operating in and around a helicopter
- 1.2Helicopter is approached, entered and exited in a safe manner in accordance with workplace procedures and flight crew instructions
- 1.3Individual seating is occupied and restraint devices applied
- 1.4Identified hazards are communicated to rappel team members
- 1.5Flight crew instructions are followed
- 1.6Environmental conditions and alternative routes to and from helicopter are identified
2 Prepare for rappelling operation
- 2.1Rappelling descent instructions are received and confirmed as required
- 2.2Workplace procedures, work health and safety requirements and safety control measures are applied
- 2.3Operational and rappel equipment, including personal protective equipment, is selected and fitted in accordance with workplace procedures
- 2.4Individual pre-flight check of rappel equipment is conducted in accordance with workplace procedures
- 2.5Damage to operational, rappel and safety equipment is reported and remedial action taken in accordance with workplace procedures
3 Emplane and complete on-board procedures
- 3.1Aircraft is approached and emplaned in accordance with workplace procedures and flight crew instructions
- 3.2Ropes are secured to allocated rope attachment device, checked and prepared for flight
- 3.3Rappellers and operational equipment are secured prior to flight
- 3.4Flight crew orders and instructions are complied with
- 3.5Rappelling and operational equipment are monitored during flight
- 3.6Communications and directions are interpreted and relayed to rappellers
- 3.7Individual in-flight safety checks are conducted throughout flight
4 Rappel from helicopter
- 4.1Rappelling exit positions are adopted under supervision of flight crew or rappel dispatcher
- 4.2Positions are resumed in aircraft on abort instruction from flight crew
- 4.3Aircraft is exited on instruction of flight crew or rappel dispatcher
- 4.4Descent is undertaken in a controlled manner in accordance with workplace procedures
- 4.5Aircraft emergency and rappelling contingency procedures are implemented as required
- 4.6Landing is conducted in a controlled manner in accordance with workplace procedures
- 4.7Rappel signals are communicated to flight crew once descent is complete
- 4.8On landing, rappeller is disconnected from rope and landing area is cleared in accordance with workplace procedures
- 4.9Equipment is gathered and taken to designated team assembly point
5 De-service rappel equipment
- 5.1Area is cleared in preparation for de-servicing of rappel equipment in accordance with workplace procedures
- 5.2Rappelling and operational equipment is de-serviced and stowed in accordance with workplace procedures
- 5.3Record relevant pre- and post-task documentation in accordance with workplace procedures
Performance evidence
- adapting to differences in equipment and operating environment in accordance with workplace procedures
- adopting rappel exit positions in accordance with the aircraft operator’s manual
- applying control measures and required action to minimise, control or eliminate identified hazards
- approaching and exiting helicopter in a safe manner in accordance with workplace procedures and/or flight crew instructions
- communicating effectively with others, including the use of: hand signals, interpersonal communications, radio
- completing relevant documentation
- conducting individual in-flight safety checks, including: equipment checks, personal protective clothing and equipment checks, rappelling equipment checks, seatbelt/restraint device
- conducting rappel, operational and safety equipment individual pre-flight and in-flight checks
- descending and landing in a controlled manner in accordance with workplace procedures
- following relevant legislation and workplace procedures
- identifying, operating and controlling rappelling and operational equipment
- implementing work health and safety procedures and relevant regulations
- maintaining situational awareness when conducting rappelling operations
- modifying activities depending on workplace contingencies, situations and environments, including: climate and weather variations, geographical and geological variations including sloping and unstable ground, ground conditions, including dust and other particles, variations due to vegetation and urban structures
- monitoring and anticipating operational problems and hazards and taking appropriate action
- operating helicopter restraint, safety and emergency equipment
- reporting and/or rectifying identified problems promptly in accordance with regulatory requirements and workplace procedures
- 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, others or damage to goods or equipment
Knowledge evidence
- aircraft and emergency rappelling contingency procedures, including: aircraft collision, aircraft crash landing, aircraft fire, aircraft malfunction prior to take-off, damaged or kinked rope, emergency landing procedures, emergency retrieval of rappeller/s, engine failure over landing site, loss of rappel control during descent, loss of visibility, rappeller collision with others or obstacles, rappeller hang-up, rappeller injury on landing, rappeller inversion, rappeller lost balance during transition (premature exit), rappeller lost brake, rappelling rope caught in tree
- assembly point or marshalling area
- characteristics of helicopters, including safety features and operating requirements
- hazards that exist when rappelling from a helicopter
- manufacturer instructions for equipment used for rappelling from a helicopter
- problems that may occur when rappelling from a helicopter
- operational and rappel safety equipment operation, including: commercial in-service rappelling harness, communications equipment, descending device/s, descent rope, incident response equipment, individual load carrying equipment, search and rescue equipment
- relevant documents, including: induction and training materials, operations manuals, workplace procedures and instructions, and job specifications
- relevant legislation, regulations, workplace policy and procedures in relation to rappelling from a helicopter
- relevant WHS/OHS and environmental procedures and regulations
- risks that exist when rappelling from a helicopter
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