PUAFIR001 — Coordinate state aerial operations
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What an assessment for PUAFIR001 must cover
98 assessable components: 8 elements (27 performance criteria), 28 performance evidence and 43 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 Establish aviation resource coordination for state or territory
- 1.1Authority to coordinate state or territory aviation resources is confirmed
- 1.2Coordination arrangements for aviation resources in state or territory are invoked
- 1.3Aviation coordination is established within state or territory control or coordination facility
- 1.4Air space requirements and issues are negotiated, as required, and Notices to Airmen (NOTAM) are issued in consultation with aviation regulators
2 Monitor need for state or territory aviation resources
- 2.1Strategic overview of current and potential emergency situation in state or territory is maintained
- 2.2Liaison is maintained with state or territory organisational personnel to determine current and potential need for aviation resources
- 2.3Aircraft requirements and support resources are quantified
3 Engage state or territory aviation resources
- 3.1Legislation, regulations and national, state and territory and organisational policies and procedures for the engagement of aviation resources are followed
- 3.2Aviation resources are confirmed as meeting the standards set by state or territory
- 3.3Negotiations on scarce aviation resources are undertaken and alternative sourcing is investigated
- 3.4Contractual constraints for aviation resources are identified and communicated to personnel responsible for dispatching
4 Prioritise and allocate aviation resources
- 4.1Overview on availability and capability of individual aviation resources is maintained
- 4.2Requests for aviation resources are received and processed with consideration given to appropriate aircraft for the task, logistics support required and cost effectiveness
- 4.3State or territory emergency coordinators are consulted on priorities where there are competing requests
- 4.4Discussions are held with incident and/or regional controllers on availability, capability and limitations of aircraft resources and state or territory priorities
- 4.5Permission to dispatch aviation resources is granted within established authority and procedures
5 Supervise deployment of aviation resources
- 5.1Aircraft, pilots and air crew are dispatched in accordance with their contracts and state or territory administrative arrangements
- 5.2Monitoring is undertaken to ensure appropriate aviation dispatch system records are maintained
- 5.3Monitoring is undertaken to ensure pilots of dispatched aircraft are advised of known aircraft allocated to incident and Fire Common Traffic Advisory Frequency (FCTAF)
- 5.4Monitoring is undertaken to ensure flight following is established and maintained, as required
- 5.5Requests to retain aircraft are reviewed using cost effective analysis and in consultation with state or territory operations coordinator, as required
6 Monitor management of aviation resources at incidents
- 6.1Management arrangements and support for aviation resources at incidents are monitored for safety, effectiveness and efficiency
- 6.2Action is taken within scope of authority to suspend operations where a breach of legislation, regulations or state or territory procedures is identified
7 Respond to reports of aircraft occurrences
- 7.1Aircraft search and rescue procedures are established and implemented, as required
- 7.2Accidents and incidents are reported and investigated in accordance with aviation regulations
8 Review coordination arrangements
- 8.1Debriefings are conducted to evaluate effectiveness of aviation resources coordination
- 8.2Reports are produced and disseminated in accordance with regulatory requirements and organisational procedures
Performance evidence
- adhering to aircraft contracts, legislation, regulations and state or territory policies and procedures for aviation operations
- advising regional and/or incident controllers about aircraft resources and priorities
- conducting debriefings to evaluate effectiveness of aviation resource coordination
- confirming authority to coordinate state or territory aviation resources
- confirming availability, capability and limitations of aircraft resources
- consulting state or territory emergency coordinators on priorities
- coordinating allocation and deployment of aviation resources across multiple incidents
- coordinating engagement of aviation resources for incident response within state or territory
- dispatching aircraft, pilots and air crew
- ensuring flight following procedures are established and maintained
- establishing aircraft search and rescue procedures and implementing as required
- establishing aviation coordination within state or territory control or coordination facility
- following legislation, regulations and national, state or territory policies and procedures relating to acquisition of aviation resources
- identifying and communicating contractual constraints on aviation resources to personnel responsible for dispatch
- investigating alternative sources for resources
- invoking coordination arrangements for aviation resources in state or territory
- liaising with state or territory organisational personnel to determine current and potential need for aviation resources
- maintaining an overview on availability and capability of individual aviation resources
- monitoring
- management arrangements and support for aviation resources at incidents for safety, effectiveness and efficiency
- provision of information to pilots regarding known aircraft allocated to incident and Fire Common Traffic Advisory Frequency (FCTAF) records in the aviation dispatch system
- negotiating air space requirements, issues and scarce aviation resources
- processing requests for aviation resources and reviewing requests to retain aircraft
- producing and disseminating reports
- quantifying aviation resources and support resource arrangements
- reporting and investigating accidents and incidents in accordance with aviation regulations
- suspending operations where a breach of legislation, regulations or state or territory procedures is identified, if required
- undertaking and maintaining a strategic overview of current and potential emergency.
Knowledge evidence
- accident and incident notification and response procedures
- air base and helibase requirements
- aircraft in national fleet including their capability, contract arrangements and management requirements
- aircraft use including
- aerial incendiary operations
- air observation
- cargo and equipment transport for resupply operations
- fire bombing
- heavy air tanker operations
- helicopter insertion and extraction
- passenger transportation
- Remote Piloted Aircraft System (RPAS) operations
- specialist equipment utilisation
- specialist intelligence gathering
- air operations unit structure and roles
- air space restriction requirements
- aviation resources including
- aerial attack platforms including light or large helicopter and light or medium fixed wing aircraft
- aerial products including water, foam, retardant and gel, their characteristics, application and effectiveness
- factors affecting performance of aviation resources including fuel, vegetation, weather and topographic factors
- firebombing aircraft including fixed and rotary wing firebombers, single engine air tankers (seats) and multi engine aircraft
- firebombing systems including buckets, belly tank and scoopers
- flight safety including
- aviation briefings
- aviation communications
- duty time limitations
- Notice to Airmen (NOTAM)
- restricted airspace
- flight planning and flight following requirements
- general fire behaviour and strategies and tactics used by firefighting organisations
- hazards that may adversely affect aircraft operations
- organisational aircraft activation protocols
- organisational policies and procedures for aerial operation missions conducted in state or territory
- procedures for conducting aircraft support operations including aircraft marshalling, refuelling, aerial suppressant mixing and loading and incendiary operations
- radio communication protocols including requirements for ground to air communications
- record keeping requirements
- relevant legislation, regulations and civil aviation regulations
- risk management principles
- roles and responsibilities in aerial operations missions
- search and rescue arrangements
- state and territory aviation deployment systems
- Team Resource Management (TRM) principles
- Work, Health and Safety (WHS)/Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) requirements.
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What does an assessment tool for PUAFIR001 need to cover?
To satisfy the Principles of Assessment and Rules of Evidence, an assessment for PUAFIR001 needs to address all 98 unit components: 8 elements with 27 performance criteria, 28 performance evidence requirements, 43 knowledge evidence requirements, and the foundation skills. A coverage matrix mapping each question and task to these components is what an auditor looks for.
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