PUAFIR004 — Manage complex aerial operations for an incident

1 Work within an organisational and regulatory framework

• 1.1Briefing on the incident is obtained from the operations officer
• 1.2Responsibility for coordinating aerial operations for the incident and managing work of the air operations unit is accepted
• 1.3Legislation, regulations and organisational policies and procedures for incident aerial operations are identified and implemented
• 1.4Communication is established and maintained with state or territory aircraft coordinator
• 1.5Air space requirements and issues are referred to state or territory aircraft coordinator
• 1.6Incident reporting requirements for air operations are met
• 1.7Advice is provided on aircraft availability and capability, support requirements and operational priorities in accordance with organisational regulatory framework

2 Establish and manage air operations unit

• 2.1Air operations unit, appropriate to incident scale and needs, is established
• 2.2Personnel are allocated responsibilities and are briefed and debriefed at the conclusion of their deployment
• 2.3Communication is maintained with operations officer, aircraft officer and air attack supervisor and their specialist expertise is sought, as required
• 2.4Communication is maintained with aircraft contractors including pilots, engineers and refuellers and their specialist advice is sought, as required
• 2.5Team Resource Management (TRM) principles are applied to incident air operations and roles and responsibilities for air operations missions are confirmed
• 2.6Work, Health and Safety (WHS)/Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) requirements are implemented
• 2.7Job hazards are identified and action is taken to eliminate, minimise or control them
• 2.8Personnel are managed and monitored for safe and effective work practices and those who are impaired or working in an unsafe way are stood down from duty

3 Confirm safety and effectiveness of current aerial operations

• 3.1Air operations plan and details of specific aviation support aspects are confirmed
• 3.2Aircraft at incident, en route or in the vicinity are identified
• 3.3Aerial operations missions are identified
• 3.4Temporary restricted air space need is determined with incident controller and operations officer, with requests then forwarded through to the state air desk
• 3.5Air communications plan is established and maintained
• 3.6Flight following procedures are established and maintained
• 3.7Support services and related personnel are confirmed
• 3.8Accident response plan is established and maintained

4 Develop aerial operations strategies

• 4.1Incident controller’s intent and incident management objectives are identified
• 4.2Current and projected incident situation is obtained
• 4.3Capabilities and constraints of available aircraft are reviewed
• 4.4Options for use of aircraft resources to support operational needs are developed and analysed
• 4.5Aerial strategies and tactics that contribute towards achievement of incident management objectives are developed
• 4.6Availability of resources to implement strategies are confirmed with aircraft officer
• 4.7Priorities and strategies for use of aircraft resources are proposed and confirmed with operations officer

5 Develop and maintain air operations plan within the IAP

• 5.1Air operations plan is developed in accordance with organisational procedures and in collaboration with operations officer and planning officer
• 5.2Aerial operations mission resources, support facilities and services are identified in the air operations plan
• 5.3Accident response and air communication plans are developed and are included in the air operations plan
• 5.4Air operations plan is developed in consultation with operations officer and submitted to incident controller for approval
• 5.5Air operations plan is regularly reviewed in response to changed situations or at predetermined timeframes

6 Manage implementation of air operations plan

• 6.1Roles and responsibilities for implementing air operations plan are confirmed
• 6.2Arrangements are made for aerial operations mission personnel to be briefed
• 6.3Tasking of flights is authorised in accordance with organisational procedures

7 Respond to changed circumstances

• 7.1Effectiveness of aerial operations missions is monitored and priorities for aircraft use are regularly confirmed with operations officer
• 7.2Procedures are established for reassignment of aircraft
• 7.3Operations officer is notified of changes to aircraft capability or status and situations that are or may be hazardous

8 Provide oversight of systems for safety and security of air operations

• 8.1Flight following procedures are established and implemented in accordance with organisational regulations and requirements
• 8.2Search and rescue procedures are established and implemented in accordance with organisational regulations and requirements
• 8.3Incident and near miss reporting system is established and monitored
• 8.4Notifiable incidents are reported in accordance with organisational procedures and regulatory requirements
• 8.5Secure areas are designated for aircraft and are monitored to ensure only authorised personnel can access them
• 8.6Security for aircraft and equipment and arrangements for controlling access to the air base are established

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