PUAFIR018 — Navigate from an aircraft
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What an assessment for PUAFIR018 must cover
56 assessable components: 4 elements (19 performance criteria), 14 performance evidence and 23 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 Prepare for flight
- 1.1Incident and/or task information is obtained
- 1.2Relevant maps and navigation equipment are gathered and checked
- 1.3Information and navigation techniques are applied to plot position on map or navigation chart and to determine current location and destination, within accepted tolerances
- 1.4Aircraft performance capabilities are considered
2 Determine and plan a safe flight route
- 2.1Preliminary flight route is determined using available information
- 2.2Assessment of hazards, topographical features and other considerations along proposed flight route and at destination is undertaken
- 2.3Preliminary flight route is modified, in accordance with outcomes of hazard assessment
- 2.4Records are prepared, in accordance with organisational requirements
- 2.5Pilot is briefed on task requirements, planned flight route and relevant information, in accordance with organisational requirements
3 Navigate to destination
- 3.1Pilot is directed to follow planned route, as required
- 3.2Route plan and navigation aids are used to maintain compliance with planned route
- 3.3Location is determined by identification with ground features
- 3.4Current location is regularly verified within accepted tolerances
- 3.5Amendments to flight route are undertaken, in accordance with changes in environmental factors, fire behaviour and operational requirements
- 3.6Lost en route procedures are implemented, as required
- 3.7Unanticipated difficulties are reported, in accordance with organisational procedures
- 3.8En route and arrival reporting information is transmitted, in accordance with organisational procedures
4 Complete post navigational activities
- 4.1Report is completed, in accordance with organisational procedures
- 4.2Navigational equipment is maintained, in accordance with organisational procedures
Performance evidence
- applying Work, Health and Safety (WHS)/Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) organisational requirements
- briefing a pilot and conducting pilot briefings
- communicating through verbal and written instructions, intercom, radio system and hand signals
- completing post navigational activities including reporting requirements
- conducting grid and/or magnetic north and latitude and longitude conversions
- determining location and planning safe flight route by plotting a navigational route
- identifying hazards
- maintaining accuracy within accepted tolerances when following a route and retaining positional awareness
- navigating for extended periods in an aircraft
- preparing for aircraft flight including collecting incident information
- plotting positions on a map
- reacting to changes in the operating environment necessitating replanning of a course
- using maps and charts
- using navigational aids and equipment
Knowledge evidence
- accepted tolerances
- aircraft performance capability
- alternate routes strategies due to weather, aircraft tactical issues or lost procedures
- cartographic symbols and legends
- characteristics and limitations of Global Positioning System (GPS) and aircraft navigational equipment
- communication methods and processes
- determination of locations
- environmental factors
- factors that may impact on navigation including prevailing weather and environmental conditions and margin of error allowable per task or incident terrain
- grid and magnetic conversions
- information on a map
- map and chart types
- methods for determining current location
- navigational equipment
- organisational documentation, policies and procedures
- other flight planning considerations
- pilot briefing
- potential hazards and flight hazards
- report requirements
- route planning techniques
- topographical features
- types of incident or task information
- Work, Health and Safety (WHS)/Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) organisational requirements including risk mitigation
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Questions about assessing PUAFIR018
What does an assessment tool for PUAFIR018 need to cover?
To satisfy the Principles of Assessment and Rules of Evidence, an assessment for PUAFIR018 needs to address all 56 unit components: 4 elements with 19 performance criteria, 14 performance evidence requirements, 23 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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