Description

Pre-requisites

• PUAFIR205B Respond to aviation incident (specialist)

Performance Criteria

1. Respond to aircraft emergencies
1.1. ICAO/CASA requirement/recommendations are determined when attending an aircraft accident or incident

2. Determine aircraft size-up
2.1. Size-up strategy is determined for principal aircraft attack based on factors such as type of emergency, persons on board, type of cargo and pilot’s intentions
2.2. Size-up strategy is communicated to the firefighting team
2.3. Size-up is based on aircraft type, terrain, wind, weather, location, vehicles and the personnel immediately available

3. Control an aircraft incident or accident
3.1. Fireground tactics are applied and continually monitored and communicated in accordance with aviation agency procedures
3.2. Firefighting teams and incident conditions are monitored to maintain the safest possible working conditions at the scene
3.3. Changing conditions are communicated to supervisor and team members

4. Identify hazards and special risks
4.1. Hazards and special risks are identified and continually monitored and communicated in accordance with aviation agency practices and procedures

5. Supervise the rescue and evacuation of persons on board aircraft
5.1. Passenger and crew evacuation and movement to a safe area are coordinated with the Aerodrome Emergency Plan
5.2. Removal of injured persons and medical assistance are practised in accordance with aviation agency operational practices and procedures
5.3. The operation of extrication equipment is monitored
5.4. Aircraft facilities, equipment or structures removed or damaged during rescue operations are recorded in accordance with Air Navigation Regulations
5.5. All persons on board are accounted for and information communicated to DISPLAN coordinator with Civil Aviation Regulations

6. Preserve aircraft and scene
6.1. Damage to the aircraft is noted and recorded
6.2. Security of the aircraft and scene is maintained

7. Liaise with emergency services
7.1. Incident is handed over to the Senior DISPLAN coordinator when incident management is complete and it is safe to do so in accordance with Aviation Safety Organisations

Key Competencies

Communicating ideas and information

• Communicate ideas and information to reporting procedures (verbal and written) 

Collecting analysing and organising information

• Collect, organise and understand information related to recognising and reporting situations

 Planning and organising activities 

• Plan and organise activities which implement and follow standard procedures 

Working with others and in teams

• Work with others and in a team by assisting and cooperating with team members 

Using mathematical ideas and techniques 

• Use mathematical ideas and techniques to document and report numbers for emergency procedures

Solving problems 

• Establish diagnostic processes which recommend improvements for OH&S issues

Using technology 

• Use workplace technology related to the use of technology to assist with safe work practices

Range Statement

Aviation emergencies must include:

• Aircraft fires including:
  • engine fires
  • wheel fires
  • auxiliary power unit fire
  • internal fires
  • fires of electrical origin
  • re-fuelling fires.
• Aircraft collisions including:
  • aircraft on the ground
  • structures on and off the airport
• Aircraft equipment malfunction including:
  • brake failure
  • tyre failure
  • hydraulic
  • bomb warnings
  • explosion on aircraft
  • fuel spill
  • military aircraft
  • crash on water
  • under-carriage observations
  • smoked filled fuselage
  • medical emergencies
  • pilot incapacity

Aviation emergency response conditions must include:

• Response time criteria
• Type of fire:
  • hydrocarbon fuel
  • metal
  • armaments
• Type of aircraft:
  • aircraft knowledge and familiarisation
  • airport topography
• Airport operations:
  • category
  • aircraft movements
  • aerodrome emergency plans
  • area of response

Size-up considerations and reports may include

• type of incident involvement
• tactical approach criteria:
  • wind
  • weather
  • terrain
  • aircraft type
  • vehicle and personnel location
  • number of passengers on board
  • oral messages by radio

Hazards associated with aircraft emergencies may include:

• location of fuel systems
• oxygen cylinders and supply systems
• electrical systems
• military aircraft:
  • armament
  • special fuels
  • navigation systems
  • ejection systems
  • arresting systems
  • radioactive materials
• engines:
  • turbine
  • propeller
  • rotors
  • aircraft wheel fire hazards
  • evacuation slides
  • military aircraft
  • arresting systems

Protection of aircraft must include

• Air Navigation Regulations
• Civil Aviation Regulations
• Aerodrome Emergency Plans
• ICAO Standards and Recommended Practices
• CASA Regulatory Arrangements and Standards

Emergency services liaison may include

• ICS Management systems
• Aerodrome Emergency Plans
• MOAs

Resources must include

• personnel
• extinguishing mediums:
  • extinguishing powder
  • water and foam
  • protective clothing

Other resources may include

• dry sand
• extinguishing gas
• vaporising liquid

Aircraft emergency response planning must include:

• type of fire:
  • hydrocarbon fuel
  • metal
  • armaments
  • aircraft knowledge and familiarisation
  • airport topography
  • airport operations
  • airport emergency plans
• tactical approach:
  • wind
  • terrain
  • aircraft type
  • vehicle and crew location
  • pyrotechnics
  • hazardous materials
  • hydraulic systems

Evidence Guide

Critical Aspects of Evidence

It is essential for this unit that competence be demonstrated in:

• control of firefighting tactics and strategies
• appropriate selection and use of firefighting equipment
• firefighting agent and protective clothing under response conditions
• implement actions in compliance with standard operating procedures and regulatory requirements

Underpinning Knowledge

• aircraft details:
  • construction
  • control surfaces
  • engines
• identification of hazards:
  • fuel systems
  • hydraulic systems
  • electrical systems
  • pyrotechnics
  • armaments and other hazards for military aircraft
• operation of emergency exits
• aerodrome operating procedures
• fireground strategies and tactics for aircraft incidents
• security of scene

Underpinning Skills

• applying aviation strategy, tactics and techniques
• identifying of hazards
• demonstrating aerodrome operating procedures
• applying size-up strategies
• applying rescue strategies and tactics
• demonstrating incident management
• techniques/strategies/procedures

Resource implications

• access to specialised aviation firefighting equipment
• appropriate protective clothing and equipment
• access to an environmentally sound training ground
• incorporating aircraft simulations for practical training
• appropriate fuels for burning
• access to an airport
• access to an aircraft
• agency regulations
• appropriate fire extinguishment mediums

Consistency in performance

Evidence should be gathered over a period of time in a range of actual or simulated workplace environments

Context of assessment

On the job and in a range of simulated aviation fires and incidents