Elements and Performance Criteria

Incidents may include
fires
public disorder
crime
flood
storms
accident
hazardous materials incidents
rescues

Transport may include
on-road
off-road
aviation
maritime

En route hazards may include
smoke
crowds
traffic
unauthorised redirection
prevailing weather
road conditions
terrain
debris
tidal flow
spot fires
restricted areas
wires
masts/aerials
other aircraft
interference to communications

Hazardous conditions may include
adverse weather and fire behaviour
after-dark operations
difficult terrain
dangerous goods and substances
time pressure
level of visibility
structural collapse

Incident assessment may include
type and size of incident
risk to life
property and environment
hazards/no go areas
climatic and weather conditions
capability of assigned personnel
adequacy of allocated equipment
information gathered from existing plans/ databases
forecasts and meteorological profiles
crowds gathering
installed fire protection
type of building
building construction
persons trapped
exposures
access

Resources may include
aircraft (rotary and fixed wing)
personnel trained for the task
specialised personnel
protective clothing
equipment
materials
navigation aids
maps
aide memoirs
pumps
appliances
specialist appliances

Communications equipment may include
radio (eg VHF aeronautical)
telephone
computer
facsimile
pager
mobile data terminal
audible alarms/whistles

Communications may include
ground to air
hand signals
distress signal units
whistles
verbal and written instructions
radio
telephone
mobile phone

Incidents may involve
life threatening situations
protection of property and the environment
armed offenders
explosive devices

Incident plan may include
incident objectives or goals
roles and responsibilities of personnel
resource requirements and limitations
communication procedures
strategies and tactics to be employed
contingency arrangements
planning checklists
flight plans
emergency landing areas for aircraft

Welfare of team members may include
physical stress
physiological stress
physical needs such as refreshments
fatigue
relief

Organisational policy, procedures, requirements and guidelines may vary between sectors and organisations and may include
legislation relevant to the operation/incident/response
legislation relevant to the organisation
operational
corporate and strategic plans
operational procedures
operational performance standards
organisational personnel practices and guidelines
organisational quality standards
interagency liaison
Civil Aviation Orders and requirements
search and rescue time/procedures/action
incident management systems

When dealing with aircraft response, performance may be affected by
task
range
engine type-piston
turbine
wing configuration
twin/single engine
load capacity
airstrip length requirements
pilot ability
weather
fire behaviour
terrain

When dealing with aircraft, suitability may be affected by
visibility
range
speed
take off capability
communications system availability
pilot local knowledge

When dealing with aircraft, supervising of aircraft management procedures includes
temporary restricted airspace
aircraft separation-vertically and horizontally
height separation
direction
inbound/outbound calls
Fire Common Traffic Advisory Frequency (F-CTAF)

Critical aspects of evidence
It is essential for this unit that competence be demonstrated in implementation of an appropriate strategy to deal effectively with the incident

Interdependent assessment of units
Pre-requisite units: PUAFIR302A Suppress urban fire or PUAFIR303A Suppress wildfire (Fire Specific)
Co-requisite units: Nil

Underpinning knowledge
organisational policies and procedures relating to operations
hazards/ potential hazards and their effects
knowledge of current navigational practices to perform navigation
knowledge of current practices to perform conduct briefings and debriefings

Underpinning skills
use communication equipment
respond promptly to an incident
assess risks and apply safe work practices
communicate effectively
analyse an incident
conduct an incident assessment
deploy personnel and equipment to deal with the incident
make decisions
conduct briefings and debriefings for aircraft based work
for aircraft based work the ability to work in an aircraft for an extended period

Resource implications
Assessment of this competency will require access to relevant transport, communication and emergency equipment

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

Context of assessment
Evidence of competent performance should be obtained by observing an individual in responding to and dealing with an actual or simulated incident operation and supplemented by appropriate questions