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Elements and Performance Criteria

1. Manage fuel
   • Fuel plan requirements are determined
   • Fuel system is managed
   • Aircraft refuelling procedures are correctly completed
2. Manage a safe flight
   • Effective lookout is maintained
   • Situational awareness is maintained
   • Situations are assessed and effective decisions made
   • Task priorities are set and tasks managed
   • Effective communications and interpersonal relationships are maintained
3. Navigate aircraft
   • Documents and flight plans are prepared
   • Airspace procedures are complied with while navigating
   • Departure procedures are conducted
   • Aircraft is navigated en route to waypoint or destination
   • Aircraft is navigated at low level and in reduced visibility
   • Lost procedure is performed as required
   • Diversion procedure is performed as required
   • Instrument navigation systems are used to navigate under visual flight rules (VFR) or instrument flight rules (IFR)
   • Arrival procedures are executed
4. Taxi helicopter
   • Air taxiing manoeuvres are performed
   • Air transiting manoeuvres are performed
5. Communicate in an aviation environment
   • Effective face-to-face communication techniques are applied in accordance with general English language principles
6. Aeronautical radio is operated using appropriate operational communication aviation phraseology and terminology
7. Perform pre- and post-flight actions and procedures
   • Pre-flight actions and procedures are completed
8. Pre-flight inspection is performed
9. Post-flight actions and procedures are completed
10. Operate aeronautical radio
    • Radio equipment is operated
11. Radiotelephone equipment malfunctions are managed
12. Aircraft transponder is operated during normal, abnormal and emergency situations
    • Fuel plan requirements are determined
13. Fuel system is managed
14. Aircraft refuelling procedures are correctly completed
15. Manage passengers and cargo
    • Passengers are managed
16. Passengers are aided and assisted as required
    • Effective lookout is maintained
17. Situational awareness is maintained
18. Situations are assessed and effective decisions made
19. Task priorities are set and tasks managed
20. Effective communications and interpersonal relationships are maintained
21. Recognise, direct and manage threats and errors
    • Threats are recognised and managed
22. Errors are recognised and managed
23. Undesired aircraft states are recognised and managed
    • Documents and flight plans are prepared
24. Airspace procedures are complied with while navigating
25. Departure procedures are conducted
26. Aircraft is navigated en route to waypoint or destination
27. Aircraft is navigated at low level and in reduced visibility
28. Lost procedure is performed as required
29. Diversion procedure is performed as required
30. Instrument navigation systems are used to navigate under visual flight rules (VFR) or instrument flight rules (IFR)
31. Arrival procedures are executed
32. Control helicopter on the ground
    • Engine is started and stopped
33. Rotor is engaged and stopped
34. Main rotor disc and anti-torque system are controlled
35. Control helicopter in lift-off, hover and landing
    • Aircraft is lifted off to hover and hover checks are performed
36. Helicopter is hovered in cross and tail wind conditions
37. Turns around the mast are performed
38. Turns around the nose and tail are performed
39. Sidewards and backwards flight manoeuvres are performed
40. Aircraft is landed from the hover
41. Mishandled landings are managed
42. Mishandled lift offs are managed
    • Air taxiing manoeuvres are performed
43. Air transiting manoeuvres are performed
44. Take-off helicopter and approach to hover
    • Pre-take-off checks are carried out
45. Aircraft take-off is performed
46. Approach to hover is performed
47. Go-around procedure is performed
48. Control helicopter in normal flight
    • Helicopter is climbed while maintaining indicated airspeed (IAS) for cruise climb and best angle of climb (Vx) or best rate of climb (Vy)
49. Straight and level flight is maintained
50. Helicopter in descent is conducted under varying combinations of direction, speed and aircraft configuration
51. Helicopter is turned from a known heading to a nominated heading, track or geographical feature
52. Helicopter is controlled at any speed within approved flight envelope
53. Helicopter circuits and approaches are performed
54. Airspace requirements are complied with
55. Control helicopter during advanced manoeuvres
    • Helicopter is turned steeply through level flight and descending flight profiles
56. Autorotative flight is performed
57. Helicopter is landed on and lifted off sloping ground
58. Helicopter is landed, manoeuvred and taken off within confined areas
59. Limited power take-off, approach and landings are executed
60. Manage abnormal situations and emergencies
    • Forced landing from level flight, after take-off or on approach is managed
61. Engine failure at the hover or during taxi is managed
62. Tail rotor malfunction is managed
63. Jammed flight control system is managed
64. Flight in adverse aerodynamic conditions is managed
65. Helicopter operating system malfunction is managed
66. Operate using full instrument panel
    • Serviceability of flight instruments and instrument power sources is determined and monitored
67. Full instrument panel manoeuvres are performed
68. Upset situations and unusual aircraft attitude recovery is performed using full instrument panel
69. Operate using limited instrument panel
    • Attitude indicator and stabilised heading indicator failures are recognised
70. Limited instrument panel manoeuvres are performed
71. Upset situations and unusual aircraft attitude recovery is performed using limited instrument panel
72. Visual flight is re-established
73. Navigate using radio navigation aids and systems
    • Radio navigation systems are operated and monitored
74. Aircraft is navigated using navigation aids and systems
75. Operate at non-towered aerodromes
    • Preparations for non-towered aerodrome operations are conducted
76. Aircraft is taxied at non-towered aerodrome or landing area
77. Non-towered aerodrome or landing area departure is performed
78. Non-towered aerodrome or landing area arrival is performed
79. Operate in Class G airspace
    • Aircraft is operated in Class G airspace
80. Appropriate tolerances are applied and maintained
81. Aircraft radio procedures are implemented as required
82. Operations are conducted in accordance with suitable charts
83. Appropriate actions are performed in abnormal operations and emergencies
84. Operate at a controlled aerodrome
    • Preparations for controlled aerodrome operations are conducted
85. Aircraft is taxied at controlled aerodrome
86. Controlled aerodrome departure is performed
87. Controlled aerodrome arrival and landing are performed
88. Operate in controlled airspace
    • Aircraft is operated in controlled airspace
89. Airways clearance requirements are complied with
90. Tracking and altitude tolerances are maintained when operating on an airway clearance
91. Separation standards are applied between instrument and visual flights within controlled airspace
92. Appropriate abnormal and emergency response actions are implemented as required
93. Air traffic control (ATC) directions, instructions and requirements are adhered to within controlled airspace
94. Mishandled lift-offs are managed
    • Air taxiing manoeuvres are performed
95. Takeoff helicopter and approach to hover
    • Pre-take-off checks are carried out
96. Correct tolerances are applied and maintained
97. Correct actions are performed in abnormal operations and emergencies
98. Abnormal and emergency response actions are implemented as required

Range Statement

Range is restricted to essential operating conditions and any other variables essential to the work environment.

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