Elements and Performance Criteria
- Compile aviation documentation
- Flight time recording requirements are accurately transcribed and compiled within authorised flight documents and flight record systems
- Aviation legislation, aeronautical information and general operating rules are confirmed and applied to aviation operations
- Aircraft maintenance release requirements and documentation compliance requirements are clarified
- Apply flight crew licensing knowledge
- Knowledge of flight crew licence limitations and privileges is applied
- Flight crew licence medical standards and limitations are confirmed and applied to aviation operations
- Licence holder privileges relating to daily maintenance inspections, maintenance release documentation and defect reporting are complied with
- Apply flight rules and conditions of flight
- Rules of the air are applied to aviation operations
- Aerodrome operating requirements are applied
- Separation minima at non-controlled aerodromes is applied
- Smoking restrictions during take-off, landing and refuelling operations are complied with
- Carriage and discharge of firearms requirements are applied
- Visual flight rules (VFR) and visual meteorology conditions are applied to aviation operations below 10,000 feet (ft)
- Altimetry procedures for flight below 10,000 ft are applied to aviation operations
- Drugs and alcohol usage rules including temporary medical unfitness for flight are complied with
- Aircraft lighting configuration and operating requirements are followed
- Apply air service operations legislative requirements
- Passenger carriage legislative requirements are extracted from authorised references
- Cargo, floatation and survival equipment, dangerous goods and miscellaneous cargo carriage requirements are applied
- Legislative responsibilities and requirements of the pilot in command (PIC) are identified
- Legislative requirements of flight crew before and after flight duties are applied
- Apply aerodrome and airspace knowledge
- Aerodrome movement areas, landing areas, helicopter landing site (HLS) and markings are identified
- Aerodrome operating procedures are applied to circuit operations
- Aerodrome meteorological minima is applied
- Classes of controlled and uncontrolled airspace are complied with
- Prohibited, restricted and danger (PRD) area flight operating conditions are applied
- Flight information and air traffic service area boundaries and limitations are identified and applied to aviation operations
- Altimetry datum and appropriate reference heights are calculated and applied to aviation operations
- Airspace documentation is identified and prescribed airspace requirements are followed
- Air Defence Identification Zone (ADIZ) operating requirements, pilot interception actions and vested powers of the PIC are explained
- Apply aviation emergency and search and rescue (SAR) knowledge
- Radio equipment testing and listening watch requirements are applied
- Aircraft navigation and landing light usage during emergency procedures is explained and applied
- Emergency incident and accident definitions and reporting requirements are outlined
- Mercy flight conditions and restrictions are outlined
- Flight incident and accident notification responsibilities of the PIC are identified
- Search and rescue timings (SARTIME) is determined and applied to aviation operations
- Emergency procedure documents are identified and utilised during emergency and SAR operations