Elements and Performance Criteria
- Maintain situational awareness
- Effective visual scan is applied, during RPAS operations
- Trends towards unsafe situations are recognised and appropriate corrective action employed in accordance with operational workplace procedures and regulatory requirements
- Breakdown in situational awareness is identified and rectified promptly
- Assess situations and make decisions
- Operational risks are assessed and reported in accordance with regulatory requirements
- Potential solutions are identified and control measures decided and implemented
- Determined plan of action is communicated and tasks allocated to others as appropriate
- Plan of action is implemented and monitored to achieve safe outcomes
- Set priorities and manage tasks
- Safe and effective operation of the RPAS is prioritised ahead of competing tasks
- Critical events and tasks are anticipated and managed to ensure completion within available time constraints
- Technology is used to reduce workload and to improve ability to perform mental and manipulative activities safely
- Signs and symptoms of fatigue are identified and appropriate actions taken to manage fatigue of self or in others
- Work with others in managing situational awareness
- Effective communications and interpersonal relationships are established and maintained with all stakeholders to ensure safe flight outcome
- Crew members are encouraged to participate in and contribute to safe flight outcome
- Appropriate action is taken in conjunction with others to cooperatively correct any identified unsafe situations that may develop during an RPAS flight