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Elements and Performance Criteria

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