Elements and Performance Criteria
- Respond to aircraft incident
- Approach to incident is based on location, terrain, weather, wind speed and direction and response time requirements
- Hazards and personal injury risks associated with aircraft incidents and/or accidents are identified
- Access to the incident is based on airport and aircraft knowledge
- Changing conditions are monitored, anticipated and managed in accordance with aviation organisation procedures
- Operations are carried out in accordance with regulatory requirements
- Use appropriate equipment
- Appropriate equipment is selected and used to isolate the aircraft fuselage from hazard and escape paths are maintained in accordance with aviation agency procedures
- Equipment selected must comply with objectives and strategies
- Appropriate rescue and /or firefighting equipment is selected and used in accordance with aviation organisation procedures
- Evacuate persons and attend to casualties
- Conduct operations
- Operational tactics are implemented based on incident conditions and aviation organisation procedures
- Changing conditions are evaluated and any changes to tactics communicated in accordance with organisational procedures
- Operations are carried out in accordance with any regulatory requirements
- Fuselage protection and fire free escape paths are established and maintained in accordance with aviation organisation's procedures
- Assistance is provided during the aircraft evacuation
- Evacuees are moved or directed to a safe area in accordance with Aerodrome Emergency Plan
- Appropriate rescue techniques are used to release entrapped persons
- Conclude operations