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AVIH0012 Mapping and Delivery Guide
Implement instrument flight rules planning procedures

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Issue Date: May 2024


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Unit of Competency AVIH0012 - Implement instrument flight rules planning procedures
Description
Employability Skills
Learning Outcomes and Application This unit involves the skills and knowledge required to implement instrument flight rules (IFR) planning procedures in compliance with the relevant regulatory requirements of the Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA), national and international civil aviation operating standardsIt includes assessing instrument flight planning needs, determining aircraft instrument flight requirements, identifying operational flight documentation, and preparing charts and instrument flight plans. It also includes selecting instrument flight routes, determining operational requirements, releasing an instrument flight plan, and providing extended twin-engine operations (ETOPS) flight planning and flight support.This unit addresses aviation technical skill requirements (physical, mental and task-management abilities) related to route planning and navigation duties of flight dispatch personnel and contributes to safe and effective performance in complex aviation operational environments.Operations are conducted as part of commercial and military aircraft activities across a variety of operational contexts within the Australian aviation industry.Work is performed independently or under limited supervision as a single operator or within a team environment.Licensing, legislative, regulatory or certification requirements are applicable to this unit.
Duration and Setting X weeks, nominally xx hours, delivered in a classroom/online/blended learning setting.
Prerequisites/co-requisites
Competency Field H – Route Planning and Navigation
Development and validation strategy and guide for assessors and learners Student Learning Resources Handouts
Activities 		Slides
PPT 		Assessment 1 Assessment 2 Assessment 3 Assessment 4
Elements of Competency Performance Criteria              
Element: Assess instrument flight planning needs
  • Operator flight planning objectives and factors contributing to and/or influencing these objectives are defined
       
Element: Conflicting flight planning objectives, including commercial and safety imperatives, are identified
       
Element: Direct operating costs of a flight plan, including fuel, resourcing, engineering, and navigational and ground handling factors, are considered and assessed for applicability to flight plan
       
Element: Relationship between different flight planning objectives, including minimum fuel, maximum speed and thrust, minimum cost and varying operational requirements, is determined and applied
       
Element: Value of flight plan in establishing track, distance, heading, speed, times, optimum route, altitudes, contingency planning, fuel consumption and reserves is assessed
       
Element: Value of flight plan to air traffic services in establishing reporting points, flight information region crossing and coordination, pre-departure clearances, and traffic flow coordination is assessed
       
Element: Appropriate state/territory and operator authorisations are obtained to plan and manage a range of instrument flight operation types, including scheduled, non-scheduled, charter, ferry, training, test and publicity flights
       
Element: Instrument flight planning process is applied while assessing a wide range of planning factors, including type of flight, weather, aircraft type, availability and performance, crew, payload, schedule, departure, en route and destination requirements, state/territory based air service requirements, briefing, flight plan delivery and filing
       
Element: International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) air traffic flight plan format, filing and performance-based navigation requirements are determined and applied to instrument flight planning processes
       
Element: Determine aircraft instrument flight requirements
  • Aircraft requirements for instrument flight are determined
       
Element: Flight and navigation instruments, including minimum electrical lighting, navigation equipment, minimum equipment lists and any other requirements fitted to the aircraft, are identified and assessed to ensure they are suitable and acceptable for instrument flight
       
Element: Identify operational flight documentation
  • Essential operational documentation applicable to instrument flight type is identified for use by flight crew
       
Element: Applicable information contained in documents for flight planning and management is interpreted and applied
       
Element: Aircraft library requirements, including operating manual suite, aeronautical information publications, logbooks and other relevant flight documents, are identified
       
Element: Prepare charts and instrument flight plans
  • Charts suitable for intended instrument flight are identified, selected and prepared
       
Element: Applicable information to prepare a flight plan that details tracks, distances, times, altitudes to be flown and fuel requirements to reach destination are obtained, analysed and applied
       
Element: Meteorological, airways facilities, aerodrome and Notice to Airmen (NOTAM) information applicable to planning and conducting a flight is obtained, interpreted and applied
       
Element: Navigation information applicable to flight planning is obtained, interpreted and applied
       
Element: Select instrument flight routes
  • Factors contributing to selecting optimum track, great circle track and minimum time track are identified
       
Element: Minimum time track on upper air charts is plotted
       
Element: Preferred minimum time track is determined and modified as required
       
Element: Fuel quantities more than minimum fuel are routinely considered, and cost of carriage is assessed and determined in context of overall flight plan
       
Element: Determine operational requirements
  • Suitability of aerodrome for instrument flight operations is determined
       
Element: Operational constraints are complied with
       
Element: Holding, alternate and reserve fuel requirements due to weather, navigation aid availability and aerodrome lighting are determined in accordance with operational requirements
       
Element: Total fuel requirements are calculated
       
Element: Release an instrument flight plan
  • All required safety conditions, limitations and regulations are met and gross error checks performed
       
Element: Flight crew briefing information is collated, including meteorological information, airport status, navigation aids, communication facilities, aircraft equipment and deviations, and reasons for flight plan submission
       
Element: An ICAO air traffic instrument flight plan is compiled, filed and managed for changes, delays and cancellation purposes
       
Element: Scheduled or unscheduled flights are re-cleared (re-filed) as required, based on revised flight information, using fuel saving techniques and varying operational requirements
       
Element: Provide extended twin-engine operations (ETOPS) flight planning and flight support
  • ETOPS planning considerations and regulatory requirements are determined and applied to instrument flight planning activities
       
Element: ETOPS approval processes for regular passenger transport (RPT) or charter operations are understood and implemented where necessary
       
Element: System redundancy levels appropriate to ETOPS are identified and applied to ETOPS instrument flight planning activities
       
Element: ETOPS communication and navigation requirements between aircraft and relevant agencies and aids are determined and applied to ETOPS instrument flight planning activities
       
Element: Required ETOPS take-off, destination and alternate aerodrome requirements are assessed for suitability and recorded within flight planning and flight crew operational documentation
       
Element: Actual or forecast weather conditions for duration of planned flight are assessed for ETOPS planning purposes
       
Element: Aircraft performance data is interpreted and applied to ETOPS instrument flight planning activities
       
Element: Relevant flight support information and assistance is provided to pilot in command (PIC) for ETOPS flight planning and normal flight situations
       
Element: Relevant flight support information and assistance is provided to PIC during abnormal or emergency ETOPS situations
       

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Observation Checklist

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Operator flight planning objectives and factors contributing to and/or influencing these objectives are defined 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Aircraft requirements for instrument flight are determined 
 
Essential operational documentation applicable to instrument flight type is identified for use by flight crew 
 
 
Charts suitable for intended instrument flight are identified, selected and prepared 
 
 
 
Factors contributing to selecting optimum track, great circle track and minimum time track are identified 
 
 
 
Suitability of aerodrome for instrument flight operations is determined 
 
 
 
All required safety conditions, limitations and regulations are met and gross error checks performed 
 
 
 
ETOPS planning considerations and regulatory requirements are determined and applied to instrument flight planning activities 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

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