Course Contents
Assist with the Preparation for Helicopter Landing
- Uses and limitations of equipment
- Duties and tasks allocated
- Methods and channels of communication
- Teamworking
- Safe working practices
- Physical characteristics
- Helideck
- Aircraft type
- Identification of defects and defect recording
Assist with the Preparation for Helicopter Departure
- Uses and limitations of equipment
- Duties and tasks to be allocated
- Methods and channels of effective communications
- Team working
- Where and how to secure and stow equipment
- Safe working practices
Assist with the Preparation of Freight for Loading
- IATA Dangerous Goods
- Floor loading restrictions
- Helicopter types
Assist with Unloading and Loading of Baggage, Passengers and Freight
- Actual / potential dangers to / from helicopter
- Loading arrangement – passengers, baggage, freight
- Correct wearing of PPE and fitting of seat harnesses
- Safe working practices
- Correct embarkation – PPE, loading order, correct fitting and security of lifejackets
- Harnesses
Assist with the Preparation for Refueling
- Factors affecting the decision not to offload passengers prior to refueling. (Type of refueling system, prevailing weather conditions)
- Fuel quality checks and how to assist in carrying them out
- Safe working practices
Assist with the Refueling of the Helicopter
- Effects of rotor and engine shutdown sequence
- Bonding and refueling equipment procedures
- Monitoring methods and corrective actions to be taken
- Aircraft refueling requirements
- Fuel quality checks and how to assist in carrying them out
- Safe working practices
Assist with the Shutdown of the Refueling Operation
- Where and how to stow equipment after use
- Fuel system shutdown sequence
- Equipment inspection requirements (fuel system)
- Data to be recorded and follow up required
- Methods of recording data
- Servicing requirements of refueling system and equipment
- Safe working practices
- Fuel Sample collection / analysis