Overview

To facilitate further training to transition the student from single pilot operations, and develop the skills required for safe and efficient multi crew flight deck operation while consolidating existing instrument flying and technical competence.

Requisites

Prerequisites
AVF80002 Commercial Pilot Licence Practicum 1

AND
AVF80013 Commercial Pilot Licence Practicum 2
OR
AVF80008 Commercial Pilot Licence Additional Practicum
AND
attempted AVF80005

Teaching periods
Location
Start and end dates
Last self-enrolment date
Census date
Last withdraw without fail date
Results released date
Summer
Location
Hawthorn
Start and end dates
06-January-2025
16-February-2025
Last self-enrolment date
06-January-2025
Census date
17-January-2025
Last withdraw without fail date
31-January-2025
Results released date
04-March-2025
Semester 1
Location
Hawthorn
Start and end dates
03-March-2025
01-June-2025
Last self-enrolment date
16-March-2025
Census date
31-March-2025
Last withdraw without fail date
24-April-2025
Results released date
08-July-2025
Term 1
Location
Hawthorn
Start and end dates
03-March-2025
13-April-2025
Last self-enrolment date
03-March-2025
Census date
14-March-2025
Last withdraw without fail date
28-March-2025
Results released date
13-May-2025
Term 2
Location
Hawthorn
Start and end dates
14-April-2025
01-June-2025
Last self-enrolment date
14-April-2025
Census date
02-May-2025
Last withdraw without fail date
09-May-2025
Results released date
08-July-2025
Winter
Location
Hawthorn
Start and end dates
23-June-2025
03-August-2025
Last self-enrolment date
23-June-2025
Census date
04-July-2025
Last withdraw without fail date
18-July-2025
Results released date
19-August-2025
Semester 2
Location
Hawthorn
Start and end dates
04-August-2025
02-November-2025
Last self-enrolment date
17-August-2025
Census date
31-August-2025
Last withdraw without fail date
19-September-2025
Results released date
09-December-2025
Term 3
Location
Hawthorn
Start and end dates
04-August-2025
14-September-2025
Last self-enrolment date
04-August-2025
Census date
15-August-2025
Last withdraw without fail date
29-August-2025
Results released date
14-October-2025
Term 4
Location
Hawthorn
Start and end dates
22-September-2025
02-November-2025
Last self-enrolment date
22-September-2025
Census date
10-October-2025
Last withdraw without fail date
17-October-2025
Results released date
09-December-2025

Learning outcomes

Students who successfully complete this unit will be able to:

  • Demonstrate an understanding of and adherence to airline Standard Operating Procedures
  • Deliver clear precise briefings that are appropriate to the activities to be conducted, including cabin crew briefings
  • Apply Normal and Non Normal checklists correctly and at appropriate times
  • Consolidate and develop existing Instrument flying skills, with emphasis on Automation Management
  • Consolidate and develop correct flight conduct habits, involving appropriate preparation, route knowledge and ATC compliance
  • Demonstrate correct crew coordination, including cabin crew and passenger liaison activities
  • Demonstrate the skills that are necessary to be effective team leaders and crew members, as PF and PNF
  • Apply strategies to manage workload, errors and distractions, particularly in high workload, time compressed situations
  • Demonstrate the ability to support the flying pilot, with emphasis on situational awareness, crew roles and CRM support models such as, for example, “RAISE” (Qantas support language process)
  • Apply decision making tools such as, for example, “GRADE” (Qantas Decision Making Process)
  • Communicate intentions and requirements in a clear and unambiguous manner
  • Identification of Threats and Errors across all phases of operations, and the adoption of appropriate TEM Management practises

Teaching methods

Hawthorn

Type Hours per week Number of weeks Total (number of hours)
Face to Face Contact (Phasing out)
Other
0.92 12 weeks 11
TOTAL11

Assessment

Type Task Weighting ULO's
Practical ExaminationIndividual 100% 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12 

Content

Minimum of 3 hours Simulator. During this phase, an additional pre-flight and post flight briefing is delivered, plus at least 2 hours of Crew Resource Management training. Additionally, the student will require at least 2 hours for flight planning for Line Orientated Flight Training (LOFT) sequences.

Study resources

Reading materials

A list of reading materials and/or required textbooks will be available in the Unit Outline on Canvas.