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LifeFlight’s comprehensive Helicopter Landing Site Officer (HLSO) Training, and Helicopter Landing Officer (HLO) Training, equips you with essential skills for ensuring safe helicopter operations and landing site management.
LifeFlight’s Helicopter Landing Site Officer course equips participants with the skills and knowledge required to safely and effectively marshal an aircraft in compliance with relevant regulatory requirements, including those of the Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA). It also enables participants to learn how to identify hazards, assess risks, and implement control measures.
The course combines theoretical knowledge with invaluable hands-on practical training and covers two nationally recognised units of competency and two non-accredited training modules.
Successful completion of this course will result in the issue of Statements of Attainment in AVIF0044 Marshal aircraft and PUAFIR017 Work safely around aircraft, and Certificates of Completion in Prepare Helicopter Landing Site and Unprepared Helicopter Landing Site and Respond to a Helicopter Landing Site Incident.
This course covers:
Ideal for individuals aspiring to work in helicopter operations or those currently in roles requiring certification or competency. This training is essential for:
The HLSO course includes both a practical and a theoretical assessment.
The practical component is assessed through observation of your performance, and the theoretical component is assessed via a written exam at the end of the course.
Once you’ve been deemed competent in your overall performance, you’ll receive nationally recognised Statements of Attainment in AVIF0044 Marshal aircraft and PUAFIR017 Work safely around aircraft, and Certificates of Completion in Prepare Helicopter Landing Site and Unprepared Helicopter Landing Site and Respond to a Helicopter Landing Site Incident.
This course is run on an adhoc basis, please enquire below to express your interest.
Before commencing the course, students must complete enrolment forms and waivers. Additionally, a Unique Student Identifier (USI) must be provided. Details can be found under Unique Student Identifier below.
For Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL), assessments must be submitted for marking before the course date.
Please inform us if you are unable to swim, have a fear of water, or confined spaces, as this information helps us ensure your well-being during training.
Course content may be tailored to suit specific company or organisational operations. Discuss your needs with us during enquiry.
HUET courses are conducted over one day and the normal duration is approximately eight hours.
EBS courses are conducted over half a day and the average duration is approximately four hours.
For all other courses, please contact us directly as the duration may vary depending on location, units selected and number of participants involved.
Knowledge of theoretical components of training will be assessed through the use of written questionnaires. Practical competency will be conducted through observing skills. Both assessments will be conducted at the end of each component of training. Notification of results will be given at the completion of the days training.
All assessment and practical resources are provided by the LifeFlight Training Academy.
You will be notified upon course confirmation if you’re required to bring any wet gear for pool training.
A Unique Student Identifier (USI) is required by all Australians undertaking nationally recognised training. It allows students to link to a secure online record of all qualifications gained regardless of the provider. This system was implemented by the Australian Government in 2015, so it will show student achievements from 1 January 2015 onwards. As an RTO, The LifeFlight Training Academy cannot issue Statements of Attainment without a USI. Therefore, it is mandatory that all students supply their USI upon enrolment.
If a student does not have a USI, they can visit https://www.usi.gov.au/students/get-a-usi for more information, and instructions on how to apply.
Invoices are currently organised once enrolments have been received and your placement is confirmed on a course.
Once invoiced, you have the option to pay via credit card or bank transfer.
Please note, credit card payments over $1500 will incur a 1.15% surcharge fee (employer).
Individual students are not charged more than $1500 in advance or at any stage during the course.
No, unfortunately we are not an OPITO accredited facility. We do offer Nationally Recognised Training Qualifications for EBS & HUET competencies, but we don’t have OPITO accreditation which is required of most employees working in the offshore industry.
Training packages can be arranged for group bookings. Speak to our team to find out more or discuss a customised training proposal.
A Unique Student Identifier (USI) is a unique education number made up of a combination of 10 letters and numbers. You only need to create it once and it stays with you for life.
It is required for any nationally recognised training course and it also provides you with access to an authenticated record of all of your vocational education and training achievements since 2015.
You can create or find your USI here.
There are currently no upcoming courses available.
This course is run on an adhoc basis, please enquire below to express your interest.
