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LifeFlight’s Work Safely Around Aircraft Course focuses on equipping participants with the knowledge and skills required to operate safely around aircraft and facilitate safe ground support.
Learn how to identify hazards, assess risks, and implement control measures. This Course combines theoretical knowledge with hands-on practical training and is essential for personnel in public safety, aviation, and other roles that require ground support around aircraft.
Successful completion of this course will result in the issue of a Statement of Attainment in PUAFIR017 Work safely around aircraft.
This course covers:
Applicable for anyone working in roles where interaction with aircraft is a regular part of their duties, including:
The Work Safely Around Aircraft course includes both a practical and a theoretical assessment.
The practical component is assessed through observation of your performance whilst operating around aircraft and providing safe ground support.
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 a nationally recognised Statement of Attainment in PUAFIR017 Work safely around aircraft.
Take the first step towards developing safe practices when operating around aircraft. Contact us now to express your interest and enrol today!
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.
Yes. Participants must:
An LLND assessment may be conducted as part of the enrolment process to ensure each participant has the appropriate level of skills required to undertake this course.
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.
Yes. If you have a minimum of 6 people, we can take a group booking that ensures there will be no other
participants in your course. Please be aware that the course entry requirements apply to each member of your group. If you wish to make a group booking, please
contact a member of our team.
| Name | Course Start Date | Course End Date | Cost | |
| 10 Apr 2026 - PUAFIR017 Work safely around aircraft | 10/04/2026 | 10/04/2026 | $600.00 | |
| 12 Jun 2026 - PUAFIR017 Work safely around aircraft | 12/06/2026 | 12/06/2026 | $600.00 | |
| 03 Jul 2026 - PUAFIR017 Work safely around aircraft | 03/07/2026 | 03/07/2026 | $600.00 | |
| 07 Aug 2026 - PUAFIR017 Work safely around aircraft | 07/08/2026 | 07/08/2026 | $600.00 | |
| 04 Sep 2026 - PUAFIR017 Work safely around aircraft | 04/09/2026 | 04/09/2026 | $600.00 | |
| 02 Oct 2026 - PUAFIR017 Work safely around aircraft | 02/10/2026 | 02/10/2026 | $600.00 |
