Certificate III in Public Safety (Firefighting Operations)
PUA30719
Public safety & defenceCertificate IIINationally recognised
Level 3AQF level
12Units to complete
1 to 2 yearsAQF length guide
6Training providers
Dec 2022Latest release
Source: training.gov.au · AQF
Qualification details and status from training.gov.au, the national register of vocational education (PUA30719, current release). Typical length is the Australian Qualifications Framework volume-of-learning guide for a Certificate III; actual course length varies by provider and recognition of prior learning.More about our sources: How we check our factsOccupations and industries on the national register
Occupations
Firefighter (Rural)
Industries
Public Safety and Security
Source: training.gov.au
As listed for PUA30719 on training.gov.au, the national register of vocational education: the occupations and industry areas in the register's own taxonomy, shown exactly as written. They describe the course on the register; they are not a promise of a job or a pay level.More about our sources: How we check our factsWhat you learn
To finish you complete 12 units: 3 core plus 9 electives. Units come from the official list for this course on the national register.
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AHCMOM213Operate and maintain chainsaws
CPPSSI3011Produce basic maps
CPPSSI3015Collect basic surveying data
FWPCOT2256Trim and cut felled trees
FWPCOT3329Perform complex four wheel drive operations
FWPFGM3216Fell trees manually (intermediate)
FWPFGM3217Fell trees manually (advanced)
HLTAID011Provide First Aid
HLTAID013Provide First Aid in remote or isolated site
HLTAID015Provide advanced resuscitation and oxygen therapy
PUACOM005Foster a positive organisational image in the community
PUACOM006Plan and conduct a public awareness program
PUAFIR003Manage aviation support operations at air base
PUAFIR007Operate aerial drip torch
PUAFIR008Operate aerial ignition equipment in an aircraft
PUAFIR010Operate small equipment to prepare and load product into aircraft
PUAFIR011Operate state air desk
PUAFIR018Navigate from an aircraft
PUAFIR301Undertake community safety activities
PUAFIR302Suppress urban fire
PUAFIR303Suppress wildfire
PUAFIR304Respond to marine emergencies
PUAFIR305Respond to aviation incidents (general)
PUAFIR306Identify, detect and monitor hazardous materials at an incident
PUAFIR307Operate aerial appliance
PUAFIR308Employ personal protection at a hazardous materials incident
PUAFIR309Operate pumps
PUAFIR310Operate specialist appliance
PUAFIR311Dispatch rappel personnel and equipment from a helicopter
PUAFIR314Utilise installed fire safety systems
PUAFIR323Take local weather observations
PUAFIR324Render hazardous materials incidents safe
PUAFIR325Operate heavy plant in fire control operations
PUAFIR326Push trees with machines in forest fire control operations
PUALAW002Conduct initial investigation at incident scene
PUAOPE014Navigate to an incident
PUAOPE020Lead a crew
PUASAR002Undertake swiftwater and floodwater rescue and recovery
PUASAR024Undertake road crash rescue
PUASAR025Undertake confined space rescue
PUASAR026Undertake industrial and domestic rescue
PUASAR028Undertake rescue from a partial structural collapse
PUASAR029Undertake a complex transport rescue
PUASAR030Undertake trench rescue
PUASAR031Undertake an urban search and rescue Category 2 rescue technician
PUASAR032Undertake vertical rescue
PUATEA002Work autonomously
PUAVEH001Drive vehicles under operational conditions
PUAWHS002Maintain safety at an incident scene
TAEDEL311Provide work skill instruction
Source: training.gov.au
Unit list from the PUA30719 unit grid on training.gov.au, the national register of vocational education, current release. Core and elective packaging rules are set by the course; your provider confirms which electives they offer.More about our sources: How we check our factsWho offers it
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