PUAOPE013 Operate communications systems and equipment
This unit covers the competency required to manage own work and to work effectively with other personnel in a public safety organisation.
Course Content
The course covers the following;
- Operate communications systems and equipment
- Workplace communication systems or process
- Role and responsibilities of team members that perform duties in communication centre
- Radio systems
- Operator qualities
- Basic functions performed
- Aviation communication
- Radio waves – Principles
- Fireground radios
- Using communications systems and equipment
- Controlled network
- Non controlled network
- Trunking
- Simulcast network
- Simplex
- Radio technologies
- Base radios
- Mobile radios
- Emergency report for duty systems
- Dealing with a bomb threat
- Radio procedures
- Training
- Terms and wording
- The 3CSs of communication
- Transmitting a message
- Operational incident radio communications
- Common traffic advisory frequency
- CTAF emergencies
- Pilots point of view
Duration
2.5 Hours