Certificate III in Public Safety (Firefighting Operations)
PUA30701
Qualification requirement: 12 units (4 core units plus 8 elective units)
Units for which AFAC-produced training manuals and learner resources exist are marked with green. A précis of the contents can be obtained by clicking on the links provided.
Note: only one of the two core units marked with asterisks can be counted as a core unit towards a qualification; the remaining ‘Suppress...’ unit may be taken as an elective.
Code Core Units
PUAFIR301B Undertake community safety activities
PUAFIR302B Suppress urban fire * OR
PUAFIR303B Suppress wildfire *
PUAOHS002B Maintain safety at an incident site
PUATEA002B Work autonomously
Code Elective Units
PUAFIR304B Respond to marine emergencies
PUAFIR305B Respond to aviation incidents (general)
PUAFIR306B Render hazardous materials incidents safe
PUAFIR307B Monitor hazardous atmospheres
PUAFIR308B Employ personal protection at a hazardous materials incident
PUAFIR309B Operate pumps
PUAFIR310B Operate aerial or specialist appliances
PUAFIR311B Dispatch rappel personnel and equipment from a helicopter
PUAFIR312B Operate aerial ignition equipment in an aircraft
PUAFIR313B Operate aviation support equipment
PUAFIR314B Utilise installed fire safety systems
PUAFIR315B Navigate from an aircraft
BSZ404A Train small groups
PUACOM005B Foster a positive organisational image in the community
PUACOM006B Plan and conduct a public awareness program
PUAEME002C Manage injuries at emergency incident
PUAEME003C Administer oxygen in an emergency situation
PUALAW002B Conduct initial investigation at incident scene
PUAOPE003B Navigate in urban and rural environments
PUASAR002B Undertake road accident rescue
PUASAR003B Undertake technical rescue
PUASAR004B Undertake vertical rescue
PUASAR005B Undertake confined space rescue
PUASAR006B Undertake trench rescue
PUASAR007B Undertake structural collapse rescue
PUAVEH001B Drive vehicles under operational conditions
It is important to note that, where units of competency within this qualification have prerequisite requirements, the learner must have been assessed as competent within a fire context prior to undertaking training or assessment.
