This unit of competency involves the skills and knowledge required to apply safe work practices when working around aircraft for organisational operations. It includes working safely in or around aircraft and facilitating safe ground support.The unit is applicable to the provision of introductory training for personnel providing support services for aerial operations, noting that personnel undertaking specialist functions such as aircraft marshalling, aircraft refuelling, fire suppressant mixing and loading and ground-to-air radio communications will require further training. It also applies to the provision of safety training for operational personnel who may be required to utilise aircraft or work in the vicinity of aircraft in the performance of their work tasks and/or the provision of foundation training for all aviation related roles for fire, land management and emergency management. Work is performed independently or under limited supervision as a single operator or within a team environment. The fire sector is those sections of government departments, statutory authorities or organisations that have responsibility under jurisdictional arrangements for the delivery of firefighting and fire management services.No licensing, legislative or certification requirements apply to this unit at the time of publication.