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Inherent requirements - Aviation
Before deciding if an aviation course is right for you, it's important to make an informed choice and consider the key skills, knowledge, and assessment requirements involved.
Review the below inherent requirements for the course and reflect on whether any of these might present difficulties for you, and if they align with your abilities and goals. If you feel you may have challenges due to a disability, a health condition, or for any other reason, we encourage you to speak with a regional Education Manager, a student services team member, or the regional AccessAbility Officer to discuss your concerns and confirm if the course is suitable for you.
Reasonable adjustments may be available to support students with a disability who need assistance with learning and assessments in their studies. Students are advised that TAFE Queensland, however, cannot mandate that industry provides reasonable adjustments in the workplace to accommodate personal preferences or support needs. Adherence to industry standards and national guidelines is essential and must be demonstrated consistently during practical assessment. Students are also advised that any reasonable adjustment cannot alter the integrity or objective of an assessment.
Professional conduct and compliance
Ethical Behaviour
Ethical behaviour is essential in aviation because it underpins safety, sound decision-making, regulatory compliance, and professional accountability. Students must consistently act with honesty and integrity in all training, simulator, and operational settings by following procedures, recognising and managing threats and errors, reporting safety concerns, maintaining accurate records, protecting confidential information, and declaring when they are unfit for duty. Any adjustment must support these requirements and must not compromise aviation safety, safety culture, or the integrity of training and assessment.
Behaviourial stability
Behavioural stability is essential for safe and effective participation in aviation training and flight operations. Students must be able to regulate their behaviour and emotions, respond appropriately to feedback, maintain professional conduct and clear communication, and continue to make sound decisions in dynamic, high-workload, stressful, or unexpected situations. Any adjustment must support stable, effective performance and must not compromise aviation safety, human performance expectations, or the integrity of training and assessment.
Legal
Legal requirements are fundamental to safe aviation training and flight operations. Students must demonstrate knowledge of and compliance with Australian aviation law, CASA regulations, organisational procedures, and the authorised scope of student pilot training, including requirements relating to licensing, medical certification, training records, work health and safety, privacy, child safety, and anti-discrimination. Course progression is governed by CASA regulatory requirements and determined by flight instructor(s). As such, progression does not directly align with the sequencing of units within the VET qualification. Achievement of Aviation qualifications requires the demonstration of competency, successful completion of mandated knowledge examinations, and achievement of minimum flight hour requirements. Where additional flight hours are required to achieve competency standards, this may result in extended training duration and additional costs. Any adjustment must remain consistent with legislative and regulatory requirements and must not compromise aviation safety, compliance obligations, or the integrity of training and licensing.
Communication and cognition
Communication
Communication is essential for safe aviation training and flight operations. Students must be able to communicate clearly, accurately, and appropriately in verbal, non-verbal, and written forms to understand and respond to instructions, maintain situational awareness, interact professionally with others, and complete aviation documentation and records. Any adjustment must support effective communication and must not compromise aviation safety, regulatory compliance, or the integrity of training and assessment.
Cognition
Cognition is essential for safe aviation training and flight operations. Students must be able to acquire, interpret, analyse, and apply aviation knowledge, literacy, and numeracy skills to understand procedures and regulations, process operational information, make sound decisions, communicate and document accurately, and complete calculations such as fuel, navigation, weight and balance, and performance planning. Any adjustment must support these cognitive requirements and must not compromise aviation safety, CASA compliance, or the integrity of training and assessment.
Safe practice
Safe practice is essential in aviation training and flight operations. Students must consistently work within the authorised scope of training, comply with CASA requirements, organisational procedures, work health and safety obligations, and emergency procedures, and be fit for duty at all times. This includes promptly declaring when illness, fatigue, medication, alcohol, drugs, or any other factor may impair performance. Any adjustment must support safe practice and must not compromise aviation safety, regulatory compliance, or the integrity of training and assessment.
Physical and sensory requirements
Sensory ability
Sensory ability is essential for safe aviation training and flight operations. Students must have adequate visual, auditory, and tactile ability to accurately read and interpret instruments and displays, detect traffic, terrain, hazards, warnings and radio communications, and respond appropriately to aircraft handling cues and abnormal conditions. Any adjustment must support safe and effective performance and must not compromise aviation safety, situational awareness, CASA requirements, or the integrity of training and assessment.
Strength and mobility
Strength and mobility are essential for safe aviation training and flight operations. Students must have sufficient gross and fine motor skills, coordination, balance, and physical control to enter and exit aircraft, handle equipment, operate flight controls and avionics accurately, maintain postural stability, and respond effectively during normal, abnormal, and emergency situations. Any adjustment must support safe and effective performance and must not compromise aviation safety, task accuracy, CASA requirements, or the integrity of training and assessment.
Sustainable performance
Sustainable performance is essential in aviation training and flight operations. Students must be able to maintain consistent physical and mental performance, concentration, situational awareness, and task accuracy over extended periods of training, simulation, and flight activity, including repetitive and high-workload tasks. Any adjustment must support safe, sustained performance and must not compromise fatigue management, aviation safety, CASA requirements, or the integrity of training and assessment.
Adjustments specific to the individual can be discussed with the Student Support or AccessAbility Officer or Flight School.