SCHEDULE-Appliance crewing requirements
M2-5 SC Appliance crew requirements schedule
In addition to the requirements in the table below, all crew members wil have completed the relevant vehicle
familiarisation course.
Appliance Type
Standard
Crew qualification requirements
Additional
crew
information
OIC
Driver
Pump op
Crew
Type 1
4
Class 2, ERD, PO1-3
Type 2
4
Class 2, ERD, PO1-3
Type 2
PRT
4
MVA
plus at least 2 MVA
crew (as well as OIC)
Type 3 (all)
4
Class 2, ERD, PO 1-3
Type 3
PRT
4
MVA
plus at least 2 MVA
crew (as well as OIC)
Type 3
Decon
4
DC
plus at least 1 DC
T3 intended to
crew (as well as OIC)
support
deployment of
decontamination
corridor
Type 4
4
Class 4, ERD, Grade 2, AC 1 PO T4
AC qual. only
required if aerial
used
Type 5
2
Class 4, ERD, Grade 2, AC 2 N/a
N/a
Always
supported by
pump appliance
Type 6
4
Class 4, ERD, Grade 2, AC 2 PO T6
AC qual. only
required if aerial
used
HazMat /Command
2
HCU
Class 2,
N/a
N/a
vehicle
ERD, HCU
Key
Title
Qualification
Class 2
Class 2 heavy vehicle driving license qualification LTSA
Class 4
Class 4 heavy vehicle driving license qualification LTSA
Grade 2
Aerial operators grade NZFS
ERD
NZFS Emergency Response Driver course
PO 1-3
Pump operators course Type 1, 2 and 3. May include portable pumps.
PO T4
Pump operators course Type 4 (PO 1-3 is a pre-requisite)
PO T6
Pump operators course Type 6 (PO 1-3 is a pre-requisite)
AC 1
Aerial operators course Type 4
under the Official Information Act 1982
AC 2
Aerial operators course Type 5 and Type 6 training wil vary (vehicles are not generic)
HCU
Hazmat command unit operators course
DC
Decontamination Systems course
MVA
Motor vehicle accident rescue operators course
Related information
Source
Relevant content
M2-2 Reduced crews policy
Minimum crew levels for attendance at incidents
FL1 SCc Schedule of driver competencies
Describes required driver competencies in detail
Released
Specialist training FireNet page
Links to training materials for ERD, PO, and MVA courses
Appliance training FireNet page
Links to training materials for al appliances, and HazMat/Command vehicles
NZFS National Operations
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M2-5 SC Appliance crew requirements schedule February 2013.docx