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3. Permanent Firefighters
4. Physical Aptitude Test (PAT)

Physical Aptitude Test (PAT)

During the Firefighting Task Course you will be required to complete the tasks (listed below) in succession, walking from one task to the next. You will be required to wear structural Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) including coat, over-trousers, lightweight helmet, general purpose gloves and non-operational Self-Contained Breathing Apparatus (without face mask). Exceptions to this occur during the Ladder Climb where you do not wear the breathing apparatus and the Tunnel Crawl where you will be required to wear a frosted face mask. The Firefighting Task Course will be timed.

The stopwatch monitoring the ‘overall’ Firefighting Task Course time will start after the Ladder Climb, when you begin the Hose Coupling task. From this point, you have a maximum of 16 minutes to complete the entire Task Course.  Some specific tasks also have an individual time limit that you must meet in addition to completing the task course within the overall time limit.

 

 

All tasks must be completed continuously, with correct manual handling techniques and whilst maintaining a safe and stable posture. You will be deemed to fail the Task Course if you fail to do so.

Tasks

1. Ladder climb
2. Hose coupling
3. Ladder raise and lower
4. Tunnel crawl
5. Beam walk
6. Chain cutting
7. Hose reel drag
8. Hose drag and hold
9. Tower climb and container haul
10. Tower climb and visual recognition
11. Firefighter rescue

Once you have successfully completed the Shuttle Run and the Firefighter Task Course within the designated time limits, you will be deemed to have passed the PAT.