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  6. Firefighting Task 10 - Hose Couplings

Firefighting Task 10:
Hose Couplings

Hose Couplings

This task requires candidates to collect 7 different hose couplings from a box and connect them to the partner couplings attached to a standing board.  All couplings must finish ‘hand-tight’ and with corresponding colours correctly matched.

No exercise suggestions supplied due to nature of task

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< Exercises for individual PAT tasks
  • Firefighting Task 1 - 9m Ladder Raise-Lower
  • Firefighting Task 2 - 9m Ladder Extension
  • Firefighting Task 3 - Stair Climb with High Rise Pack
  • Firefighting Task 4 - Container Haul
  • Firefighting Task 5 - Visual Recognition
  • Firefighting Task 6 - Chain Cutting and Descend to Ground
  • Firefighting Task 7 - High Pressure Hose Advance and Pull
  • Firefighting Task 8 - Equipment Lift and Carry
  • Firefighting Task 9 - 50mm Hose Advance
  • Firefighting Task 10 - Hose Couplings
  • Firefighting Task 11 - Crew Member Rescue
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The Victorian Government acknowledges Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people as the Traditional Custodians of the land and acknowledges and pays respect to their Elders, past and present.

FRV ABN: 28 598 558 561 | RTO Provider No: 3067

Last updated 11.04.2023
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