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Candidates
are required to complete the Physical
Activity Readiness Questionnaire & You before undergoing
the tests, which will be conducted with adequate safety
precautions being taken.
Candidates
are required to pass both the Physical Fitness Test and
the Job-related Performance Test in sequential order. Those
who fail in the Physical Fitness Test shall not proceed
to the Job-related Performance Test. Candidates are given
a 5-minute rest between two test items. Those who fail in
any one item of a test shall cease continuing with the test
and be deemed as failing the subject test and the entire
assessment.
Physical Fitness Test for Applicants for Posts in Ambulance
Stream
Test
Sequence |
Brief
Description |
Passing
Mark |
Video |
| 1. |
Yo-Yo
Endurance Test
A
candidate is required to run to and fro between two
markers positioned 20 metres apart. Each run has to
be completed within a time interval indicated by two
signals. If the candidate arrives at the other end
before the next signal, he/she must wait at the marker
until the next signal is heard. The run will be repeated
and the speed required will be raised progressively.
The test will be stopped when
the candidate fails to complete two consecutive runs
at the speed required or attains the speed level required.
The last speed level and the
number of runs at that speed level will be recorded.
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Level
7.1
(equal to 50 times 20m running distance)
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| 2. |
Pronated
chin-up
(60 Seconds)
AA candidate
is required to hold the horizontal bar with shoulder’s
width by pronated grip to perform the chin-up actions
within 60 seconds.
The
test will be stopped if the candidate falls down from
the bar or completes the required number of chin-up
actions or when the time is up.
The
number of chin-ups within the time limit will be recorded.
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2 counts
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| 3. |
Vertical
Jump
A
candidate standing with preferred shoulder adjacent
to a wall and feet flat on the floor, reaches as high
as possible to touch the wall. Starting point (standing
reach height) represents the distance from the wall
mark (middle finger) to the floor, recorded in centimeters
(cm). The difference in distance between the standing
reach height and the jumping height is the score.
The
better score of his/her two trials of the jumps will
be recorded.
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43 cm
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| 4. |
Parallel
Bar Dip (60 Seconds)
A
candidate is required to perform dip actions on parallel
bars within 60 seconds.
The
test will be stopped if the candidate falls down from
the bars or completes the required number of dip actions
or when the time is up.
The
number of dip actions performed within the time limit
will be recorded.
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7 counts
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| 5. |
Bent-knee
Sit-Ups (60 Seconds)
A
candidate is required to perform smooth sit-up actions
within 60 seconds.
The
test will be stopped when the candidate lies down
on the mat for rest or completes the required number
of sit-ups or when the time is up.
The
number of sit-ups performed within the time limit
will be recorded.
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31
counts
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| 6. |
Push
Up (60 seconds)
A
candidate is required to perform the push-up actions
within 60 seconds.
The
test will be stopped if the candidate lies prone on
the floor or lifts up his/her buttocks for rest or
completes the required number of push-up or when the
time is up.
The
number of push-ups performed within the time limit
will be recorded.
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30 counts
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| 7. |
Sit
and Reach
A
candidate sitting on the floor is required to push
a scale rider with his fingers as far forward as possible
and hold the position for 3 seconds.
The
best score of his/her three attempts will be recorded.
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21cm
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| 8. |
Burpee
(60 seconds)
A
candidate is required to perform the smooth burpee
actions progressively within 60 seconds.
The
test will be stopped when the candidate lies prone
on the ground for rest or completes the required number
of burpees or when the time is up.
The
number of burpees performed within the time limit
will be recorded.
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23 counts |
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Job-related
Performance Tests for Applicants for Posts in Ambulance
Stream
[For Ambulance Officer and Ambulanceman/Ambulancewoman]
| Item |
Brief
Description |
Passing
Mark |
Video |
| 1. |
Locate
Equipment
A
candidate, wearing an ambulance helmet, is required
to perform the following steps:
| 1. |
sit
in the front passenger seat of an ambulance
with seat belt on; |
| 2. |
get
out of the cabin and close the door with hand
grip; |
| 3. |
proceed
to the rear of the ambulance and step on every
step to re-enter the ambulance from the rear;
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| 4. |
retrieve
a designated object with one hand and the
other holding the handrail and with both feet
touching the floor of the ambulance; |
| 5. |
using
the same steps, step on every step to leave
the ambulance from the rear; and |
| 6. |
proceed
to an end line 10 metres at the front of the
ambulance. |
The
time taken to complete the above steps will be recorded.
The
candidate fails the test if he/she fails to perform
any of the above steps or drops the object, loses
balance on his/her way and fails to cross the end
line.
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Within
19
seconds |
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| 2. |
Peg
Test
A
candidate is required to perform the following steps:
| 1. |
stand
erect inside an ambulance with one hand holding
the handrail and the other fully touching
the peg-board placed on the stretcher and
with both feet touching the floor; |
| 2. |
pick
up and place a peg into the hole of a peg-board; |
| 3. |
repeat
step (2) until all 10 pegs are in position;
and |
| 4. |
on
completion, place the free hand on the top
of the peg-board. |
The
time taken to complete the above steps will be recorded.
The
candidate fails the test if, he/she:
| 1. |
let go of the handrail. |
| 2. |
drops
the peg such that it cannot be recovered independently
whilst remaining in original testing position. |
| 3. |
fails
to put all pegs into the peg-holes. |
| 4. |
fails to place free hand on top of the peg-board
to indicate task completion. |
| 5. |
fails
to maintain both his/her feet touching the
floor of the ambulance whilst holding the
handrail. |
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Within
24.5
seconds |
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| 3. |
Obstacle
Course
A
candidate, wearing a helmet and a fully loaded ambulance
rucksack and carrying a fully loaded trauma kit,
is required to proceed a 10-metre distance involving
step-in and step-out of three tyres and pass under
a gateway on his/her way to the end line.
The
time taken to complete the above will be recorded.
The
candidate fails the test if he/she:
| 1. |
kicks the tyre off its centered position. |
| 2. |
trips
over the tyre. |
| 3. |
loses
balance on his/her way. |
| 4. |
drops
the equipment. |
| 5. |
touches
the top or side frames of the gateway. |
| 6 |
fails
to cross the end line. |
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Within
5
seconds |
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| 4. |
Stair
Climb
A candidate, wearing a helmet, a fully loaded ambulance
rucksack, each of the two hands carrying a defibrillator
and a fully loaded trauma kit separately, is required
to proceed upstairs from the ground floor to the third
storey of a building.
The time taken to reach the third storey will be recorded.
The candidate fails the test if he/she:
| 1. |
drops
any piece of equipment. |
| 2. |
loses
balance on his/her way. |
| 3. |
fails
to cross the end line. |
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Within
22
seconds |
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