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 Fire Stream
[For
Station Officer (Operational) and
Fireman/Firewoman (Operational/Marine)]
| Item |
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.
|
Speed
Level 7
(equal to 50 times 20m running distance)
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| 2. |
Ladder
Climbing with Hands (60 Seconds) A
candidate is required to climb rung by rung between
two ends of a ladder placed horizontally using his/her
hands and with both feet off the ground within 60 seconds.
The test will be stopped if the candidate falls from
the ladder or completes the required number of rungs
climbed or when the time is up.
The
number of rungs climbed within the time limit will be
recorded.
|
27 rungs
|
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| 3. |
Squat
(30 Seconds)
A
weight equivalent to the body weight of a candidate
will be placed on his/her shoulder whilst at standing
position. He/She is required to squat and stand up with
the weight and repeat such weight liftings within 30
seconds.
The
test will be stopped when the candidate completes the
required number of liftings or when the time is up.
The
number of full weight liftings performed within the
time limit will be recorded.
|
6 liftings
|
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| 4. |
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.
|
30 sit-ups
|
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| 5. |
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.
|
13 dips
|
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| 6. |
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.
|
23cm
|
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| 7. |
Agility
Run
Starting
from a lying position, a candidate is required to perform
a course of running including a zig-sag run through
a series of cones to one end and returns.
If
a candidate knocks away/down a cone on his/her way,
he/she should return to place the cone on its original
position.
The
best score of his/her two attempts will be recorded
|
within 21
seconds |
|
Job-related Performance Test for
Applicants for Posts in Fire Stream
[For Station Officer (Operational) and
Fireman/Firewoman (Operational/Marine)]
| Item |
Brief
Description |
Passing
Mark |
Video |
| 1. |
Stair
Climb
A
candidate, wearing a fire helmet, a pair of gloves
and a set of breathing apparatus, is required to retrieve
a piece of equipment and a rolled hose from an upper
locker of a fire engine with jacks engaged from a
standing position on the ground. He/She then carries
the equipment upstairs to the third storey of a building
10 metres away from the fire engine.
The
time taken to complete the action will be recorded.
The
candidate fails the test if he/she:
| 1. |
fails
to retrieve the equipment from the fire engine. |
| 2. |
fails
to maintain both feet on the ground whilst retrieving
the equipment. |
| 3. |
drops
the equipment on his/her way. |
| 4. |
loses
balance on his/her way. |
| 5. |
fails
to cross the end line. |
|
Within
34
seconds |
|
| |
| 2. |
Ladder
Climb
A
candidate, wearing a fire helmet and a set of breathing
apparatus with safety harness attached, is required
to climb up a ladder ‘rung by rung'. After reaching
the designated position, he/she is required to identify
the colours of the objects placed on the ground and
then climb down the ladder ‘rung by rung'.
The
time taken to complete the action will be recorded.
The
candidate fails the test if he/she:
| 1. |
identifies the wrong colour. |
| 2. |
slips off the ladder. |
| 3. |
fails
to climb up or down the ladder 'rung by rung'. |
| 4. |
fails to reach the designated position at the
top. |
| 5. |
fails
to stand with both feet on the ground firmly
after the descent.
|
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Within
50
seconds |
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| 3. |
Tunnel
Crawl
A
candidate, wearing a fire helmet, a pair of gloves
and a set of breathing apparatus, is required to proceed
from the starting point 5 metres from a tunnel and
to crawl through the tunnel. After exit from the tunnel,
he/she is required to cross the end line 5 metres
away.
The
time taken to complete the action will be recorded.
The
candidate fails the test if he/she:
| 1. |
fails
to complete the distance of tunnel crawl independently. |
| 2. |
fails
to cross the end line. |
|
Within
19.5 seconds |
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| 4. |
Obstacle
Course
A
candidate, wearing a fire helmet, a pair of gloves
and a set of breathing apparatus, is required to retrieve
a rolled hose from a fire engine and carries the hose
towards a mark 23 metres away. Along the track, he
is required to step in and out of two tyres and pass
under a gateway.
The
time taken to complete the action 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 hose. |
| 5. |
touches
the top or side frames of the gateway. |
| 6. |
fails
to cross the end line. |
|
Within
11
seconds |
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