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A fitness assessment is applicable to:

Frontline Auxiliary
ACPO
Constable

A swimming assessment is applicable to:

Constable
ARP.

Read more on NT Police’s the following fitness requirements for applicants:

four main physical components and
swim test requirements.

For further information contact NT Police Recruitment at ShapeYourFuture@pfes.nt.gov.au or call 1800 005 099.

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About our fitness assessments

Our fitness and swimming components

Push ups – 10 push ups (2 second cadence)

On the command “position ready”, applicant raises up into a push up position with feet no more than shoulder width apart and a relatively straight line from shoulders through to heels.

On hearing “the tone” the applicant lowers until upper arms are at 90 degrees, and then returning to the full push up position, elbows locked out.

The push up is required to be conducted to a two second cadence.

Test will be terminated once:

the applicant can no longer maintain the cadence
any part of their body contacts the ground, other than the feet or the hands or
any unsafe physical movement is identified by assessing staff.

Prone bridge – 90 seconds

The applicant will test and adjust in the lying position before being instructed to “raise up”.

Timing begins once the applicant has moved into the prone (up) position.

For a minimum of 90 secs the applicant will be required to:

hold a relatively straight line from shoulders through to heel
elbows/forearms are to be flat on the ground with hands palm facing down or clasp togethers.

Anything outside the criteria will terminate the test.

Farmers carry: 20kg each hand – 5 x 20m intervals (100m total)

Placing the weights on the ground and picking them back up at the end of every 20 metres.

Applicant is to ensure that the weights are carried with an upright posture, as demonstrated

maximum 5 seconds on the ground
no time limit
walking pace.

Test will be terminated if an applicant:

can no longer hold onto the weight
waits too long at 20m interval or

if any unsafe physical technique is identified by assessing staff.

Aerobic test – MSFT 20m (6.1)

The assessment is cadence driven and begins post a 5 second pause.

The applicant will then be required to conduct 20m intervals in accordance with the cadence.

The applicant must reach the 20m line before the “beep” and not leave prior to the “beep”.

Applicants are required to place a foot on or over the line, and do not need to conduct a “u turn”.

If an applicant does not meet the beep, they will then be given the opportunity to reach the other end and continue the assessment.

Two consecutive failures will result in the test being terminated and the result will be the beep level last recorded.

Swimming assessment

Applicants will begin the assessment from within the water facility, and swim a forward stroke:

freestyle
breaststroke
butterfly.

At the completion of each end (25m/50m pool), the applicant can push off the wall but must not contact the bottom or side of the pool during the assessment.