Modification History
Release 1 - New qualification
Qualification Description
This qualification applies to individuals employed within the General Aviation industry sector on the maintenance of small aircraft who are not seeking direct progression to a Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA) B1.2 Aircraft Maintenance Engineer Licence limited to basic small aircraft maintenance. It may also be of use as a first Aeroskills qualification for individuals transitioning from an allied trade to employment on small aircraft maintenance.
Individuals who intend to seek the grant of a licence in the future should consider the requirements for the MEA41015 Certificate IV in Aeroskills (Mechatronics) when selecting elective units of competency for this qualification.
Depending on the choice of elective units this qualification articulates with the MEA41015 Certificate IV in Aeroskills (Mechatronics) and a number of units also provide credits towards other qualifications at Certificate IV and Diploma levels.
Entry Requirements
Not applicable
Packaging Rules
To be awarded the MEA30215 Certificate III in Aeroskills (Mechatronics), competency must be demonstrated in twenty (20) units of competency, as follows:
- fifteen (15) core units consisting of common, technical stream and imported units
- five (5) elective units drawn from the technical stream units listed in Group A while observing the unit selection guidelines.
Core units of competency
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Unit code |
Unit title |
Prerequisites |
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MEA101 |
Interpret work health and safety practices in aviation maintenance |
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MEA103 |
Plan and organise aviation maintenance work activities |
MEA101, MEA105 MEA107, MEA108 |
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MEA105 |
Apply quality standards applicable to aviation maintenance processes |
MEA101, MEA107 |
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MEA107 |
Interpret and use aviation maintenance industry manuals and specifications |
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MEA108 |
Complete aviation maintenance industry documentation |
MEA105 |
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MEA109 |
Perform basic hand skills, standard trade practices and fundamentals in aviation maintenance |
MEA105, MEA108 |
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MEA118 |
Conduct self in the aviation maintenance environment |
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MEA148 |
Apply mathematics and physics in aviation maintenance |
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MEA201 |
Remove and install miscellaneous aircraft electrical hardware/components |
MEA101, MEA103 MEA105, MEA107 MEA108, MEA109 |
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MEA246 |
Fabricate and/or repair aircraft electrical hardware or parts |
MEA201, MEA260 |
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MEA260 |
Use electrical test equipment |
MEA101, MEA103 MEA105, MEA107 MEA108, MEA109 |
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MEA301 |
Perform aircraft flight servicing |
MEA101, MEA103 MEA105, MEA107 MEA108, MEA109 |
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MEA364 |
Maintain and/or repair small aircraft mechanical components or parts |
MEA101, MEA103 MEA105, MEA107 MEA108, MEA109 |
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MEA369 |
Inspect and maintain structures and related components of non-pressurised small aircraft |
MEA101, MEA103 MEA105, MEA107 MEA108, MEA109 |
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MSAENV272B |
Participate in environmentally sustainable work practices |
Nil |
Elective units of competency
Group A
|
Unit code |
Unit title |
Prerequisites |
Unit selection guidelines |
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MEA202 |
Remove and install basic aircraft electrical system components |
MEA201 |
Required for electrical retractable undercarriage maintenance – do not take with MEA274 |
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MEA210 |
Inspect, test and troubleshoot basic aircraft electrical systems and components |
MEA202, MEA246 |
Required for electrical retractable undercarriage maintenance – do not take with MEA274 |
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MEA274 |
Maintain basic light aircraft electrical systems and components |
MEA246 |
Required for 100 hourly inspection on basic light aircraft or helicopters |
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MEA275 |
Maintain basic light aircraft instrument systems |
MEA246 |
Required for 100 hourly inspection on basic light aircraft or helicopters |
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MEA276 |
Maintain basic light aircraft communication and radio navigation systems |
MEA246 |
Required for 100 hourly inspection on basic light aircraft or helicopters |
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MEA302 |
Remove and install aircraft hydro-mechanical and landing gear system components |
MEA101, MEA103 MEA105, MEA107 MEA108, MEA109 |
Required for hydraulic retractable undercarriage maintenance |
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MEA304 |
Remove and install non-pressurised aircraft structural and non-structural components |
MEA302 |
Do not take with MEA317 – MEA363 provides credits towards this unit |
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MEA306 |
Remove and install engines and engine system components |
MEA302 |
Applicable to piston and gas turbine engines |
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MEA307 |
Remove and install propeller systems and components |
MEA101, MEA103 MEA105, MEA107 MEA108, MEA109 |
Required for variable pitch propellers |
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MEA308 |
Remove and install rotary wing rotor and flight control system components |
MEA101, MEA103 MEA105, MEA107 MEA108, MEA109 |
Required for helicopters with powered flight controls – do not take with MEA352 |
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MEA309 |
Inspect, test and troubleshoot aircraft hydro-mechanical and landing gear systems and components |
MEA302 |
Required for hydraulic retractable undercarriage maintenance |
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MEA313 |
Inspect, test and troubleshoot piston engine systems and components |
MEA306 |
Required for supercharged and turbocharged engines |
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MEA314 |
Inspect, test and troubleshoot gas turbine engine systems and components |
MEA306 |
Required for gas turbine engines |
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MEA315 |
Inspect, test and troubleshoot propeller systems and components |
MEA307 |
Required for variable pitch propellers |
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MEA316 |
Inspect, test and troubleshoot rotary wing rotor and control systems and components |
MEA308 |
Required for helicopters with powered flight controls – count as 2 units - do not take with MEA352 |
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MEA351 |
Maintain airframe systems of basic light fixed wing aircraft |
MEA101, MEA103 MEA105, MEA107 MEA108, MEA109 |
Required for 100 hourly inspection on basic light aircraft |
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MEA352 |
Maintain basic rotary wing aircraft |
MEA101, MEA103 MEA105, MEA107 MEA108, MEA109 |
Required for 100 hourly inspection on basic helicopters |
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MEA353 |
Maintain basic light aircraft engines and propellers |
MEA101, MEA103 MEA105, MEA107 MEA108, MEA109 |
Required for 100 hourly inspection on basic light aircraft or helicopters |
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MEA354 |
Maintain light aircraft pneumatic systems |
MEA101, MEA103 MEA105, MEA107 MEA108, MEA109 |
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MEA355 |
Maintain light aircraft air cycle air conditioning systems |
MEA201, MEA246 |
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MEA356 |
Maintain light piston engine aircraft pressurisation systems |
MEA201, MEA246 |
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MEA357 |
Inspect, test and repair aircraft fabric surfaces |
MEA101, MEA103 MEA105, MEA107 MEA108, MEA109 |
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MEA359 |
Inspect and repair aircraft wooden structures |
MEA101, MEA103 MEA105, MEA107 MEA108, MEA109 |
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MEA360 |
Maintain aircraft diesel engines |
MEA353 |
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MEA361 |
Maintain aircraft two stroke petrol engines |
MEA353 |
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MEA362 |
Maintain aircraft vapour cycle air conditioning systems |
MEA201, MEA246 |
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MEA367 |
Repair/modify aircraft composite structure using cold bonding |
MEA369 |
Do not take with MEA405 |
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MEA370 |
Repair the structure of non-pressurised small aircraft |
MEA369 |
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MEA371 |
Perform major repairs and modifications to small aircraft metal structure |
MEA369, MEA370 |
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MEA405 |
Repair/modify aircraft composite material structure/components |
MEA401 Note that MEA369 is equivalent to MEA401 |
Required for repairs to composite primary and secondary structure |
Qualification Mapping Information
Supersedes and is equivalent to MEA30211 Certificate III in Aeroskills (Mechatronics)
Links
Companion Volume implementation guides are found in VETNet - https://vetnet.gov.au/Pages/TrainingDocs.aspx?q=ce216c9c-04d5-4b3b-9bcf-4e81d0950371
