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MEA296 - Use electrical test equipment in aviation maintenance activities (Release 1)

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Supersedes and is equivalent to MEA260 - Use electrical test equipment 30/Aug/2018

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1 1 (this release) 31/Aug/2018

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MEA60518 - Advanced Diploma of Avionic EngineeringAdvanced Diploma of Avionic EngineeringDeleted1 
MEA40618 - Certificate IV in Aeroskills (Avionics)Certificate IV in Aeroskills (Avionics)Current1-2 
MEA41018 - Certificate IV in Aeroskills (Mechatronics)Certificate IV in Aeroskills (Mechatronics)Deleted1 
MEA50618 - Diploma of Aeronautical EngineeringDiploma of Aeronautical EngineeringDeleted1 
MEA60322 - Advanced Diploma of Aviation Non-Destructive TestingAdvanced Diploma of Aviation Non-Destructive TestingCurrent1 
MEA50518 - Diploma of Aeroskills (Non-Destructive Testing)Diploma of Aeroskills (Non-Destructive Testing)Superseded1 
MEA50219 - Diploma of Aeroskills (Mechanical)Diploma of Aeroskills (Mechanical)Current1-2 
MEA50718 - Diploma of Avionic EngineeringDiploma of Avionic EngineeringDeleted1 
MEA60418 - Advanced Diploma of Aeronautical EngineeringAdvanced Diploma of Aeronautical EngineeringDeleted1 
MEA50118 - Diploma of Aeroskills (Avionics)Diploma of Aeroskills (Avionics)Current1-2 
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MEASS00297 - LME027 Radio - B1.2 and B1.4 Licence Exclusion E8 Removal (working on small aircraft/helicopters)LME027 Radio - B1.2 and B1.4 Licence Exclusion E8 Removal (working on small aircraft/helicopters)Current2 
MEASS00430 - SAL014 Avionics - B2 Instrument 1 RatingSAL014 Avionics - B2 Instrument 1 RatingDeleted2 
MEASS00460 - AMW003 Aircraft display, control and distribution system component repair/overhaulAMW003 Aircraft display, control and distribution system component repair/overhaulCurrent1 
MEASS00463 - AMW006 Aircraft pulse system component repair/overhaulAMW006 Aircraft pulse system component repair/overhaulCurrent1 
MEASS00273 - LME003 Electrical - B1.2, B1.3 or B1.4 Licence Exclusions E1 and E4 RemovalLME003 Electrical - B1.2, B1.3 or B1.4 Licence Exclusions E1 and E4 RemovalCurrent2 
MEASS00272 - LME002 Electrical B1.1 Licence Exclusions E1 and E4 Removal (small aircraft with gas turbine engine)LME002 Electrical B1.1 Licence Exclusions E1 and E4 Removal (small aircraft with gas turbine engine)Current2 
MEASS00307 - LME037 Airframe - B1.1 Licence Exclusion E15 RemovalLME037 Airframe - B1.1 Licence Exclusion E15 RemovalCurrent2 
MEASS00271 - LME001 Electrical - B1.1 Licence Exclusions E1 and E4 RemovalLME001 Electrical - B1.1 Licence Exclusions E1 and E4 RemovalCurrent2 
MEASS00308 - LME038 Airframe - B1.1 Licence Exclusion E16 RemovalLME038 Airframe - B1.1 Licence Exclusion E16 RemovalCurrent2 
MEASS00459 - AMW002 Mechanical and electro-mechanical instrument component repair/overhaulAMW002 Mechanical and electro-mechanical instrument component repair/overhaulCurrent1 
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Classifications

SchemeCodeClassification value
ASCED Module/Unit of Competency Field of Education Identifier 031313 Electrical Fitting, Electrical Mechanics  

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ASCED Module/Unit of Competency Field of Education Identifier 031313 Electrical Fitting, Electrical Mechanics  31/Aug/2018 
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Modification History

Release 2. Equivalent to MEA260 Use electrical test equipment. Code changes due to changed titles.

Application

This unit of competency describes the skills and knowledge required to select electrical test equipment, prepare the equipment for use, and safely apply the equipment in a range of measurement and testing tasks. It involves using electrical test equipment on aircraft and their components to measure voltage, current, frequency and phase angle; and to test continuity, resistance, insulation and bonding. Work may be performed individually or as part of a team.

The unit applies to work undertaken in both the hangar and the workshop that requires the use of electrical test equipment during scheduled and unscheduled maintenance in all areas of aviation maintenance. The unit is used in workplaces that operate under the airworthiness regulatory systems of the Australian Defence Force (ADF) and the Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA).

This unit forms part of the CASA requirement for maintenance certification licences under Civil Aviation Safety Regulation (CASR) Part 66. Where a CASA licensing outcome is sought, users must refer to the licensing provisions in the MEA Aeroskills Companion Volume Implementation Guide.

Pre-requisite Unit

MEA107

Interpret and use aviation maintenance industry manuals and specifications

MEA154

Apply work health and safety practices in aviation maintenance

MEA155

Plan and organise aviation maintenance work activities

MEA156

Apply quality standards during aviation maintenance activities

MEA157

Complete aviation maintenance industry documentation

MEA158

Perform basic hand skills, standard trade practices and fundamentals in aviation maintenance

Competency Field

Aviation maintenance

Elements and Performance Criteria

ELEMENTS 

PERFORMANCE CRITERIA 

Elements describe the essential outcomes.

Performance criteria describe the performance needed to demonstrate achievement of the element.

1.

Select required test equipment

1.1

Review job specifications to identify system and component test requirements

1.2

Select test equipment required for aviation maintenance activity

2.

Prepare test equipment for use

2.1

Check test equipment for serviceability and fit applicable leads where required according to organisational procedures and maintenance manuals

2.2

Select applicable function and range of measurement according to organisational procedures

3.

Test system or component

3.1

Determine test points and polarity of system or component

3.2

Use prepared test equipment to measure required parameters in line with work health and safety (WHS) requirements and industry standard procedures specified by manufacturers, regulatory authorities, and organisation

Foundation Skills

Foundation skills essential to performance are explicit in the performance criteria of this unit of competency.

Unit Mapping Information

Release 2. Equivalent to MEA260 Use electrical test equipment.

Links

Companion Volume implementation guides are found in VETNet - https://vetnet.gov.au/Pages/TrainingDocs.aspx?q=ce216c9c-04d5-4b3b-9bcf-4e81d0950371

 

Assessment requirements

Modification History

Release 2. Equivalent to MEA260 Use electrical test equipment. Code changes due to changed titles.

Performance Evidence

There must be evidence the candidate has completed the tasks outlined in the elements and performance criteria of this unit, which must include the ability to:

  • under routine supervision, select required items of test equipment and use them to perform the measurements and test each of the following:
  • volts, amps and power
  • frequency
  • phase angle, which may be omitted if not relevant to the organisation
  • continuity, resistance and insulation
  • bonding.

In the course of the above work, the candidate must:

  • apply required work health and safety (WHS) practices
  • use selectors and scale adjustment of each item of test equipment to ensure accurate measurement of applicable parameter
  • connect test equipment to components or circuits
  • determine polarity and applicable connection points for measurement or testing.

Knowledge Evidence

There must be evidence the candidate has knowledge of:

  • industry, regulatory and organisational requirements, procedures and methods relating to the use of electrical test equipment in the aviation maintenance activities described in the performance evidence, including:
  • job specifications
  • procedures for checking serviceability of test equipment
  • procedures for fitting leads
  • procedures for selecting function and range of measurement
  • WHS requirements and practices
  • industry standard procedures specified by manufacturers, regulatory authorities, and the organisation for using prepared test equipment to measure required parameters
  • range of electrical test equipment used to measure or test:
  • volts, amps and power
  • frequency
  • phase angle
  • continuity, resistance and insulation
  • bonding
  • test equipment construction and calibration, and testing for serviceability
  • methods used to identify applicable polarity and connection to components and circuits.

Assessment Conditions

The following conditions of assessment represent the requirements of the regulators (Australian Defence Force [ADF] and Civil Aviation Safety Authority [CASA]) and maintenance stakeholders, and must be rigorously observed.

Competency must be assessed in the work environment, or simulated work environment, using electrical test equipment specified in maintenance documentation.

The candidate must have access to electrical test equipment required to demonstrate the performance evidence above and selected on the basis of general trade knowledge, where specific test equipment is not specified.

Candidate capability must be established via the records in the Log of Industrial Experience and Achievement or, where appropriate, an equivalent Industry Evidence Guide (for details refer to the Companion Volume Assessment Guidelines).

Assessors of this unit must satisfy the assessor requirements in applicable vocational education and training legislation, frameworks and/or standards.

Where the unit is to be used for CASA licensing purposes the assessor must also meet the criteria specified in the Civil Aviation Safety Regulation (CASR) Part 147 Manual of Standards.

Links

Companion Volume implementation guides are found in VETNet - https://vetnet.gov.au/Pages/TrainingDocs.aspx?q=ce216c9c-04d5-4b3b-9bcf-4e81d0950371

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