Modification History
Release 1 - New qualification
Qualification Description
This qualification applies to members of the Australian Defence Force (ADF) who perform scheduled inspections, fault diagnosis and repair, and modification of aircraft egress, stores management and stores suspension systems and system components, and maintenance of guided weapons. It should be noted that employment in this field also involves the attainment of a range of competencies in the explosive ordnance field. The explosive ordnance units of competency are in the DEF12 Defence Training Package and in the TLI10 Transport and Logistics Training Package and are not included in this qualification other than five units dealing with safe handling of explosive ordnance that are required for the maintenance of egress systems and cartridge operated fire extinguishing systems in aircraft.
The qualification defines the exit from training and may apply to aircraft maintenance performed on flight lines and in hangars/workshops.
The qualification consists of:
- common units that apply to all Aeroskills specialist streams at Certificate III and IV levels
- avionic technical stream units relating to aircraft system and component maintenance
- one mechanical technical stream unit
- armament technical stream units
- imported units.
The qualification provides a number of credits towards other Aeroskills Certificate IV qualifications and towards the MEA50315 Diploma of Aviation Maintenance Management (Avionics) and the MEA60115 Advanced Diploma of Aviation Maintenance Management (Avionics).
This qualification applies to workplaces that operate under the airworthiness regulatory systems of the ADF and the Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA). Any regulatory/licensing requirements associated with any MEA units of competency must be met.
Entry Requirements
ADF Armament trainees
Packaging Rules
To be awarded the MEA41215 Certificate IV in Aeroskills (Armament), competency must be demonstrated in twenty (20) units of competency, as follows:
- thirteen (13) core units consisting of common, imported and technical stream units
- seven (7) elective units consisting of imported and technical stream units selected from electives Group A.
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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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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MEA261 |
Use electronic test equipment |
MEA101, MEA103 MEA105, MEA107 MEA108, MEA109 |
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MSAENV272B |
Participate in environmentally sustainable work practices |
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DEFEO101D |
Work safely with explosive ordnance |
Elective units of competency
Group A
- Complete seven (7) of the listed imported and technical stream units while observing the unit prerequisite requirements.
|
Unit code |
Unit title |
Prerequisites |
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MEA203 |
Remove and install advanced aircraft electrical system components |
MEA201 |
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MEA211 |
Inspect, test and troubleshoot advanced aircraft electrical systems and components |
MEA203, MEA246 |
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MEA301 |
Perform aircraft flight servicing |
MEA101, MEA103 MEA104, MEA107 MEA108, MEA109 |
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MEA601 |
Maintain aircraft egress systems |
MEA101, MEA103 MEA105, MEA107 MEA108, MEA109 DEFEO101D |
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MEA602 |
Remove and install aircraft stores management system components |
MEA101, MEA103 MEA105, MEA107 MEA108, MEA109 DEFEO101D |
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MEA603 |
Remove and install aircraft stores suspension systems and components |
MEA101, MEA103 MEA105, MEA107 MEA108, MEA109 DEFEO101D |
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MEA604 |
Inspect, test and troubleshoot aircraft stores management systems and components |
MEA602 |
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MEA605 |
Inspect, test and troubleshoot aircraft stores suspension systems and components |
MEA603 |
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AVIF3016A |
Marshal aircraft |
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DEFEO301D |
Package ammunition |
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DEFEO302D |
Unpackage ammunition |
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DEFEO501D |
Conduct explosive ordnance inspection |
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DEFEO718C |
Maintain cartridge operated fire extinguishing systems |
Qualification Mapping Information
Supersedes and is equivalent to MEA41213 Certificate IV in Aeroskills (Armament)
Links
Companion Volume implementation guides are found in VETNet - https://vetnet.gov.au/Pages/TrainingDocs.aspx?q=ce216c9c-04d5-4b3b-9bcf-4e81d0950371
