Qualification details

Unit code 

Unit title 

Prerequisites 

MEA101B

Interpret occupational health and safety practices in aviation maintenance

Nil

MEA103B

Plan and organise aviation maintenance work activities

MEA101B, MEA105C, MEA107B, MEA108B

MEA105C

Apply quality standards applicable to aviation maintenance processes

MEA101B, MEA107B

MEA107B

Interpret and use aviation maintenance industry manuals and specifications

Nil

MEA108B

Complete aviation maintenance industry documentation

MEA105C

MEA109B

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

MEA105C, MEA108B

MEA340A

Lay out and set up aircraft systems

MEA101B, MEA107B, MEA109B

MEA341A

Apply basic aircraft design characteristics

MEA101B, MEA107B, MEA109B

MEA342A

Apply basic aircraft power plant design characteristics

MEA101B, MEA107B, MEA109B

Employability Skill 

Industry/enterprise requirements for this qualification include: 

Communication

• Understanding complex directions from senior managers
• Understanding input from professional engineers, specialist personnel and technical representatives
• Liaising with maintenance personnel and specialists regarding NDT requirements
• Talking to senior mangers about NDT tasks and requirements and making presentations
• Providing guidance to others and describing clearly faults found during NDT
• Negotiating with team members, senior managers and aircraft owners/operators regarding timing and progress of work activities
• Understanding and interpreting regulations, procedures, instructions and maintenance publications
• Giving written instructions and completing maintenance documentation and component tags
• Writing reports and proposals as required by regulations and organisational procedures
• Interpreting organisational charts, wiring diagrams and system schematics, reading drawings relating to NDT activities and interpreting specific NDT procedures
• Using computers to obtain maintenance data and complete documentation and correspond using email
• Networking with other maintenance managers and with maintenance controllers

Teamwork

• Performing tasks as an individual while being responsive to supervisors and allowing for relevant human factors
• Working effectively with others who may be of different ages, gender, race, religion and political persuasion
• Assisting team members with task definition and providing advice on work processes and troubleshooting
• Providing leadership and development of team commitment and dynamics
• Monitoring and assessing team performance and providing mentoring and performance feedback
• Gaining the trust and confidence of team members and resolving conflict within the team
• Providing team members with the opportunity for ongoing competency development

Problem solving

• Identifying problems in a timely manner and developing practical solutions to maintenance problems requiring NDT
• Proposing solutions to problems associated with the development and application of NDT processes
• Assisting with the resolution of complex problems as a team effort
• Constantly reviewing problem solving skills and ability to effectively apply competencies to solve problems within the limits permitted by regulatory and organisational guidelines
• Responding to emergencies or accidents in accordance with legislative, regulatory and organisational requirements
• Using mathematical techniques to relate test results to system or component performance, to convert values between systems of measurement, to calculate weight and balance and to develop management solutions to problems

Initiative and enterprise

• Adapting to new situations that arise as a consequence of regulatory changes, technology, contractual requirements, personnel management changes, operational circumstances, revised NDT data, practices and procedures
• Varying work practices and behaviour as a result of performance feedback from subordinates, peers and managers
• Evaluating ideas to ensure that technical and regulatory aspects have been fully covered before proposing action that may result in modifications or changes to work processes
• Applying human factors to avoid maintenance errors and maintain quality standards
• Adapting competencies to the performance of a wide range of maintenance tasks
• Contributing to a process of continuous improvement and a willingness to initiate, support and participate in the effective introduction of new work practices

Planning and organising

• Clarifying task objectives and required outcomes through discussion with managers and team members
• Planning the use of resources and allocating personnel and resources to tasks
• Monitoring the time taken to complete tasks against team requirements or targets provided by management
• Assessing work requirements for quotations
• Collecting, analysing and organising information relating to assigned NDT tasks and confirming the purpose and required work outcomes
• Identifying contingency situations and taking action to resolve problems
• Identifying the extent of impact on assigned work of changes in procedures, work instructions or regulatory requirements

Self-management

• Accepting responsibility for managing individual workload to meet target completion times or fit in with team milestones
• Assessing personal knowledge and skills when assisting team members with NDT tasks and when proposing new or modified NDT procedures
• Actively seeking opportunities to develop competencies and to apply them across a range of tasks and application of legislation, regulations, policy and procedures to achieve required outcomes and build confidence in own ideas and vision
• Effectively manage personal work priorities and professional development
• Identifying career paths and training opportunities that will assist in attaining career goals

Learning

• Taking advantage of learning opportunities that arise through training courses provided by the organisation or external providers and through mentoring and on-job training
• Adapting competencies to accommodate new ideas and techniques
• Using feedback from subordinates, peers and managers to identify ways in which competence can be improved
• Mentoring and providing on-job training and induction training to team members
• Interpreting units of competency and applying them to attainment of identified career goals

Technology

• Operating and maintaining NDT equipment and reference standards
• Performing NDT procedures on aircraft and aircraft components
• Storing and caring for components, parts, tools, test equipment and support equipment
• Complying with requirements to complete maintenance records, develop and revise maintenance data and propose amendments to technical publications
• Amending various forms of maintenance data
• Using computers and microfiche to obtain maintenance data and using computers to complete records, reports and documentation

Unit code 

Unit title 

Prerequisites 

MEA116B

Apply occupational health and safety procedures at supervisor level in aviation maintenance

Nil

MEA133B

Communicate aviation technical and maintenance management knowledge

Nil

MEA135A

Use computers in aviation maintenance-related integrated logistic support activities

Nil

MEA142B

Manage self in the aviation maintenance environment

Nil

MEA260B

Use electrical test equipment

MEA101B, MEA103B, MEA105C, MEA107B, MEA108B, MEA109B

MEA261C

Use electronic test equipment

MEA101B, MEA103B, MEA105C, MEA107B, MEA108B, MEA109B

MEA424A

Evaluate aircraft non-destructive tests

MEA109B, MEA133B, MEM13013B, MEM16010A,

MEM24002B, MEM24004B,

MEM24006B, MEM24008B

MEM24010B, MEM24012C

MEM09002B

Interpret technical drawing

Nil

MEM09003B

Prepare basic engineering drawing

MEM09002B

MEM11011B

Undertake manual handling

Nil

MEM12003B

Perform precision mechanical measurement

MEM12023A

(see Note 1)

MEM12005B

Calibrate measuring equipment

MEM12002B (see Note 2)

MEM12023A (see Note 1)

MEM13013B

Work safely with ionising radiation

Nil

MEM15017B

Use and maintain reference standards

MEM11011B

MEM12003B

MEM12004B

(see Note 2)

MEM12005B

MEM12023A

(see Note 1)

MEM18001C

(see Note 1)

MEM18002B

(see Note 1)

MEM16010A

Write reports

MEM14005A

(see Note 3)

MEM24002B

Perform penetrant testing

MEM18001C

(see Note 1)

MEM24012C

MEM24004B

Perform magnetic particle testing

MEM18001C

(see Note 1)

MEM24012C

MEM24006B

Perform eddy current testing

MEM18001C

(see Note 1)

MEM24012C

MEM24008B

Perform ultrasonic testing

MEM18001C

(see Note 1)

MEM24012C

MEM24010B

Perform radiographic testing

MEM13013B

MEM18001C

(see Note 1)

MEM24012C

MEM24012C

Apply metallurgy principles

Nil

MEM30007A

Select common engineering materials

Nil

MEM30012A

Apply mathematical techniques in a manufacturing, engineering or related environment

Nil

MSAENV472B

Implement and monitor environmentally sustainable work practices

Nil

Unit code 

Unit title 

Prerequisites 

Unit selection guidelines 

MEA112B

Plan and implement civil aircraft maintenance activities

All relevant technical units

mandatory for CASA regulatory system

MEA113C

Supervise civil aircraft maintenance activities and manage human resources in the workplace

All relevant technical units

mandatory for CASA regulatory system

MEA140A

Supervise aviation maintenance teams and perform maintenance quality inspections

Nil

mandatory for ADF regulatory system

MEM15010B

Perform laboratory procedures

Nil

MEM17002B

Conduct workplace assessment

Nil

TAEDEL301A

Provide work skill instruction

Nil