MEA50315 Diploma of Aviation Maintenance Management (Avionics)

Release 1

MEA50315 Diploma of Aviation Maintenance Management (Avionics)

Modification History

Release 1 - New qualification

Qualification Description

This qualification applies to individuals employed in aviation maintenance management fields in both the Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA) and Australian Defence Force (ADF) regulatory environments in jobs such as avionic maintenance team leaders, maintenance planners, spares assessors, repairable item managers and technical authors. It must be emphasised that many of the maintenance management positions applicable to the qualification have additional experience requirements specified in airworthiness regulations and only a limited range of employment opportunities may be available to those who do not have extensive prior aviation maintenance experience. For this reason the qualification has entry requirements.

The qualification consists of:

eleven (11) core units that provide competencies applicable to aviation maintenance managers

one (1) or (2) elective units chosen according to employment need.

Credit is provided towards 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 CASA. Any regulatory/licensing requirements associated with any MEA units of competency must be met.

Entry Requirements

Individuals seeking this qualification must meet at least one of the following entry criteria:

at least five years current aviation avionic maintenance experience

Maintenance Engineer Licence (Avionics) issued by CASA

Certificate IV in Aeroskills (Avionics).

Packaging Rules

To be awarded the MEA50315 Diploma of Aviation Maintenance Management (Avionics), competency must be demonstrated in a total of twelve (12) or thirteen (13) units of competency.

All units must be chosen as specified under the conditions set out below:

eleven (11) core Diploma level common, engineering and imported units

one (1) or two (2) elective Diploma level common units from Group A.

Core units of competency

Complete the following five (5) common Diploma units, five (5) paraprofessional engineering units and one (1) imported sustainability unit listed below.

Unit code	Unit title	Prerequisites
MEA116	Apply work health and safety procedures at supervisor level in aviation maintenance
MEA121	Manage aircraft/aeronautical product configuration
MEA133	Communicate aviation technical and maintenance knowledge
MEA135	Use computers in aviation maintenance-related integrated logistic support activities
MEA142	Manage self in the aviation maintenance environment
MEA706	Apply basic scientific principles and techniques in avionic engineering situations	MEM23004A
MEA708	Select and test avionic engineering materials
MEM23004A	Apply technical mathematics
MEM30007A	Select common engineering materials
MEM30012A	Apply mathematical techniques in a manufacturing, engineering or related environment
MSAENV472B	Implement and monitor environmentally sustainable work practices

Elective units of competency

Group A

Plus one (1) of the following elective common units selected in accordance with the guidance provided in column 4. If MEA147 is required two (2) units must be taken.

Unit code	Unit title	Prerequisites	Unit selection guidance
MEA136	Assess aviation maintenance spares and manage repairable items	MEA135A	Elective – for spares assessors and repairable item managers
MEA137	Write aviation technical publications	MEA135A	Elective – for aviation technical authors
MEA140	Supervise aviation maintenance teams and perform maintenance quality inspections	Elective – for supervisors within the ADF regulatory system
MEA147	Perform airworthiness management and maintenance program tasks	MEA137A	Elective - applicable to CAMO employment

Qualification Mapping Information

Supersedes and is equivalent to MEA50311 Diploma of Aviation Maintenance Management (Avionics)

Links

MSA Training Package Implementation Guides - http://mskills.org.au/training-packages/info/