MEA50715 Diploma of Avionic Engineering

Release 1

MEA50715 Diploma of Avionic Engineering

Modification History

Release 1 - New qualification

Qualification Description

This qualification applies to individuals employed in engineering departments of manufacturers and aviation maintenance organisations in both the Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA) and Australian Defence Force (ADF) regulatory environments. Individuals could also be employed in Continuing Airworthiness Management Organisations (CAMOs) and in ADF Approved Engineering Organisations (AEOs). Typical jobs could be supporting professional engineers in design teams, members of airworthiness review teams, maintenance planners, spares assessors, repairable item managers and technical authors. While a direct entry training pathway is provided 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.

The qualification consists of twenty-nine (29) units, of which twenty (20) are core units and the remaining nine (9) units are electives from which either three (3) or five (5) units must be selected using the unit selection guidance in the Group A table.

Credit is provided towards the MEA60515 Advanced Diploma of Avionic Engineering.

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

Not applicable

Packaging Rules

To be awarded the MEA50715 Diploma of Avionic Engineering, competency must be demonstrated in a total of twenty-three (23) or twenty-five (25) units of competency, consisting of:

twenty (20) core units

three (3) elective units chosen from Group A plus a further two (2) units if Certificate IV in Aeroskills (Avionics) is not held.

Core units of competency

Unit code	Unit title	Prerequisites
MEA101	Interpret work health and safety practices in aviation maintenance
MEA103	Plan and organise aviation maintenance work activities	MEA101, MEA105 MEA107, MEA108
MEA105	Apply quality standards applicable to aviation maintenance processes	MEA101, MEA107
MEA107	Interpret and use aviation maintenance industry manuals and specifications
MEA108	Complete aviation maintenance industry documentation	MEA105
MEA109	Perform basic hand skills, standard trade practices and fundamentals in aviation maintenance	MEA105, MEA108
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
MEA201	Remove and install miscellaneous aircraft electrical hardware/components	MEA101, MEA103 MEA105, MEA107 MEA108, MEA109
MEA246	Fabricate and/or repair aircraft electrical hardware or parts	MEA201, MEA260
MEA260	Use electrical test equipment	MEA101, MEA103 MEA105, MEA107 MEA108, MEA109
MEA261	Use electronic test equipment	MEA101, MEA103 MEA105, MEA107 MEA108, MEA109
MEA262	Modify/repair single layer printed circuit boards	MEA260, MEA261
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

Take three (3) of the following elective units selected in accordance with the guidance in column 4. If certificate IV in Aeroskills (Avionics) is not held take an additional two (2) units in accordance with the unit selection guidelines.

Unit code	Unit title	Prerequisites	Unit selection guidance
MEA121A	Manage aircraft/aeronautical product configuration	For employment within CAMOs and AEOs
MEA137A	Write aviation maintenance technical publications	MEA135	For employment within CAMOs and AEOs
MEA147A	Perform airworthiness management and maintenance program tasks	MEA137	For employment within CAMOs and AEOs
MEA270	Lay out avionic systems	MEA101, MEA107 MEA109	Must be taken if Certificate IV in Aeroskills (Avionics) is not held
MEA271	Lay out avionic flight management systems	MEA101, MEA107 MEA109, MEA270	Must be taken if Certificate IV in Aeroskills (Avionics) is not held
MEA702A	Produce avionics engineering related graphics	MEA137, MEM30007A MEM30012A	For employment within engineering departments
MEA714A	Integrate avionic fundamentals into an engineering task	MEA706 MEM23004A MEM23007A OR MEA727	For employment within engineering departments
MEA727	Apply calculus to engineering situations	MEM23004A
MEM23007A	Apply calculus to engineering tasks	MEM23004A	For employment within engineering departments

Qualification Mapping Information

No equivalent qualification

Links

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