Assessment Requirements for MEACOM0043 Perform airworthiness management and maintenance program tasks

Release: 1

Assessment Requirements for MEACOM0043 Perform airworthiness management and maintenance program tasks

Modification History

Release 1. Application changed. Elements and Performance Criteria changed. Foundation Skills made explicit. Assessment Requirements clarified. Supersedes and equivalent to MEA164 Perform airworthiness management and maintenance program tasks.

Performance Evidence

There must be evidence the candidate has completed all the tasks outlined in the elements and performance criteria of this unit and demonstrated the ability to manage and maintain the airworthiness of an aircraft during one scheduled maintenance program or one unscheduled maintenance program.

Knowledge Evidence

There must be evidence the candidate has knowledge of:

continuing airworthiness management regulatory requirements found in:

Civil Aviation Safety Regulations (CASRs)

CASR Part 42 Manual of Standards

CASR Part 42 Guidance Material and Acceptable Means of Compliance

Users Guide CASR Part 42

Civil Aviation Advisory Publications (CAAP) 42M-2(0) Reliability Programs

Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) AC 20-157 How to prepare Reliability Assessment Plans for Aircraft Systems and Equipment

Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Part 23 Airworthiness Standards for Airplanes in the Normal, Utility, Aerobatic or Commuter Categories

FAR Part 25 Airworthiness Standards for Airplanes in the Transport Category

European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) CS-23 Certification Specifications for Aeroplanes in the Normal, Utility, Aerobatic or Commuter Categories

EASA CS-25 Certification Specifications for Airplanes in the Transport Category

FAA AC 21-15 (1) Supplemental Type Certificates

key requirements for managing and maintaining aircraft airworthiness set out in continuing airworthiness management organisation (CAMO) exposition, including those relating to:

individual appointments and responsibilities

CAMO authorisations

requirements for reporting airworthiness review outcomes

aircraft design and design approval regulations

key features and functions of aircraft type certificates and Maintenance Review Boards

key features of Airworthiness Directives (ADs)

procedures for sourcing and using manufacturer maintenance data and flight manuals

key requirements relating to aircraft weight and balance

maintenance program development and review procedures

reliability program design

data analysis methods and protocols for presenting data.

Assessment Conditions

The following conditions of assessment represent the requirements of the regulators (DASA) and (CASA) and maintenance stakeholders and must be rigorously observed.

Skills must have been demonstrated under routine supervision in the workplace or in a simulated environment that reflects workplace conditions and contingencies encountered when performing airworthiness management and maintenance program tasks. The following conditions must be met for this unit:

use of suitable facilities, equipment and resources, including workplace procedures, product and manufacturing specifications, codes, standards, manuals, and reference materials relevant to performing airworthiness management and maintenance program tasks

modelling of industry operating conditions, including permitting candidate to refer to relevant documentation.

Evidence of tasks demonstrating competency must be recorded in a log of industrial experience and achievement.

Assessors must satisfy the NVR/AQTF mandatory competency requirements for assessors.

Links

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