Assessor Resource
MEA506A
Maintain and pack survival inflatable life rafts and escape slides
Assessment tool
Version 1.0
Issue Date: May 2024
This unit requires application of skills and knowledge relating to the maintenance and packing of survival inflatable life rafts and escape slides. Maintenance involves inspection, testing, fault diagnosis, replacement of parts and cleaning.
The unit applies to a range of types of survival inflatable life raft and to a number of types of inflatable aircraft escape slide.
This unit of competency is part of the Aeroskills Life Support and Furnishing Certificate III and IV training pathways. It covers the competencies required to maintain and pack survival inflatable life rafts and escape slides. Maintenance includes inspecting, testing, isolating faults, replacing components and cleaning prior to packing. The unit does not include repairing life rafts and escape slides. This unit is used in workplaces that operate under the airworthiness regulatory systems of the ADF and CASA.
This Unit is equivalent to PUADEFLS006B Maintain and pack survival inflatable life rafts or escape slides.
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