Unit of Competency Mapping – Information for Teachers/Assessors – Information for Learners
MEA229 Mapping and Delivery Guide
Test and troubleshoot aircraft radio frequency navigation and communications systems and components
Version 1.0
Issue Date: June 2024
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Unit of Competency | MEA229 - Test and troubleshoot aircraft radio frequency navigation and communications systems and components |
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Employability Skills | |||
Learning Outcomes and Application | This unit of competency requires application of hand skills and the use of system/component knowledge and applicable maintenance publications and test equipment to test and troubleshoot communication and radio frequency (RF) navigation systems and components of fixed and rotary wing aircraft during scheduled or unscheduled maintenance. Work may be performed individually or as part of a team.The unit is part of the Avionic Certificate IV (Aircraft Maintenance Stream) training pathways.The unit is used in workplaces that operate under the airworthiness regulatory systems of the Australian Defence Force (ADF) and the Civil Aviation safety Authority (CASA). Where a CASA licensing outcome is sought this unit forms part of the CASA requirement for the granting of the chosen maintenance certification licence under Civil Aviation Safety Regulation (CASR) Part 66, in accordance with the licensing provisions in the Companion Volume Implementation Guide. | ||
Duration and Setting | X weeks, nominally xx hours, delivered in a classroom/online/blended learning setting. Competency should be assessed in the workplace or simulated workplace using tools and equipment specified in the maintenance manuals. It is also expected that applicable general and special purpose tools, and test and ground support equipment would be used where appropriate. The application of testing procedures should clearly indicate knowledge of system operation, the relationship of individual components and the links with other systems (if applicable) within the limits of the aircraft/system fault-finding guide before undertaking any action. The work plan should take account of applicable safety and quality requirements in accordance with the industry and regulatory standards. The following conditions of assessment represent the requirements of the Regulators (ADF and CASA) and maintenance stakeholders and must be rigorously observed. A person cannot be assessed as competent until it can be demonstrated to the satisfaction of the workplace assessor that the relevant elements and performance criteria of the unit of competency are being achieved under routine supervision on at least one (1) system and its major components from each of the following groups: control and sensing associated with cockpit radio, ground and flight crew communications including FM and AM modes of operation in the HF, UHF, and VHF bands, microwave systems and SATCOM passenger communications, CVR, audio integration system, cabin intercommunication data systems and cabin network services (may be omitted if not applicable to the enterprise) information systems, such as air traffic and information management systems, and network server systems (may be omitted if not applicable to the enterprise) ILS, VOR, ADF, GNS, emergency beacons and ACARS and the following general associated components: antennae, impedance audio matching devices, microphones and headphones, transmission lines, computer controls, line replaceable units, transmitters/receivers and indicators. This shall be established via the records in the Log of Industrial Experience and Achievement or, where appropriate, an equivalent Industry Evidence Guide (for details refer to the Companion Volume Assessment Guidelines). Assessors must satisfy the requirements of the National Vocational Education and Training Regulator (Australian Skills Quality Authority, or its successors). Where the unit is to be used for CASA licensing purposes the Assessor must also meet the criteria specified in the CASR Part 147 Manual of Standards. Individuals being assessed who have already attained any of MEA214 Inspect, test and troubleshoot aircraft basic communication and radio navigation systems and components, MEA215 Inspect, test and troubleshoot advanced aircraft communications systems and components, MEA216 Inspect, test and troubleshoot instrument landing systems and components, MEA234 Inspect, test and troubleshoot aircraft global navigation systems and components, MEA276 Maintain basic aircraft communication and radio navigation systems and components and MEA289 Maintain basic light aircraft avionic systems and components, will have covered Element 1 plus a significant proportion of the Performance Criteria for Elements 2 and 3 and will have covered common Range of Conditions variables. The Log of Industrial Experience and Achievement records relating to these units may be accepted as also meeting the evidence requirements for this unit in the applicable areas. |
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Competency Field | Aviation maintenance |
Development and validation strategy and guide for assessors and learners | Student Learning Resources | Handouts Activities |
Slides PPT |
Assessment 1 | Assessment 2 | Assessment 3 | Assessment 4 | |
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Elements of Competency | Performance Criteria | |||||||
Element: Prepare for troubleshooting |
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Element: Test/adjust RF navigation and communications systems |
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Element: Troubleshoot RF navigation and communications systems |
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