Unit of Competency Mapping – Information for Teachers/Assessors – Information for Learners
MEA276 Mapping and Delivery Guide
Maintain basic aircraft communication and radio navigation systems and components
Version 1.0
Issue Date: May 2024
Qualification | - |
Unit of Competency | MEA276 - Maintain basic aircraft communication and radio navigation systems and components |
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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 inspect, functionally test and troubleshoot basic communication and radio navigation systems and to remove and install components during scheduled or unscheduled maintenance. Work may be performed individually or as part of a team.Applications include communication and radio navigation systems of fixed wing aircraft with fixed undercarriage and basic rotary wing aircraft with skids or floats and no powered flight controls powered by either a normally aspirated piston engine or small gas turbine.The unit is part of the small aircraft maintenance Certificate III and IV Mechatronics training pathways. Where a Civil Aviation Safety Authority (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 work environment or simulated work environment using tools and equipment specified in maintenance documentation. It is also expected that general-purpose tools and test equipment found in most routine situations 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 a system and at least one (1) major system component/LRU from each of the following groups: HF and VHF communication LRUs, transmission lines and antennas ADF, VOR and GNS navigation system LRUs, transmission lines and antennas ATC transponders, transmission lines and antennas ELT ADS-B. 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. |
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Competency Field | Aviation maintenance |
Development and validation strategy and guide for assessors and learners | Student Learning Resources | Handouts Activities |
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Elements of Competency | Performance Criteria | |||||||
Element: Inspect basic communication and radio navigation systems and components |
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Element: Functionally test basic communication and radio navigation systems and components |
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Element: Troubleshoot basic communication and radio navigation systems |
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Element: Remove and install basic radio communication and navigation system components |
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