Unit of Competency Mapping – Information for Teachers/Assessors – Information for Learners
MEA289 Mapping and Delivery Guide
Maintain basic light aircraft avionic systems and components
Version 1.0
Issue Date: May 2024
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Unit of Competency | MEA289 - Maintain basic light aircraft avionic systems and components |
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Learning Outcomes and Application | This unit of competency requires application of hand skills and the use of maintenance documentation/publications in the maintenance of basic aircraft avionic systems and components involving inspection, testing and troubleshooting and component removal and installation.Applications include basic fixed wing and rotary wing aircraft where the avionic systems are limited to very high frequency (VHF) communications, basic audio system, automatic direction finding (ADF) and very high frequency omni-range (VOR) radio navigation systems, stand-alone global navigation systems (GNS), air traffic control (ATC) transponder and automatic dependent surveillance-broadcast (ADS-B) during scheduled or unscheduled maintenance. Work may be performed individually or as part of a team.The unit is part of the small aircraft maintenance Certificate IV Mechatronics training pathway. 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 applicable 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 each of the following systems and on at least one (1) major component/line replaceable unit (LRU) in each case: VHF communication basic audio systems, such as intercom and audio selection ADF VOR stand-alone GPS ATC transponder ADS-B ELT. Component removal and installation competencies are to be demonstrated on at least one (1) component from each of: transmitters and receivers antennas and antenna cables control boxes and frequency selectors speakers switches. 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 aircraft avionic systems and components |
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Element: Test/adjust basic aircraft avionic systems |
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Element: Troubleshoot basic aircraft avionic systems |
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Element: Remove and install basic aircraft avionic system components |
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