Application
This unit of competency describes the skills and knowledge required to select electrical test equipment, prepare the equipment for use, and safely apply the equipment in a range of measurement and testing tasks. It involves using electrical test equipment on aircraft and their components to measure voltage, current, frequency and phase angle; and to test continuity, resistance, insulation and bonding. Work may be performed individually or as part of a team.
The unit applies to work undertaken in both the hangar and the workshop that requires the use of electrical test equipment during scheduled and unscheduled maintenance in all areas of aviation maintenance. 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).
This unit forms part of the CASA requirement for maintenance certification licences under Civil Aviation Safety Regulation (CASR) Part 66. Where a CASA licensing outcome is sought, users must refer to the licensing provisions in the MEA Aeroskills Companion Volume Implementation Guide.
Elements and Performance Criteria
ELEMENTS | PERFORMANCE CRITERIA | ||
Elements describe the essential outcomes. | Performance criteria describe the performance needed to demonstrate achievement of the element. | ||
1. | Select required test equipment | 1.1 | Review job specifications to identify system and component test requirements |
1.2 | Select test equipment required for aviation maintenance activity | ||
2. | Prepare test equipment for use | 2.1 | Check test equipment for serviceability and fit applicable leads where required according to organisational procedures and maintenance manuals |
2.2 | Select applicable function and range of measurement according to organisational procedures | ||
3. | Test system or component | 3.1 | Determine test points and polarity of system or component |
3.2 | Use prepared test equipment to measure required parameters in line with work health and safety (WHS) requirements and industry standard procedures specified by manufacturers, regulatory authorities, and organisation | ||
Foundation Skills
Foundation skills essential to performance are explicit in the performance criteria of this unit of competency.
Competency Field
Aviation maintenance