MEA713 — Integrate aeronautical fundamentals into an engineering task
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What an assessment for MEA713 must cover
35 assessable components: 4 elements (15 performance criteria), 8 performance evidence and 12 knowledge evidence requirements. An audit-defensible tool maps every question and task back to these — that mapping is the coverage matrix Auditori generates alongside the assessment.
Elements & performance criteria
1 Investigate scope of engineering task
- 1.1Determine task parameters and context
- 1.2Confirm personal functions and responsibilities, team and support functional group interdependencies and communications
- 1.3Confirm that task and responsibility is appropriate to qualifications and delegations and that appropriate support, including technical and professional assistance, is available when required
- 1.4Determine chain of responsibility for the activity
- 1.5Determine WHS, regulatory requirements, risk management and organisational procedures
2 Evaluate task for aeronautical fundamentals requirements
- 2.1Evaluate methods, processes and workshop techniques required by task
- 2.2Evaluate aeronautical fundamentals required by task
- 2.3Evaluate functions and features of aeronautical components and systems related to the task
- 2.4Evaluate software techniques required for basic programming, analysis and graphics
3 Integrate aeronautical fundamentals
- 3.1Plan the task
- 3.2Communicate, cooperate and negotiate with stakeholders, use systems thinking to address contingencies and constraints, problem solving and decision making and continuous improvement to achieve integration task
- 3.3Integrate aeronautical fundamentals to achieve task objectives
4 Report results
- 4.1Report results of investigation, evaluation and integration
- 4.2Provide documentation, such as diagrams and calculations
- 4.3Provide documentation, such as modification instructions and maintenance manual or manual amendment and other documentation required by configuration management (CM) or integrated logistic support (ILS) procedures, where applicable
Performance evidence
- communicating, cooperating and negotiating with stakeholders to achieve integration task
- determining task parameters and context, chain of responsibility, WHS, regulatory requirements, risk management and organisational procedures
- confirming personal, team and support personnel tasks and responsibilities
- evaluating task requirements, principles, techniques, components and systems, including software requirements, and software for basic analysis and graphics
- planning the task
- integrating aeronautical fundamentals to achieve task objectives
- solving problems and making decisions using systems thinking and continuous improvement to address contingencies and constraints and application of CM and/or ILS procedures
- report and documenting results of investigation, evaluation and integration, diagrams and calculations.
Knowledge evidence
- WHS and organisational safe working procedures
- task parameters and broader context
- personal function and responsibilities
- chain of responsibility for the activity
- team interdependencies
- aeronautical fundamentals, including: - mathematics - materials properties (ferrous metals, non-ferrous metals and fibre composites) - mechanics - chemistry - light, sound and electromagnetic effects, including avoidance of electro-magnetic interference - thermodynamics and heating, aircraft air conditioning and cabin pressurisation - gas turbine and piston engines - aviation fuels and fuel additives - fluid mechanics - fluid power - hydraulic fluid characteristics - electrical and electronic control interfaces - fundamentals of system layout and function - computing - graphics, including computer-aided design and drafting (CAD) systems - typical workshop processes
- methods and processes, including: - assembly of metal structure using bolts, screws, rivets and adhesives - assembly of composite structure using bolts, screws, rivets and adhesive bonding - repair techniques for metal and composite structure - fabrication of ducting and plumbing for hydraulic, fuel and pneumatic systems - fabrication of cables for mechanical linkages and systems - simple programming - simple interfacing and signal conditioning in relation to systems, such as flight controls and pressurisation/air conditioning - machining, such as turning, milling, broaching, boring, shaping, planning, drilling, reaming, sawing, grinding and threading - hot and cold working processes - press operations, such as drawing, punching, cropping and forging - fabrication and welding of metals and plastics - fabrication of composite structure components - powder metallurgy - heat treatment - moulding, casting and forging - assembly, sealing, fastening and gluing - jigs and fixtures - surface plating and coating - computer-aided engineering (CAE) processes, such as CAD/computer-aided manufacturing (CAM)/computer- numerically controlled (CNC)/rapid processes
- functions and features of aeronautical components and systems, such as: - mechanical systems, such as flight controls and system components - hydraulic power generation and systems, such as landing gear retraction, brakes, flaps/spoilers and powered flight controls and system components - pneumatic systems, such as bleed air, pressurisation, air cycle air conditioning, anti-ice, brakes, flaps and landing gear retraction and system components - fuel storage and distribution systems and components - power plants, including engines, engine systems, propellers, control systems and system components - electrical systems and related wiring and components (power generation, distribution, circuit protection, control interfaces with hydraulic and pneumatic systems, and flap and landing gear retraction systems/components) - electronic system interface relating to automatic flight control, full authority digital engine control, air conditioning and cabin pressurisation control systems - system test stands and equipment, adapters and software
- integration of aeronautical fundamentals required for task
- communication requirements of task
- current options and tends in software, including system layout and simulation
- integration management methods.
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What does an assessment tool for MEA713 need to cover?
To satisfy the Principles of Assessment and Rules of Evidence, an assessment for MEA713 needs to address all 35 unit components: 4 elements with 15 performance criteria, 8 performance evidence requirements, 12 knowledge evidence requirements, and the foundation skills. A coverage matrix mapping each question and task to these components is what an auditor looks for.
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