MEACOM0016 — Provide engineering advice for modifying, maintaining and managing aircraft systems
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What an assessment for MEACOM0016 must cover
52 assessable components: 3 elements (8 performance criteria), 11 performance evidence and 31 knowledge evidence requirements, plus 2 foundation skills. 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 Provide mechanical systems advice in modification, repair, maintenance design relating to aircraft mechanical systems and structures
- 1.1Provide independent technical input when requested by maintenance personnel, senior maintenance managers, and higher technical authorities
- 1.2Use own aircraft mechanical systems knowledge to determine aircraft airworthiness
- 1.3Use own knowledge of aircraft structures to determine aircraft airworthiness
2 Provide advice in the maintenance and modification design for aircraft avionics systems
- 2.1Provide independent technical input when requested by maintenance personnel, senior maintenance managers, and higher technical authorities
- 2.2Use aircraft avionic systems knowledge to determine aircraft airworthiness
3 Conduct and advise on aircraft recovery
- 3.1Evaluate battle or incident damage and operational capability of an aircraft
- 3.2Determine repair methods and/or limits
- 3.3Plan an aircraft recovery
Performance evidence
- provide independent engineering advice on the modification, maintenance and management of aircraft systems in the ADF technical airworthiness regulatory system to operators, engineering officers, or executive personnel that require:
- assessing the battle damage of one aircraft
- assessing the incident damage to a different aircraft.
- Each assessment must include:
- repair scheme development and/or extension
- development of modification proposals
- review of maintenance requirements.
- In the course of the above work, the candidate must:
- use subject matter experts and documented technical information
- provide advice orally and in writing
- provide advice that complies with regulations and organisational policy and procedures.
Knowledge evidence
- regulatory and organisational policy and procedures, including:
- modification proposal development and processing
- aircraft recovery procedures
- work health and safety (WHS)
- equity, fraud and ethics requirements set out in organisational code of conduct specific to the work described in the performance evidence
- repair scheme proposal, including equivalent strength repair design and justification for extension of an approved repair scheme
- management processes for monitoring and reviewing maintenance requirements
- key features of aircraft structures, including:
- primary and secondary structures
- flight controls
- fairings
- doors
- access panels
- key features of aircraft mechanical systems, including:
- engines
- landing gear systems
- hydro-mechanical systems comprising oil, fuel, hydraulic and pneumatic
- furnishings and safety equipment
- propellers/rotors
- aircraft avionics systems, including:
- electrical generation and distribution
- electrical systems
- electrical control and warning
- flight instruments
- aircraft data communication
- automatic flight and engine control
- communications
- navigation
- radar
- life support
- ordnance.
Foundation skills
- Reading: Reading skills to interpret maintenance documentation
- Numeracy: Numeracy skills to interpret and communicate technical information
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What does an assessment tool for MEACOM0016 need to cover?
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Related units
- MEACOM0005 — Certify aeronautical product maintenance
- MEACOM0006 — Plan and implement aeronautical product maintenance activities
- MEACOM0011 — Manage an aviation maintenance quality system
- MEACOM0012 — Manage aviation maintenance work environment policy and practices
- MEACOM0013 — Develop aviation maintenance personnel
- MEACOM0014 — Manage aircraft maintenance activities
- MEACOM0015 — Provide technical advice in the maintenance and management of aircraft and aeronautical product
- MEACOM0017 — Investigate technical aspects of aviation occurrences
- MEACOM0018 — Manage deployed and detached aviation maintenance activities
- MEACOM0019 — Manage the custody, transfer and disposal of aircraft, aeronautical product and support equipment
- MEACOM0020 — Manage budgetary resources in the aviation maintenance environment
- MEACOM0021 — Establish, maintain and evaluate the organisations work health and safety system
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