The Aeroskills Training Package and its use for aviation maintenance training and licensing

The Aeroskills Training Package and its use for aviation maintenance training and licensing

Disclaimer This work is the result of wide consultations with Australian industry participants. It is a collaborative view and does not necessarily represent the view of MSA or any specific body. For the sake of conciseness it may omit factors which could be pertinent in particular cases. While care has been taken in the preparation of this resource, MSA and the original developer do not warrant that any licensing or registration requirements specified here are either complete or up-to-date for your State or Territory. MSA and the original developer does not accept any liability for any damage or loss (including indirect and consequential loss) incurred by any person as a result of relying on the information contained in this training resource. This work is in response to the intent of the unit of competency from the respective Training Package but must be customised and contextualised to meet the end user requirements as it may not be fully compliant in its current format. The material is provided on this basis to any person for information and advice for the intended purpose and all persons accessing this material undertake res ponsibility for assessing the relevance and accuracy of its content. No liability is accepted for any information or services which may appear in any other format. No responsibility is taken for any information or services which may appear on any linked websites. Published by: Manufacturing Skills Australia Level 8, 80 Arthur Street North Sydney NSW 2060 ABN: 88 006 441 685 Phone: (02) 9955 5500 Fax: (02) 9955 8044 Email: http://www.mskills.com.au Contact us Website: http://www.mskills.com.au First published: September 2012

Table of contents Foreword... 1 Chapter 1: The MEA11 Aeroskills Training Package... 2 of competency... 2 Qualifications... 2 Skill Sets... 3 Chapter 2: Supporting the aviation maintenance industry... 4 Chapter 3: Removal of exclusions from B1 and B2 licenses... 5 Background... 5 Chapter 4: Individual authorisations... 6 CASR Part 42 Continuing Airworthiness Requirements for Aircraft and Aeronautical product... 6 CASR Part 145 Approved Maintenance Organisations... 6 Chapter 5: Small aircraft maintenance... 8 Background... 8 Using the qualifications... 9 Appendix 1: Manufacturing Skills Australia and the Aeroskills Training Package... 10 Manufacturing Skills Australia... 10 The MEA11 Aeroskills Training Package... 11 Appendix 2: of Competency in MEA11 Aeroskills Training Package... 12 Appendix 3: Removal of exclusions from B1 and B2 licenses... 23 Overview... 23 The Skill Sets... 23 The Skill Sets for licence exclusion removal... 24 Examples of use... 62 Example 1 B1.1 Licence with Electrical Exclusions E1 and E4... 62 Example 2 B1.1 Licence with Electrical Exclusions E1 and E4... 62 Example 3 B2 Licence with Radio E8 Exclusion... 63 Example 4 B2 Licence with Radio E8 Exclusion... 63 Example 5 B2 Licence with Radio E23 Exclusion... 64 Example 6 B1.1 Licence with Airframe or Engine Exclusion E12... 65 Appendix 4: Employment in CAMO applicable Aeroskills qualifications and units of competency... 66 Responsible manager... 66 Continuing airworthiness manager... 68 Airworthiness review employee... 69

Maintenance program approval employee... 70 Appendix 5: CASR Part 145 maintenance organisations individual maintenance authorisations... 72 Non-destructive testing approvals... 72 Aircraft welding approvals... 83 Specific maintenance task authorisations... 124 Skill Sets for aircraft machining authorisations... 127 Skill Sets for aircraft tyre retreading authorisations... 132 Individuals with allied trades qualifications employed in aviation maintenance workshops... 135 Appendix 6: Small aircraft apprenticeship and progression to licence... 148 General considerations... 148 Basic small aeroplanes... 149 Helicopter mustering company... 150 Third-party maintenance company... 150 Helicopter aerial work company... 151 Aerial agriculture company... 151 Avionics maintenance company... 152 Appendix 7: AME small aircraft maintenance... 153 General considerations... 153 Basic small aeroplanes... 154 Helicopter mustering company... 155 Third-party maintenance company... 155 Helicopter aerial work company... 156 Aerial agriculture company... 157 Avionics maintenance company... 157 Attachment A: of competency and training pathways for MEA41011 Certificate IV in Aeroskills (Mechatronics)... 158 Qualification notes... 158 Packaging rules... 158 Attachment B: of competency and training pathways for MEA30211 Certificate III in Aeroskills (Mechatronics)... 169 Qualification notes... 169 Packaging rules... 169

Foreword This publication has been developed to assist individuals and organisations engaged in the maintenance of aircraft and aircraft. It provides guidance to help make full use of the MEA11 Aeroskills Training Package to gain aviation maintenance skills, qualifications and Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA) licences that are required for compliance with applicable Civil Aviation Safety Regulations (CASRs). It includes a description of the MEA11 Aeroskills Training Package contents and has a number of attachments that demonstrate how the Training Package can be used to meet a range of typical industry needs. The purpose of this is to: put individuals and organisations in a sound position to define, in discussions with training providers, the training that they require enable maintenance organisations to use aeroskills units of competency and qualifications to demonstrate compliance with training requirements specified in CASRs and associated Manuals of Standards In using this publication, please note that CASRs, Manuals of Standards and supporting publications (Acceptable Means of Compliance and Guidance Material) are subject to amendment and references herein should not be relied upon without direct reference to the CASA material and/or CASA representatives. Aeroskills User Guide Aviation Maintenance Training and Licensing Page 1 of 177

Chapter 1: The MEA11 Aeroskills Training Package The Aeroskills Training Package has been in use with maintainers of large aircraft and with the Australian Defence Force (ADF) for the past 17 years. It is one of the Training Packages that comprise the Australian Qualifications Framework (AQF) and can be found on the training.gov.au website, either as the complete Training Package or in the form of individual qualifications or units of competency. The Training Package is maintained and regularly updated by Manufacturing Skills Australia (MSA) which is the trading name of the Manufacturing Industry Skills Council located in North Sydney. A description of this organisation and contact details are in Appendix 1, along with a description of the processes used for the development and update of the Training Package. The current version of the Training Package upon which this publication is based is MEA11 Aeroskills Training Package version 1. The Training Package consists of units of competency that define the skills, knowledge and application required for specified tasks, and qualifications that group these units into packages of training required for specific industry outcomes. Also included are Skill Sets that are used to define requirements for specific outcomes, such as the removal of exclusions from B1 and B2 licences, and for specialist maintenance approvals, such as aircraft welding and nondestructive testing (NDT). of competency MEA11 Aeroskills Training Package contains 335 units of competency: 41 Common units 69 Avionic units 73 Mechanical units 24 Structures units (includes surface finishing, NDT and aircraft welding) 11 Aircraft life support and furnishing units 5 Armament units 112 units imported from other Training Packages for specialist purposes. Unit codes and titles are in Appendix 2. Qualifications There are 21 qualifications ranging from Certificate II to Advanced Diploma: Certificate II in Aeroskills Certificate II in Aircraft Line Maintenance Certificate II in Aircraft Surface Finishing Certificate III in Aircraft Surface Finishing Certificate III in Aeroskills (Mechatronics) Aeroskills User Guide Aviation Maintenance Training and Licensing Page 2 of 177

Certificate III in Aircraft Life Support and Furnishing Certificate IV in Aeroskills (Avionics) Certificate IV in Aeroskills (Mechanical) Certificate IV in Aeroskills (Structures) Certificate IV in Aeroskills (Mechatronics) Certificate IV in Aeroskills (Armament) Certificate IV in Aircraft Surface Finishing Certificate IV in Aircraft Life Support and furnishing Diploma of Aeroskills (Avionics) Diploma of Aeroskills (Mechanical) Diploma of Aeroskills (Non-Destructive Testing) Diploma of Aviation Maintenance Management (Avionics) Diploma of Aviation Maintenance Management (Mechanical) Advanced Diploma of Aviation Maintenance Management (Avionics) Advanced Diploma of Aviation Maintenance Management (Mechanical) Advanced Diploma of Aviation Non-Destructive Testing Many qualifications have a number of training pathways that are applicable to specific industry employment needs. These pathways will be used later in providing typical training profiles in the appendices. Skill Sets There are 156 Skill Sets used for the following purposes: Workshop 21 Removal of B1 and B2 licence exclusions 65 Individual maintenance authorisations 69 The use of these Skill Sets will be demonstrated later in providing the means for removing B1 and B2 licence exclusions, and for complying with individual authorisation requirements of Civil Aviation Safety Regulations (CASR) Part 145.. Aeroskills User Guide Aviation Maintenance Training and Licensing Page 3 of 177

Chapter 2: Supporting the aviation maintenance industry As shown in Appendix 1, MSA works as closely as possible with aviation industry maintenance organisations and Registered Training Organisations (RTOs). Also, as aircraft and aircraft component maintenance is highly regulated in both the civil and military fields, MSA works very closely with the Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA) and with the equivalent organisation within the ADF. In the case of CASA, as the new CASRs were developed, MSA developed units of competency, qualification training pathways and Skill Sets to support specific authorisation requirements and licensing requirements. In the case of large aircraft maintenance, new regulations (CASR Part 42 and 145) were introduced in the middle of 2011. At the same time regulations governing licensing and training related to licensing (CASR Part 66 and 147) came into force and the existing CAR 31 licenceholders were issued with B1 and B2 licences. To allow for variations in privileges between the old and new licences, the B1 and B2 licences frequently had one or more exclusions at the time of issue. of competency, qualifications and Skill Sets to support the new maintenance regulations, and to provide pathways for the removal of exclusions from licences, are in the MEA11 Aeroskills Training Package, and details are provided in Chapters 3 and 4. The future regulatory requirements for small aircraft maintenance and licensing of maintenance engineers has yet to be finalised by CASA, but are intended to be in place by mid-2015. However, a considerable amount of work was done in 2007 and 2008 towards a new licensing system and this work enabled the development of units of competency and qualifications specifically for small aircraft maintenance and licensing. These have been included in the MEA11 Aeroskills Training Package at Certificate III and IV levels. The higher qualification provides an alternative training pathway towards licensing through to 2015 and, with any necessary changes to accommodate the final form of licensing, will thereafter become the means of qualifying for the grant of a licence for small aircraft maintenance. This has been done in advance of final development of regulations because: the units are required for the removal of exclusions from B1 and B2 licences that have already been issued to LAMEs employed on small aircraft maintenance (refer to Chapter 3) for apprentices to complete their training and be available for grant of licence in late 2015 and in 2016, training needs to begin no later than the beginning of 2013. Details of the training avenues are provided in Chapter 5, including guidance on the selection of optional units of competency and qualification training pathways to assist maintenance organisations to obtain training that meets the needs of their organisation. Aeroskills User Guide Aviation Maintenance Training and Licensing Page 4 of 177

Chapter 3: Removal of exclusions from B1 and B2 licenses Background Many of the B1 (B1.1, B1.2, B1.3 and B1.4) and B2 licences issued in mid-2011 to replace the CAR 31 licences contain exclusions, as listed in the CASR Part 66 Information Booklet and used as the codes in CASA Form 546 (Application for Removal of Exclusions/Limitations from a CASR Part 66 Licence). The purpose of the exclusions is to align the privileges of individuals under the old licences with those of the B1 and B2. A good example is that the B1 includes full electrical privileges, while many individuals with CAR 31 airframe and engine licences would need further training before being able to exercise these electrical privileges. Accordingly, their B1 licences would be annotated with exclusions to prevent them from exercising full electrical privileges until they have established competency through either assessment or training. MSA worked closely with CASA to develop Skill Sets that group units of competency relevant to the removal of each exclusion. These Skill Sets are at Appendix 3, along with guidance for their selection and use. The Skill Sets are one means for removing exclusions and have the following advantages: They simplify the task of arranging training with an RTO that is also a Maintenance Training Organisation (MTO) under CASR Part 147 and attainment of the listed units of competency will clearly establish eligibility for removal of the specific exclusion. The full requirements for a B1 licence are covered by the Diploma of Aeroskills (Mechanical) and completion of all units listed in the exclusions for a specific licence may create eligibility for the award of the Diploma. The same applies to the B2 where the full requirements are covered by the Diploma of Aeroskills (Avionics). Separate tables are provided for the B1 licence sub-categories where different mixes of units of competency are appropriate. This is intended to assist individuals and the RTO in ensuring that the best units are chosen for the field of employment and that the competencies required for the removal of the exclusion are chosen. In the case of both B1 sub-categories and the B2, where LAMEs employed on small aircraft maintenance would have difficulty in attaining some units in their normal workplace, there are two Skill Sets; one for removal of the exclusion while working on large aircraft and the other for removal of the exclusion while working on small aircraft. This again minimises the risk of selecting the wrong units and needing to go to another workplace to attain competency. Aeroskills User Guide Aviation Maintenance Training and Licensing Page 5 of 177

Chapter 4: Individual authorisations CASR Part 42 Continuing Airworthiness Requirements for Aircraft and Aeronautical product In the case of CASR Part 42 there are specific qualification and experience requirements in the Manual of Standards for individuals employed by Continuing Airworthiness Management Organisations (CAMO) as: responsible manager continuing airworthiness manager airworthiness review employees maintenance program approval employees. Qualifications in aviation maintenance management at Diploma and Advanced Diploma levels contain a number of units of competency that are relevant to these positions. Also, coverage of this area will be increased in Version 2 of MEA11 Aeroskills Training Package with the addition of unit MEA147A Perform airworthiness management and maintenance program tasks. Details are provided in Appendix 4. CASR Part 145 Approved Maintenance Organisations In the CASR Part 145 Manual of Standards, Approved Maintenance Organisations (AMOs) have a responsibility to ensure that all maintenance employees are appropriately trained. Qualifications, units of competency and Skill Sets in the MEA11 Aeroskills Training Package can be used for this purpose (except for type training and specific equipment training typically provided by Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEMs) and related organisations). More specifically, there are Skill Sets developed by MSA in consultation with CASA that can be used for training individuals to perform and/or certify specific maintenance activities in the following areas: NDT welding borescope inspections composite repairs egress system maintenance in-flight entertainment equipment that requires specialist software management other maintenance approved by CASA as specialist maintenance (maintenance currently covered by Skill Sets is machining, electroplating and tyre retreading). Aeroskills User Guide Aviation Maintenance Training and Licensing Page 6 of 177

In addition, there are additional Skill Sets that are aimed at providing necessary training for individuals from allied trades (such as auto mechanic, auto electrician and electronics technician) to be authorised to perform maintenance on aircraft. Guidance for the use of the MEA11 Aeroskills Training Package for these purposes is provided in Appendix 5. Aeroskills User Guide Aviation Maintenance Training and Licensing Page 7 of 177

Chapter 5: Small aircraft maintenance Background In the early 1990s the National Aeroskills Project had difficulty in getting a sufficient number of General Aviation (GA) representatives involved in developing the initial units of competency and qualifications that were to define future apprentice training. As a consequence, the early development work was done by the representatives of airlines and large aircraft maintainers, and of the ADF. The inevitable outcome was many units that could not be attained through working on small aircraft and qualification pathways that did not suit many of the GA maintenance organisations, particularly smaller organisations working exclusively on basic light aircraft maintenance; that is a fixed wing aircraft with fixed undercarriage, a normally aspirated piston engine and a fixed pitch propeller or a small helicopter with a normally aspirated piston engine, manual controls and a skid undercarriage. At the launch of the Aeroskills Training Package in 1997 GA representatives present indicated an unwillingness to use the Training Package until it properly represented their needs and until an individual could graduate from apprenticeship training with a basic licence. Thereafter, progress was tied to CASA regulatory reform so that the attainment of a licence in GA could be linked to an apprenticeship. Progress towards this outcome was delayed when a decision was taken to align aviation safety regulations with the European Aviation Safety Agency and all effort for a time was directed at the large aircraft maintenance regulations. In 2007, CASA formed the B3 Team to develop revised licensing for the GA sector. The outcome was to be a B3 licence which, in its basic form, would enable the release to service of a basic light aircraft with a single signature after a 100 hourly inspection. The licence was to be available to apprentices on completion of a Certificate IV qualification which typically required about 1280 hours of off-thejob training. With the assistance of the industry representatives on the B3 team, units of competency specific to small aircraft maintenance were developed, along with a Certificate IV in Aeroskills (Mechatronics). These units of competency were also used in the development of a Certificate III in Aeroskills (Mechatronics) for those not immediately seeking a licence, and for the considerable number of AMEs who come into aircraft maintenance from allied trades. The B3 was ultimately shelved and, in June 2011, CASA issued GA LAMEs with B1 and B2 licences with exclusions in areas where the individuals backgrounds of training, experience and licence categories did not match the full B1 and B2 privileges. The final form of small aircraft licensing is yet to be determined, but CASA currently intends that CAR 30 and 31 will be superseded by new regulations governing small aircraft maintenance by the middle of 2015. If individuals trained through the MEA11 Aeroskills Training Package are to be available for grant of licence by the end of 2015 the training of apprentices will need to begin by early 2013. For that reason, MSA adapted the qualification developed for the B3 to provide training leading to a B1 with exclusions and included both the Certificate III and the Certificate IV in MEA11 Aeroskills Training Aeroskills User Guide Aviation Maintenance Training and Licensing Page 8 of 177

Package. The small aircraft units are also required for Skill Sets that enable the removal of licence exclusions (refer Appendix 3). Using the qualifications Both the Certificate III and the Certificate IV in Aeroskills (Mechatronics) have been structured to provide the maximum amount of flexibility in order to be able to meet the needs of the wide range of GA maintenance organisations. In this regard, the Certificate III is the more flexible because the Certificate IV has to provide discrete pathways for small aircraft maintenance personnel to the B1 licence sub-categories (B1.1, B1.2, B1.3 and B1.4), and to the B2. Providing these pathways and the CASA licensing units of competency within the off-the-job hours for Certificate IV has meant that flexibility in the choice of units of competency that can be delivered during an apprenticeship is fairly limited. Since there are clear benefits to meeting the needs of the workplace to the greatest possible extent during an apprenticeship, or a traineeship in the case of the Certificate III, a number of examples of GA maintenance organisations have been developed and advice is provided on the applicable choice of units for each example. For the apprenticeships leading to Certificate IV in Aeroskills (Mechatronics) and progress to licence, the advice on unit selection is in Appendix 6. For traineeships leading to the Certificate III in Aeroskills (Mechatronics) and employment as AMEs the advice on unit selection is in Appendix 7. Aeroskills User Guide Aviation Maintenance Training and Licensing Page 9 of 177

Appendix 1: Manufacturing Skills Australia and the Aeroskills Training Package Manufacturing Skills Australia Manufacturing Skills Australia (MSA) is the trading name of the Manufacturing Industry Skills Council which is located in North Sydney. The Manufacturing Skills Council is an ASIC registered public company that is owned by 14 industry organisations, seven of which are employer organisations and the other seven are unions. The owners are: Australian Industry Group Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry Australian Manufacturing Workers Union Australian Workers Union Australian Petroleum Production and Exploration Association Communication Electrical and Plumbing Union Construction Forestry Mining and Energy Union Footwear Manufacturers Association of Australia Furnishing Industry Association of Australia Liquor Hospitality and Miscellaneous Union National Union of Workers Plastics and Chemicals Industries Association Textile and Fashion Industries of Australia Textile Clothing and Footwear Union of Australia The major roles of MSA encompass: providing advice to industry and governments on workforce development and skill needs, including development of an annual environmental scan provision of training and skills products and services, including developing and continuously improving national vocational qualifications (built into Training Packages) assisting companies with workforce development supporting enterprises through the development and provision of training solutions. Aeroskills User Guide Aviation Maintenance Training and Licensing Page 10 of 177

The MEA11 Aeroskills Training Package The MEA11 Aeroskills Training Package is supported and updated by MSA on a continuous improvement basis. Individuals and industry organisations can post queries and proposals for improvement on the mskills.com.au website at any time. MSA is assisted in developing changes to the MEA11 Aeroskills Training Package by an Aeroskills Continuous Improvement Working Group that includes representatives of industry organisations, the ADF, training providers, unions and CASA. Higher level oversight and guidance is provided by the Aviation Education and Training Reference Group which also includes representatives of the Department of Industry, Innovation, Science, Research and Tertiary Education (DIIRSTE) and the State and Territory Training Authorities (STAs). Commonly, there is a major update that results in a change to the Training Package code (e.g. from MEA07 to MEA11) about every four years; sometimes longer. More minor changes occur when required, generally once every one or two years, with a revision number being appended to the title code (e.g. MEA11v1 to MEA11v2). Once changes have been endorsed it can take up to 12 months for training providers to begin offering revised training. Contact details MSA can be contacted by any of the following means: Phone: 02 9955 5500 Fax: 02 9955 8044 Email: info@mskills.com.au Internet: http://www.mskills.com.au Aeroskills User Guide Aviation Maintenance Training and Licensing Page 11 of 177

Appendix 2: of Competency in MEA11 Aeroskills Training Package Unit code Unit title Common units MEA101B MEA103B MEA105C MEA107B MEA108B MEA109B MEA111C MEA112B MEA113C MEA114A MEA115A MEA116B MEA117A MEA118A MEA119B MEA120B MEA121B MEA122B MEA123B MEA124B MEA125B MEA126B MEA127B Interpret occupational health and safety practices in aviation maintenance Plan and organise aviation maintenance work activities Apply quality standards applicable to aviation maintenance processes Interpret and use aviation maintenance industry manuals and specifications Complete aviation maintenance industry documentation Perform basic hand skills, standard trade practices and fundamentals in aviation maintenance Perform administrative processes to prepare for certification of civil aircraft maintenance Plan and implement civil aircraft maintenance activities Supervise civil aircraft maintenance activities and manage human resources in the workplace Certify aeronautical product maintenance Plan and implement aeronautical product maintenance activities Apply occupational health and safety procedures at supervisor level in aviation maintenance Apply self in the aviation maintenance environment Conduct self in the aviation maintenance environment Perform administrative processes to prepare for certification of civil aircraft A level line maintenance Manage an aviation maintenance quality system Manage aircraft/aeronautical product configuration Manage aircraft/equipment system performance testing Manage work environment policy and practices Coordinate change programs in the aviation maintenance environment Develop aviation maintenance personnel Manage aircraft maintenance activities Provide technical advice in the maintenance and management of aircraft and Aeroskills User Guide Aviation Maintenance Training and Licensing Page 12 of 177

Unit code Unit title aeronautical product MEA128B MEA129A MEA130A MEA131B MEA132B MEA133B MEA134B MEA135A MEA136A MEA137A MEA138B MEA139A MEA140A MEA141B MEA142B MEA143B MEA145A MEA146A Provide engineering advice in the modification, maintenance and management of aircraft systems Investigate technical aspects of aviation occurrences Manage deployed/detached aviation maintenance activities Manage the custody, transfer and disposal of aircraft, aeronautical product and support equipment Manage budgetary resources in the aviation maintenance environment Communicate aviation technical and maintenance management knowledge Establish, maintain and evaluate the organisation s occupational health and safety system Use computers in aviation maintenance-related integrated logistic support activities Assess aviation maintenance spares and manage repairable items Write aviation technical publications Perform aviation technical publication management activities Perform aviation maintenance related integrated logistic support management activities Supervise aviation maintenance teams and perform maintenance quality inspections Manage risk in aviation maintenance Manage self in the aviation maintenance environment Develop and manage maintenance error management programs Conversion from allied trades for employment in aviation maintenance workshops Prepare and manage aviation maintenance organisation budgets and financial plans Avionic units MEA201B MEA202C MEA203C MEA204C MEA205C MEA206C MEA207C MEA208C MEA209C Remove and install miscellaneous aircraft electrical hardware/ Remove and install basic aircraft electrical system Remove and install advanced aircraft electrical system Remove and install basic aircraft instrument system Remove and install advanced aircraft instrument system Remove and install aircraft basic radio communication and navigation system Remove and install aircraft electronic system Remove and install aircraft pressurisation control system Remove and install aircraft oxygen system Aeroskills User Guide Aviation Maintenance Training and Licensing Page 13 of 177

Unit code MEA210C MEA211C MEA212C MEA213C MEA214C MEA215C MEA216C MEA217C MEA218C MEA219C MEA220C MEA221C MEA222C MEA223D MEA224C MEA225C MEA226D MEA227D MEA228D MEA229D MEA230C MEA231C MEA232C MEA233C MEA234C MEA235B MEA238B Unit title Inspect, test and troubleshoot basic aircraft electrical systems and Inspect, test and troubleshoot advanced aircraft electrical systems and Inspect, test and troubleshoot basic aircraft instrument systems and Inspect, test and troubleshoot advanced aircraft instrument systems Inspect, test and troubleshoot aircraft basic communication and radio navigation systems and Inspect, test and troubleshoot advanced aircraft communications systems and Inspect, test and troubleshoot instrument landing systems and Inspect, test and troubleshoot fixed wing autopilot systems and Inspect, test and troubleshoot rotary wing autopilot systems and Inspect, test and troubleshoot aircraft pressurisation control systems and Inspect, test and troubleshoot aircraft primary radar systems and Inspect, test and troubleshoot aircraft secondary radar systems and Inspect, test and troubleshoot aircraft oxygen systems and Inspect aircraft electrical systems and Inspect aircraft instrument systems and Inspect fixed wing aircraft automatic flight control systems and Inspect aircraft electronic systems and Test and troubleshoot aircraft electrical systems and Test and troubleshoot aircraft instrument systems and Test and troubleshoot aircraft radio frequency navigation and communications systems and Test and troubleshoot fixed wing aircraft automatic flight control systems and Inspect, test and troubleshoot rotary wing aircraft automatic flight control systems and Test and troubleshoot aircraft pulse systems and Inspect, test and troubleshoot aircraft inertial navigation and reference systems and Inspect, test and troubleshoot aircraft global navigation systems and Perform advanced troubleshooting in aircraft avionic maintenance Perform routine removal and installation of miscellaneous aircraft electrical hardware/ Aeroskills User Guide Aviation Maintenance Training and Licensing Page 14 of 177

Unit code MEA239B MEA240B MEA241C MEA246C MEA252B MEA260B MEA261C MEA262B MEA263B MEA264A MEA265A MEA270A MEA271A MEA272B MEA273A MEA274A MEA275A MEA276A MEA277A MEA278A MEA279A MEA280A MEA281A MEA282A MEA283A MEA284A MEA285A MEA286A MEA287A MEA288A MEA289A MEA290A Unit title Fabricate aircraft electrical looms and harnesses Use electrical test equipment to perform basic electrical tests Perform aircraft weight and balance calculations as a result of modifications Fabricate and/or repair aircraft electrical hardware or parts Test, align and troubleshoot aircraft synchro and servo system Use electrical test equipment Use electronic test equipment Modify/repair aircraft component single layer printed circuit boards Modify/repair aircraft component multi-layer printed circuit boards Remove and install aircraft electrical/avionic during line maintenance Remove and install general aircraft electrical hardware Lay out avionic systems Lay out avionic flight management systems Apply basic scientific principles and techniques in avionic engineering situations Select and test avionic engineering materials Maintain basic light aircraft electrical systems and Maintain basic light aircraft instrument systems and Maintain basic aircraft communication and radio navigation systems and Maintain twin engine aircraft electrical systems and Inspect, test and troubleshoot instrument display systems and Inspect, test and troubleshoot full authority digital engine control systems Inspect, test and troubleshoot flight management systems and Maintain light aircraft AC powered instrument systems and Repair or overhaul aircraft pulse system Repair or overhaul aircraft display, control and distribution system Repair or overhaul aircraft instrument system Repair or overhaul aircraft radio frequency communication and navigation system Repair or overhaul aircraft electrical/electro-mechanical Repair or overhaul aircraft oxygen system Repair or overhaul aircraft audio and visual systems and reproducers Maintain basic light aircraft avionic systems and Fit avionic modification sheetmetal Aeroskills User Guide Aviation Maintenance Training and Licensing Page 15 of 177

Unit code MEA291A Unit title Inspect, test and troubleshoot fixed wing single axis autopilot systems and Mechanical units MEA301C MEA302C MEA303D MEA304C MEA305C MEA306C MEA307C MEA308C MEA309C MEA310C MEA311D MEA312C MEA313C MEA314C MEA315C MEA316C MEA317C MEA318C MEA319C MEA320C MEA321C MEA322C MEA323B MEA325B Perform aircraft flight servicing Remove and install aircraft hydro-mechanical and landing gear system Remove and install aircraft pneumatic system Remove and install non-pressurised aircraft structural and non-structural Remove and install aircraft fixed wing flight control system Remove and install engines and engine system Remove and install propeller systems and Remove and install rotary wing rotor and flight control system Inspect, test and troubleshoot aircraft hydro-mechanical and landing gear systems and Inspect, test and troubleshoot aircraft pneumatic systems and Inspect and repair/modify aircraft structures Inspect, test and troubleshoot aircraft fixed wing flight control systems and Inspect, test and troubleshoot piston engine systems and Inspect, test and troubleshoot gas turbine engine systems and Inspect, test and troubleshoot propeller systems and Inspect, test and troubleshoot rotary wing rotor and control systems and Remove and install pressurised aircraft structural and non-structural Inspect aircraft hydro-mechanical, mechanical, gaseous and landing gear systems and Inspect gas turbine engine systems and Test and troubleshoot aircraft hydro-mechanical, mechanical, gaseous and landing gear systems and Test and troubleshoot aircraft fixed wing flight control systems and Test and troubleshoot gas turbine engine systems and Perform advanced troubleshooting in aircraft mechanical maintenance Weigh aircraft and perform aircraft weight and balance calculations as a result of modifications Aeroskills User Guide Aviation Maintenance Training and Licensing Page 16 of 177

Unit code MEA327B MEA328C MEA329B MEA330B MEA331B MEA332B MEA333B MEA339C MEA340A MEA341A MEA342A MEA343B MEA344A MEA345A MEA346A MEA347A MEA348A MEA349A MEA350A MEA351A MEA352A MEA353A MEA354A MEA355A MEA356A MEA357A MEA358A MEA359A Unit title Fabricate and/or repair aircraft mechanical or parts Maintain and/or repair aircraft mechanical or parts Dismantle, inspect, maintain and assemble aircraft basic hydraulic and pneumatic or parts Dismantle, inspect, maintain and assemble aircraft non-primary structural removable or parts and internal fittings Dismantle, inspect, maintain and assemble aircraft gas turbine engine or parts Dismantle, inspect, maintain and assemble aircraft mechanical or parts Dismantle, inspect, maintain and assemble aircraft piston engine or parts Inspect, repair and maintain aircraft structures Lay out and set up aircraft systems Apply basic aircraft design characteristics Apply basic aircraft power plant design characteristics Remove and install avionic system Remove and install aircraft Perform scheduled line maintenance activities on gas turbine engine fixed wing aircraft Perform scheduled line maintenance activities on gas turbine engine rotary wing aircraft Perform scheduled line maintenance activities on piston engine fixed wing aircraft Perform scheduled line maintenance activities on piston engine rotary wing aircraft Apply basic scientific principles and techniques in aeronautical engineering situations Select and test aeronautical engineering materials Maintain airframe systems of basic light fixed wing aircraft Maintain basic rotary wing aircraft systems Maintain basic light aircraft engines and propellers Maintain light aircraft pneumatic systems Maintain light aircraft air cycle air conditioning systems Maintain light piston engine aircraft pressurisation systems Inspect, test and repair aircraft fabric surfaces Re-cover aircraft fabric surfaces Inspect and repair aircraft wooden structures Aeroskills User Guide Aviation Maintenance Training and Licensing Page 17 of 177

Unit code MEA360A MEA361A MEA362A MEA363B MEA364A MEA365A MEA366A MEA367A MEA368A MEA380A MEA381A MEA382A MEA383A MEA384A MEA385A MEA386A MEA387A MEA388A MEA389A MEA390A MEA391A Unit title Maintain aircraft diesel engines Maintain aircraft two stroke petrol engines Maintain aircraft vapour cycle air conditioning systems Inspect, repair and maintain structures and related of non-pressurised small aircraft Maintain and/or repair small aircraft mechanical or parts Assess structural repair/modification requirements and evaluate structural repairs and modifications Perform borescope inspections Repair/modify aircraft composite structure using cold bonding Shot peen aircraft Repair and/or overhaul aircraft hydraulic system Repair and/or overhaul aircraft pneumatic system Repair and/or overhaul aircraft fuel system Repair and/or overhaul gas turbine engine air inlet and compressor and/or modules Repair and/or overhaul gas turbine engine combustion section and/or modules Repair and/or overhaul gas turbine engine turbine and exhaust section Repair and/or overhaul gas turbine engine ancillary section Test gas turbine engines and engine modules after overhaul or repair Repair and/or overhaul piston engines Repair and/or overhaul propellers Repair and/or overhaul rotary wing dynamic Repair and/or overhaul aircraft mechanical system Structures units (includes surface finishing, NDT and aircraft welding) MEA401C MEA405B MEA406B MEA407B MEA410C MEA411A MEA412A MEA413A Inspect aircraft structures Repair/modify aircraft composite material structure/ Repair/modify aircraft non-primary structural sheetmetal Repair/modify aircraft non-primary structural non-metallic Maintain aircraft structure/ Remove surface coatings from aircraft or aircraft Pre-treat aluminium alloy surfaces Seal aircraft and aircraft component structural seams Aeroskills User Guide Aviation Maintenance Training and Licensing Page 18 of 177

Unit code MEA414A MEA415A MEA416A MEA417A MEA418A MEA419A MEA420A MEA421A MEA422A MEA423A MEA424A MEA430A MEA431A MEA432A MEA433A MEA434A MEA435A Unit title Remove light corrosion from aircraft Paint aircraft surfaces Apply aircraft identification markings, graphics and decals Apply specialty coatings to aircraft Perform basic repair of aircraft internal fittings during line maintenance Inspect and repair/modify aircraft cabin/cockpit non-primary structure Fabricate basic structural for aircraft Fabricate advanced structural for aircraft Repair/modify aircraft metal structure Aircraft structure major disassembly and reassembly Evaluate aircraft non-destructive tests Gas weld aircraft Braze weld aircraft Weld aircraft using the gas tungsten arc welding process Weld aircraft using the gas metal arc welding process Weld aircraft using the plasma arc welding process Weld aircraft using the manual metal arc welding process Life support and furnishing units MEA501A MEA502A MEA503A MEA504A MEA505A MEA506A MEA507A MEA508A MEA509A MEA510A MEA511A Maintain and fit anti-g suits Maintain and fit helmets Maintain and fit immersion suits Maintain and fit oxygen masks Maintain and pack parachutes Maintain and pack survival inflatable life rafts and escape slides Maintain, pack and fit survival inflatable buoyancy vests Maintain, install and remove restraint systems Manufacture, repair and alter aircraft related fabric Maintain seat and pod electrical and electronic systems Operate and maintain sewing machines and overlockers Armament units MEA601A MEA602A MEA603A Maintain aircraft egress systems Remove and install aircraft stores management system Remove and install aircraft stores suspension systems and Aeroskills User Guide Aviation Maintenance Training and Licensing Page 19 of 177

Unit code MEA604A MEA605A Unit title Inspect, test and troubleshoot aircraft stores management systems and Inspect, test and troubleshoot aircraft stores suspension systems and Imported units AURV229749A AURV231208A AURV231268A AURV231368A AURV329603DA LMFSF2001B LMFSF2002B LMFUP3012B LMTTF2008A MEM05004C MEM05006B MEM05007C MEM05012C MEM05015D MEM05016C MEM05017D MEM05018C MEM05019D MEM05020C MEM05022C MEM05026C MEM05043B MEM05044B MEM05046B MEM05049B MEM05050B MEM05051A MEM05052A MEM08013B MEM09002B MEM09003B Prepare spray painting materials and equipment Carry out trimming of vehicle Select and apply trim/fabric materials and determine attachment methods Select and apply trim/fabric adhesives Apply air dry and polyurethane enamel refinishing material Cut single layer fabrics Machine sew materials Apply marine sewing and installation techniques Use adhesives Perform routine oxy acetylene welding Perform brazing and/or silver soldering Perform manual heating and thermal cutting Perform routine manual metal arc welding Weld using manual metal arc welding process Perform advanced welding using manual metal arc welding process Weld using gas metal arc welding process Perform advanced welding using gas metal arc welding process Weld using gas tungsten arc welding process Perform advanced welding using gas tungsten arc welding process Perform advanced welding using oxy acetylene welding process Apply welding principles Perform welds to code standards using gas metal arc welding process Perform welds to code standards using gas tungsten arc welding process Perform welds to code standards using manual metal arc welding process Perform routine gas tungsten arc welding Perform routine gas metal arc welding Select welding processes Apply safe welding processes Prepare surfaces by abrasive blasting (advanced) Interpret technical drawing Prepare basic engineering drawing Aeroskills User Guide Aviation Maintenance Training and Licensing Page 20 of 177

Unit code MEM12001B MEM12003B MEM12023A MEM13013B MEM15010B MEM15017B MEM16010A MEM17002B MEM18001C MEM18002B MEM24001B MEM24002B MEM24003B MEM24004B MEM24005B MEM24006B MEM24007B MEM24008B MEM24009B MEM24010B MEM24011B MEM24012B MEM30007A MEM30012A PSPMNGT610A PUADEFEO101D PUADEFEO501D MSAENV272B MSAENV472B MSAENV672B TAEDEL301A TAEDEL402A TAEDES401A Unit title Use comparison and basic measuring devices Perform precision mechanical measurement Perform engineering measurement Work safely with ionising radiation Perform laboratory procedures Use and maintain reference standards Write reports Conduct workplace assessment Use hand tools Use power tools/hand held operations Perform basic penetrant testing Perform penetrant testing Perform basic magnetic particle testing Perform magnetic particle testing Perform basic eddy current testing Perform eddy current testing Perform ultrasonic thickness testing Perform ultrasonic testing Perform basic radiographic testing Perform radiographic testing Establish non-destructive tests Apply metallurgy principles Select common engineering materials Apply mathematical techniques in a manufacturing engineering or related environment Manage public sector financial resources Work safely with explosive ordnance Conduct explosive ordnance inspection Participate in environmentally sustainable work practices Implement and monitor environmentally sustainable work practices Develop workplace policy and procedures for environmental sustainability Provide work skill instruction Plan, organise and facilitate learning in the workplace Design and develop learning programs Aeroskills User Guide Aviation Maintenance Training and Licensing Page 21 of 177

Unit code TAEASS401B TAEASS402B TAEASS403B TAEASS502B Unit title Plan assessment activities and processes Assess competence Participate in assessment validation Design and develop assessment tools Aeroskills User Guide Aviation Maintenance Training and Licensing Page 22 of 177

Appendix 3: Removal of exclusions from B1 and B2 licenses Overview As indicated in Chapter 3, Skill Sets in the MEA11 Aeroskills Training Package are one means of attaining competencies required to remove exclusions from B1 (B1.1, B1.2, B1.3 and B1.4) and B2 licences. A description of the structure and content of the Skill Sets follows and they are then presented in tabular form, followed by some examples of their use. The Skill Sets Skill Sets are an aggregation of units of competency that are required for a specific industry outcome; in this case to specify the required competencies required for you to qualify for removal of a specific exclusion from a B1 or B2 licence. In the MEA11 Aeroskills Training Package, at the beginning of the tables containing the Skill Set details there is an important global statement of units of competency that CASA and MSA deem to be held by all licence holders, regardless of whether or not they were trained initially under the MEA07 Aeroskills Training Package. This is important because it means that you do not have to be assessed against many of the prerequisites for the units listed in the Skill Sets; assessment of competency will be confined to the units of competency that directly contribute to the competencies required for removal of the specific exclusion. You will also see that there is more than one Skill Set for some of the exclusions, thereby providing specialist pathways covering: large aircraft that are type rated vs. small aircraft maintained within GA gas turbine engine aircraft vs. piston engine aircraft fixed wing aeroplanes vs. helicopters advanced helicopters vs. basic helicopters. The reason for this is that competencies need to be attainable in your normal workplace on the aircraft types on which you are normally employed. MSA and CASA have sought to avoid the need for you to go to another workplace to attain a specific competency required for exclusion removal. This is one of the major differences between the application of the MEA11 Aeroskills Training Package and the old training system based on the Basic Examinations. While off-the-job theory and practical training may be delivered by a training organisation, such as a TAFE College or Private Provider of training, units of competency normally are assessed in the workplace. Thus, the opportunity has to exist in your workplace wherever possible to meet the unit assessment criteria. Aeroskills User Guide Aviation Maintenance Training and Licensing Page 23 of 177

For any purpose related to licensing, assessment must be provided by a representative of a CASR Part 147 MTO. Normally assessment follows delivery of off-the-job (theory and practical) training by a RTO that is also a CASR Part 147 MTO. Note that training can be delivered by any RTO that has the MEA11 Aeroskills Training Package in its scope of registration, but the unit of competency will not be accepted for licensing or for exclusion removal unless there has been assessment by a Part 147 MTO. This raises the issue of how you can be credited with the attainment of a unit by a Part 147 MTO. The options are: Obtain the off-the-job theory and practical training from a Part 147 MTO, enter workplace experience in your Log of Industrial Experience and Achievement (provided by the MTO if you do not have one from your apprenticeship or similar training) and then be assessed by an assessor from the MTO, after which you will be given a that can be used as the basis of an application for removal of an exclusion. If you have attained the required units in the past from an RTO that is not also a Part 147 MTO you can seek recognition of prior learning (RPL) or recognition of current competency (RCC) from a Part 147 MTO. If successful you will be given the required for application for removal of the relevant licence exclusion. If you believe that you have attained competency in the course of your prior employment you can seek RPL from a Part 147 MTO. If successful, you will be given the required for exclusion removal. Finally, please note that the attainment of some units of competency may contribute to the removal of more than one licence exclusion because the unit covers more than one system. This most commonly occurs in the radio field where a unit may cover a number of navigation and/or communications systems. Now it is time to look at the range of Skill Sets, following which are a number of examples of the use of individual Skill Sets. The Skill Sets for licence exclusion removal In the process of transitioning from the CAR 31 aircraft maintenance engineer licensing system to the new CASR Part 66 system many existing CAR 31 licence holders have been granted a B1 or B2 licence with a range of exclusions. To provide a mechanism for the removal of these exclusions, the Skill Sets in this Section have been developed in consultation with CASA. For the purpose of exclusion removal, they must be delivered by RTOs that also hold MTO status under CASR Part 147. CASA has also issued Airworthiness Advisory Circular AAC 9 66 in which it has been specified that CASA regards the grant of a B1 or B2 licence as signifying that all competencies relating to the specific licence privileges granted are held by the individual. Under these provisions, all holders of a B1 licence may be deemed to hold the following units of competency: Aeroskills User Guide Aviation Maintenance Training and Licensing Page 24 of 177