Course Title: Maintain aircraft structure/components

Part A: Course Overview

Program: C4331 Certificate IV in Aeroskills (Mechanical)

Course Title: Maintain aircraft structure/components

Portfolio: SEH Portfolio Office

Nominal Hours: 40

Regardless of the mode of delivery, represent a guide to the relative teaching time and student effort required to successfully achieve a particular competency/module. This may include not only scheduled classes or workplace visits but also the amount of effort required to undertake, evaluate and complete all assessment requirements, including any non-classroom activities.

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Course Contact: Ross McDermott

Course Contact Phone: +61 3 99258918

Course Contact Email: engineering-tafe@rmit.edu.au

Course Description

This unit of competency is part of the Mechanical Certificate IV (Aircraft Maintenance Stream) training pathways. It covers the competencies required to remove corrosion damage from the structure and structural components of fixed or rotary wing aircraft. The unit is used in workplaces that operate under the airworthiness regulatory systems of the ADF and CASA.
Where a CASA licensing outcome is sought this unit forms part of the CASA requirement for the granting of the chosen B1 maintenance certification licence under CASR Part 66, in accordance with the licensing provisions in Section 3, Assessment Guidelines.
A person who demonstrates competency in this unit must be able to apply hand skills and use maintenance publications to remove corrosion damage from aircraft structural materials while applying all relevant safety precautions.
 

Pre-requisite Courses and Assumed Knowledge and Capabilities

MEA401C Inspect aircraft structures
 

National Competency Codes and Titles

National Element Code & Title:	MEA410C Maintain aircraft structure_components
Elements:	1. Prepare to remove corrosion damage 2. Remove corrosion damage

Learning Outcomes

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Overview of Assessment

Assessment may incorporate a variety of methods including:
• Practical demonstration of skills application and underpinning theory questioning
• Observations of practical tasks
• 3rd Party Reports by ADF experts and assessors