Course Title: Aerospace Industry Legislation
Part B: Course Detail
Teaching Period: Term1 2009
Course Code: LAW5133
Course Title: Aerospace Industry Legislation
School: 130T Engineering (TAFE)
Campus: City Campus
Program: C6011 - Advanced Diploma of Engineering (Aerospace)
Course Contact : Steven Bevan
Course Contact Phone: +61 3 9925 4137
Course Contact Email:steven.bevan@rmit.edu.au
Name and Contact Details of All Other Relevant Staff
Program Team Leader and Course Teacher: Nihal Hana
Contact Details: Location: City Campus, Building 57
Telephone: 9925 4523
Email: nihal.hana@rmit.edu.au
Nominal Hours: 40
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Pre-requisites and Co-requisites
AERO5384 Introduction to Aerospace
Course Description
The purpose of this course is to provide training to ensure that workplace processes comply with relevant aerospace industry legislation. This course provides an overview of the relevant legislation and documentation within the aerospace industry.
Participants may have supervisory responsibilities that vary from limited to significant.
National Codes, Titles, Elements and Performance Criteria
National Element Code & Title: |
VBH140 Aerospace Industry Legislation |
Learning Outcomes
1. Identify and source all relevant legislation and documentation.
2. Analyse the content and scope of all relevant legislation.
3. Analyse and monitor the responsibilities of the different users and issuers of policies.
4. Contribute to the development of relevant industry legislation.
Details of Learning Activities
case studies, online reasearch and working on assignment.
Teaching Schedule
This course involves the delivery/assessment of several key topics over 10 weeks using the following format:
Session 1: Introduction to the subject. Identify legislation and its sources:
• Civil Aviation Safety Regulations (CASR)
• Civil Aviation Safety Orders (CASO)
• Civil Aviation Advisory Publications (CAAP)
Session 2: Identify legislation and its sources:
• Airworthiness Advisor Circulars (AAC)
• Airworthiness Directives (AD)
Session: 3 The scope of:
• CASR
• CASO
• CAAP
• AAC
. AD
Session 4: The requirements of relevant:
• CASR
• CASO
• CAAP
• AAC
. AD
Assignment is given
Session 5: Work on Assignment
Session 6: • The impact of the legislation on organizations
• Development, review or upgrade procedures to ensure application of relevant legislation.
• Monitoring industry processes to ensure compliance with legislative requirements
Session 7: • Examples of non-conformance with legislative requirements.
• Preparation of information regarding legislative requirements, to meet the needs of users.
• Development and implementation of corrective actions to ensure conformity with legislation
Assignment 1is due
Session 8: • The procedures for identifying amendments or corrections.
• Documentation in accordance with procedures.
• Identification of changes to workplace practices associated with new industry legislation.
Session 9: Course Review
Session 10: Final Examination
Learning Resources
Prescribed Texts
References
Other Resources
Overview of Assessment
To successfully to complete this course the student is required to pass written assessment tasks and demonstrate skills and ability by completing practical tasks to aerospace standards.
Assessment Tasks
Participants are required to complete two assessment tasks. The first assessment task is a group assignment worth 40%. The second assessment task (60%) is a final closed-book exam.
Assessment Matrix
Assessment Item 1 Assignment (40%): covers learning outcomes 1 and 2
Assessment Item 2 Closed-Book Exam (60%): covers learning outcomes 1,2,3 and 4
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