List the assessment methods to be used and the context and resources required for assessment. Copy and paste the relevant sections from the evidence guide below and then re-write these in plain English.
Elements describe the essential outcomes. | Performance criteria describe the performance needed to demonstrate achievement of the element. |
1. | Maintain survival inflatable buoyancy vests | 1.1 | Survival inflatable buoyancy vests and associated ancillary equipment are inspected for serviceability in accordance with standard procedures |
| | 1.2 | Identified faults beyond own authority to rectify are reported to supervisor and faulty survival inflatable buoyancy vest and/or ancillary equipment is quarantined |
| | 1.3 | Unserviceable parts of the survival inflatable buoyancy vest and/or ancillary equipment are replaced in accordance with standard procedures while observing all relevant work health and safety (WHS) requirements, including the use of material safety data sheets (MSDS) and items of personal protective equipment (PPE) |
| | 1.4 | Survival inflatable buoyancy vest is tested for serviceability in accordance with standard procedures and manufacturer’s specifications |
| | 1.5 | Survival inflatable buoyancy vest is cleaned in accordance with standard procedures |
| | 1.6 | Survival inflatable buoyancy vest is presented for inspection by supervisor in accordance with standard procedures |
| | 1.7 | Maintenance documentation is completed and processed in accordance with standard enterprise procedures |
2. | Pack survival inflatable buoyancy vests | 2.1 | Survival inflatable buoyancy vest is packed for use in accordance with standard procedures |
| | 2.2 | Ancillary equipment is packed for use in accordance with standard procedures |
| | 2.3 | Survival inflatable buoyancy vest is presented for inspection by supervisor in accordance with standard enterprise procedures |
| | 2.4 | Relevant documentation is completed and processed in accordance with standard enterprise procedures |
3. | Fit survival inflatable buoyancy vests | 3.1 | Fitting process is explained to the participant so that optimal fit can be achieved through relevant feedback |
| | 3.2 | Participant is measured to select appropriate size survival inflatable buoyancy vest |
| | 3.3 | Survival inflatable buoyancy vest is adjusted to optimise fit |
| | 3.4 | Survival inflatable buoyancy vest fit is verified through participant feedback and supervisor approval |
| | 3.5 | Relevant documentation is completed and processed in accordance with standard enterprise procedures |
Evidence required to demonstrate competency in this unit must be relevant to and satisfy all of the requirements of the elements and performance criteria under the specified conditions of assessment, and must include:
applying WHS practices relating to survival inflatable buoyancy vest maintenance processes, including the selection and correct use of PPE where applicable
using MSDS
using maintenance publications, drawings and documentation relating to survival inflatable buoyancy vests and ancillary equipment maintenance
handling, storing and organising transport of equipment
delivering briefings to personnel in relation to operating, donning/doffing and fitting of survival inflatable buoyancy vests
inflating/deflating survival inflatable devices for maintenance
using applicable testing and measuring equipment, tools and maintenance documentation to:
test survival inflatable buoyancy vests for serviceability
replace unserviceable components or items of ancillary equipment in accordance with approved procedures
select and use appropriate survival inflatable buoyancy vest cleaning materials
soldering battery terminals on emergency locator transmitters
tying various types of knots, including:
reef knot
bowline
thumb knot
half hitch
hand sewing
cleaning and maintenance of equipment and tools.
The underlying skills inherent in this unit should be transferable across a range of aircraft life support equipment maintenance activities. It is essential that survival inflatable device testing and inspection procedures, cleanliness requirements and safety precautions are fully observed, understood and complied with. Ability to interpret maintenance, packing and fitting procedures and apply them in practice is critical.
This is to be demonstrated through demonstration of the ability to recognise faults and replace components that are within the bounds of the individual’s authority, and through the demonstration of correct packing and fitting procedures. The work plan should take account of applicable safety and quality requirements in accordance with the industry and regulatory standards.
Evidence required to demonstrate competency in this unit must be relevant to and satisfy all of the requirements of the elements and performance criteria and include knowledge of:
relevant regulations, standards, enterprise procedures and maintenance publications
WHS procedures relating to survival inflatable buoyancy vest maintenance, including the selection and use of PPE
how to obtain MSDS
relevant safety precautions including storage and handling of compressed gas cylinders and survival and distress pyrotechnics
critical nature of maintaining and packing survival inflation devices, i.e. risk of death
search and rescue procedures
Priorities of survival and how they relate to survival inflatable buoyancy vests and associated ancillary equipment
electrical principles
approved cleaning methods for aviation life support equipment
environmental conditions that may affect survival inflation devices, including ultraviolet (UV) degradation
types of corrosion and contamination that may affect survival inflation devices
handling, storage and transit procedures relating to survival inflation devices
survival inflation devices and methods of operation
operation of emergency locator beacons and emergency locator transmitters
principles of operation of inflation mechanisms
components of a survival inflation device and their function
repair limitations for survival inflatable buoyancy vests
modification requirements for survival inflatable buoyancy vests
requirements for a survival inflation device servicing facility
packing tools and measuring equipment required to pack survival inflatable devices
use of survival inflatable buoyancy vests, including associated ancillary equipment.
Competency should be assessed in the workplace or simulated workplace using materials, tools and equipment specified in the maintenance manuals and applicable procedures. It is also expected that general and special-purpose tools and ground support equipment would be used where appropriate.
The following conditions of assessment represent the requirements of the Regulators (ADF and CASA) and maintenance stakeholders and must be rigorously observed.
A person cannot be assessed as competent until it can be demonstrated to the satisfaction of the workplace assessor that the relevant elements and performance criteria of the unit of competency are being achieved under routine supervision on the following range of tasks:
completing a minimum of three (3) inflation tests without the need for corrective action by the supervisor
recognising the limits of own authority
testing cylinder weight and determining if it is within tolerance
correctly packing a minimum of three (3) survival inflatable buoyancy vests without the need for corrective action by the supervisor
correctly fitting survival inflatable buoyancy vests to a minimum of three (3) different people without supervisor intervention
recognising a range of faults and their serviceability limits (faults must include incorrect manufacture and verifying expiry date of inflatable buoyancy vest and ancillary equipment.
This shall be established via the records in the Log of Industrial Experience and Achievement or, where appropriate, an equivalent Industry Evidence Guide (for details refer to the Companion Volume Assessment Guidelines).
Assessors must satisfy the requirements of the National Vocational Education and Training Regulator (Australian Skills Quality Authority, or its successors).