Assessor Resource
MEA507A
Maintain, pack and fit survival inflatable buoyancy vests
Assessment tool
Version 1.0
Issue Date: May 2024
This unit requires application of skills and knowledge relating to the maintenance and packing of survival inflatable buoyancy vests. Maintenance involves inspection, testing, fault diagnosis, replacement of parts and cleaning.
The unit applies to a range of types of survival inflatable buoyancy vests.
This unit of competency is part of the Aeroskills Life Support and Furnishing Certificate III and IV training pathways. It covers the competencies required to maintain, pack and fit survival inflatable buoyancy vests. Maintenance includes inspecting, testing, isolating faults, replacing components and cleaning prior to packing. The unit does not include repairing buoyancy vests. This unit is used in workplaces that operate under the airworthiness regulatory systems of the ADF and CASA.
This unit is equivalent to PUADEFLS007B Maintain, pack and fit survival inflatable buoyancy vests.
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