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Elements and Performance Criteria

1. Identify and access industry manuals, specifications and drawings
   • Appropriate manuals are identified and accessed for the type of aircraft or component to be maintained
   • Amendment status is clearly established to ensure the correct specifications and procedures are applied
2. Interpret information
   • Relevant chapter or section of manual or drawing is located in relation to the work to be carried out
   • Information is interpreted and procedures to be followed are accurately determined
3. Apply information
   • Work steps are correctly identified in accordance with manual or specification procedures
   • All correct sequencing and adjustments are interpreted in accordance with information contained in industry manuals or specifications
4. Amend manuals, specifications or drawings
   • Manual, specification or drawing changes and/or amendments are incorporated and documented correctly in accordance with statutory regulations and/or enterprise procedures
5. Store manuals, specifications or drawings
   • Manuals, specifications or drawings are stored appropriately to ensure prevention of damage, ready access and updating of information, when required, in accordance with regulatory and/or enterprise procedures

Range Statement

This field allows for different work environments and conditions that may affect performance. Essential operating conditions that may be present (depending on the work situation, needs of the candidate, accessibility of the item, and local industry and regional contexts) are included.
Appropriate manuals include:	Aircraft publications, maintenance instruction manuals, process specifications, servicing or service bulletins or structural repair manuals Tooling or equipment manuals, manufacturer's manuals, standard practices, enterprise aviation regulations and publications Illustrated parts catalogues, aircraft wiring manuals or drawings
Statutory regulations and/or enterprise procedures include:	Civil Aviation Regulations (CARs) or Civil Aviation Safety Regulations (CASRs) Applicable Defence Regulations and instructions Maintenance organisation manuals Standing instructions

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Performance Evidence

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:

accessing and interpreting information from industry manuals, including paper-based, microfiche or computer-based media, relating to work activities, including determination of manual amendment status, knowledge of manual structures and locating relevant information/instructions for work activity

amending industry manuals to reflect current/approved amendment status

identifying and interpreting information from drawings and diagrams in aircraft maintenance manuals, including component scaling, section, assembly, location, drawing applicability and amendment status from the title block

correct handling and storage of drawings, manuals and industry media, i.e. microfiche and digital formats

calculating allowable dimension variations on a component from information in drawing title blocks and drawings

calculating dimensions from drawings for the purpose of manufacturing aircraft components and hardware.

The transferability of general manual interpretation and use in accordance with relevant aircraft publications/maintenance regulations/orders and standards and practices must be clearly established.

Evidence of underlying knowledge and skills associated with the interpretation and use of manuals is required to supplement understanding of the structure and regulatory requirements associated with the aircraft maintenance environment in this area.

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Knowledge Evidence

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:

the types of industry manuals used in aviation maintenance and types of media

requirements for custody and upkeep of industry manuals

techniques for obtaining and applying data contained in industry manuals.

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