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Elements and Performance Criteria

  1. Develop an aircraft maintenance program and minimum equipment list
  2. Develop a continuing airworthiness management organisation exposition
  3. Develop a maintenance organisation exposition
  4. Provide mechanical advice in aircraft maintenance
  5. Provide avionic advice in aircraft maintenance
  6. Evaluate and review aircraft maintenance and management system elements

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.

Relevant regulations and organisational policies and procedures include:

Civil Aviation Regulations (CARs) and Advisory Circulars (ACs)

Civil Aviation Safety Regulations (CASRs), Manuals of Standards and associated Acceptable Means of Compliance and Guidance Material

Maintenance organisation expositions

Continuing airworthiness management organisation expositions

Policy manuals

Procedures manuals

Quality manuals

Independent technical input includes:

Defect investigation and compilation of service difficulty reports

Modification proposals

Repair scheme proposals

Proposed amendments to servicing schedules and maintenance data and programs

Advice to maintenance personnel, senior maintenance managers and higher technical/regulatory authorities

Aircraft structure includes:

Primary and secondary structural components

Seating and cargo restraints

Mechanical systems/components include:

Engines and engine systems and components

Propellers and propeller system components

Landing gear systems and components

Hydro-mechanical systems comprising hydraulic, pneumatic, fuel and components

Mechanical systems and components

Electrical systems and components

Oxygen

Furnishings and safety equipment

Specialist input includes:

Professional engineers

Non-Destructive Testing (NDT) technicians

Licensed Aircraft Maintenance Engineers (LAMEs) with applicable ratings

Personnel with Civil Aviation Safety Regulation (CASR) Part 145 or Part 42F certifying authorities

Avionic systems/components include:

Electrical power generation and distribution

Electrical systems

Control and warning systems

Flight instruments

Aircraft data communication

Automatic flight and engine control systems

Communication systems

Navigation systems

Radar

Role equipment, such as forward looking infra-red (FLIR) pods

Aircraft operation and maintenance trends are obtained from:

Aircraft flight and technical records

Service difficulty reports

Maintenance worksheets

Log books

Continuing analysis maintenance program reports

Data from manufacturers and other operators

Management system elements include:

Aircraft maintenance program

Minimum equipment list

Continuing airworthiness management organisation exposition

Maintenance organisation expositions

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 on at least one occasion, and must include:

written and oral communication

using regulations, policies and procedures to set up maintenance control and management systems

effective use of trend data and specialist advice to determine airworthiness and propose variations to maintenance schedules, repairs and modifications.

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:

CARs and CASRs relating to aircraft/aeronautical product maintenance and maintenance control

organisational policies and procedures relating to aircraft/aeronautical product maintenance and maintenance control

aircraft structure

mechanical systems and components

aircraft power plants

avionic systems and components

work health and safety (WHS), equity, fraud and ethics.