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Elements and Performance Criteria

1. Re-cover aircraft fabric surfaces
   • Required covering materials and methods are determined from maintenance manual and/or approved data
   • Required finishing scheme is determined from maintenance manual and/or approved data
   • Materials and equipment required are organised
   • Necessary structure and system inspection and preparation prior to covering is correctly performed
   • Fabric covering is correctly fabricated and attached to the structure
   • Drainage holes are correctly created
   • Applicable finishing scheme is correctly applied
   • Components are adjusted and/or re-balanced, where necessary, to operate within prescribed specifications
   • Required maintenance/repair documentation is completed and processed in accordance with standard enterprise procedures
2. Where required, repaired components or assemblies are tagged, sealed and packaged or cradled in accordance with specified procedures

Required Skills

Required skills

Look for evidence that confirms skills in applying relevant OHS procedures including the correct selection and use of MSDS and PPE using approved maintenance documentation and aircraft publications relating to aircraft fabric surfaces inspecting structural members wiring grommets and system components and initiation of any necessary repair or rectification action fabricating and fitting fabric covering with appropriately placed inspection panels zips and drainage holes applying fabric finishing scheme ready for paint recognising defective doping

Required knowledge

Look for evidence that confirms knowledge of OHS hazards and how to obtain and use relevant MSDS and PPE regulatory requirements and industry publications relating to fabric covering of aircraft surfaces aircraft fabric surface covering and finishing materials and principles fabriccovered component attachment methods types of fabric and related characteristics types of tape cord and thread and their relative advantages and disadvantages cements and finishing scheme materials their characteristics uses storage requirements and related safety precautions fabric sewing techniques application techniques for cements and finishing schemes inspection and testing requirements for new fabric prior to use the need for rebalancing of flight control surfaces after recovering finishing scheme application and painting aircraft structure and system inspection requirements prior to recovering with fabric the application of flight loads to fabriccovered surfaces and related failure mechanisms the methods and procedures used including doping and finishing in recovering components such as wings fuselages and control surfaces the requirements for the placement of inspection panels and zips and for the creation of drainage holes

Evidence Required

The Evidence Guide provides advice on assessment and must be read in conjunction with the performance criteria required skills and knowledge range statement and the Assessment Guidelines for the Training Package
Overview of assessment	A person who demonstrates competency in this unit must be able to apply hand skills knowledge of fabric surfaces and maintenance publications to recover aircraft fabric surfaces
Critical aspects for assessment and evidence required to demonstrate competency in this unit	The underlying skills inherent in this unit should be transferable across a range recovering applications associated with aircraft fabric surfaces It is essential that the procedures take into account all aircraft and personal safety precautions especially with regard to the use of finishing scheme materials Evidence of transferability of skills and knowledge related to recovering of aircraft fabric surfaces is essential This may be demonstrated through application across a range of aircraft fabric surfaces Ability to interpret recovering procedures and specifications and apply them in practice is critical The application of the procedures should also clearly indicate knowledge of structural flight loads A person cannot be assessed as competent until it can be demonstrated to the satisfaction of the workplace assessor that the relevant elements of the unit of competency are being achieved under routine supervision on a representative range of fabric surface recovering tasks This shall be established via the records in the Log of Industrial Experience and Achievement or where appropriate an equivalent Industry Evidence Guide
Context of and specific resources for assessment	Competency should be assessed in the work environment or simulated work environment using tools and equipment specified in maintenance documentation It is also expected that general purpose tools and test equipment found in most routine situations would be used where appropriate
Method of assessment
Guidance information for assessment

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Range Statement

The range statement relates to the unit of competency as a whole. It allows for different work environments and situations that may affect performance. Bold italicised wording, if used in the performance criteria, is detailed below. Essential operating conditions that may be present with training and assessment (depending on the work situation, needs of the candidate, accessibility of the item, and local industry and regional contexts) may also be included.
Scope	This unit of competency applies to the re-covering of a fabric-covered surfaces and the correct application of the approved finishing scheme
	Application of this unit may relate to: scheduled or unscheduled maintenance individual or team-related activities
Procedures and requirements	Refer to industry standard procedures specified by manufacturers, regulatory authorities or the enterprise

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