REQUIRED KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS

This describes the essential knowledge and skills and their level required for this unit

Required knowledge

Grades of repair

Lines of maintenance support

Types of maintenance support

The concept of reliability availability and maintainabilityusability codes

Maintenance policy procedures and instructions

Technical regulations policy and procedure

Material maintenance plan

Standard operating procedures

Maintenance advisory bulletins

Workshop production management principles

Workflow management principles

Backlog management principles

Backloading management principles

Repair parts supply processes

Repair parts policy as it relates to authorisation to fit and configuration control

Likely consequences of terrain and weather on material

Legislative and regulatory requirements

Maintenance role relevant to integrated logistics support

Maintenance planning processes

Cannibalisation and salvage policy and procedures

Required skills

Apply planning processes

Supervise a team of tradespeople

Apply a knowledge of maintenance support planning in the planning of support

Apply maintenance planning tools to inform maintenance support planning

Identify the relationship between organisational goals and recognise how own planning contributes to the achievement of those goals

Communicate technical advice

Liaise with external agencies to coordinate maintenance support

Deliver clear concise and accurate instructions

Use information technology and software

Prepare maintenance reports

Provide advice to managers

The evidence guide provides advice on assessment and must be read in conjunction with the performance criteria required knowledge and skills the range statement and the assessment guidelines for this Training Package

Critical aspects for assessment and evidence required to demonstrate competency in this unit

The evidence required to demonstrate competency in this unit must be relevant to and satisfy all of the requirements of the elements and performance criteria of this unit

Context of and specific resources for assessment

Competency should be demonstrated on at least one occasion covering the scope of the unit of competence

Resources for assessment include

a range of relevant exercises case studies andor other simulated practical and knowledge assessment andor

access to an appropriate range of relevant operational situations in the workplace

In both real and simulated environments access is required to

relevant and appropriate materials and equipment and

applicable documentation including workplace procedures regulations codes of practice and operation manuals

Method of assessment

Assessment of this unit must be undertaken by a registered training organisation

As a minimum assessment of knowledge must be conducted through appropriate writtenoral tests

Practical assessment must occur

through activities in an appropriately simulated environment andor

in an appropriate range of situations in the workplace

Maintenance effort may include:

Maintenance technical policy and procedure may include:

Maintenance planning tools may include:

The considerations of production/maintenance planning may include:

Enabling components of maintenance support may include:

Repair/recovery support may include:

Repair parts may include: