Subjects
To be awarded the MEA50411 Diploma of Aviation Maintenance Management (Mechanical), competency must be demonstrated in a total of twelve (12) or thirteen (13) units of competency.
All units must be chosen as specified under the conditions set out below:
eleven (11) core Diploma level common, engineering and imported units
one (1) or (2) elective Diploma level common units from Group A.
Core units of competency
Complete the following five (5) common Diploma units, five (5) paraprofessional engineering units and one (1) imported sustainability unit listed below.
Unit code | Unit title | Prerequisites |
Apply work health and safety procedures at supervisor level in aviation maintenance | ||
Manage aircraft/aeronautical product configuration | ||
Communicate aviation technical and maintenance knowledge | ||
Use computers in aviation maintenance-related integrated logistic support activities | ||
Manage self in the aviation maintenance environment | ||
Apply basic scientific principles and techniques in aeronautical engineering situations | ||
Select and test aeronautical engineering materials | ||
Apply technical mathematics | ||
Select common engineering materials | ||
Apply mathematical techniques in a manufacturing engineering or related environment | ||
Implement and monitor environmentally sustainable work practices |
Elective units of competency
Group A
Plus one (1) of the following elective common units selected in accordance with the guidance in column four. If MEA147 is required two (2) units must be taken.
Unit code | Unit title | Prerequisites | Unit selection guidance |
Assess aviation maintenance spares and manage repairable items | Elective for spares assessors and repairable item managers | ||
Write aviation technical publications | Elective for aviation technical authors | ||
Supervise aviation maintenance teams and perform maintenance quality inspections | Elective for supervisors within the ADF regulatory system | ||
Perform airworthiness management and maintenance program tasks | Applicable to CAMO employment |