Subjects
To be awarded the 
MEA50615 Diploma of Aeronautical Engineering, competency must be demonstrated in a total of twenty (20) or twenty-three (23) units of competency, consisting of:
seventeen (17) core units
three (3) electives chosen from Group A, for which unit selection guidelines have been provided. If Certificate IV in Aeroskills (Mechanical) is not held a further three (3) units must be taken from Group A, as specified in the unit selection guidelines.
Core units of competency
Unit code | Unit title | Prerequisites |
Interpret work health and safety practices in aviation maintenance | ||
Plan and organise aviation maintenance work activities | ||
Apply quality standards applicable to aviation maintenance processes | ||
Interpret and use aviation maintenance industry manuals and specifications | ||
Complete aviation maintenance industry documentation | ||
Perform basic hand skills, standard trade practices and fundamentals in aviation maintenance | ||
Communicate aviation technical and maintenance knowledge | ||
Use computers in aviation maintenance-related integrated logistic support activities | ||
Manage self in the aviation maintenance environment | ||
Use electrical test equipment | ||
Fabricate and/or repair aircraft mechanical components or parts | ||
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
Take three (3) of the following elective units selected in accordance with the guidance in column 4. A further three (3) units is required if Certificate IV in Aeroskills (Mechanical) is not held.
Unit code | Unit title | Prerequisites | Unit selection guidance |
Manage aircraft/aeronautical product configuration | For employment within CAMOs and AEOs | ||
Write aviation maintenance technical publications | For employment within CAMOs and AEOs | ||
Perform airworthiness management and maintenance program tasks | For employment within CAMOs and AEOs | ||
Lay out and set up aircraft systems | Must be taken if Certificate IV in Aeroskills (Mechanical) is not held | ||
Apply basic aircraft design characteristics | Must be taken if Certificate IV in Aeroskills (Mechanical) is not held | ||
Apply basic aircraft power plant design characteristics | Must be taken if Certificate IV in Aeroskills (Mechanical) is not held | ||
Produce aeronautical engineering related graphics | For employment within engineering departments | ||
Integrate aeronautical fundamentals into an engineering task | For employment within engineering departments | ||
Apply calculus to engineering tasks | For employment within engineering departments |