Unit of Competency Mapping – Information for Teachers/Assessors – Information for Learners

MEA239 Mapping and Delivery Guide
Fabricate aircraft electrical looms and harnesses

Version 1.0
Issue Date: April 2024


Qualification -
Unit of Competency MEA239 - Fabricate aircraft electrical looms and harnesses
Description
Employability Skills
Learning Outcomes and Application This unit of competency requires application of hand skills and maintenance publications in aircraft hangars and workshops to fabricate aircraft electrical looms and harnesses under qualified person guidance for general use in electrical systems during scheduled or unscheduled maintenance. Work may be performed individually or as part of a team.The unit is part of the Avionic Certificate II training pathway. The unit is used in workplaces that operate under the airworthiness regulatory systems of the Australian Defence Force (ADF) and the Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA).
Duration and Setting X weeks, nominally xx hours, delivered in a classroom/online/blended learning setting.

Competency should be assessed in the work environment or simulated work environment, using tools and equipment specified by aircraft in the maintenance manuals. It is also expected that applicable general-purpose tools and test equipment found in most routine situations would be used where appropriate.

Evidence of knowledge about individual components and their links with systems will be necessary to supplement evidence of ability to interpret qualified person guidance and enterprise procedures to fabricate looms, harnesses and cables before undertaking any action. The work plan should take account of applicable safety and quality requirements in accordance with the industry and regulatory standards.

Safety precautions applicable to the manufacturing of electrical looms, harnesses and cables are to be fully observed. An understanding of system operation as it relates to the work must be demonstrated before undertaking any action, to ensure safety and quality issues are addressed.

The following conditions of assessment represent the requirements of the Regulators (ADF and CASA) and maintenance stakeholders and must be rigorously observed.

A person cannot be assessed as competent until it can be demonstrated to the satisfaction of the workplace assessor that the relevant elements and performance criteria of the unit of competency are being achieved under qualified person guidance on a representative range of electrical loom, cable and harness fabrication tasks with the exception of the items listed in the Range of Conditions. This shall be established via the records in the Log of Industrial Experience and Achievement or, where appropriate, an equivalent Industry Evidence Guide (for details refer to the Companion Volume Assessment Guidelines).

Assessors must satisfy the requirements of the National Vocational Education and Training Regulator (Australian Skills Quality Authority, or its successors).
Prerequisites/co-requisites
Competency Field Aviation maintenance
Development and validation strategy and guide for assessors and learners Student Learning Resources Handouts
Activities 		Slides
PPT 		Assessment 1 Assessment 2 Assessment 3 Assessment 4
Elements of Competency Performance Criteria              
Element: Prepare to fabricate aircraft electrical looms and harnesses
  • Appropriate materials, tools and equipment are selected and prepared for the particular task in accordance with applicable maintenance documentation, enterprise procedures and under qualified person guidance
  • Assembly or fabrication jigs, where applicable, are aligned to ensure accurate fabrication of components
       
Element: Fabricate aircraft electrical looms and harnesses
  • Components or parts are fabricated in accordance with qualified person guidance, applicable maintenance documentation and enterprise procedures while observing all relevant work health and safety (WHS) requirements
       
Element: Perform routine tests on aircraft electrical looms and harnesses
  • Under qualified person guidance test equipment and/or rigs are used, where applicable, to confirm serviceability of finished components
       
Element: Complete the fabrication process with regard to aircraft electrical looms and harnesses
  • Fabricated components are tagged, sealed and packaged within specified procedures
       


Evidence Required

List the assessment methods to be used and the context and resources required for assessment. Copy and paste the relevant sections from the evidence guide below and then re-write these in plain English.

Elements describe the essential outcomes.

Performance criteria describe the performance needed to demonstrate achievement of the element.

1.

Prepare to fabricate aircraft electrical looms and harnesses

1.1

Appropriate materials, tools and equipment are selected and prepared for the particular task in accordance with applicable maintenance documentation, enterprise procedures and under qualified person guidance

1.2

Assembly or fabrication jigs, where applicable, are aligned to ensure accurate fabrication of components

2.

Fabricate aircraft electrical looms and harnesses

2.1

Components or parts are fabricated in accordance with qualified person guidance, applicable maintenance documentation and enterprise procedures while observing all relevant work health and safety (WHS) requirements

3.

Perform routine tests on aircraft electrical looms and harnesses

3.1

Under qualified person guidance test equipment and/or rigs are used, where applicable, to confirm serviceability of finished components

4.

Complete the fabrication process with regard to aircraft electrical looms and harnesses

4.1

Fabricated components are tagged, sealed and packaged within specified procedures

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, and must include:

applying relevant WHS practices

using approved fabrication procedures and processes relating to electrical looms, cables, and harnesses

recognising the integrity/security of electrical component crimps, joints and plug/connector pins

fabricating cables, harnesses and looms, including wire marking, to approved industry standards

under qualified person guidance performing testing to assess post-construction serviceability according to enterprise procedures.

The underlying skills inherent in this unit should be transferable into other areas that require similar techniques. It is essential that the general aspects of material specification and selection, measurement and fabrication be related to specific aircraft component applications to the extent necessary to unambiguously understand expert guidance.

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:

electrical wire gauges and standards

wire marking conventions and procedures

wire terminations, soldering and crimping.

Submission Requirements

List each assessment task's title, type (eg project, observation/demonstration, essay, assignment, checklist) and due date here

Assessment task 1: [title]      Due date:

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Assessment Tasks

Copy and paste from the following data to produce each assessment task. Write these in plain English and spell out how, when and where the task is to be carried out, under what conditions, and what resources are needed. Include guidelines about how well the candidate has to perform a task for it to be judged satisfactory.

Elements describe the essential outcomes.

Performance criteria describe the performance needed to demonstrate achievement of the element.

1.

Prepare to fabricate aircraft electrical looms and harnesses

1.1

Appropriate materials, tools and equipment are selected and prepared for the particular task in accordance with applicable maintenance documentation, enterprise procedures and under qualified person guidance

1.2

Assembly or fabrication jigs, where applicable, are aligned to ensure accurate fabrication of components

2.

Fabricate aircraft electrical looms and harnesses

2.1

Components or parts are fabricated in accordance with qualified person guidance, applicable maintenance documentation and enterprise procedures while observing all relevant work health and safety (WHS) requirements

3.

Perform routine tests on aircraft electrical looms and harnesses

3.1

Under qualified person guidance test equipment and/or rigs are used, where applicable, to confirm serviceability of finished components

4.

Complete the fabrication process with regard to aircraft electrical looms and harnesses

4.1

Fabricated components are tagged, sealed and packaged within specified procedures

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.

Components or parts include:

Electrical looms, harnesses and cables except for:

data bus cables

co-axial cables

fibre optic cables

fire detection/extinguishing systems

oxygen systems

fuel tanks and integrated hardware

Copy and paste from the following performance criteria to create an observation checklist for each task. When you have finished writing your assessment tool every one of these must have been addressed, preferably several times in a variety of contexts. To ensure this occurs download the assessment matrix for the unit; enter each assessment task as a column header and place check marks against each performance criteria that task addresses.

Observation Checklist

Tasks to be observed according to workplace/college/TAFE policy and procedures, relevant legislation and Codes of Practice Yes No Comments/feedback
Appropriate materials, tools and equipment are selected and prepared for the particular task in accordance with applicable maintenance documentation, enterprise procedures and under qualified person guidance 
Assembly or fabrication jigs, where applicable, are aligned to ensure accurate fabrication of components 
Components or parts are fabricated in accordance with qualified person guidance, applicable maintenance documentation and enterprise procedures while observing all relevant work health and safety (WHS) requirements 
Under qualified person guidance test equipment and/or rigs are used, where applicable, to confirm serviceability of finished components 
Fabricated components are tagged, sealed and packaged within specified procedures 

Forms

Assessment Cover Sheet

MEA239 - Fabricate aircraft electrical looms and harnesses
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