Unit of Competency Mapping – Information for Teachers/Assessors – Information for Learners
MEA285 Mapping and Delivery Guide
Repair or overhaul aircraft radio frequency communication and navigation system components
Version 1.0
Issue Date: May 2024
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Unit of Competency | MEA285 - Repair or overhaul aircraft radio frequency communication and navigation system components |
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Description | |||
Employability Skills | |||
Learning Outcomes and Application | This unit of competency requires application of hand skills, test equipment and knowledge of analogue and digital theory to repair or overhaul radio frequency (RF) components from aircraft communication and navigation systems.Applications include RF communications and navigation system components from fixed and rotary wing aircraft that are repaired or overhauled in aviation maintenance workshops during scheduled or unscheduled maintenance. Work may be performed individually or as part of a team.The unit is part of the Avionic Certificate IV (Component Workshop Maintenance Stream) training pathway.Repair of circuit boards is covered by MEA262 Modify/repair aircraft component single layer printed circuit boards and MEA263 Modify/repair aircraft component multi-layer printed circuit boards. 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 in maintenance documentation. It is also expected that general and special-purpose tools and test equipment would be used where appropriate. The application of testing procedures should clearly indicate knowledge of system operation before undertaking any action. Knowledge of system operation and the relationship of individual components will be necessary to supplement evidence of ability to troubleshoot component faults. The work plan should take account of applicable safety and quality requirements in accordance with the industry and regulatory standards. Use of high precision, high reliability soldering techniques and handling of components, including application of anti-static equipment, must be demonstrated. Assessment should be made across a sufficient number of components to establish the ability to apply attained skills and knowledge across the full range of RF components with the aid of applicable maintenance manuals and data. 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 routine supervision on a representative range of components, applicable to the enterprise, from the following systems: VHF communications HF communications UHF communications satellite communications ELT ARINC Communication Addressing and Reporting System intercommunication and public address ADF navigation VOR navigation ILS GPS. 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). |
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Competency Field | Aviation maintenance |
Development and validation strategy and guide for assessors and learners | Student Learning Resources | Handouts Activities |
Slides PPT |
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Elements of Competency | Performance Criteria | |||||||
Element: Determine requirements |
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Element: Troubleshoot RF communication and navigation system components |
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Element: Dismantle and inspect RF communication and navigation system components |
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Element: Repair and/or modify RF communication and navigation system components |
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Element: Assemble, test and adjust RF communication and navigation system components |
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