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MEA507 Mapping and Delivery Guide
Maintain, pack and fit survival inflatable buoyancy vests

Version 1.0
Issue Date: May 2024


Qualification -
Unit of Competency MEA507 - Maintain, pack and fit survival inflatable buoyancy vests
Description
Employability Skills
Learning Outcomes and Application This unit of competency requires application of skills and knowledge relating to the maintenance, packing and fitting of survival inflatable buoyancy vests. Maintenance includes inspecting, testing, isolating faults, replacing components and cleaning prior to packing, during the performance of scheduled or unscheduled maintenance. Maintenance may be performed individually or as part of a team.The unit does not include repairing buoyancy vests.The Unit is part of the Aeroskills Life Support and Furnishing Certificate III and IV training pathways. It 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 workplace or simulated workplace using materials, tools and equipment specified in the maintenance manuals and applicable procedures. It is also expected that general and special-purpose tools and ground support equipment would be used where appropriate.

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 the following range of tasks:

completing a minimum of three (3) inflation tests without the need for corrective action by the supervisor

recognising the limits of own authority

testing cylinder weight and determining if it is within tolerance

correctly packing a minimum of three (3) survival inflatable buoyancy vests without the need for corrective action by the supervisor

correctly fitting survival inflatable buoyancy vests to a minimum of three (3) different people without supervisor intervention

recognising a range of faults and their serviceability limits (faults must include incorrect manufacture and verifying expiry date of inflatable buoyancy vest and ancillary equipment.

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 Aircraft life support
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: Maintain survival inflatable buoyancy vests
  • Survival inflatable buoyancy vests and associated ancillary equipment are inspected for serviceability in accordance with standard procedures
  • Identified faults beyond own authority to rectify are reported to supervisor and faulty survival inflatable buoyancy vest and/or ancillary equipment is quarantined
  • Unserviceable parts of the survival inflatable buoyancy vest and/or ancillary equipment are replaced in accordance with standard procedures while observing all relevant work health and safety (WHS) requirements, including the use of material safety data sheets (MSDS) and items of personal protective equipment (PPE)
  • Survival inflatable buoyancy vest is tested for serviceability in accordance with standard procedures and manufacturer’s specifications
  • Survival inflatable buoyancy vest is cleaned in accordance with standard procedures
  • Survival inflatable buoyancy vest is presented for inspection by supervisor in accordance with standard procedures
  • Maintenance documentation is completed and processed in accordance with standard enterprise procedures
       
Element: Pack survival inflatable buoyancy vests
  • Survival inflatable buoyancy vest is packed for use in accordance with standard procedures
  • Ancillary equipment is packed for use in accordance with standard procedures
  • Survival inflatable buoyancy vest is presented for inspection by supervisor in accordance with standard enterprise procedures
  • Relevant documentation is completed and processed in accordance with standard enterprise procedures
       
Element: Fit survival inflatable buoyancy vests
  • Fitting process is explained to the participant so that optimal fit can be achieved through relevant feedback
  • Participant is measured to select appropriate size survival inflatable buoyancy vest
  • Survival inflatable buoyancy vest is adjusted to optimise fit
  • Survival inflatable buoyancy vest fit is verified through participant feedback and supervisor approval
  • Relevant documentation is completed and processed in accordance with standard enterprise procedures
       


Evidence Required

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Elements describe the essential outcomes.

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

1.

Maintain survival inflatable buoyancy vests

1.1

Survival inflatable buoyancy vests and associated ancillary equipment are inspected for serviceability in accordance with standard procedures

1.2

Identified faults beyond own authority to rectify are reported to supervisor and faulty survival inflatable buoyancy vest and/or ancillary equipment is quarantined

1.3

Unserviceable parts of the survival inflatable buoyancy vest and/or ancillary equipment are replaced in accordance with standard procedures while observing all relevant work health and safety (WHS) requirements, including the use of material safety data sheets (MSDS) and items of personal protective equipment (PPE)

1.4

Survival inflatable buoyancy vest is tested for serviceability in accordance with standard procedures and manufacturer’s specifications

1.5

Survival inflatable buoyancy vest is cleaned in accordance with standard procedures

1.6

Survival inflatable buoyancy vest is presented for inspection by supervisor in accordance with standard procedures

1.7

Maintenance documentation is completed and processed in accordance with standard enterprise procedures

2.

Pack survival inflatable buoyancy vests

2.1

Survival inflatable buoyancy vest is packed for use in accordance with standard procedures

2.2

Ancillary equipment is packed for use in accordance with standard procedures

2.3

Survival inflatable buoyancy vest is presented for inspection by supervisor in accordance with standard enterprise procedures

2.4

Relevant documentation is completed and processed in accordance with standard enterprise procedures

3.

Fit survival inflatable buoyancy vests

3.1

Fitting process is explained to the participant so that optimal fit can be achieved through relevant feedback

3.2

Participant is measured to select appropriate size survival inflatable buoyancy vest

3.3

Survival inflatable buoyancy vest is adjusted to optimise fit

3.4

Survival inflatable buoyancy vest fit is verified through participant feedback and supervisor approval

3.5

Relevant documentation is completed and processed in accordance with standard enterprise 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 WHS practices relating to survival inflatable buoyancy vest maintenance processes, including the selection and correct use of PPE where applicable

using MSDS

using maintenance publications, drawings and documentation relating to survival inflatable buoyancy vests and ancillary equipment maintenance

handling, storing and organising transport of equipment

delivering briefings to personnel in relation to operating, donning/doffing and fitting of survival inflatable buoyancy vests

inflating/deflating survival inflatable devices for maintenance

using applicable testing and measuring equipment, tools and maintenance documentation to:

test survival inflatable buoyancy vests for serviceability

replace unserviceable components or items of ancillary equipment in accordance with approved procedures

select and use appropriate survival inflatable buoyancy vest cleaning materials

soldering battery terminals on emergency locator transmitters

tying various types of knots, including:

reef knot

bowline

thumb knot

half hitch

hand sewing

cleaning and maintenance of equipment and tools.

The underlying skills inherent in this unit should be transferable across a range of aircraft life support equipment maintenance activities. It is essential that survival inflatable device testing and inspection procedures, cleanliness requirements and safety precautions are fully observed, understood and complied with. Ability to interpret maintenance, packing and fitting procedures and apply them in practice is critical.

This is to be demonstrated through demonstration of the ability to recognise faults and replace components that are within the bounds of the individual’s authority, and through the demonstration of correct packing and fitting procedures. The work plan should take account of applicable safety and quality requirements in accordance with the industry and regulatory standards.

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:

relevant regulations, standards, enterprise procedures and maintenance publications

WHS procedures relating to survival inflatable buoyancy vest maintenance, including the selection and use of PPE

how to obtain MSDS

relevant safety precautions including storage and handling of compressed gas cylinders and survival and distress pyrotechnics

critical nature of maintaining and packing survival inflation devices, i.e. risk of death

search and rescue procedures

Priorities of survival and how they relate to survival inflatable buoyancy vests and associated ancillary equipment

electrical principles

approved cleaning methods for aviation life support equipment

environmental conditions that may affect survival inflation devices, including ultraviolet (UV) degradation

types of corrosion and contamination that may affect survival inflation devices

handling, storage and transit procedures relating to survival inflation devices

survival inflation devices and methods of operation

operation of emergency locator beacons and emergency locator transmitters

principles of operation of inflation mechanisms

components of a survival inflation device and their function

repair limitations for survival inflatable buoyancy vests

modification requirements for survival inflatable buoyancy vests

requirements for a survival inflation device servicing facility

packing tools and measuring equipment required to pack survival inflatable devices

use of survival inflatable buoyancy vests, including associated ancillary equipment.

Submission Requirements

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Assessment task 1: [title]      Due date:

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Assessment Tasks

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Elements describe the essential outcomes.

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

1.

Maintain survival inflatable buoyancy vests

1.1

Survival inflatable buoyancy vests and associated ancillary equipment are inspected for serviceability in accordance with standard procedures

1.2

Identified faults beyond own authority to rectify are reported to supervisor and faulty survival inflatable buoyancy vest and/or ancillary equipment is quarantined

1.3

Unserviceable parts of the survival inflatable buoyancy vest and/or ancillary equipment are replaced in accordance with standard procedures while observing all relevant work health and safety (WHS) requirements, including the use of material safety data sheets (MSDS) and items of personal protective equipment (PPE)

1.4

Survival inflatable buoyancy vest is tested for serviceability in accordance with standard procedures and manufacturer’s specifications

1.5

Survival inflatable buoyancy vest is cleaned in accordance with standard procedures

1.6

Survival inflatable buoyancy vest is presented for inspection by supervisor in accordance with standard procedures

1.7

Maintenance documentation is completed and processed in accordance with standard enterprise procedures

2.

Pack survival inflatable buoyancy vests

2.1

Survival inflatable buoyancy vest is packed for use in accordance with standard procedures

2.2

Ancillary equipment is packed for use in accordance with standard procedures

2.3

Survival inflatable buoyancy vest is presented for inspection by supervisor in accordance with standard enterprise procedures

2.4

Relevant documentation is completed and processed in accordance with standard enterprise procedures

3.

Fit survival inflatable buoyancy vests

3.1

Fitting process is explained to the participant so that optimal fit can be achieved through relevant feedback

3.2

Participant is measured to select appropriate size survival inflatable buoyancy vest

3.3

Survival inflatable buoyancy vest is adjusted to optimise fit

3.4

Survival inflatable buoyancy vest fit is verified through participant feedback and supervisor approval

3.5

Relevant documentation is completed and processed in accordance with standard enterprise 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.

Applicable survival inflatable buoyancy vests include:

Secumar AUS2

Ancillary equipment includes:

Electronic locating devices

Lighting devices

Pyrotechnics

Rations

Survival/location aids

Water

Standard procedures are found in any or all of:

Commonwealth/state/territory WHS legislation, regulations and codes

Australian Standards

Equipment manufacturers’ specifications and procedures

Industry practices

Safety manuals

Maintenance schedules

Work instructions

Maintenance organisation manuals

MSDS

Defence regulations and instructions

Civil Aviation Safety Regulations (CASRs) and advisory material

Standing instructions

Faults include:

Abrasion

Broken stitching

Contamination

Corrosion of metal parts

Damaged hardware

Delamination/porosity

Expired components or equipment

Faulty valves

Frayed lines

Holes

Incorrect manufacture

Lifting tapes

Ultraviolet (UV) degradation

Parts include:

Buoyancy chambers

Cylinders

Hardware

Operating head

Valves

Valise

Zippers

Testing includes:

Checking ancillary equipment (e.g. electronic locating devices and survival/location aids

Cylinder weight tolerance

Inflation tests

Light and battery test

Adjustment to vest includes:

Breast height

Chest

Waist

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Observation Checklist

Tasks to be observed according to workplace/college/TAFE policy and procedures, relevant legislation and Codes of Practice Yes No Comments/feedback
Survival inflatable buoyancy vests and associated ancillary equipment are inspected for serviceability in accordance with standard procedures 
Identified faults beyond own authority to rectify are reported to supervisor and faulty survival inflatable buoyancy vest and/or ancillary equipment is quarantined 
Unserviceable parts of the survival inflatable buoyancy vest and/or ancillary equipment are replaced in accordance with standard procedures while observing all relevant work health and safety (WHS) requirements, including the use of material safety data sheets (MSDS) and items of personal protective equipment (PPE) 
Survival inflatable buoyancy vest is tested for serviceability in accordance with standard procedures and manufacturer’s specifications 
Survival inflatable buoyancy vest is cleaned in accordance with standard procedures 
Survival inflatable buoyancy vest is presented for inspection by supervisor in accordance with standard procedures 
Maintenance documentation is completed and processed in accordance with standard enterprise procedures 
Survival inflatable buoyancy vest is packed for use in accordance with standard procedures 
Ancillary equipment is packed for use in accordance with standard procedures 
Survival inflatable buoyancy vest is presented for inspection by supervisor in accordance with standard enterprise procedures 
Relevant documentation is completed and processed in accordance with standard enterprise procedures 
Fitting process is explained to the participant so that optimal fit can be achieved through relevant feedback 
Participant is measured to select appropriate size survival inflatable buoyancy vest 
Survival inflatable buoyancy vest is adjusted to optimise fit 
Survival inflatable buoyancy vest fit is verified through participant feedback and supervisor approval 
Relevant documentation is completed and processed in accordance with standard enterprise procedures 

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