This unit of competency requires application of skills and knowledge relating to the researching of data, drafting and processing of technical publications and amendments to technical publications, including maintenance manuals, operating instructions, parts catalogues, procedures manuals and related technical publications to support scheduled or unscheduled maintenance. Work may be performed individually or as part of a team.

The unit is part of Diploma and Advanced Diploma 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).

Evidence required to demonstrate competency in this unit must be relevant to and satisfy all of the requirements of the elements and performance criteria at least once under the specified conditions of assessment.

Evidence must be provided that the candidate can:

undertake research

utilise applicable documentation standards and style manuals

communicate orally

produce written communications to the required level

undertake problem solving

use word processing software and graphics packages to produce draft technical publications.

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:

word processing and graphics packages used for technical publication and publication amendment drafting

publication writing conventions, standards and specifications

the use of style guides

illustration techniques

reading of engineering drawings, including:

standard drawing sheets and drawing layouts

types of drawing

engineering standards and specifications

technical terms and abbreviations

sectioned views

dimensioning

tolerancing of dimensions

types of fit

aircraft standard hardware

screw threads

threaded components and washers

locking devices

rivets

special structural fasteners

spur gears

welding symbols and geometry tolerancing

surface texture

material specifications and metal surface treatment

reading of electrical and electronic circuits and wiring diagrams

development of system schematics

development of block diagrams

sketching

use and development of logic charts

development of fault diagnosis guides

the preparation of illustrators’ briefs

the preparation of indexes to publication contents

problem solving methodology

regulations relating to technical publications

work health and safety (WHS) legislation

for print-based publications, procedures for processing drafts through desktop publishing to printing, binding and distribution

for electronic format publications, the principles for publication database systems and the development of input data

requirements for, and methods of, maintaining publication records.

This unit may be assessed on the job, off the job or a combination of both on and off the job. Where assessment occurs off the job, that is, the candidate is not in productive work, an appropriate simulation must be used where the elements and performance criteria are fully covered across the range of conditions in the simulation scenarios.

The candidate must have access to all tools, equipment, materials and documentation required and must be permitted to refer to any relevant workplace procedures, product and manufacturing specifications, codes, standards, manuals and reference materials. The assessment environment should not disadvantage the candidate.

Assessors must be satisfied that the candidate can competently and consistently perform all elements of the unit as specified by the criteria, including required knowledge, and be capable of applying the competency in new and different situations and contexts.

Assessors should gather a range of evidence that is valid, sufficient, current and authentic. Evidence can be gathered through a variety of ways, including direct observation, supervisor’s reports, project work, samples and questioning. Questioning techniques should not require language, literacy and numeracy skills beyond those required in this unit of competency.

Assessors should gather a range of evidence that is valid, sufficient, current and authentic. The preferred method is the records in the Maintenance Management Competency Log. Where the individual does not have a Competency Log evidence can be gathered through a variety of ways, including direct observation, supervisor’s reports, project work, samples and questioning. Questioning techniques should not require language, literacy and numeracy skills beyond those required in this unit of competency.

Assessors must satisfy the requirements of the National Vocational Education and Training Regulator (Australian Skills Quality Authority, or its successors).

Foundation skills essential to performance are explicit in the performance criteria of this unit of competency.

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