Formats and tools
- Unit Description
- Reconstruct the unit from the xml and display it as an HTML page.
- Assessment Tool
- an assessor resource that builds a framework for writing an assessment tool
- Assessment Template
- generate a spreadsheet for marking this unit in a classroom environment. Put student names in the top row and check them off as they demonstrate competenece for each of the unit's elements and performance criteria.
- Assessment Matrix
- a slightly different format than the assessment template. A spreadsheet with unit names, elements and performance criteria in separate columns. Put assessment names in column headings to track which performance criteria each one covers. Good for ensuring that you've covered every one of the performance criteria with your assessment instrument (all assessement tools together).
- Wiki Markup
- mark up the unit in a wiki markup codes, ready to copy and paste into a wiki page. The output will work in most wikis but is designed to work particularly well as a Wikiversity learning project.
- Evidence Guide
- create an evidence guide for workplace assessment and RPL applicants
- Competency Mapping Template
- Unit of Competency Mapping – Information for Teachers/Assessors – Information for Learners. A template for developing assessments for a unit, which will help you to create valid, fair and reliable assessments for the unit, ready to give to trainers and students
- Observation Checklist
- create an observation checklist for workplace assessment and RPL applicants. This is similar to the evidence guide above, but a little shorter and friendlier on your printer. You will also need to create a seperate Assessor Marking Guide for guidelines on gathering evidence and a list of key points for each activity observed using the unit's range statement, required skills and evidence required (see the unit's html page for details)
- Self Assessment Survey
- A form for students to assess thier current skill levels against each of the unit's performance criteria. Cut and paste into a web document or print and distribute in hard copy.
- Moodle Outcomes
- Create a csv file of the unit's performance criteria to import into a moodle course as outcomes, ready to associate with each of your assignments. Here's a quick 'how to' for importing these into moodle 2.x
- Registered Training Organisations
- Trying to find someone to train or assess you? This link lists all the RTOs that are currently registered to deliver MEA731, 'Perform aircraft weight control activities'.
- Google Links
- links to google searches, with filtering in place to maximise the usefulness of the returned results
- Books
- Reference books for 'Perform aircraft weight control activities' on fishpond.com.au. This online store has a huge range of books, pretty reasonable prices, free delivery in Australia *and* they give a small commission to ntisthis.com for every purchase, so go nuts :)
Elements and Performance Criteria
ELEMENTS | PERFORMANCE CRITERIA | ||
Elements describe the essential outcomes. | Performance criteria describe the performance needed to demonstrate achievement of the element. | ||
1. | Determine requirement to weigh an aircraft | 1.1 | Determine regulatory, aircraft manufacturer, and organisational requirements for weighing aircraft |
1.2 | Identify modifications or repairs that necessitate the weighing of aircraft | ||
1.3 | Identify regulatory requirements for weighing the aircraft, and required time intervals for re-weighing it | ||
1.4 | Identify regulatory requirements for establishing fleet weight values, and required time intervals for re-establishing them | ||
2. | Weigh aircraft | 2.1 | Determine applicable weighing procedure |
2.2 | Assemble required support equipment and scales or load cells, and personnel qualified to perform the weighing activity | ||
2.3 | Ensure aircraft is prepared for weighing according to aircraft maintenance manuals, applicable data, and work health and safety (WHS) requirements | ||
2.4 | Ensure aircraft is placed on weighing equipment and set up in required weighing attitude while observing WHS requirements | ||
2.5 | Weigh aircraft according to specified procedure | ||
2.6 | Ensure aircraft is restored to operating configuration | ||
3. | Calculate and assess centre of gravity | 3.1 | Determine aircraft empty weight from weighing results |
3.2 | Use required moment arm data and mathematical formulas to calculate empty weight CG | ||
3.3 | Initiate remedial action according to regulatory requirements and organisational procedures if CG is outside certificated limits for aircraft type | ||
4. | Update aircraft weighing record | 4.1 | Update aircraft weighing summary with revised aircraft empty weight and empty weight CG data according to regulatory requirements and organisational procedures |
4.2 | Revise load data sheet as required to align with revised aircraft weighing summary weight and balance data | ||
5. | Develop or update an aircraft loading system | 5.1 | Determine fore and aft CG weight and balance extreme conditions, and revise load data sheet and loading system as required |
5.2 | Calculate aircraft operational weight and operational weight CG for entry on to load data sheet and for use in developing or revising aircraft loading system | ||
5.3 | For small aircraft, develop/revise loading system using placards placed in aircraft or information in Aircraft Flight Manual | ||
5.4 | For large aircraft, calculate weight and balance data for required passenger and cargo loading requirements/configurations, and present data in a form that meets regulatory and organisational requirements for a system that guides and controls aircraft loading | ||
5.5 | Update or provide data for updating computers used for aircraft loading and weight and balance computations | ||
5.6 | Provide data to designated authority for the amendment of flight manual content relating to aircraft weight and balance | ||