Certificate III in Aircraft Life Support and Furnishing - MEA30318

BAE Systems Australia Ltd

Type of institution: Registered Training Organisation
Level: Pre-degree
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This qualification applies to members of the Australian Defence Force (ADF) and to employees of Aircraft Maintenance Organisations (AMOs) who are maintaining aircraft and personal life support equipment and aircraft furnishings.The qualification consists of a number of common units plus mandatory and elective technical stream units, including a number of imported units dealing with explosive ordnance (pyrotechnics) safety and inspection, and with sewing, trimming and use of fabric adhesives.The qualification articulates with MEA41118 Certificate IV in Aircraft Life Support and Furnishing and the common units and the elective Avionic, Mechanical and Structures Technical Stream units provide a number of credits towards other Aeroskills Certificates at Certificate II, III and IV levels.This qualification applies to workplaces that operate under the airworthiness regulatory systems of the ADF and the Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA). Any regulatory/licensing requirements associated with any MEA units of competency must be met.

Subjects

  • Use electrical test equipment to perform basic electrical tests on aircraft and components
  • Pre-treat aluminium alloy surfaces
  • Apply marine sewing and installation techniques
  • Maintain and fit immersion suits
  • Apply trimming adhesives
  • Apply quality standards during aviation maintenance activities
  • Maintain and fit oxygen masks
  • Operate and maintain sewing machines and overlockers
  • Maintain and pack survival inflatable life rafts
  • Perform aircraft flight servicing
  • Remove and install aircraft pneumatic system components
  • Participate in environmentally sustainable work practices
  • Remove and install aircraft hydro-mechanical and landing gear system components
  • Work safely with explosive ordnance
  • Apply aircraft identification markings, graphics and decals
  • Conduct explosives inspection
  • Plan and organise aviation maintenance work activities
  • Apply work health and safety practices in aviation maintenance
  • Maintain seat and pod electrical and electronic systems
  • Perform basic hand skills, standard trade practices and fundamentals in aviation maintenance
  • Trim vehicle components
  • Remove and install non-pressurised aircraft structural and non-structural components
  • Maintain and fit helmets
  • Complete aviation maintenance industry documentation
  • Conduct self in the aviation maintenance environment
  • Remove surface coatings from aircraft or aircraft components
  • Machine sew materials
  • Manufacture, repair and alter aircraft related fabric components
  • Inspect, repair and modify non-primary structure components in aircraft cabins and cockpits
  • Select trim and fabric materials
  • Maintain, install and remove restraint systems
  • Interpret and use aviation maintenance industry manuals and specifications
  • Use adhesives
  • Cut single layer fabrics
  • Remove light corrosion from aircraft
  • Remove and install pressurised aircraft structural and non-structural components
  • Package explosives
  • Maintain and fit anti-G suits
  • Maintain and pack escape slides
  • Maintain and pack parachutes
  • Use comparison and basic measuring devices
  • Unpackage explosives
  • Maintain, pack and fit survival inflatable buoyancy vests

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