Description

This qualification may apply to employees of civil aviation maintenance organisations or to members of the Australian Defence Force who are engaged in the repair and modification of aircraft structures. The qualification defines the exit from apprenticeship and may apply to work performed in hangars on the structure of complete aircraft and to work performed in workshops on structural components.
The training pathways provide for work on both metal and composite structure. In some cases, primarily in the General Aviation sector, individuals may be also required to work on aircraft with wooden structure and/or fabric covering. The applicable competencies are covered in units and MEA357A Inspect, test and repair aircraft fabric surfaces, MEA358A Recover aircraft fabric surfaces and MEA359A Inspect and repair aircraft wooden structures
The qualification consists of:
Common and imported units that apply to all Aeroskills specialist streams at Certificate III and IV levels
Mandatory and elective mechanical technical stream units that provide a required degree of multi-skilling
Mandatory structures technical stream units
The qualification also provides credits towards the MEA50410 Diploma of Aviation Maintenance Management (Mechanical) and the MEA60110 Advanced Diploma of Aviation Maintenance Management (Mechanical). A limited number of credits are also provided towards the MEA50210 Diploma of Aeroskills (Mechanical).