Elements and Performance Criteria

The range statement relates to the unit of competency as a whole. It allows for different work environments and situations that may affect performance. Bold italicised wording, if used in the performance criteria, is detailed below. Essential operating conditions that may be present with training and assessment (depending on the work situation, needs of the candidate, accessibility of the item, and local industry and regional contexts) may also be included.
Note
Range statements listed below are numbered to facilitate specification of the assessment requirements included in the Evidence Guide
Application of competency
The competency applies to the selection and use of hand and power tools and equipment associated with on-aircraft or workshop related activities in the aircraft maintenance environment that involve:
1. Laying out and fabricating simple items from common aircraft materials
2. Assembling items using a representative range of common types of aircraft attachment hardware for which relevant fits and clearances, appropriate safety locking devices and fasteners, including lockwire, are correctly selected and applied
3. Assembling/connecting a range of common aircraft connectors and plumbing, applying safety locking devices, where applicable
4. Assembling/connecting aircraft control cables and applying safety locking devices, where applicable
The use of tools and equipment
The use of tools and equipment includes the related manipulative skills required to perform maintenance
Application
Application of this unit may relate to:
scheduled or unscheduled maintenance activities
individual or team-related activities
Procedures and requirements
Refer to industry standard procedures specified by manufacturers, regulatory authorities or the enterprise

The Evidence Guide provides advice on assessment and must be read in conjunction with the performance criteria, required skills and knowledge, range statement and the Assessment Guidelines for the Training Package.
Overview of assessment
A person who demonstrates competency in this unit must be able to use aviation maintenance hand and power tools to lay out and fabricate simple items, correctly assemble items and apply safety locking devices.
Critical aspects for assessment and evidence required to demonstrate competency in this unit
This unit must be linked in its assessment and application to those units that apply to actual maintenance of aircraft. It is essential that all OHS requirements are met and understood.
Evidence of knowledge about how tools and equipment are selected, used and maintained is essential. The ability to manipulate tools and equipment correctly in the performance of tasks is necessary to demonstrate transferability of hand skills across a variety of applications.
A person cannot be assessed as competent until it can be demonstrated to the satisfaction of the workplace assessor that the relevant elements of the unit of competency are being achieved under routine supervision on the tasks listed in Groups 1 to 4 in the Range Statement. This shall be established via the records in the Log of Industrial Experience and Achievement or, where appropriate, an equivalent Industry.
Context of and specific resources for assessment
Competency should be assessed in the work environment, or by use of simulated activities, using tools and equipment specified by aircraft manuals as well as general purpose tools and test equipment found in most routine situations. It is expected that the person operating these tools and equipment would be able to demonstrate a broad application of their skills.
Method of assessment

Guidance information for assessment