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Supervise civil aircraft maintenance activities and manage human resources in the workplace

Supervise civil aircraft maintenance activities and manage human resources in the workplace

Unit of competency
National Code
MEA113
State Code
AUE00
TGA Status
Current
DTWD Status
Approved
Current Release Number
1.00
Current Release Date
12/02/2015
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State Implementation and Classification
Approved Date
22/07/2015
Field of Education
080303 - Human Resource Management
Original Release Date
22/07/2015
Nominal Hours
80
Description
This unit of competency requires application of supervisory and personnel management skills in the performance of all aviation maintenance activities.This is one of the units that must be attained to progress from Aircraft Maintenance Engineer (AME) to the grant of a maintenance certification licence. It covers the competencies required to supervise maintenance activities, apply human resource management practices applicable at the supervisor level, and contribute to workplace training and competency assessment during scheduled or unscheduled maintenance. Work may be performed individually or as part of a team.The skills and knowledge covered by the units of competency at Certificate IV level listed in the MEA Aeroskills Training Package for the qualification leading to the applicable maintenance certification licence sought are prerequisite to the attainment of the elements of competency specified in this unit. This includes full coverage of the Civil Aviation Safety Regulation (CASR) Part 66 Avionics or Mechanical Syllabus subjects/topics.
Notes
Elements and Performance Criteria
1. Plan maintenance for teams
  • 1.1 Maintenance tasks are identified and interpreted from available maintenance data or schedules in accordance with enterprise procedures
  • 1.2 Workload is organised in order of priority taking into consideration, where applicable, mandatory and optional maintenance tasks
  • 1.3 Timeframes are taken into consideration when prioritising maintenance tasks
  • 1.4 Required resources are obtained to facilitate planned maintenance tasks
2. Implement maintenance for teams
  • 2.1 Maintenance tasks are allocated to appropriate team members with consideration of individual’s experience and qualifications
  • 2.2 Personnel are clearly briefed on their responsibility and function in the team
  • 2.3 Team members are correctly authorised to operate the required items of ground support equipment
  • 2.4 Team members are instructed to observe work health and safety (WHS) requirements and all safety hazards are promptly identified and addressed
3. Provide guidance
  • 3.1 Guidance is provided to staff, appropriate to the maintenance task and individual’s experience, including the communication of relevant maintenance data and procedures
  • 3.2 Guidance is readily available, in person as appropriate to the maintenance task
  • 3.3 Guidance is provided in determining the cause of difficult faults or faults not covered in maintenance manual fault diagnosis guides
4. Monitor maintenance quality
  • 4.1 Activities are checked and personnel are guided to ensure that maintenance is performed in accordance with the applicable documentation, policies and procedures
  • 4.2 Completed work, including stages of maintenance, is inspected for serviceability and prepared for certification on applicable documentation
5. Perform human resource management activities at the supervisor level
  • 5.1 Human factors affecting job performance are identified and responded to
  • 5.2 The possibility of maintenance errors is minimised
  • 5.3 Sound teamwork is maintained through an awareness of contributing factors
  • 5.4 Sound employment relations are maintained
6. Perform workplace training tasks
  • 6.1 On-job training is delivered through the reinforcement of knowledge and skills gained in off-job training and guiding their application to specific on-job maintenance tasks
  • 6.2 The Supervisor’s Verification portion of the Workplace History Sheets (Section 3) of the Log of Industrial Experience and Achievement is completed
  • 6.3 Expert witness verification of competency for CASR Part 147 Maintenance Training Organisation (MTO) workplace assessors is provided when required
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