Certificate IV in Aeroskills (Mechanical)

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Description

This qualification may apply to employees of civil aviation maintenance organisations or to members of the ADF who perform scheduled inspections, fault diagnosis and repair, and modification of airframes and airframe mechanical, hydraulic and pneumatic systems and components, and of aircraft engines and (where applicable) propellers.

The qualification defines the exit from an apprenticeship and may apply to either aircraft maintenance performed on flight lines/ramps and in hangars, or to airframe and engine component repair and overhaul performed in workshops. These outcomes are defined in two streams:

aircraft maintenance stream

component maintenance workshop stream.

The qualification consists of:

common units that apply to all Aeroskills specialist streams at AQF Certificate III and IV levels

mechanical and structures technical stream units relating to airframe and engine system and component maintenance

mechanical technical stream units and a small number of avionic stream units that are applicable to the aircraft component maintenance workshop stream.

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Satisfied with Training

Percentage of graduates in the Engineering and Related Technologies field who were satisfied with the training (Certificate IV).

Improved Work Status

Percentage of graduates in the Engineering and Related Technologies field who started/expanded a business or who have a new job, more highly skilled work, a promotion or higher pay (Certificate IV).

Salary

The middle of the range of salaries earned by graduates in the Engineering and Related Technologies field starting their first ever full-time job after graduating (Certificate IV).

Jobs

Graduates of the Engineering and Related Technologies field (Certificate IV) are most often employed as:

34.4%

Technicians and Trades Workers

22.5%

Machinery Operators and Drivers

11.3%

Professionals

Industries

Graduates of the Engineering and Related Technologies field (Certificate IV) are most often employed in:

19.8%

Manufacturing

19.5%

Transport, Postal and Warehousing

15.5%

Construction

All statistics are supplied by the National Centre for Vocational Education Research.

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Units & Packaging

To be awarded the MEA40711 Certificate IV in Aeroskills (Mechanical), competency must be demonstrated in:

Aircraft Maintenance Stream

Core common and imported units: eight (8) units

Elective technical stream units from Group A: thirteen (13) units

Total: twenty one (21) units.

Component Maintenance Workshop Stream

Core common and imported units: eight (8) units

Elective technical stream units from Groups B and C: six (6) units

Total: fourteen (14) units.

Core units of competency (common to both streams)

Unit code	Unit title	Prerequisites
MEA101B	Interpret occupational health and safety practices in aviation maintenance	Nil
MEA103B	Plan and organise aviation maintenance work activities	MEA101B, MEA105C, MEA107B, MEA108B
MEA105C	Apply quality standards applicable to aviation maintenance processes	MEA101B, MEA107B
MEA107B	Interpret and use aviation maintenance industry manuals and specifications	Nil
MEA108B	Complete aviation maintenance industry documentation	MEA105C
MEA109B	Perform basic hand skills, standard trade practices and fundamentals in aviation maintenance	MEA105C, MEA108B
MEA118A	Conduct self in the aviation maintenance environment	Nil
MSAENV272B	Participate in environmentally sustainable work practices	Nil

Elective units

Group A (Aircraft Maintenance Stream)

Choose thirteen (13) of the elective mechanical and structures technical stream units listed below while observing the unit selection guidelines in column four.

Unit code	Unit title	Prerequisites	Unit selection guidelines
MEA201B	Remove and install miscellaneous aircraft electrical hardware/components	MEA101B MEA103B MEA105C MEA107B MEA108B MEA109B
MEA246C	Fabricate and/or repair aircraft electrical hardware or parts	MEA201B MEA260B
MEA260B	Use electrical test equipment	MEA101B MEA103B MEA105C MEA107B MEA108B MEA109B
MEA301C	Perform aircraft flight servicing	MEA101B MEA103B MEA105C MEA107B MEA108B MEA109B
MEA302C	Remove and install aircraft hydro-mechanical and landing gear system components	MEA101B MEA103B MEA105C MEA107B MEA108B MEA109B
MEA303D	Remove and install aircraft pneumatic system components	MEA101B MEA103B MEA105C MEA107B MEA108B MEA109B
MEA304C	Remove and install non-pressurised aircraft structural and non-structural components	MEA302C	Do not take with MEA317C
MEA305C	Remove and install aircraft fixed wing flight control system components	MEA302C
MEA306C	Remove and install engines and engine system components	MEA302C
MEA307C	Remove and install propeller systems and components	MEA101B MEA103B MEA105C MEA107B MEA108B MEA109B
MEA308C	Remove and install rotary wing rotor and flight control system components	MEA302C	Alternate to both MEA305C and MEA307C – count as two units
MEA309C	Inspect, test and troubleshoot aircraft hydro-mechanical and landing gear systems and components	MEA302C	Do not take with MEA318C and MEA320C
MEA310C	Inspect, test and troubleshoot aircraft pneumatic systems and components	MEA303D	Do not take with MEA318C and MEA320C
MEA311D	Inspect and repair/modify aircraft structures	MEA304C or MEA317C	Do not take with MEA339C or both MEA401C and MEA410C – count as 3 units
MEA312C	Inspect, test and troubleshoot aircraft fixed wing flight control systems and components	MEA305C	Do not take with MEA318C and MEA321C
MEA313C	Inspect, test and troubleshoot piston engine systems and components	MEA306C
MEA314C	Inspect, test and troubleshoot gas turbine engine systems and components	MEA306C	Do not take with MEA319C and MEA322C
MEA315C	Inspect, test and troubleshoot propeller systems and components	MEA307C
MEA316C	Inspect, test and troubleshoot rotary wing rotor and control systems and components	MEA308C	Alternative to both of MEA312C and MEA315C – count as two units
MEA317C	Remove and install pressurised aircraft structural and non-structural components	MEA302C MEA303D	Do not take with MEA304C
MEA318C	Inspect aircraft hydro-mechanical, mechanical, gaseous and landing gear systems and components	MEA302C MEA303D MEM305C	Do not take with MEA309C or MEA310C
MEA319C	Inspect gas turbine engine systems and components	MEA306C	Do not take with MEA314C
MEA320C	Test and troubleshoot aircraft hydro-mechanical, mechanical, gaseous and landing gear systems and components	MEA318C	Do not take with MEA309C or MEA310C
MEA321C	Test and troubleshoot aircraft fixed wing flight control systems and components	MEA318C	Do not take with MEA312C
MEA322C	Test and troubleshoot gas turbine engine systems and components	MEA319C	Do not take with MEA314C
MEA327B	Fabricate and/or repair aircraft mechanical components or parts	MEA101B MEA103B MEA105C MEA107B MEA108B MEA109B	Do not take with MEA328C
MEA328C	Maintain and/or repair aircraft mechanical components or parts	MEA302C MEA303D	Do not take with MEA327B
MEA339C	Inspect, repair and maintain aircraft structures	MEA304C or MEA317C	Do not take with MEA311D or MEA401C and MEA410C – count as 2 units
MEA351A	Maintain airframe systems of basic light fixed wing aircraft	MEA101B MEA103B MEA105C MEA107B MEA108B MEA109B	Applicable only to basic light aircraft maintenance
MEA352A	Maintain basic rotary wing aircraft systems	MEA101B MEA103B MEA105C MEA107B MEA108B MEA109B	Applicable only to basic helicopter maintenance
MEA353A	Maintain basic light aircraft engines and propellers	MEA101B MEA103B MEA105C MEA107B MEA108B MEA109B	Applicable only to basic light aircraft and basic helicopter maintenance
MEA354A	Maintain light aircraft pneumatic systems	MEA101B MEA103B MEA105C MEA107B MEA108B MEA109B	Applicable only to small aircraft maintenance
MEA355A	Maintain light aircraft air cycle air conditioning systems	MEA201B MEA246C	Applicable only to small aircraft maintenance
MEA356A	Maintain light piston engine aircraft pressurisation systems	MEA201B MEA246C	Applicable only to small aircraft maintenance
MEA357A	Inspect, test and repair aircraft fabric surfaces	MEA101B MEA103B MEA105C MEA107B MEA108B MEA109B
MEA358A	Re-cover aircraft fabric surfaces	MEA357A
MEA359A	Inspect and repair aircraft wooden structures	MEA101B MEA103B MEA105C MEA107B MEA108B MEA109B
MEA360A	Maintain aircraft diesel engines	MEA353A
MEA361A	Maintain aircraft two stroke petrol engines	MEA353A
MEA362A	Maintain aircraft vapour cycle air conditioning systems	MEA201B MEA246C
MEA363B	Inspect, repair and maintain structures and related components of non-pressurised small aircraft	MEA101B MEA103B MEA105C MEA107B MEA108B MEA109B	Do not take with MEA304C, 311C or 339B – applicable only to small aircraft – count as two units
MEA364A	Maintain and/or repair small aircraft mechanical components or parts	MEA101B MEA103B MEA105C MEA107B MEA108B MEA109B	Do not take with MEA328C – applicable only to small aircraft
MEA366A	Perform borescope inspections	MEA313C or MEA314C or MEA322C or MEA387A or MEA388A	Additional unit where CASA borescope inspection authority required
MEA401C	Inspect aircraft structures	MEA101B MEA103B MEA105C MEA107B MEA108B MEA109B	Do not take with MEA311D or MEA339C
MEA410C	Maintain aircraft structure/components	MEA401C	Do not take with MEA311D or MEA339C

Groups B and C (Component Workshop Stream)

Choose at least three (3) of the elective technical stream units listed in Group B and make up to a total of six (6) units with units from Group C.

Group B

Unit code	Unit title	Prerequisites
MEA380A	Repair and/or overhaul aircraft hydraulic system components	MEA101B MEA103B MEA105C MEA107B MEA108B MEA109B
MEA381A	Repair and/or overhaul aircraft pneumatic system components	MEA101B MEA103B MEA105C MEA107B MEA108B MEA109B
MEA382A	Repair and/or overhaul aircraft fuel system components	MEA101B MEA103B MEA105C MEA107B MEA108B MEA109B
MEA383A	Repair and/or overhaul gas turbine engine air inlet and compressor components and/or modules	MEA101B MEA103B MEA105C MEA107B MEA108B MEA109B
MEA384A	Repair and/or overhaul gas turbine engine combustion section components and/or modules	MEA101B MEA103B MEA105C MEA107B MEA108B MEA109B
MEA385A	Repair and/or overhaul gas turbine engine turbine and exhaust section components	MEA101B MEA103B MEA105C MEA107B MEA108B MEA109B
MEA386A	Repair and/or overhaul gas turbine engine ancillary section components	MEA101B MEA103B MEA105C MEA107B MEA108B MEA109B
MEA387A	Test gas turbine engines and engine modules after overhaul or repair	MEA383A MEA384A MEA385A MEA386A
MEA389A	Repair and/or overhaul propellers	MEA101B MEA103B MEA105C MEA107B MEA108B MEA109B
MEA390A	Repair and/or overhaul rotary wing dynamic components	MEA101B MEA103B MEA105C MEA107B MEA108B MEA109B
MEA391A	Repair and/or overhaul aircraft mechanical system components	MEA101B MEA103B MEA105C MEA107B MEA108B MEA109B
MEA392A	Disassemble aircraft piston engines	MEA101B MEA103B MEA105C MEA107B MEA108B MEA109B
MEA393A	Repair and/or overhaul aircraft piston engine cylinder assembly components	MEA101B MEA103B MEA105C MEA107B MEA108B MEA109B
MEA394A	Repair and/or overhaul aircraft piston engine crankcase assembly components	MEA101B MEA103B MEA105C MEA107B MEA108B MEA109B
MEA395A	Reassemble aircraft piston engines	MEA101B MEA103B MEA105C MEA107B MEA108B MEA109B
MEA396A	Assemble aircraft piston engine quick engine change unit	MEA101B MEA103B MEA105C MEA107B MEA108B MEA109B
MEA397A	Test aircraft piston engines after repair or overhaul	MEA392A MEA393A MEA394A MEA395A MEA396A

Group C

Unit code	Unit title	Prerequisites
MEA201B	Remove and install miscellaneous aircraft electrical hardware/components	MEA101B MEA103B MEA105C MEA107B MEA108B MEA109B
MEA246C	Fabricate and/or repair aircraft electrical hardware or parts	MEA201B MEA260B
MEA260B	Use electrical test equipment	MEA101B MEA103B MEA105C MEA107B MEA108B MEA109B
MEA368A	Shot peen aircraft components	MEA101B MEA103B MEA105C MEA107B MEA108B MEA109B
MEM24002B	Perform penetrant testing	MEM18001C MEM24012C
MEM24004B	Perform magnetic particle testing	MEM18001C MEM24012C
MEM24012C	Apply metallurgy principles	Nil

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Student Outcomes

Satisfied with Training

Improved Work Status

Salary

Jobs

34.4%

22.5%

11.3%

Industries

19.8%

19.5%

15.5%

Financial Assistance

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