MEA296 — Use electrical test equipment in aviation maintenance activities
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What an assessment for MEA296 must cover
28 assessable components: 3 elements (6 performance criteria), 9 performance evidence and 13 knowledge evidence requirements. An audit-defensible tool maps every question and task back to these — that mapping is the coverage matrix Auditori generates alongside the assessment.
Elements & performance criteria
1 Select required test equipment
- 1.1Review job specifications to identify system and component test requirements
- 1.2Select test equipment required for aviation maintenance activity
2 Prepare test equipment for use
- 2.1Check test equipment for serviceability and fit applicable leads where required according to organisational procedures and maintenance manuals
- 2.2Select applicable function and range of measurement according to organisational procedures
3 Test system or component
- 3.1Determine test points and polarity of system or component
- 3.2Use prepared test equipment to measure required parameters in line with work health and safety (WHS) requirements and industry standard procedures specified by manufacturers, regulatory authorities, and organisation
Performance evidence
- under routine supervision, select required items of test equipment and use them to perform the measurements and test each of the following: volts, amps and power
- frequency
- phase angle, which may be omitted if not relevant to the organisation
- continuity, resistance and insulation
- bonding
- apply required work health and safety (WHS) practices
- use selectors and scale adjustment of each item of test equipment to ensure accurate measurement of applicable parameter
- connect test equipment to components or circuits
- determine polarity and applicable connection points for measurement or testing
Knowledge evidence
- industry, regulatory and organisational requirements, procedures and methods relating to the use of electrical test equipment in the aviation maintenance activities described in the performance evidence, including: job specifications
- procedures for checking serviceability of test equipment
- procedures for fitting leads
- procedures for selecting function and range of measurement
- WHS requirements and practices
- industry standard procedures specified by manufacturers, regulatory authorities, and the organisation for using prepared test equipment to measure required parameters
- range of electrical test equipment used to measure or test: volts, amps and power
- frequency
- phase angle
- continuity, resistance and insulation
- bonding
- test equipment construction and calibration, and testing for serviceability
- methods used to identify applicable polarity and connection to components and circuits
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Questions about assessing MEA296
What does an assessment tool for MEA296 need to cover?
To satisfy the Principles of Assessment and Rules of Evidence, an assessment for MEA296 needs to address all 28 unit components: 3 elements with 6 performance criteria, 9 performance evidence requirements, 13 knowledge evidence requirements, and the foundation skills. A coverage matrix mapping each question and task to these components is what an auditor looks for.
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