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MEACOM0040 — Assess aviation maintenance spares and manage repairable items

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What an assessment for MEACOM0040 must cover

46 assessable components: 2 elements (11 performance criteria), 6 performance evidence and 23 knowledge evidence requirements, plus 6 foundation skills. 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 Assess spares

  • 1.1Identify and apply organisational spares assessment and supply information systems
  • 1.2Monitor maintenance data, spares usage data and trends, and vary required holdings of spares as required
  • 1.3Identify problems in spares availability, and determine strategies to resolve them
  • 1.4Determine the need for suitable substitute parts and, if parts are needed, obtain required engineering approvals according to applicable regulations and organisational policies and procedures
  • 1.5Identify acceptable sources of substitute parts and specify requirements for documentation, according to regulatory requirements and organisational policies and procedures
  • 1.6Observe configuration management (CM) requirements when assessing spares
  • 1.7Provide data required for input to ILS records where applicable

2 Manage repairable items

  • 2.1Monitor maintenance and reliability data and propose changes to maintenance programs where necessary
  • 2.2Raise documentation to allocate repairable items to maintenance facilities according to contractual requirements and organisational policies and procedures
  • 2.3Specify specific investigation or additional maintenance requirements
  • 2.4Provide data required for input to ILS records where applicable

Performance evidence

  • assess aviation maintenance spares during one scheduled or one unscheduled aviation maintenance activity, and during the activity:
  • use manual or computer-based organisational or proprietary system
  • identify suitable substitute parts from modification data; drawings, standards and specifications (in the case of piece parts and materials); and manufacturer catalogues and specifications (in the case of complete components, items of aeronautical product)
  • specify documentation required for substitute parts, including certification reports and release notes
  • manage the repair of at least three of the following repairable items during one scheduled or one unscheduled aviation maintenance activity: removable structural components, mechanical components, items of role equipment, hydraulic, pneumatic and fuel components, items of safety equipment, fire detection and extinguishing components, engines and engine components, propellers and rotors, electrical system components, instrument system components, radio system components, electronic systems components.
  • specify the need for further investigation or additional maintenance, including that involving: service difficulty (defect) report investigation, incident investigation, warranty claims, modifications, compliance with Airworthiness Directives or special technical instructions, service bulletin compliance.

Knowledge evidence

  • ILS (integrated logistic support) principles and procedures relating to assessing spares, managing repairable items, and configuration management
  • key features of ILS records, including: logistic support analysis plans
  • life cycle costing data
  • failure modes, effects and criticality analysis
  • baselines for reliability, availability, and maintainability
  • life support analysis record data
  • software packages used by the organisation for assessing spares, managing supply, and managing repairable items
  • use of drawings, standards and specifications to identify substitute piece parts and materials
  • use of catalogues and specifications to identify substitute components (items of aeronautical product)
  • regulations, organisational policies and procedures for assessing spares and managing repairable items, including: engineering approvals for the use of substitute parts
  • work health and safety (WHS) requirements relating to substitute piece parts, materials and components
  • fraud and ethics requirements set out in organisational code of conduct specific to the work
  • Civil Aviation Regulations (CAR) and associated advisory circulars (ACs)
  • Civil Aviation Safety Regulations (CASR), Manuals of Standards and associated Acceptable Means of Compliance and Guidance Material
  • aviation maintenance organisation expositions
  • continuing airworthiness management organisation expositions
  • organisational policy manuals
  • quality manuals
  • organisational procedures manuals
  • work instructions
  • Defence regulations and instructions
  • maintenance management plan
  • standing instructions.

Foundation skills

  • Technology skills: to use software packages relevant to assessing spares and managing repairable items.
  • Reading skills: to interpret organisation and regulatory requirements.
  • Oral communication skills: to work effectively with others.
  • Written communication skills: complete workplace documentation.
  • Numeracy skills: to interpret and prepare data.
  • Learning skills: to identify and address problems.

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What does an assessment tool for MEACOM0040 need to cover?

To satisfy the Principles of Assessment and Rules of Evidence, an assessment for MEACOM0040 needs to address all 46 unit components: 2 elements with 11 performance criteria, 6 performance evidence requirements, 23 knowledge evidence requirements, and the foundation skills. A coverage matrix mapping each question and task to these components is what an auditor looks for.

How does Auditori generate an assessment tool for MEACOM0040?

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