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MEALSU0003 — Maintain and fit immersion suits

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What an assessment for MEALSU0003 must cover

72 assessable components: 2 elements (14 performance criteria), 13 performance evidence and 42 knowledge evidence requirements, plus 3 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 Maintain immersion suit

  • 1.1Inspect immersion suit for serviceability in accordance with standard procedures
  • 1.2Test immersion suit for serviceability in accordance with standard procedures and manufacturer’s specifications
  • 1.3Report identified faults beyond own authority to rectify to supervisor and quarantine faulty immersion suit
  • 1.4Replace unserviceable parts of the immersion suit while observing all relevant work health and safety (WHS) requirements, including the use of material safety data sheets (MSDSs) and items of personal protective equipment (PPE)
  • 1.5Clean immersion suit in accordance with standard procedures
  • 1.6Repack immersion suit in accordance with standard procedures
  • 1.7Present immersion suit for inspection by supervisor in accordance with standard procedures
  • 1.8Complete and process maintenance documentation in accordance with standard enterprise procedures
  • 1.9Clean and perform required maintenance on equipment and tools used in accordance with standard enterprise procedures

2 Fit immersion suit

  • 2.1Explain fitting process to participant to achieve optimal fit
  • 2.2Measure participant and select appropriate size immersion suit based on available information
  • 2.3Use available information and participant feedback to adjust immersion suit to optimise fit
  • 2.4Organise verification of immersion suit fit by supervisor in accordance with standard enterprise procedures
  • 2.5Complete and process required documentation in accordance with standard enterprise procedures

Performance evidence

  • maintain three immersion suits, covering a representative range of maintenance tasks, and correctly fit anti-G suits to at least three differently sized individuals
  • use applicable tools and maintenance documentation to:
  • test and inspect immersion suits for serviceability
  • replace unserviceable components (boots, gloves, life-line, light, seals around wrist and neck, whistle) in accordance with approved procedures, including the use of hazardous materials and adhesives
  • select and use appropriate immersion suit cleaning materials
  • correctly fit immersion suits to users, adjusting leg length, sleeve length and trimming seals
  • operate specialist equipment, including at least three of the following:
  • heat press
  • vacuum heat sealer
  • 3 stage in-line breathing apparatus
  • filter extraction systems
  • spill kits
  • apply procedures, cleanliness requirements and safety precautions at all times, and as relevant to the maintenance and fitting tasks being performed.

Knowledge evidence

  • relevant enterprise procedures and maintenance publications, including:
  • equipment manufacturers’ specifications and procedures
  • industry practices
  • safety manuals
  • maintenance schedules
  • work instructions
  • maintenance organisation manuals
  • standing instructions
  • Commonwealth, state and territory work health and safety (WHS) legislation, regulations, codes and procedures for immersion suit maintenance, including selecting and using personal protective equipment (PPE)
  • Australian Standards for oxygen masks
  • Defence Aviation Safety Authority (DASA) regulations and instructions
  • how to obtain material safety data sheets (MSDSs)
  • emergency procedures in relation to chemical spills and emergency evacuation of personnel in distress
  • chemical disposal procedures
  • requirements for storage of adhesives
  • cold shock and hypothermia in relation to survival
  • priorities of survival and how they relate to immersion suits and associated ancillary equipment
  • physiological effects of flight
  • critical nature of maintaining and fitting immersion suits
  • materials used to manufacture immersion suits (i.e. neoprene and Gor-Tex)
  • operation of testing and measuring equipment and tools used to maintain immersion suits
  • components of an immersion suit and their function
  • typical faults that may affect immersion suits, including:
  • contamination
  • corrosion of metal parts, such as zippers
  • delamination
  • incorrect manufacture
  • leaks
  • lifting of tapes
  • scuffing (e.g. boot)
  • tears in suit or seals
  • modification requirements for immersion suits
  • immersion suit repair procedures and limitations
  • immersion suit cleaning methods and materials
  • handling, storage and transit procedures relating to life support equipment
  • handling and storage procedures relating to immersion suits (i.e. Macpac highly susceptible to damage)
  • specialist equipment operation, including:
  • heat press
  • vacuum heat sealer
  • 3 stage in-line breathing apparatus
  • filter extraction systems
  • spill kits

Foundation skills

  • Reading skills: to interpret a wide range of procedures and manuals
  • Numeracy skills: to interpret technical information
  • Writing and oral communication skills: to explain the fitting process and complete documentation.

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What does an assessment tool for MEALSU0003 need to cover?

To satisfy the Principles of Assessment and Rules of Evidence, an assessment for MEALSU0003 needs to address all 72 unit components: 2 elements with 14 performance criteria, 13 performance evidence requirements, 42 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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