Qualification details
Title
New Zealand Certificate in Aircraft Servicing (Level 3)
Version
1
Qualification type
Certificate
Level
3
Credits
80
NZSCED
031503
Engineering and Related Technologies > Aerospace Engineering
and Technology > Aircraft Maintenance Engineering
Qualification developer
ServiceIQ
Next review
December 2020
Approval date
October 2015
Strategic purpose statement
The purpose of this qualification is to provide the aeronautical
engineering industry with graduates who have gained the skills in
servicing aircraft, either fixed wing or helicopters, on a flight line
or ramp.
This qualification is intended for learners who are planning to
embark on a career in the aviation industry as an aeronautical
engineer servicing aircraft.
The aeronautical engineering sector of the aviation industry will
benefit through recruitment of staff capable of completing
servicing of aircraft on a flight line or ramp
Graduates will be equipped with a comprehensive base of skills
and experience that will prepare them for further employment in
Aeronautical Engineering.
Outcome Statement
Graduate profile
Education pathway
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Graduates of this qualification will be able to:
-
interpret, evaluate, and apply information from aeronautical
publications, including aircraft maintenance documentation,
to complete maintenance tasks
-
apply safe work practices in an aeronautical engineering
workplace, whilst exhibiting professional and ethical conduct
to promote the safe maintenance of airworthiness standards
as expected of a qualified Aeronautical Engineering
tradesperson
-
service aircraft on a flight line or ramp, applying skills to carry
out tasks such as replenishments, refuelling, ground
handling, and pre- and post-flight checks on fixed wing
aircraft or helicopters
The qualification is designed as a stand-alone qualification. While
this qualification does not specifically lead to other qualifications,
it can provide a pathway to other training opportunities, both off
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job and on job, in Aeronautical Engineering for which a number
of qualifications and/or training opportunities are available,
depending on the direction of their intended career pathway.
Pathway qualifications include:
Employment pathway

New Zealand Certificate in Aeronautical Engineering
(Applied Skills) (Level 4) with strands in Aeronautical
Composites, Aeronautical Non Destructive Testing, Aircraft
Mechanical, Aircraft Powerplant, Aircraft Structures,
Armament, Avionic Electrical Repair, Avionic Instrument
Repair, Avionic Radio Repair, Avionic Maintenance, and
Rotorcraft [Ref: 2909]

New Zealand Certificate in Aeronautical Engineering
(Specialist Support) (Level 4) with strands in General
Aviation; Aeronautical Composites; Aeronautical
Electroplating; Aeronautical Machining; Aeronautical Non
Destructive Testing; Aircraft Furnishings and Equipment;
Aircraft Mechanical; Aircraft Painting; Aircraft Powerplant;
Aircraft Structures; Armament; Avionics; and Rotorcraft [Ref:
2900]
Graduates will have the skills and knowledge to work as a basic
unlicensed aeronautical engineer, under supervision.
Building on the skills acquired in this qualification, holders may
progress to become a licenced aircraft maintenance engineer.
Qualification specifications
Qualification award
This qualification can be awarded by any education organisation
which has an approved programme of study or industry training
leading to the qualification.
Evidence requirements for
assuring consistency
Evidence associated with the achievement of qualification
outcomes will include the following:
-
Employer surveys to determine if graduates of the
qualification meet the graduate outcomes.
-
A range of workplace evidence demonstrating that
graduates meet the graduate profile outcomes.
May include other evidence as appropriate.
Minimum standard of
achievement and standards for
grade endorsements
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Achieved
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General conditions for the programme leading to the qualification
General conditions for
programme
To achieve this qualification trainees must at all times comply
with aviation regulations applicable to aeronautical engineers.
Conditions relating to the Graduate profile
Qualification outcomes
Conditions
1
Programmes must include the following unit standard:
Interpret, evaluate, and apply
information from aeronautical
publications, including aircraft
maintenance documentation,
to complete maintenance tasks
3894
Credits 10
2
Apply safe work practices in an
aeronautical engineering
workplace, whilst exhibiting
professional and ethical
conduct to promote the safe
maintenance of airworthiness
standards as expected of a
qualified Aeronautical
Engineering tradesperson
Programmes must include the following focus areas:
The use of aeronautical engineering tools and equipment in line
with current aeronautical engineering practice and best practice
for safety.
Programmes must include the following unit standards
3895, 3896, 5428, 28032
Credits 46
3
Service aircraft on a flight line
or ramp, applying skills to carry
out tasks such as
replenishments, refuelling,
ground handling, and pre- and
post-flight checks on fixed
wing aircraft or helicopters
Credits 24
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Programmes must include the following unit standards:
20634, 3907
Recommended unit standards:
3906, 4062, 20633
Within the Field Engineering and Technology, and the Subfield
Aeronautical Engineering, standards from the following Domains:
-
Aircraft Servicing
-
Aeronautical Engineering - Core
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Transition information
Replacement information
This qualification replaced the National Certificate in Aircraft
Servicing [Ref: 0171]
Trainees currently enrolled in programmes leading to the replaced qualification may either complete the
requirements by 31 December 2020 or transfer to the replacement qualification.
The last date for entry into programmes leading to the replaced qualification is 31 December 2018.
The last date for assessment of the replaced qualification is 31 December 2020, at which time it will be
designated as discontinued.
It is the intention of ServiceIQ that no existing trainee should be disadvantaged by these transition
arrangements. Any person who considers they have been disadvantaged may appeal to:
ServiceIQ
PO Box 25522
Wellington 6146
Telephone
0800 863693
Fax
04 8175399
Email qualifications@serviceiq.org.nz
Republication information
Version 1 of this qualification was republished in November 2015 to update the next review date.
Qualification Reference 2903
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