NZQA registered unit standard
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Title
Load and unload, and arm and disarm aircraft pintle mounted firing
guns
Level
4
Credits
4
Purpose
People credited with this unit standard are able to: prepare to
load and unload, and arm and disarm pintle mounted aircraft
guns; load and unload pintle mounted aircraft guns; arm and
disarm pintle mounted aircraft guns; and complete tasks related
to the loading and unloading, and arming and disarming of
pintle mounted aircraft guns.
Classification
Aeronautical Engineering > Aeronautical Armament
Available grade
Achieved
Explanatory notes
All tasks are to be carried out in accordance with enterprise procedures, the enterprise
being the organisation carrying out the work. Enterprise procedures referred to in this unit
standard are the applicable procedures found in the following: enterprise exposition and
aircraft munitions loading manuals; Government and local body legislation; airworthiness
authority requirements.
Outcomes and evidence requirements
Outcome 1
Prepare to load and unload, and arm and disarm pintle mounted aircraft guns.
Evidence requirements
1.1
Task is determined by reviewing maintenance documentation and manuals in
accordance with enterprise procedures.
1.2
Resources are obtained and checked for serviceability or status in accordance
with enterprise procedures.
Range
tools, equipment, publications, signs, flags, ground support
equipment and/or transporter.
1.3
Weapons are stored before loading and after unloading in accordance with
enterprise procedures.
1.4
Aircraft is prepared for loading and unloading, and arming and disarming in
accordance with enterprise procedures.
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aircraft positioned in authorised loading and unloading area, and
arming and disarming area; distance between aircraft checked;
safe headings checked; chocks fitted; bonding attached; warning
devices fitted and removed; Hazards of Electromagnetic Radiation
to Ordnance (HERO) precautions implemented; signs and/or flags
positioned; ground support equipment and/or transporter
positioned.
Outcome 2
Load and unload pintle mounted aircraft guns.
Evidence requirements
2.1
Gun system is inspected in accordance with enterprise procedures.
Range
2.2
guns, magazines, magazine chutes, electrical connectors.
Gun ammunition is loaded and unloaded in accordance with enterprise
procedures.
Outcome 3
Arm and disarm pintle mounted aircraft guns.
Evidence requirements
3.1
System is armed and disarmed in accordance with enterprise procedures.
Range
3.2
clearance obtained from pilot, safety devices fitted and removed.
Jammed guns that could not be cleared by aircrew are cleared in accordance
with enterprise procedures.
Range
misfires, misfeeds, partial ejections.
Outcome 4
Complete tasks related to the loading and unloading, and arming and disarming of pintle
mounted aircraft guns.
Evidence requirements
4.1
Defects are reported and documented in accordance with enterprise
procedures.
Range
4.2
armament system, guns, support equipment.
Resources are checked for serviceability and returned to service or storage in
accordance with enterprise procedures.
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Range
4.3
tools, equipment, publications, signs and/or flags, ground support
equipment and/or transporter.
Leftover parts and materials are disposed of in accordance with enterprise
procedures.
may include but is not limited to – serviceable, unserviceable,
surplus, waste, scrap, hazardous.
Range
4.4
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Aircraft, system, and work area are left in a state enabling the next task to begin
in accordance with enterprise procedures.
Range
isolation tags attached or removed; external and internal warnings
positioned and stowed; system switches and selectors set; power
connected or disconnected; access panels closed, cleaned, tidied.
Planned review date
31 December 2018
Status information and last date for assessment for superseded versions
Process
Version Date
Last Date for Assessment
Registration
1
19 October 2000
31 December 2016
Review
2
26 March 2007
31 December 2016
Review
3
24 October 2014
N/A
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Please note
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before they can report credits from assessment against unit standards or deliver courses
of study leading to that assessment.
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Providers and Industry Training Organisations, which have been granted consent and
which are assessing against unit standards must engage with the moderation system that
applies to those standards.
Requirements for consent to assess and an outline of the moderation system that applies
to this standard are outlined in the Consent and Moderation Requirements (CMR). The
CMR also includes useful information about special requirements for organisations wishing
to develop education and training programmes, such as minimum qualifications for tutors
and assessors, and special resource requirements.
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SSB code 9068
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NZQA registered unit standard
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