Week - 1 |
Safety Precautions – Aircraft and Workshop: Aspects of safe working practices including precautions to take when working with electricity, gases especially oxygen, oils and chemicals, also; instruction in the remedial action to be taken in the event of a fire or another accident with one or more of these hazards including knowledge on fire extinguishing agents, |
Week - 2 |
Tools: Common hand tool types, Common power tool types, Operation and use of precision measuring tools, Lubrication equipment and methods, Operation, function and use of electrical general test equipment |
Week - 3 |
Tools: Common hand tool types, Common power tool types, Operation and use of precision measuring tools, Lubrication equipment and methods, Operation, function and use of electrical general test equipment |
Week - 4 |
Workshop Practices: Care of tools, control of tools, use of workshop materials, Dimensions, allowances and tolerances, standards of workmanship, Calibration of tools and equipment, calibration standards |
Week - 5 |
Workshop Practices: Care of tools, control of tools, use of workshop materials, Dimensions, allowances and tolerances, standards of workmanship, Calibration of tools and equipment, calibration standards |
Week - 6 |
Material handling: Sheet Metal; Marking out and calculation of bend allowance, Sheet metal working, including bending and forming, Inspection of sheet metal work, Composite and non-metallic; Bonding practices, Environmental conditions, Inspection methods |
Week - 7 |
Material handling: Sheet Metal; Marking out and calculation of bend allowance, Sheet metal working, including bending and forming, Inspection of sheet metal work, Composite and non-metallic; Bonding practices, Environmental conditions, Inspection methods |
Week - 8 |
Screw Threads: Screw nomenclature; thread forms, dimensions and tolerances for standard threads used in aircraft, measuring screw threads, Bolts, studs and screwsBolt types; specification, identification and marking of aircraft bolts, international standards, Nuts; self-locking, anchor, standard types, Screws; machine, structural, self, Studs; types and uses, insertion and removal, dowels and pins |
Week - 9 |
Locking devices: Washers, locking plates, pal-nuts, Wire locking, Quick release fasteners, Keys, circlips, cotter (split) pins, Aircraft rivets: Types of solid and blind rivets: specifications and identification, heat treatment. |
Week - 10 |
Riveting: Riveted joints, rivet spacing and pitch, Tools used for rivetting and dimpling, Inspection of rivetted joints |
Week - 11 |
Riveting: Riveted joints, rivet spacing and pitch, Tools used for rivetting and dimpling, Inspection of rivetted joints |
Week - 12 |
ATA (Air Transport Association) definitions of aircraft group, system and sub-system. |
Week - 13 |
Pipes and Unions: Identification of, and types of rigid and flexible pipes and their connectors used in aircraft, Standard unions for aircraft hydraulic, fuel, oil, pneumatic and air system pipes |
Week - 14 |
Pipes and Hoses: Bending and belling/flaring aircraft pipes, Inspection and testing of aircraft pipes and hoses, Installation and clamping of pipes |