City & Guilds
Level 2
QN: 600/1969/4
Curriculum Active
City & Guilds Level 2 Certificate In Aircraft Maintenance (Military Aircraft)
Official qualification regulated by Ofqual, awarded by City & Guilds. Classified as a Vocationally-Related Qualification. Total guided learning hours: 260 hours.
Qualification Level
Level 2
Awarding Body
City & Guilds
Syllabus Units
7 Units
Guided Hours
260 hrs
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Course Syllabus & Study Modules
Complete breakdown of verified curriculum topics and learning objectives.
1
Flight Line Maintenance of Military Aircraft
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Know hydraulic oil replenishment
- Know brake system foot motor replenishment
- Know gas turbine engine and gearbox oil replenishment
- Know aircraft refuelling and defuelling
- Understand hydraulic accumulator re-charging
- Understand normal and emergency gaseous oxygen system recharging
- Know how to fit and remove a liquid oxygen (LOX) unit
- Understand the visual checking of aircraft tyres and tyre pressures
- Be able to carry out aircraft flight servicing procedures
2
Fundamentals of Airframe Structural Inspection and Husbandry
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Know the general concepts of airframe structures
- Know environmental damage to airframe structures
- Know the effects of corrosion on aircraft and components
- Understand the implications of unseen damage to aircraft composite structures
- Know the inspection process for aircraft transparencies
- Know inspection processes for gas turbine engines and its intakes
- Know inspection processes for aircraft pipes, ducts and connectors
- Know the inspection process for aircraft wiring and cables
- Understand the purpose of aircraft husbandry and condition audits
- Understand the removal and neutralisation of corrosive fluid contamination
3
Fundamentals of Military Aircraft Documentation
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand the Air Publications (AP) system
- Understand documentation and quality control in aircraft maintenance
- Understand electronic data recording of maintenance activities
- Understand aircraft maintenance work recording documentation
- Be able to use aircraft maintenance work recording documentation
4
Fundamentals of Military Aircraft Maintenance Practices and Policy
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand maintenance procedures
- Understand the requirements of environmental protection and health and safety legislation
- Understand the purpose of quality management systems
- Understand the need for the prevention of Foreign Object Damage (FOD)
- Understand responsibilities of individuals for Flight Safety
- Understand aircraft Health and Usage Monitoring Systems (HUMS)
- Understand fire safety precautions
- Understand safety precautions for corrosive fluids
- Understand hangar and workshop safety precautions
- Understand tool control methods
5
Fundamentals of Military Airframe Construction
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Know the general concepts of airframe structures
- Understand structural husbandry procedures for military aircraft
- Understand types of locking and fastening devices used in aircraft
- Know the operation of aircraft hydraulic power systems
- Know the operation of aircraft flight control systems
- Know aircraft landing gear systems
- Know the operation of aircraft ice and rain protection systems
- Understand the operation of aircraft oxygen systems
- Know the operation of aircraft air systems
- Know the operation of aircraft assisted escape systems
6
Human Factors in Aviation
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand why human factors are important in aviation
- Know features of human performance
- Know aspects of social psychology
- Know personal factors that affect human performance
- Know physical aspects of working environments that affect human performance
- Know categories of task that can affect human performance
- Understand communication in the workplace
- Understand how human error occurs
- Know hazards and risks in aeronautical engineering environments
7
Working Safely with Aircraft Armament Systems
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand explosive safety
- Understand aircraft assisted escape systems (AAES)
- Know aircraft armament role equipment
- Know aircraft stores management systems (SMS)
- Understand aircraft gun systems
- Know aircraft missiles
- Understand aircraft counter
- measure systems
- Know aircraft weapons
- Understand safety precautions for armed aircraft
Regulatory & Verification Details
- Qualification Number (QN)
- 600/1969/4
- Regulated Status
- Available to learners
- Awarding Body
- City & Guilds
- Qualification Type
- Vocationally-Related Qualification
- Operational Start
- Jun 2011
- Operational End
- Aug 2026