Fitter Course - Aircraft Life Support.

Duration: 26.2 weeks.

Location: RAAF School of Technical Training, RAAF Base Wagga, NSW.

This course is designed to provide training in all of the basic handskills required to remove/install and maintain Aircraft Life Support equipment utilised by aircrew or fitted to aircraft. The course also provides substantial training in the operation of industrial sewing machines and how to present a brief to an audience. Additionally, this course provides information relating to Occupational Health and Safety issues and technical administration procedures relevant to Aircraft Life Support duties and the workplace.

On completion of this training, trainees graduate as Aircraft Life Support Fitters Grade 1 and are then posted to an air base to undergo on the job training.