Duration: 68 Weeks

Following completion of Military (Recruit) Training and a Sea Survival and Ship Safety Course of one week you will complete Aviation Technician Aircraft training.

The Aviation Technician Aircraft training component of the apprenticeship is conducted at the Royal Australian Air Force's Technical Training Facility (RAAF Base Wagga Wagga , NSW) and consists of theory and practical instruction in workshops and laboratories.

The course content has been designed to meet the Naval requirements for an Aviation Technician sailor, equivalent to a civilian Aircraft Maintenance Engineer (Mechanical), who is capable of immediate employment in an operational squadron at the Naval Air Station at HMAS ALBATROSS (Nowra, NSW).

Naval training fully embraces the National Aerospace curriculum and some Navy specific modules where appropriate. Graduating students will have received academic training encompassing:

- the full civilian requirement for Aircraft Maintenance Engineer (AME) Mechanical;
- a number of competencies (not the full range) from the Aircraft Mechanic (AM) 'workshop' stream;
- a number of competencies (not the full range) from the Aircraft 'Structures' stream; and
- a number of competencies (not the full range) from the Avionics stream as cross training.

• Equipment Aircraft Course (4-26 weeks dependant on aircraft type) conducted at RAAF Base Wagga Wagga;
• Ordnance Course (2 weeks);
• Naval Aviation Administration Course (1 week); and
• Any other alignment courses as required.

On successful completion of the appropriate courses and becoming authorised to Maintain Level 3 (QM3), applicants will be confirmed in the rank of Able Seaman.