ADVANCED WELDING

Course No 2294

BRIEF DESCRIPTION:

Provides airmen in the trade of General Technician Workshops (Gen Tech WS) or civilian equivalents with training in the knowledge, skills, procedures and practices of welding required for employment on advanced welding. Trade Qualification Annotation (TQA) Q-GE-W will be awarded to those successfully completing this course.

DURATION:

8 weeks.

NOMINATION PROCEDURE

All RAF nominations through PMA 6B(1). Non-RAF personnel through Business Development Officer

ELIGIBILITY

Airmen or civilian equivalents selected by PMA prior to employment on advanced welding.

AIM

To train personnel to a standard where they can safely and competently set up, operate and maintain Electric and Argon Arc Welding Plants to perform welding tasks on general and aircraft metals.

CONTENT

• Welding revision.
• Health and Safety.
• Welding terms and symbols.
• Preparation of metals for welding.
• Heat treatments.
• Metal Arc welding.
• Aircraft welding.
• Argon Arc welding.
• Phase, progress and final examinations.

QUALIFICATION

City & Guilds Mechanical Craft Studies 2059 Part 3 & 3369/01 Skills Specialism.

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