Automotive, Mechanical & Welding Forms

VRV (Daikin trademark) and VRF (generic) systems use a single outdoor unit serving multiple indoor evaporators, sharing...

Ducted air-conditioning installers fit residential and light-commercial ducted reverse-cycle systems (Daikin,...

Installing heat pump hot water systems (HPHW) and claiming Energy Savings Certificates (ESCs) under the NSW Energy...

Solar air conditioning includes (1) PV-direct solar AC where DC PV input directly powers a hybrid AC compressor...

Heat pump pool heaters (Madimack, AstralPool / Hayward, Evoheat, Oasis, Zealux) extract ambient heat to warm pool / spa...

Auto electricians in Victoria who disconnect/reconnect equipment to fixed wiring (e.g. installing accessories on...

In NSW, automotive electrical work (installing or repairing electrical equipment, systems, circuits and...

Auto Gas Installer / LPG Conversion Installer authorisation — required to install, modify, or repair LPG / CNG fuel...

AUR31120 is the nationally recognised apprenticeship qualification for diesel mechanics / heavy vehicle mechanics...

AUR31120 Cert III in Heavy Commercial Vehicle Mechanical Technology and AUR31220 Cert III in Mobile Plant Technology...

A NSW Bus Driver Authority is the additional permit you must hold (on top of your MR/HR/HC class licence) to drive any...

In Victoria, anyone who drives buses, taxis, hire cars, rideshare or any commercial passenger vehicle for hire and...

A QLD Driver Authorisation (DA) is required to drive any public passenger vehicle for hire — buses, taxis, limousines...

In South Australia, anyone who drives a passenger transport service for hire and reward — buses, coaches, taxis,...

In WA, you need an F (Omnibus) extension on your driver‘s licence to drive any large bus or coach for hire or reward....

In Tasmania, drivers of buses, coaches, taxis, hire cars and ride-source vehicles must hold a Public Passenger Vehicle...

A Public Vehicle Driver Authority is the ACT licence to drive any bus, taxi, hire car or rideshare vehicle for hire and...

In the Northern Territory, you need both the right class of NT driver‘s licence (LR/MR/HR depending on bus size) and a...

AS 4839 is the Australian Standard for the safe use of portable oxy-fuel gas systems for heating, cutting and brazing....

For workshops wanting to issue eSafety Checks (pink slips) in NSW. The AIS approval is granted to a business at a...

AUVIS is the higher-tier approval allowing a workshop to issue blue slips for unregistered vehicles, interstate...

For mechanics/auto-electricians who want to personally sign off pink slips (and blue slips with the AUVIS endorsement)....

A Licensed Vehicle Tester is the Victorian equivalent of an AIS Examiner — a workshop / individual licensed to issue...

For workshops wanting to issue Queensland Safety Certificates (roadworthies). The TMR Approved Inspection Station...

For SA workshops authorised to conduct vehicle inspection reports — interstate transfers, repairable write-offs, defect...

Apply for a Vehicle Safety Compliance Certification Scheme (VSCCS) licence in NSW — authorising you to inspect...

There is no single national marine mechanic qualification — most marine technicians qualify through a combined pathway...

MEM30319 Certificate III in Engineering — Fabrication Trade is the underpinning trade qualification for boilermakers,...

The Cert III in Engineering — Mechanical Trade pathway covers fitter and turner, fitter machinist, fitter (general),...

MEM30705 Certificate III in Engineering — Toolmaking is the apprenticeship qualification for toolmakers, die-makers,...

MEM40412 Certificate IV in Engineering is the recognised post-trade qualification for advanced mechanical tradespeople...

MEM30219 Certificate III in Engineering — Mechanical Trade is the national underpinning trade qualification for fitter...

MEM30705 Certificate III in Engineering — Toolmaking is the national apprenticeship qualification for toolmakers,...

Two main pathways for machinists and CNC operators — MEM30219 Cert III Mechanical Trade with a fitter machinist...

Sheet-metal workers complete MEM30319 Certificate III in Engineering — Fabrication Trade with sheet-metal specialty...

Sign-on overview for school leavers, career changers and adult apprentices entering mechanical or automotive trades....

AUR31220 Certificate III in Mobile Plant Technology is the national qualification for mechanics maintaining off-highway...

Required to sell more than 4 motor vehicles in any 12-month period in NSW (other than your own private vehicles)....

In Victoria, anyone trading more than 4 motor cars in 12 months must hold a Licensed Motor Car Trader (LMCT) licence...

Queensland requires a Motor Dealer Licence to buy and sell motor vehicles as a business under the Motor Dealers and...

In South Australia, anyone trading 4 or more vehicles in 12 months must hold a Second-hand Vehicle Dealer's Licence...

Apply for a motor vehicle dealer licence in Western Australia under the Motor Vehicle Dealers Act 1973 — required for...

Self-employed mechanics and motor vehicle repair businesses in NSW must hold an MVRL under the Motor Dealers and...

Every person performing motor vehicle repair work in NSW (including the MVRL holder) must hold a Tradesperson...

Victoria does not licence general mechanical repair, but workshops that issue Certificates of Roadworthiness must be...

In Queensland, those who deal in motor vehicles need a Motor Dealer licence from the OFT under the Motor Dealers and...

In WA every motor vehicle repair business must hold a Repair Business Licence from DMIRS Consumer Protection, and each...

In NSW, an automotive electrician must hold a Motor Vehicle Tradesperson Certificate endorsed for the Auto Electrical...

AUR30320 Certificate III in Automotive Electrical Technology is the national underpinning trade qualification for...

AUR30620 Certificate III in Light Vehicle Mechanical Technology is the national underpinning qualification for...

Queensland does not issue a stand-alone state Motor Mechanic licence — recognition is through the AUR30620 Trade...

AUR30820 Certificate III in Motorcycle Mechanical Technology is the national underpinning qualification for motorcycle...

AUR30420 Certificate III in Outdoor Power Equipment Technology is the national qualification for small-engine mechanics...

AUR40220 Certificate IV in Automotive Mechanical Diagnosis is the recognised post-trade qualification for advanced...

LPG / autogas vehicle installation requires both an automotive trade qualification and a state gas-fitting...

A Refrigerant Trading Authorisation (RTA) is the federal business licence required for any organisation that acquires,...

Working on commercial air-conditioning plant (multi-head VRF, ducted package units, chillers, cool rooms, supermarket...

The Restricted Refrigerant Handling Licence — Automotive Air Conditioning (Vehicle MAC) is the federal licence required...

A Trainee Refrigerant Handling Licence is the federal authorisation for an apprentice or trainee to handle refrigerant...

The Split System Air Conditioning Installer Restricted Refrigerant Handling Licence is the most common entry-level...

Restricted Refrigerant Handling Licence covering domestic refrigeration appliances only — household fridges, freezers,...

Restricted Refrigerant Handling Licence covering commercial refrigeration plant — display cabinets, walk-in cool rooms,...

Restricted Refrigerant Handling Licence for automotive air-conditioning work — passenger cars, light & heavy commercial...

A Trainee RHL allows apprentices and trainees enrolled in a recognised refrigeration / air-conditioning / automotive...

Standard Refrigerant Trading Authorisation is the business-level permit required for any sole trader, partnership or...

A Refrigeration & Air Conditioning Equipment Manufacturers Authorisation (RACEMA) is the RTA category for businesses...

A Restricted Refrigerant Trading Authorisation (RRTA) is the RTA category for metal recyclers, end-of-life vehicle...

Anyone in Australia who handles refrigerant in stationary refrigeration / air-conditioning equipment or in vehicle...

A Refrigerant Trading Authorisation is the business-level permit that allows a business (sole trader or company) to...

NSW does not issue a stand-alone state Refrigeration Mechanic licence — the trade is regulated through the federal...

Western Australia does not currently issue a separate trade licence for refrigeration mechanics — the trade is...

In NSW, installing single-head split-system air conditioners requires both a NSW Electrical Tradesperson Certificate...

UEE32220 Certificate III in Air Conditioning and Refrigeration is the national underpinning trade qualification for...

Two related small-engine / marine mechanic apprenticeship pathways — AUR30720 Cert III in Outdoor Power Equipment...

Supermarket refrigeration is increasingly built around CO2 (R744) transcritical packs and CO2 / HFC cascade systems...

Walk-in cold room and cool room installers combine insulated panel construction (PIR / EPS / mineral wool) with a...

Industrial refrigeration plant in cold storage, food processing, abattoirs, breweries and ice rinks frequently uses...

Pharmaceutical and medical refrigeration covers vaccine fridges, blood bank refrigerators, plasma freezers, ultra-low...

Wine cellar refrigeration covers tank farm cooling (jacketed stainless tanks at 8-15 degC for fermentation and 0 degC...

AS/NZS 5149 (adopted from ISO 5149) is the four-part Australian / New Zealand standard covering safety and...

Cert III in Automotive Body Repair Technology is the national VET qualification for panel beaters. Covers structural...

Cert III in Automotive Refinishing Technology is the national qualification for automotive spray painters. Covers...

AUR40220 Cert IV in Automotive Mechanical Diagnosis is the post-trade qualification for senior diagnostic technicians....

National skill set covering safe de-power and re-initialisation of hybrid and battery-electric vehicles. Increasingly...

Welders working to AS/NZS 1554.1 (the structural steel welding standard used by virtually every Australian fabricator,...

MEM40119 Certificate IV in Engineering (Welding) is the recognised post-trade qualification for advanced welding...

AS 3992:2020 (with 2023 amendment) is the Australian Standard for welding and brazing qualification on pressure...

Sign-on overview for school leavers, career changers and adult apprentices entering the welding / fabrication trade....

Cert III in Engineering — Fabrication Trade (MEM30319) is the national boilermaker / metal fabricator trade...

1G (PA) is the flat-position butt-weld qualification — the entry-level position test, with the joint horizontal and the...

2G (PC) is the horizontal-position butt-weld qualification — the joint axis is horizontal, the weld face is vertical...

3G is the vertical-position plate butt-weld qualification — welded either uphill (PF) or downhill (PG). PF is the more...

4G (PE) is the overhead-position plate butt-weld qualification — the most physically demanding plate position with the...

5G is the pipe horizontal fixed position — the pipe axis is horizontal and the pipe cannot be rotated, so the welder...

6G (HL045) is the most demanding welder qualification — pipe fixed at 45 deg inclination, all positions, no rotation. A...

GTAW (TIG) on aluminium under AS/NZS 1665 is a separate qualification from steel welding — different code, filler-metal...

GTAW (TIG) on austenitic / duplex stainless steel under AS 1554.6 is the standard for food, pharmaceutical, dairy,...

GMAW (MIG / MAG) is the dominant fabrication-shop process for carbon and low-alloy structural steel. Process numbers...

FCAW is the workhorse process on heavy structural fabrication, mining yards, shipyards and onsite erection —...

Submerged-arc welding is largely a mechanised / automated process — the operator qualification is a Welding Operator...

MMAW (manual metal arc / stick) is process 111 under ISO 4063 and remains the go-to for site work, repair, structural...

API 1104 is the international standard for welding pipelines and related facilities — gas transmission, oil pipelines,...

Underwater / hyperbaric welding combines a commercial diver qualification (ADAS / IMCA) with a welder qualification...

Aerospace welding to AWS D17.1 (fusion welding for aerospace) operates under the NADCAP (National Aerospace and Defence...

Commercial shipbuilding and ship repair require welder qualification approved by the relevant classification society...

AS 4458 covers fabrication of pressure piping (including process pipework, refinery piping, power-station boiler tube,...

AS 1796 sets out certification of welders and welding supervisors specifically for boiler / pressure equipment...

AS/NZS 3834 (mirrored from ISO 3834) sets out quality requirements for fusion welding and is referenced by AS 4854...

GP (General Purpose) is the lower of the two AS/NZS 1554.1 weld categories — used for statically loaded structural...

SP (Structural Purpose) is the higher AS/NZS 1554.1 weld category — required for fatigue-loaded or dynamically loaded...

AS 3992 is the Australian standard for welding qualification on pressure equipment — boilers, pressure vessels,...

AS 4458 is the fabrication standard for pressure piping in Australia (oil refineries, gas plants, mineral processing,...

AS 1796 is the legacy national welder certification standard — Certificate Numbers 1 to 10 issued by Weld Australia...

AS 2885 is the Australian high-pressure oil and gas pipeline standard — Part 2 covers welding qualification for the...

AS/NZS 4671 governs reinforcing steel (rebar) for concrete construction — including the limited tack welding allowed on...

Gas Metal Arc Welding (GMAW), commonly called MIG, uses a continuously fed solid wire under shielding gas (Ar/CO2 mix...

Gas Tungsten Arc Welding (GTAW), commonly called TIG, uses a non-consumable tungsten electrode under argon shielding....

Shielded Metal Arc Welding (SMAW), called MMAW (Manual Metal Arc Welding) in Australia or just stick welding, uses a...

Flux Cored Arc Welding (FCAW) uses a tubular wire filled with flux. Gas-shielded FCAW (process 136, e.g. E71T-1) gives...

Submerged Arc Welding (SAW) runs a continuous wire under a granular flux blanket — process 121. A high-deposition...

Aluminium welding qualification covers the marine 5xxx series (5083, 5086 hulls and decks), the structural 6xxx series...

Austenitic stainless steel welding qualification covers 304/304L (general food, dairy, brewery), 316/316L (marine,...

Duplex stainless welding qualification covers UNS S31803 / S32205 (2205 standard duplex) and S32750 / S32760 (super...

Wet welding qualification combines a commercial diving certificate with a welder qualification specifically for...

Certified Welding Supervisor (CWS) is Weld Australia's nationally recognised supervisor qualification — equivalent to...

International Welding Engineer (IWE) is the apex welding qualification globally — issued by IIW (International...

Weld Australia Welding Inspector (WI) is the inspector ticket aligned to the IIW International Welding Inspector scheme...

A Procedure Qualification Record (PQR) is the test record that qualifies a Welding Procedure Specification (WPS) — a...

AS/NZS 3834 is the Australian adoption of ISO 3834 — the company-level quality system standard for fusion welding. Part...

Cert IV in Engineering (MEM40105) is the post-trade upgrade above MEM30319 — covers welding inspection awareness,...

Hot Work Permit competency is the operational permit-to-work system every welder needs on a controlled site —...