BTEC International Level 3 Engineering

Unit 51: Aircraft Propulsion Systems — assessment criteria

BTEC International Level 3 Unit 51 (Aircraft Propulsion Systems) — 60 Guided Learning Hours.

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Assessment criteria

Reproduced verbatim from the Pearson specification — the same grid the assignment brief carries. A unit grade is the highest band where all criteria in that band (and every band below it) are met.

Pass

6 criteria
A.P1Explain the function and operation of fuels, fuel supply and engine fuel systems and their components, identifying the contribution of each system to power plant operation
A.P2Explain the function and operation of electromechanical and full authority electronic engine control systems and their components, identifying the contribution of each system to power plant operation
B.P3Explain the function and operation of an engine’s recirculatory pressure relief and full flow lubrication systems and their components, identifying their contribution to power plant operation
B.P4Explain the function and operation of an engine’s internal air system and its components, identifying their contribution to power plant operation
C.P5Explain the function and operation of an aircraft fire protection system and its components, identifying their contribution to power plant operation
C.P6Explain the nature of ice formation and the operation of engine ice protection system and its components, identifying their contribution to power plant operation

Merit

4 criteria
A.M1Analyse the function and operation of aircraft fuel supply and engine fuel systems and their components, identifying the contribution of each system to power plant operation
A.M2Analyse the function and operation of electromechanical and full authority electronic engine control systems and their components, identifying the contribution of each system to power plant operation.
B.M3Analyse the function and operation of an engine’s recirculatory pressure relief and full flow lubrication and air systems and their components, identifying their contribution to power plant operation
C.M4Analyse the function and operation of an aircraft fire and engine ice protection system and their components, identifying their contribution to power plant operation

Distinction

3 criteria
A.D1Evaluate, using language that is technically correct and of a high standard, the function and operation of aircraft fuel supply and engine fuel, electromechanical and full authority electronic engine control systems and their associated components, assessing the contribution of each system to efficient power plant operation
B.D2Evaluate the function and operation of an engine’s recirculatory pressure relief and full flow lubrication systems and their associated components, assessing the contribution of each system to efficient power plant operation
C.D3Evaluate the function and operation of an aircraft fire and engine ice protection system and their associated components, assessing the contribution of each system to efficient power plant operation

Command verbs in this unit

The verb decides the depth expected — that is what separates Pass from Merit and Distinction work on the same learning aim.

ExplainAnalyseEvaluate
Pearson's ladder runs Identify → Describe → Explain → Compare / Analyse → Evaluate / Justify / Assess. A Merit or Distinction criterion on the same aim always implies the Pass beneath it: an “evaluate” answer that never first “explains” fails, however polished it reads. Hover a verb for what it demands.

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