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Royal Air Force
Junior Ranks
Code: RAF-SEF

Survival Equipment Fitter

Maintains, inspects and packs aircrew life-saving and survival equipment for RAF aircraft to exacting safety standards.

Role Details

Core Skills

  • • survival equipment maintenance
  • • safety-critical inspection and packing
  • • ejection seat systems
  • • precision assembly
  • • technical documentation

Responsibilities

  • • inspect, maintain and certify parachutes and ejection seats
  • • pack and certify life-saving equipment
  • • maintain aircrew life-support systems
  • • carry out quality assurance checks
  • • manage equipment logs and certification records

Equipment

  • • parachutes and drogue chutes
  • • ejection seats
  • • life-support equipment

Typical Clearance

SC

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Civilian Translations

Aviation Safety Equipment Technician

Aviation & Airside Operations

88% Match

Safety-critical inspection, packing and certification of parachutes, ejection seats and life-support equipment maps directly to civilian aviation safety equipment roles.

Core Transferable Skills

survival equipment maintenance
safety-critical inspection
precision assembly
quality assurance
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