SRSS Handbook 2012_13.pdf - Steinbach Regional Secondary ...

POWER MECHANICS MAJOR
Utilization of the internal combustion engine in both stationary and mobile applications has always
demanded skilled personnel in the design, manufacture, diagnosis and repair of the devices developed to
use it. As these products and vehicles evolved, they increasingly incorporated other technologies such as
hydraulics (steering, brakes, suspension), electrical/electronics (lights, ABS, steering, satellite navigation
and myriad other accessories) and pneumatics (suspension, brakes, HVAC, locking). The demand for
people who are broadly conversant with all of these, as well as for specialists within each field, continues
to grow while hybrid vehicles blur the distinctions between traditional disciplines.
GRADUATES:
Power Mechanics has become a wider field of study while still needing to supply sufficiently specific
instruction to be of immediate practical value. Graduates of this program have found employment within
the agricultural, recreational vehicle, heavy duty diesel, automotive and aviation fields as well as in areas
which draw on related skills and knowledge such as appliance and computer repair, for instance.
Development of skills in using complex testing equipment and advanced diagnostics are an aid to those
interested in further technology or apprenticeship programs.
PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT REQUIREMENTS:
Students interested in this course of study should have good manual dexterity and be in generally good
shape but reliance on strenuous lifting abilities and the like is steadily diminishing. Students are expected
to wear their safety glasses and coveralls whenever they are in the shop. We also highly recommend
steel-toed footwear.
Power Mechanics majors begin with measuring, tools and the theory of small engines in Grade 10. This
course is associated with an automotive basic service course where students develop skills in using shop
equipment and servicing vehicles. Grade 11 sees training and skill acquisition tailored to specific vehicle
systems such as chassis, brakes, fuel and electrical. The grade 12 courses focus on power transmission
and incorporate either a review of prior learning or an industry work experience component. This overall
sequence of learning makes each level a prerequisite for the next, this is the only way to guarantee
proper learning and safety training has occurred prior to shop experience.
Grade 10 Grade 11 Grade 12
English 1 cr. English 1 cr. English 1 cr.
Geography 1 cr. History of Canada 1 cr. Mathematics 1 cr.
Mathematics 1 cr. Mathematics 1 cr. Phys. Ed/Health 1 cr.
Science 1 cr. Phys. Ed/Health 1 cr.
Phys. Ed/Health 1 cr. PMP4AT Diag & Corr 1 cr.
PMP3AT Brakes 1 cr. PMP4BT Auto Trans 1 cr.
PMS20T Basic Service 1 cr. PMP3BT Chassis 1 cr. PMA4AT Auto Electric 1 cr.
PME20T Engines 1 cr. PME3AT Fuel System 1 cr. PMA4BT Applied. Power 1 cr.
PME3BT Elec. System 1 cr.
2 credits from Gr. 10-12 2 cr.
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