ACMA Aerial Cabling Endorsement

Course Overview

Aerial Endorsement

Aerial Cable is an insulated cable usually containing all conductors required for an electrical distribution system (typically using aerial bundled cables) or a telecommunication line, which is suspended between utility poles or electricity pylons

Our Aerial Cabling course is designed for participants to obtain the required skills and knowledge required to install aerial cable supports in domestic, commercial, or industrial communications applications, including digital and analog, telephony, data, video, digital broadcasting, master antenna television (MATV), cable television (CATV), closed-circuit television (CCTV), long-term evolution (LTE) computer networks, local area networks (LANs), wide area networks (WANs) and multimedia.

It applies to technical staff installing aerial cable for customers and carrier networks. Installations are completed outdoors on customer premises using basic rigging procedures, methods and equipment for working safely at heights.

Upon completion of this course, participants will obtain a statement of attainment.

After successfully completing this course, you will be able to:

• Prepare site for aerial cable support construction
• Install aerial support structures using pole and wall supports
• Install various aerial cable using effective practices including:
  o integral bearer
  o self supporting
  o stranded support (catenary)

Milcom also offers the following courses that compliment/relate to this course:

• ACMA Open Registration
• ACMA Combined Endorsements
• Power Awareness and Work Safely at Heights
• Work Safely at Heights
• FTTC

Career Outcomes

This qualification may lead to the following career opportunities.

• Aerial Cable Technician
• Line Worker
• NBN Technician

Entry Requirements

• Nil