Automobile Technology
Skill Explained
The modern Light Vehicle Automobile Technician is likely to be employed in a workshop that is closely associated with one major manufacturer of light vehicles. Their expertise may be greatest with that manufacturer’s vehicles; however, depending on the situation and range of services offered by the workshop, they may also handle other manufacturers’ vehicles. Automobile Technicians also work in garages and workshops that are not associated with particular manufacturers. Where this is the case they may experience a wider range of light vehicles and use alternative equipment, parts and materials.
The trained and competent Light Vehicle Automobile Technician will service and repair a range of light vehicles. For diagnosis, repair and replacement, depending on the nature of the workshop, they may use the manufacturers’ equipment, parts, materials and procedures. Therefore, according to a workshop’s relationship with manufacturers, the Technician’s experience may be deep or broad, or both. In every garage and workshop success is measured in time, correct fault finding and repair, and repeat business.
Most garages and workshops are small businesses or cost centres that work to tight financial parameters. The light automobile sector is volatile, being dependent on the wider economy and heavily affected by technological advances and environmental concerns. The highly skilled Automobile Technician keeps abreast of continuous changes in the sector, whether these are to do with performance, safety or green energy sources. They will deeply understand vehicles’ electrical and electronic systems and their integration; have physical stamina, coordination and kinaesthetic skills, and be versatile. They will be assigned the more complex diagnostic tasks, the most advanced vehicles, and those incorporating the latest technologies. This person may rapidly progress to more senior roles as trainer, supervisor, planner and/or manager.
What the Competitors do at the Competition
Competitors will be judged on:
- General Competency
- Electrical Systems Construction and Testing
- Brake and stability control Systems
- Suspension and Steering Systems
- Engine Mechanical Repair
- Transmissions manual and automatic
- Diesel systems
- Engine management
- Diagnostics
- Good understanding and interpretation of electrical and network diagramms, work with modern computer based diagnostic systems.
- Ability to measure and interpret at electrical electronical harnesses on modern cars.
- Ability to search information on OL workshop manual, interpret Diagnostic Trouble Codes DTC's.
Competitors
Mohammed Al Rashdi
Oman
Jimme Bes
Netherlands
Surachai Boonsong
Thailand
Rui Brites
Portugal
Fabian Britt
Principality of Liechtenstein
Andrew Bushe
Ireland
Siliang Chen
China
Karl Davies
Australia
Justin Emontspool
Belgium
Karim Essoufi
Morocco
Rashed Hefaity
United Arab Emirates
Swapnil Balu Jadhav
India
Ådne Sigurd Jelsa
Norway
Reza Kheiri
Iran
Jonathan KNIBIELY
France
Antti Korhonen
Finland
ARTSIOM KRUHLIAYEUSKI
Belarus
Chelcie Kuriger
New Zealand
Brandon Liang
Canada
Alexander Lion
Germany
Shintaro Matsumoto
Japan
Marcus Morén
Sweden
Luis Javier MORENO
Spain
Michael Mullen
United States of America
Willem Nel
South Africa
Kevin Michael Raith
Austria
Muhammad Yusri Rashidi
Malaysia
Ferney Mauricio Rojas Escobar
Colombia
Luis Carlos Sanches Machado
Brazil
Jeong Woo Seo
Korea
Jesper Stie Sørensen
Denmark
Elijah Sumner
United Kingdom
Bagus Trisulo
Indonesia
Jean Trotti
Switzerland
PING-HAO TSENG
Chinese Taipei
Elmar Valentin
South Tyrol, Italy
Nguyen Dang Vinh
Vietnam
Ravil Zagrtdinov
Russia
Experts
Sulaiman Al Hashami
Oman
Rudolf Angerer
Germany
Jan Börstell
Sweden
CHUN-HSIN CHANG
Chinese Taipei
Tik Kee Chin
Hong Kong, China
John Dawson
United Kingdom
Victor de Roy van Zuydewijn
Netherlands
Leandro De Sousa
South Africa
Amogh Dixit
India
Michael Elder
United States of America
Eduardo Fonseca
Portugal
John Francis
Australia
Marcel Frick
Principality of Liechtenstein
Carsten Garbers
Denmark
Antonio GONZALEZ
Spain
Qiyi Guo
China
Anthony Hoey
Ireland
Yoshikazu Honda
Japan
Ha Quoc Huy
Vietnam
Luis Inostroza
Chile
Wolfgang Kammerer
Austria
Philippe Kever
Belgium
Min Woo Lee
Korea
Jean-Luc Marcilly
France
Naser Muhaisen
United Arab Emirates
Jack Murray
New Zealand
Enrique Navarrete Jiménez
Mexico
Pedro Iván Pérez Gayón
Colombia
Grant Petch
Australia
Martin Restoule
Canada
Ridwan Ridwan
Indonesia
Soheil Shahraki
Iran
Edson Silva
Brazil
Saksit Sooksukon
Thailand
Vidar Strande
Norway
Markku Suonpää
Finland
Michel J. Tinguely
Switzerland
Heinrich Trienbacher
South Tyrol, Italy
ALEH TSARUK
Belarus
Cheah Wing Yew
Malaysia
Andrey Zhigulskiy
Russia
Taoufik ZIRARI
Morocco
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