GM,
Sorry, should have referenced really... not exact quotes, just the general jist of the leaflet!
Have to say, I was rather surprised to see it sat that as it was one of the elements of OASC I was unsure about, hopefully my hours on the PS2 has honed these skills of mine slightly!
After seeing a guy at my AFCO only get high enough aptitude for steward (no offence to any stewards here), maybe there're giving us young-uns all the help we can get!
Re: the hangar exercises, only so much you can do with a few boxes, planks, ropes and poles! The key to most of life's mysteries is to build a tripod apparently... we shall see when I reach OASC.