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                  The 6 months maintenance experience in 2 years should be understood as consisting of  two elements, duration and nature of the experience . The minimum to meet the requirements  for these elements may vary depending on the size and complexity of the aircraft  and type of operation and maintenance.       1. Duration:  Within an approved maintenance organization:       6 months continuous employment within the same organisation; or                   6 months split up into different blocks, employed within the same or in  different  organisations.               The 6 months period can be replaced by 100 days of maintenance experience in accordance  with the privileges, whether these have been performed within an approved organisation or as independent certifying staff according ...

        Differences training is the training required in order to cover the differences between  two different aircraft type ratings of the same manufacturer as determined by the DGCA.        Differences training has to be defined on a case-to-case basis taking into account t he requirements contained in Appendix III in respect of both theoretical and  practical elements of type rating training         (iii) A type rating shall only be endorsed on a licence after differences training when t he applicant also complies with one of the following conditions: — having already endorsed on the licence the aircraft type rating from which the  differences are being identified, or — having completed the type training requirements for the aircraft from which t he differences are being identified

             Aircraft type training shall consist of theoretical training and examination, and, except  for the category C ratings, practical training and assessment. (a) Theoretical training and examination  (b) Practical training and assessment            (i) Shall be conducted by a maintenance training organisation appropriately approved                in accordance with CAR-147 or, when conducted by other organisations,  as                            directly approved by the DGCA.           (ii) Shall comply, except as permitted by the differences training described in point  (c),                 with:                  - the relevant elements defined in the mandatory part of t...

                Aircraft type training shall consist of theoretical training and examination, and, except  for the category C ratings, practical training and assessment.                Theoretical training and examination shall comply with the following requirements:                    (i) Shall be conducted by a maintenance training organisation appropriately                                approved  in accordance with CAR-147 or, when conducted by other                                        organisations, as  directly approved by the DGCA.                    (ii) Shall comply, except as permitted by the differenc...

                   The experience should be documented in an individual log book or in any other recording  system (which may be an automated one) containing the following data: (a) Date and time; (b) Aircraft type; (c) Aircraft identification i.e. registration; (d) ATA chapter; (e) Operation performed i.e. 100 FH check, MLG wheel change, engine oil check and complement, SB embodiment, trouble shooting, structural repair, STC embodiment…; (f) Type of maintenance i.e. base, line; (g) Type of activity i.e. perform, supervise, release; (h) Category used A, B1, B2 or C. (i) Duration in days or partial-days.  SPSINGHAME.COM

                   AMEL becomes invalid after  five years of its last issue or renewal, unless the holder submits  his/her AMEL to the DGCA, in order to  verify the information contained in the licence is the same as that contained  in the DGCA records, pursuant to point  66. B. 120.                   (b) The holder of an AMEL shall complete the  CA Form  19-03 and  submit it with the holder’s copy of the licence to the DGCA, unless  the holder works in a maintenance organization approved  in accordance with CAR 145 that has a procedure in its exposition where by such organisation  may submit the necessary documentation on behalf  of the aircraft maintenance engineer’s licence holder.                    (c) Any certification privileges based upon an AMEL  becomes invalid as s...

             Endorsement of the full group 3 rating for cat.  A, B1, B2 and C  requires demonstration of practical  experience, which shall include a representative cross section  of maintenance activities relevant to category and to group 3.              For category B1, unless the applicant provides evidence of appropriate e xperience, the group 3 rating shall be subject to the following limitations,  which shall be endorsed on the licence:           —pressurised aeroplanes           —metal structure aeroplanes           —composite structure aeroplanes           —wooden structure aeroplanes           —aeroplanes with metal tubing structure covered with fabric.

                Endorsement of manufacturer sub-group ratings  for category B1 and C licence holders  requires complying with the aircraft type rating requirements of  at least two aircraft types from the same manufacturer which combined are  representative of the applicable manufacturer sub-group;                Endorsement of full sub-group ratings for category B1 and C  requires complying with the aircraft type rating requirements of  at least three aircraft types from different manufacturers which combined  are representative of the applicable sub-group;             3. Endorsement of manufacturer sub-groups and full sub-group ratings for c ategory B2 requires demonstration of practical  experience which shall include a representative cross section of maintenance activities relevant to the  licence category and to the applicabl...

         To exercise certification privileges on a  specific aircraft type, AME   need to have his/her licence endorsed with the relevant aircraft ratings.                —For category A, B1, B2 or C the relevant aircraft ratings are the following:                        1. For group 1 aircraft, the appropriate aircraft type rating.                        2. For group 2 aircraft, the appropriate aircraft type rating, manufacturer  sub-group rating or full subgroup rating.                        3. For group 3 aircraft, the appropriate aircraft type rating or full group rating.        b) The endorsement of aircraft type ratings requires the satisfactory completion  of the relevant category A, B1,...

           Type Training and Examination Requirement An applicant for  grant or extension of Aircraft Maintenance Engineer’s licence  with type rating shall meet the aircraft type training and  examination requirement as specified in CAR A. 45              Skill Test Requirement An applicant for grant or extension of Aircraft  Maintenance Engineer’s licence  shall demonstrate his aircraft maintenance skill in respect of each  category or sub-categoryof license or specific type of aircraft to the Director General

                  AME may not  exercise   certification privileges unless:    1. in compliance with the applicable requirements of CAR M and/or CAR 145 ; and    2. in the preceding two year period he/she has either acquired six months of  maintenance experience in accordance with the privileges granted  by the AMEL or met the provision  for the issue of appropriate privileges;and      3. he/she has the adequate competence to certify maintenance  on the corresponding aircraft; and     4. he/she is able to read, write and communicate to an understandable level   in the language(s) in which the technical documentation and procedures necessary  to support the issue of the certificate of release to service are written. 1. Holders of a CAR-66 aircraft maintenance licence may not exercise certification privileges unless they have a general knowled...

                An applicant for an extension to an aircraft maintenance engineer’s licence shall have  a minimum civil aircraft maintenance experience requirement appropriate to the additional  category or sub-category of licence applied for as defined in Appendix IV to  CAR 66.

           Twelve years of practical aircraft maintenance experience, gained outside a civil aircraft  maintenance environment shall be accepted as equivalent to the requirements laid down in (1) and (2) of Paragraph 66.A.30(a), in the relevant category supplemented by at least one year of recent experience in the civil aircraft maintenance environment;

        1.1 All basic examinations must be carried out using the multiple choice question.         1.2 Each multiple choice questions must have more than two alternative answers of which only one must be the correct answer and the candidate shall be allowed a time per module which is based upon a nominal average of 75 seconds per  question.         1.3 The pass mark for CAR-66 module and sub-module multiple choice part of the examination is 75%.         1.4 Penalty marking systems is not used to determine whether a candidate has passed.         1.5 A failed module may not be retaken for at least 90 days following the date of the failed module examination. except in the case of an approved maintenance training organisation which conducts a course of retraining tailored to the failed subjects in the particular module. In such case, the failed module may be ret...

Experience requirement          Category C - large aircraft:                       i. three years of experience exercising category B1.1 or B1.3 or B2 privileges on  large aircraft or as CAR 145 B1.1, B1.3 or B2 support staff, or, a combination of b oth; or                       ii. five years of experience exercising category B1.2 or B1.4 privileges on large aircraft  or as CAR 145 B1.2 or B1.4 support staff, or a combination of both; or             Category C - non large aircraft:                      Three years of experience exercising category B1 or B2 privileges on non large aircraft  or as CAR 145 B1 or B2 support staff, or a combination of both.

                        For category A certifying staff, the experience should include exercising the privileges,  by means of performing tasks related to the authorization on at least one aircraft type  for each licence subcategory. This means tasks as mentioned in AMC 145.A.30 (g), including  servicing, component changes and simple defect rectifications.                        For category B1 and B2, for every aircraft type rating included in the authorization the  experience should be on that particular aircraft or on a similar aircraft within the same  licence sub-category. Two aircraft can be considered as similar when they have similar  technology, construction and comparable systems, which means equally equipped with  the following (as applicable to the licence category):          (a) Propulsion syst...

                  The 6 months maintenance experience in 2 years should be understood as consisting of  two elements, duration and nature of the experience. The minimum to meet the requirements  for these elements may vary depending on the size and complexity of the aircraft  and type of operation and maintenance.            Nature of the experience: Depending on the category of the aircraft maintenance engineer’s licence, the following activities are considered relevant for maintenance experience: - Servicing; - Inspection; - Operational and functional testing; - Trouble-shooting; - Repairing;- Modifying; - Changing component; - Supervising these activities; - Releasing aircraft to service.

               Base Maintenance means any task falling outside the criteria of Line  Maintenance.               Aircraft maintained in accordance with “progressive” type programmes need to be individually  assessed in relation to this paragraph. In principle, the decision to allow some “progressive” checks to be carried out is determined by the assessment that all tasks within the particular check can be carried out safely to the required standards at the designated line maintenance station.             The category C licence permits certification of scheduled base maintenance by the issue  of a single certificate of release to service for the complete aircraft after the completion of all such maintenance. The basis for this certification is that the maintenance  has been carried out by competent mechanics and category B1, B2 support staff, as  approp...

        Eexperience should cover at least one of the aircraft types endorsed  on the authorization.                     For a combination of categories, the experience should include some activities of the nature  shown in paragraph 2 in each category.                     A maximum of 20% of the experience duration required may be replaced by the following  relevant activities on an aircraft type of similar technology, construction and with comparable systems  Aircraft maintenance related training as an instructor/assessor or as a student;  Maintenance technical support/engineering;  Maintenance management/planning. Maintenance Experience  

          a)    P ractical aircraft     maintenance experience    for applicant of AMEL                  1. Category A and sub categories B1.2 and B1.4  - four years                  2. Category B2 and sub- categories B1.1 and B1.3 five years                  3. Category C with respect to large aircraft:                          i. three years of experience exercising category  B1.1 or B1.3 or B2 privileges on large aircraft or as CAR 145 B1.1, B1.3 or B2  support staff, or,a combination of both; or                        ii.five years of experience exercising  category B1.2 or B1.4 privileges on large air-craft or as  CAR 145 B1.2 or B1.4 support...

                Avionics system means an aircraft system that transfers, processes, displays or stores analogue or digital data using data lines, data buses, coaxial cables, wireless or other data transmission medium, and includes the system’s components and connectors.                Examples of avionics systems include the following:  Autoflight;  Communication, Radar and Navigation;  Instruments (see NOTE below);  In-Flight Entertainment Systems;  Integrated Modular Avionics (IMA);  On-Board Maintenance Systems;  Information Systems;  Fly-by-Wire Systems (related to ATA27 “Flight Controls”);  Fibre Optic Control Systems.

                       Electrical system means the aircraft electrical power supply source, plus the distribution  system to the different components contained in the aircraft and relevant connectors.                       Lighting systems are also included in this definition. When working on cables and connectors which are part of these electrical systems, the following typical practices are included in the privileges:  Continuity, insulation and bonding techniques and testing;  Crimping and testing of crimped joints;  Connector pin removal and insertion;  Wiring protection techniques.

           Simple test means a test described in approved maintenance data and meeting all the  following criteria:        The serviceability of the system can be verified using aircraft controls, switches, Built-in Test Equipment (BITE), Central Maintenance Computer (CMC) or external test equipment not involving special training.        The outcome of the test is a unique go–no go indication or parameter, which can be a single value or a value within an interval tolerance. No interpretation of the test result or interdependence of different values is allowed.        The test does not involve more than 10 actions as described in the approved maintenance data (not including those required to configure the aircraft prior to the test, i.e. jacking, flaps down, etc., or to return the aircraft to its initial configuration). Pushing a control, switch or button, and reading the corresponding outcome ...

               Line maintenance means any maintenance that is carried out before flight to ensure that the aircraft is fit for the intended flight. It may include:             trouble shooting;             defect rectification;             component replacement with the use of external test equipment, if required. Component  replacement may include components such as engines and propellers;             scheduled maintenance and/or checks including visual inspections that will detect obvious unsatisfactory conditions/discrepancies but do not require extensive indepth inspection. It may also include internal structure, systems and powerplant items which are visible through quick opening access panels/doors;             minor repairs and modifications which do not require extensive d...

                 OJT shall be approved by the DGCA .It shall be conducted at and under the control of AMO approved for the maintenance of the particular aircraft type and                     Assessed by designated assessors appropriately qualified.                           It shall have been started and completed within the 3 years preceding the application for a type rating endorsement.          Objective:  of OJT is to gain the required competence and experience in performing safe maintenance.           Content:  OJT shall cover a cross section of tasks acceptable to the DGCA. The OJT tasks to be completed shall be representative of the aircraft and systems both in complexity and in the technical input required to complete that task. While relatively si...

                   Basic knowledge for cat. A, B1 and B2 are indicated by the knowledge levels  (1, 2 or 3) against each applicable subject.            Category C applicant shall meet either  category B1 or B2 basic knowledge level.           The knowledge level indicators are defined on defined on 3 levels  LEVEL 1 -  Familiarization with the principal elements  LEVEL 2 - G eneral knowledge of the theoretical and practical aspects LEVEL 3 - D etailed knowledge of the theoretical and practical aspects of the subject and a  capacity to combine and apply the separate elements of knowledge in a logical  and comprehensive manner. Objectives:              (a) The applicant should know the theory of the subject and interrelation ship with                   ...

          Basic knowledge for cat. A, B1 and B2 are indicated by the knowledge levels  (1, 2 or 3) against each applicable subject.            Category C applicant shall meet either  category B1 or B2 basic knowledge level.       LEVEL 2 - G eneral Knowledge  of the theoretical and practical aspects of the subject and an ability to apply that knowledge. Objectives:          (a ) The applicant should be able to understand theoretical fundamentals of the subject.          (b) The applicant should be able to give a general description of the subject using as appropriate, typical examples.          (c) The applicant should be able to use mathematical formulae in conjunction with physical laws describing the subject.          (d) The applicant should be able to read and understand sketches, dr...

               Basic knowledge for cat. A, B1 and B2 are indicated by the knowledge levels  (1, 2 or 3) against each applicable subject. Category C applicant shall meet either  category B1 or B2 basic knowledge level.                                         LEVEL 1 -  Familiarization  with the principal elements of the subject. Objectives:        (a) The applicant should be familiar with the basic elements of the subject.        (b) The applicant should be able to give a simple description of the whole subject,  using  common  words and examples.          ( c) The applicant should be able to use typical terms. KNOWLEDGE LEVEL 2   KNOWLEDGE LEVEL 3   Basic Knowledge requirements