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5 Surprising Realities of Independent Aircraft Certification Imagine a remote, sun-drenched airstrip where a single engineer stands beside a light piston aircraft. With a focused gaze and a final certification entry in the Technical Log System, the engineer clears the pilot for takeoff. There is no sprawling airline infrastructure here, no quality department down the hall, and no team of specialized supervisors. In this moment, the safety of the flight rests entirely upon the professional judgment of a single individual. This is the world of the Independent Certifying Staff (ICS). While massive maintenance organizations handle the world’s commercial fleets, the ICS serves as the technical backbone of General Aviation, providing the essential oversight that keeps flying clubs and private operators airborne. Within the regulatory frameworks of CAR-ML and CAR-66 , the ICS is more than a technician; they are a vital sentinel of the skies, balancing operational flexibility with a rigorous ...

                          66. A.30 Basic Experience requirements para (d) describe about recent experience for AMEL .                          At least one year of the required experience shall be recent maintenance experience on aircraft of the category/subcategory for which the initial aircraft maintenance engineer’s  licence is sought.                          For subsequent category /subcategory additions to an existing AMEL , the additional recent maintenance experience required may be less than one year, but shall be at least three months .                          The required experience shall be dependent upon the difference between the licence category/ subcategory held and applied for.    ...

  .    1. Cat. A, sub cat. B1.2 and B1.4 and category B3                    --- 3 years of practical aircraft maintenance experience on operating aircraft .        2. Cat.B2 and sub-cat.B1.1and B1.3                     --- 5 years of practical aircraft maintenance experience on operating aircraft.      . 3. Category C - large aircraft:     .         i. 3 year so experience exercising category B1.1 or B1.3 or B2 privileges on large                    aircraft                        or as CAR145 B1.1, B1.3                        or B2 support staff,            ...

                  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 ...

                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;

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.

        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...