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This Subpart prescribes rules governing the grant of aircraft maintenance engineer licences and the privileges, limitations, and recent experience requirements of that licence.
(a) To be eligible for the grant of an aircraft maintenance engineer licence, a person must—
(1) be at least 21 years of age; and
(2) have passed written examinations, or their equivalents, including an examination in Air Law, that—
(i) are acceptable to the Director; and
(ii) are relevant to the duties and responsibilities of an aircraft maintenance engineer in the category of licence sought; and
(3) have passed an oral examination covering the person’s understanding and practical application of the duties and responsibilities exercised by the holder of an aircraft maintenance engineer licence; and
(4) have satisfactorily completed one of the following:
(i) a traineeship in an aviation technical trade, of 4 years of practical aviation related experience, including formal technical training with the procedures, practices, materials, tools, machine tools, and equipment generally used in constructing, maintaining, or modifying airframes, powerplants, or avionic equipment, gained at any time; or
(ii) a traineeship in an appropriate non-aviation technical trade, and 3 years of practical aviation related experience with the procedures, practices, materials, tools, machine tools, and equipment generally used in constructing, maintaining, or modifying airframes, powerplants, or avionic equipment, gained following completion of the traineeship; or
(iii) a total of 5 years of practical aviation related experience with the procedures, practices, materials, tools, machine tools, and equipment generally used in constructing maintaining, or modifying airframes, powerplants, or avionic equipment; or
(iv) a course of integrated training, including at least 3 years of supervised training and experience, conducted by the holder of a training organisation certificate granted under section 75 of the Act and in accordance with Part 141 or Part 147 if the certificate authorised the conduct of such a course.
(b) For each option in paragraph (a)(4), 2 years of the experience required must be appropriate to the category of licence sought.
(c) The holder of an aircraft maintenance engineer licence is entitled to an additional category of licence if the holder has passed the applicable examinations required by paragraph (a)(2) and has completed—
(1) 2 years of experience appropriate to the category of licence sought; or
(2) 1 year of experience appropriate to the category of licence sought if the applicant has exercised the privileges of an aircraft maintenance engineer licence for 10 or more years.
(a) Subject to paragraphs (b), (c), and the requirements of rule 43.54, an aircraft maintenance engineer licence authorises the holder to—
(1) perform or supervise the maintenance of an aircraft or component; and
(2) release an aircraft or component to service after maintenance has been performed.
(b) A holder of an aircraft maintenance engineer licence must not exercise the privileges of that licence on an aircraft or component unless that person can demonstrate competency in the maintenance of the aircraft or component and—
(1) holds the applicable group or type rating specified in Appendix B for that aircraft or component; or
(2) the privileges are limited privileges specified in Appendix C.
(c) A holder of an aircraft maintenance engineer licence must not exercise the limited privileges specified in Appendix C that require the use of special test equipment unless –
(1) the holder has evidence that they have received training on the use of that equipment; and
(2) the holder uses the special test equipment when required.
A holder of an aircraft maintenance engineer licence must not exercise the privileges of the licence unless, within the immediately preceding 2 years, the holder has—
(1) for a period of at least 6 months—
(i) exercised the privileges of the licence; or
(ii) supervised the maintenance of aircraft relevant to the ratings held in an executive capacity; or
(iii) performed a technical training function relevant to the ratings held in a certificated training organisation; or
(iv) been engaged in any combination of the activities specified in subparagraph (i), (ii), or (iii); or
(2) passed an oral examination covering the person’s understanding and practical application of the duties and responsibilities exercised by the holder of an aircraft maintenance engineer licence; or
(3) completed recurrent training in order to be proficient relevant to the ratings held, conducted by—
(i) the aircraft manufacturer; or
(ii) a Part 141, Part 145, or Part 147 certificated training organisation; or
(iii) a competent authority of a foreign Contracting State acceptable to the Director; or
(iv) the Director.
