Experience Required for Part 66 Aircraft Maintenance
Engineers License
It is only necessary to provide information on duration of
experience relating to whichever licence and/or rating you are applying for.
For example, if you are applying for a removal of
limitation(s) from a type rating, only information relating to that type is
required. The following table provides information of the minimum
experience required for each application.
|
Application |
Applicant's History |
Experience Required |
|
Category A, or
Category B1.2, or
Category B1.4 |
No previous
training. |
3 Years |
|
Skilled Worker |
2 Years |
|
Part-147 Students |
1 Year |
|
Category B1.1, or
Category B1.3, or
Category B2 |
No previous
training. |
5 Years |
|
Skilled Worker |
3 Years |
|
Part-147 Students |
2 Years |
|
Category C
(Large Aircraft) |
B1.1, B1.3 or B2
certifying or support staff on large aircraft. |
3 Years |
|
B1.2 or B1.4
certifying or support staff on large aircraft |
5 years |
|
Category C
(non-Large
Aircraft) |
B1 or B2 certifying
or support staff on non-large aircraft. |
3 Years |
|
Category C
(Graduate Route) |
Academic degree in
a technical discipline from a University or higher educational
institution recognised by the CAA. |
3 Years (incl. 6 months observation of base maintenance) |
Note: In addition to the overall experience requirement, there is a recency
requirement of one year's experience on aircraft typical of the category or
sub-category being applied for. Of this one year, six months must have been
gained in the 12 months preceding application. The remainder of the
experience must have been gained in the preceding 7 years.
Additional practical maintenance experience required to
include another Category or sub-Category:
|
To
From |
A1 |
A2 |
A3 |
A4 |
B1.1 |
B1.2 |
B1.3 |
B1.4 |
B2 |
|
A1 |
|
6 mths |
6 mths |
6 mths |
2 yrs |
6 mths |
2 yrs |
1 yr |
2 yrs |
|
A2 |
6 mths |
|
6 mths |
6 mths |
2 yrs |
6 mths |
2 yrs |
1 yr |
2 yrs |
|
A3 |
6 mths |
6 mths |
|
6 mths |
2 yrs |
1 yr |
2 yrs |
6 mths |
2 yrs |
|
A4 |
6 mths |
6 mths |
6 mths |
|
2 yrs |
1 yr |
2 yrs |
6 mths |
2 yrs |
|
B1.1 |
None |
6 mths |
6 mths |
6 mths |
|
6 mths |
6 mths |
6 mths |
1 yr |
|
B1.2 |
6 mths |
None |
6 mths |
6 mths |
2 yrs |
|
2 yrs |
6 mths |
2 yrs |
|
B1.3 |
6 mths |
6 mths |
None |
6 mths |
6 mths |
6 mths |
|
6 mths |
1 yr |
|
B1.4 |
6 mths |
6 mths |
6 mths |
None |
2 yrs |
6 mths |
2 yrs |
|
2 yrs |
|
B2 |
6 mths |
6 mths |
6 mths |
6 mths |
1 yr |
1 yr |
1 yr |
1 yr |
|
Note: The above
experience must be on civil operating aircraft in the Category or sub-Category
relevant to the application and may be reduced on completion of a relevant Part
147 Course.
|
