May 13, 2022

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Sofema Aviation Services (SAS)Ā www.sassofia.com reviews & comments criteria related to EASA Part 66 Aircraft Maintenance Engineer Licence (AMEL).

Introduction

Most Licensed Aircraft Engineers start off as mechanics taking between 2-4 years to become a Mechanic (and more than 5 years to become a Licensed Aircraft Engineer ā€œLAEā€). Normally persons who become Aircraft Engineers have an aptitude for Math & Physics.

  • The process of completing all the exams required for the issue of an EASA Part 66 Licence is essentially quite straightforward:
  • Step 1:Ā Complete the study (to your own satisfaction) for each of the EASA examinations associated with the relevant category of licence.
  • Step 2:Ā Sit the exams at an approved EASA examination centre ā€“ This can be any approved EASA 147 organisation or a European CAA (but caution if you go with 1 CAA then you must complete every element of the process with that CAA it is not flexible as will be explained later).

Note: For specific guidance please see Appendix II ā€” Basic examination standard (except for category L licence).

  • To gain the knowledge needed to take the examinations, you can self-study or complete short courses or distance learning courses.
  • It is necessary to gain a documented five years of maintenance experience on the appropriate category of aircraft in addition to passing all of the examinations before you can apply for a licence.

Note: The exams may be taken at any convenient time and you have a 10-year window in which to apply for the exam after successfully completing the relevant modules.

Which documentation is required to support the application demonstrating compliance with the experience requirements?

  • Maintenance experience should be written up in a manner that the reader has a reasonable understanding of where, when, and what maintenance constitutes the experience.
  • A task-by-task account is not necessary, but at the same time a bland statement such as ā€œX years maintenance experience completedā€ would not be acceptable.
  • A maintenance logbook detailing the experience is desirable and some competent authorities may require such a logbook (see AMC 66.A.10).
  • In summary, the format used to evidence the maintenance experience is not strictly defined in the rules and is left at the discretion of the competent authority issuing the licence.

Note: EASA advises you to follow the instructions of the competent authority where you intend to apply for.

Where do I gain the required basic maintenance experience? Is it mandatory to gain the required maintenance experience in an EASA-approved Part-145 organisation?

  • It is not mandatory to gain maintenance experience in a Part-145 organisation. According to the AMC 66.A., 30(a) point 4, aircraft maintenance experience gained within different types of maintenance organisations (under Part-145, M.A. Subpart F, Part-CAO, FAR-145, etc.) or under the supervision of independent certifying staff may be accepted by the competent authorities.
  • This means that the aircraft maintenance experience may be accepted by the competent authority when such maintenance is performed in a maintenance organisation which does not necessarily hold an EASA Part-145 approval.
  • Furthermore. aircraft maintenance experience gained outside a civil aircraft maintenance environment may include aircraft maintenance experience gained in armed forces, coast guards, police, etc., or in aircraft manufacturing (see AMC 66.A.30(e)).

Note: It is on the competent authority to evaluate whether this experience is acceptable.

EASA advises to contact the competent authority where you intend to apply for a licence, in order to check whether the basic experience would be acceptable.

See Part-66.A.30 and related AMC/GM.

Regarding Time Limits from Completion of Modules to Satisfying Experience Requirements

Ref (EU) No 1149/2011 of 21 October 2011

  • The basic examinations shall be passed and experience shall be acquired within the ten years preceding the application for an aircraft basic licence.

Appendix II ā€” Basic examination standard (except for category L licence)

  • All basic examinations shall be carried out using the multi-choice question format and essay questions as specified below.
  • Each multi-choice question shall have three alternative answers of which only one shall 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.
  • Each essay question requires the preparation of a written answer and the candidate shall be allowed 20 minutes to answer each such question.
  • Suitable essay questions shall be drafted and evaluated using the knowledge syllabus in Appendix I Modules 7A, 7B, 9A, 9B, and 10.
  • Each question will have a model answer drafted for it, which will also include any known alternative answers that may be relevant for other subdivisions.
  • The model answer will also be broken down into a list of the important points known as Key Points.
  • The pass mark for each module and sub-module multi-choice part of the examination is 75%.
  • The pass mark for each essay question is 75% in that the candidate’s answer shall contain 75% of the required key points addressed by the question.
  • Penalty marking systems shall not be used to determine whether a candidate has passed.

Module Re-takes

  • 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 a maintenance training organisation approved in accordance with Annex IV (Part-147) which conducts a course of retraining tailored to the failed subjects in the particular module when the failed module may be retaken after 30 days.
  • The time periods required by point 66.A.25 apply to each individual module examination, with the exception of those module examinations which were passed as part of another category licence, where the licence has already been issued.
  • The maximum number of consecutive attempts for each module is three.

o Further sets of three attempts are allowed with a 1 year waiting period between sets.

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