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Part-66: Approved Certifying Staff

MAINTENANCE ORGANISATION CERTIFICATION


CATEGORIES INVOLVE IN PART-66
CATEGORY A REQUIREMENTS
CATEGORY B REQUIREMENTS
CATEGORY C REQUIREMENTS
VALIDITY OF APPROVE CERTIFYING STAFF
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Part-66: Approved Certifying Staff

PART-145 Maintenance Organization


Maintining Commercial Air transport and Large Aircrfat and components
fitted there to

Issue

CRS for Commercial Air Transport


After maintenace work by appropriately approved
certifying staff

Certifying Staff
Personnel responsible for the release of an aircraft or a
component after maintenance Type-Rated

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PART- 66 Qualified staff
Valid AMEL
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Part-66: Approved Certifying Staff

Scope
Part-66 establishes the requirements for the issue of an aircraft
maintenance license and condition of its validity and use, for
aeroplane and helicopters of the following categories:

Category A : Line maintenance certifying mechanic


Category B1:Line maintenance certifying technician-Mechanical
Category B2: Line maintenance certifying technician- avionics
Category C: Base maintenance certifying engineer
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Privileges
Categories

B
A Technician C
Mechanic Engineer
Issue CRS following
Issue CRS line maintenance on
following minor full range of airplane Issue CRS following
schedule line system base maintenance
maintenance & on aircraft after
simple defect B1 Mechanical Completion of
Structure

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rectification B2 Avionics Scheduled hangar
Powerplant Avionic check
Mechanical electrical
Electrical
Avionic LRUs
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Privileges
Category A aircraft maintenance licence - to issue CRS after: minor scheduled line
maintenance and simple defect rectification within the limits of tasks specifically
endorsed on the authorisation. restricted to work that the licence holder has
personally performed in a Part-145 organization.

Category B1 aircraft maintenance license - issue CRS following maintenance,


including aircraft structure, powerplant and mechanical and electrical systems.
Replacement of avionic line replaceable units, requiring simple tests to prove their
serviceability. Includes the appropriate A subcategory.

Category B2 licenses - permits to issue CRS following maintenance on avionic and


electrical systems.

Category C licenses shall permit the holder to issue CRS following base maintenance
on aircraft.
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Categories A and B1 are subdivided into


subcategories

A1 and B1.1 Aeroplanes Turbine


A2 and B1.2 Aeroplanes Piston
A3 and B1.3 Helicopters Turbine
A4 and B1.4 Helicopter Piston
BASIC REQUIREMENTS
The applicant for the license shall be at least 18 years of age
An applicant shall demonstrate by examination, a level of
knowledge in the appropriate subject modules.
The basic knowledge examinations shall be conducted by Part-
147 approved training organisation or by competent authority.
become B1 & B2 support staff (21 years)
License Holder may not exercise certification privileges UNLESS:
a) Hold licence under Part-66
b) In compliance with the applicable requirements of Part-M and or
Part-145
c) Familiar with aircraft type
d) He/she must had 6 months of relevant experience in the
preceding two year period.
e) He/she is able to read, write and communicate in the language(s)
in which documentation are written.
f) Age at least 21 years old if you want to release CRS
g) Pass the task training conduct by part 147 (training organization)
(theory and practical)
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Category A Requirements (Base on technical background)

Years of practical
maintenance experience
required

No relevant technical training 3


Completion of training in a
technical trade, skilled worker
2

Completion of an approved basic


training course, pursuant to Part-147 1

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Subcategories B1.1 and B1.3 or B2 Requirements

Years of practical
maintenance experience
required

No relevant technical training 5


Completion of training in a
technical trade, skilled worker
3

Completion of Part-147 2
approved basic training course

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Category C Requirements
Years
Experience
Exercising category B1.1, B1.3 or B2 privileges
or as Part-145 base maintenance support staff, 3
or, a combination of both

Exercising category B1.2 or B1.4 privileges


or as Part-145 base maintenance support staff, 5
or a combination of both

Academic degree holder in a technical discipline,


from institution recognized by the competent 3
authority, experience working in a civil aircraft
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Type /Task Training And Rating


Category Aircraft Task / Type Training

A Hands on and theoritical training and


assessment by Part-145 or Part-147
organisation

B1 and B2 Theoritical and practical type training by Part-147


organisation or type training approved by
competent authority

C with academic
degree Theoretical aircraft type training by Part-147
organisation. Practical not required

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For B1, B2, C satisfactory completion of the aircraft type training by examination and /
or workplace assessment by
The Part-147 organisation, or
The competent authority
The training organisation conducting the approved type training course
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Categories Type / Task Training and Rating

A B C
Mechanic Technician Engineer
(with academic degree

Authority Authority (Part 66 License) Authority (Part 66


(Part 66 License) + License)
+ Part 147 or Authority +
Part 145 or Part 147 (Type Rating) Part 147 or Authority
(Type Rating) Theoritical and practical (Type Rating)

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Hands on and type training Theoritical aircraft type
theoritical training training
B1 Mechanical B2 Avionics
Type and Group ratings

For large aircraft, the holder of a category B1, B2 or C aircraft


maintenance license shall only exercise certification privileges
on a specific aircraft type when the aircraft maintenance
license is endorsed with the appropriate aircraft type rating.

For aircraft other than large aircraft, the holder of a category B1


or B2 aircraft maintenance license may also exercise
certification privileges when the aircraft maintenance license is
endorsed with the appropriate group rating, or manufacturer
group rating
Group Rating
The group rating shall consist of the following:
i. for category B1 or C
Helicopter piston engine
Helicopter turbine engine
Aeroplane single piston engine (metal structure)
Aeroplane multiple piston engine (metal structure)
Aeroplane single piston engine (wooden structure)
Aeroplane multiple piston engine (wooden structure)
Aeroplane single piston engine (composite structure)
Aeroplane multiple piston engine (composite structure)
Aeroplane turbine (single engine)
Aeroplane turbine (multiple engine)
ii) For category B2 or C
- Aeroplane
- helicopter
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Validity

5 years after last issue


(submit renewal before expired date)

Last 24 months certifying

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In the preceding two-years period, he/ she must had 6 month
maintenance experience
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MAINTENANCE
CONTINUED VALIDITY

The aircraft maintenance license becomes invalid five


years after its last issue/amendment.

Any certification privileges based upon an aircraft


maintenance license is invalid

The aircraft maintenance license is only valid when


issued and/or amended by the competent authority and
when the holder has signed the document.
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All of these people are vital in
Aviation
Line Service Personnel
Organizes all aircraft movements in-and-out of the
Hangar, fuels and services the Aircraft.

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Bird Scarer
All of these people are vital in
Birds are a serious hazard to Aircraft. Bird Scarers
perform a vital job at Airports.
Aviation

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Airport Manager
All of these people are vital in
Without a Manager, the Airport probably would not
exist. This person keeps the Airport viable.
Aviation

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Accountant

All of these people are vital in


Federal Aviation Rules and Internal Revenue Tax
Rules often clash. An Aviation Accountant is worth
his weight in Gold!
Aviation

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Aviation
Aircraft Dispatcher
Fuel, hotels, rental cars, passenger manifests,
international clearances, handling, weather reports;
the works. It is all in a days work for a Dispatcher.

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Aviation
Aircraft Inspector
The structural integrity and serviceability of an
Aircraft must be closely inspected to ensure that
the Aircraft remains safe to operate. Inspectors
perform this vital task.

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Aviation InsuranceAviation
Agent
An Aircraft is an extremely expensive piece of
equipment to own. Also the nature of flight can be
inherently dangerous, and therefore financial
protection must be put in place for any eventuality;
this is where the Agent is very important.

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Aviation
Aviation Meteorologist
The sky is an ever changing environment that is
potentially hazardous to an Aircraft and its
occupants. The Meteorologist produces the
predications and reports for dispatchers and pilots.

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Aviation Doctor Aviation
Pilots must be in tip-top condition to stay legal and
safe in the cockpit. An Aviation Doctor performs
regular physical check-ups on all pilots.

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Aviation
Aircraft Parts Manager
An Aircraft is a complex machine that has
thousands of individual parts all placed together to
create a whole Aircraft. The Parts Manager
procures, sorts, categorizes, protects, stores and
dispenses all of these parts, when needed.

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Aviation
Aviation Financier
Most individuals, and a lot of companies do not
have liquidity in their financial holdings sufficient to
pay for the purchase of an Aircraft. This is where an
Aviation Financier is extremely important, because
he arranges for the cash from a bank or individual
investors to pay for the aircraft on the buyers
behalf, and then gets the money paid back over a
long period of time.

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Aviation
Cartographer
This person performs surveys of the earths surface,
and then creates charts for pilots to navigate from.
Aviation Charts have to be up-dated constantly, so
that aircraft dont lose their way, or fly into an
obstruction.

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Aviation
Director of Aircraft Maintenance
An Aircraft has to be regularly serviced and
inspected, both on a calendar and hourly/cycle
schedule. The Director of Maintenance is in charge
of the Aircraft to ensure that all of these required
tasks are performed on-time, and at the right
interval.

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Aviation
Aircraft Engineer
This person can have many roles, or be very
specialized. As Aircraft are designed, built, and
maintained, it is the Engineers job to make sure that
the original design concept is not compromised,
and safety is foremost in the continued operation of
an Aircraft.

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ComputerAviation
Analyst
The operation, care, and feeding of an Aircraft
generates a massive amount of data. A computer
analyst consolidates, tracks and analyzes all of this
information, so the right decision can be made.

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Airport Fire/Rescue
Aviation
The most hazardous times during flight, occur at the
Take-Off, and at the Landing. Airport Fire/Rescue
personnel are there ready for when things go
wrong.

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Certified Flight and Ground Instructor
Pilots mustAviation
first learn to fly, and then after they
have progressed through their various Ratings, they
must maintain their currency and proficiency. This
would not be possible without the vital work
performed by Flight and Ground Instructors. Often
they teach pilots in a Simulator on the ground,
instead of up in the air.

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Aviation
Flight Attendant
Often these aviation professionals are maligned by
the general public. They are not on-board to merely
serve refreshments; instead they are there to
ensure the safe and orderly evacuation of the
Aircraft during an emergency.

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Avionics Technician
Anything electrical or computerized on an Aircraft,
comes under the care and expertise of an Avionics
Technician. Virtually all modern Aircraft are now
fully digital and computerized.

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Aviation Maintenance Technicians
These vital members of the aviation team, perform
all of the servicing and repair operations that are
necessary on an Aircraft. They work directly for the
Director of Maintenance.

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Technical Service Representative
All Aircraft, systems and components manufacturers
employ Technical Service Representatives to ensure
that the equipment that they sell, is understood,
and operated properly and reliably. These
individuals provide the necessary interface between
the user of the product and the manufacturer.

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The Passenger
Unless the Aircraft is a single-seater that is designed
for utility or military operations; it is specifically
designed to carry Passengers. Many companies
around the World use Business Aircraft to transport
their executives and operations people to meetings
and appointments. A Business Aircraft is much,
much, more efficient than any of the Airlines.

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Aviation
The Designer
If the initial design concept was not conceived of
and then committed to paper, or onto a computer
screen; no Aircraft would exist today. We owe a
great debt of gratitude to all Designers.

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Aviation
The Salesperson
Designers and Engineers are not Sales people. Once
a design is formulated, someone must sell the
concept of its value and necessity for it to be
purchased. The Salesperson is who makes it all
happen, by making a product commercially viable in
the eyes of its clients. Business and Aviation would
not function if there were no Sales people involved.

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FAA Inspector Aviation
The U.S. Government controls Civil Aviation through
its agency, the: Federal Aviation Administration
(FAA.) This agency employs Inspectors to make sure
that operators and certificate holders are all
complying with the law and are conducting safe air
operations.

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Air Traffic Controller
The FAA employs quick thinking, and highly alert
people to direct air traffic safely through the skies
of this nation. This is a highly stressful, but also a
rewarding occupation.

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Safety Officer/Auditor
Operating an Aircraft requires a complex
organization that involves many different people to
make it all work. Sometimes when people get busy,
they might forget to follow all of the required steps
to ensure that their task is done safely. The Safety
Officer/Auditor is there to monitor for any possible
breaches in safety, before they happen or cause an
accident.

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The Aviation Department Manager
All of the people on this page except for the FAA
employees; the passengers and the Aircraft/Flight
Department Owner, all report to the Aviation
Department Manager, including the Pilot. The Buck
Stops Here with this person.

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The Owner
This is the ultimate boss. He or she that holds the
money, is the head honcho without whom, the
Flight Department and all of its associated jobs
would not exist.

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The Pilot
Look at all of the people that he relies on, to be
able to do his job.

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