66.A.3 Licence categories and subcategories

• Regulation (EU) 2018/1142 found in: Continuing Airworthiness (1321/2014) Part-M Part-145 Part-66 Part-147 Part-T Part-ML Part-CAMO Part-CAO (Jul 2024)

66.A.3 Licence categories and subcategories Regulation (EU) 2018/1142 Aircraft maintenance licences include the following categories and, where applicable, subcategories and system ratings: (a) Category A, divided into the following subcategories: - A1 Aeroplanes Turbine; - A2 Aeroplanes Piston; - A3 Helicopters Turbine; - A4 Helicopters Piston. (b) Category B1, divided into the following subcategories: - B1.1 Aeroplanes Turbine; - B1.2 Aeroplanes Piston; - B1.3 Helicopters Turbine; - B1.4 Helicopters Piston. (c) Category B2 The B2 licence is applicable to all aircraft. (d) Category B2L The B2L licence is applicable to all aircraft other than those in Group 1 as set out in Point 66.A.5(1) and is divided into the following ‘system ratings’: - communication/navigation (com/nav), - instruments, - autoflight, - surveillance, - airframe systems. A B2L licence shall contain, as a minimum, one system rating. (e) Category B3 The B3 licence is applicable to piston-engine non-pressurised aeroplanes of 2 000 kg Maximum Take-off Mass (MTOM) and below. (f) Category L, divided into the following subcategories: - L1C: composite sailplanes, - L1: sailplanes, - L2C: composite powered sailplanes and composite ELA1 aeroplanes, - L2: powered sailplanes and ELA1 aeroplanes, - L3H: hot-air balloons, - L3G: gas balloons, - L4H: hot-air airships, - L4G: ELA2 gas airships, - L5: gas airships other than ELA2. (g) Category C The C licence is applicable to aeroplanes and helicopters. #### 66.A.3 Licence categories and subcategories *Regulation (EU) 2018/1142* Aircraft maintenance licences include the following categories and, where applicable, subcategories and system ratings: (a) Category A, divided into the following subcategories: - A1 Aeroplanes Turbine; - A2 Aeroplanes Piston; - A3 Helicopters Turbine; - A4 Helicopters Piston. (b) Category B1, divided into the following subcategories: - B1.1 Aeroplanes Turbine; - B1.2 Aeroplanes Piston; - B1.3 Helicopters Turbine; - B1.4 Helicopters Piston. (c) Category B2 The B2 licence is applicable to all aircraft. (d) Category B2L The B2L licence is applicable to all aircraft other than those in Group 1 as set out in Point 66.A.5(1) and is divided into the following ‘system ratings’: - communication/navigation (com/nav), - instruments, - autoflight, - surveillance, - airframe systems. A B2L licence shall contain, as a minimum, one system rating. (e) Category B3 The B3 licence is applicable to piston-engine non-pressurised aeroplanes of 2 000 kg Maximum Take-off Mass (MTOM) and below. (f) Category L, divided into the following subcategories: - L1C: composite sailplanes, - L1: sailplanes, - L2C: composite powered sailplanes and composite ELA1 aeroplanes, - L2: powered sailplanes and ELA1 aeroplanes, - L3H: hot-air balloons, - L3G: gas balloons, - L4H: hot-air airships, - L4G: ELA2 gas airships, - L5: gas airships other than ELA2. (g) Category C The C licence is applicable to aeroplanes and helicopters.