66.A.30 Basic experience requirements

(a)     An applicant for an aircraft maintenance licence shall have acquired:

1.       for category A, subcategories B1.2 and B1.4 and category B3:

(i)      3 years of practical maintenance experience on operating aircraft, if the applicant has no previous relevant technical training; or

(ii)     2 years of practical maintenance experience on operating aircraft and completion of training considered relevant by the competent authority as a skilled worker, in a technical trade; or

(iii)     1 year of practical maintenance experience on operating aircraft and completion of a basic training course approved in accordance with Annex IV (Part-147);

2.       for category B2 and subcategories B1.1 and B1.3:

(i)      5 years of practical maintenance experience on operating aircraft if the applicant has no previous relevant technical training; or

(ii)     3 years of practical maintenance experience on operating aircraft and completion of training considered relevant by the competent authority as a skilled worker, in a technical trade; or

(iii)     2 years of practical maintenance experience on operating aircraft and completion of a basic training course approved in accordance with Annex IV (Part-147);

2a.     for category B2L:

(i)      3 years of practical maintenance experience in operating aircraft, covering the corresponding system rating(s), if the applicant has no previous relevant technical training; or

(ii)     2 years of practical maintenance experience in operating aircraft, covering the corresponding system rating(s), and completion of training, considered relevant by the competent authority, as a skilled worker in a technical trade; or

(iii)     1 year of practical maintenance experience in operating aircraft, covering the corresponding system rating(s), and completion of a Part-147 approved basic training course. For the addition of (a) new system rating(s) to an existing B2L licence, 3 months of practical maintenance experience relevant to the new system rating(s) shall be required for each system rating added.

2b.     for category L:

(i)       2 years of practical maintenance experience in operating aircraft covering a representative cross section of maintenance activities in the corresponding subcategory;

(ii)      as a derogation from point (i), 1 year of practical maintenance experience in operating aircraft covering a representative cross section of maintenance activities in the corresponding subcategory, subject to the introduction of the limitation provided for in point 66.A.45(h)(ii)(3).

3.       for category C with respect to complex motor-powered aircraft (CMPA):

(i)      3 years of experience in exercising category B1.1, B1.3 or B2 privileges as support staff, or both support staff and certifying staff, in accordance with point 145.A.35 of Annex II (Part-145), at a maintenance organisation working on CMPA, including 12 months of experience as base maintenance support staff; or

(ii)     5 years of experience in exercising category B1.2, B1.4 or L5 privileges as support staff, or both support staff and certifying staff, in accordance with point 145.A.35 of Annex II (Part-145), at a maintenance organisation working on CMPA, including 12 months of experience as base maintenance support staff; or

(iii)     for applicants holding an academic degree, 3 years of experience in working at an aircraft maintenance environment, on a representative selection of tasks that are directly associated with aircraft maintenance, including 6 months of participation in the performance of base maintenance tasks in operating CMPA;

(iv)     to extend the endorsed category C with respect to other than CMPA to CMPA:

(a)     2 years of experience in exercising category B1.1, B1.2, B1.3, B1.4, B2 or L5 privileges as support staff, or both support staff and certifying staff, in accordance with point 145.A.35 of Annex II (Part- 145), at a maintenance organisation in operating CMPA, including 6 months of experience as base maintenance support staff; or

(b)     when holding a category C licence based on an academic degree, 2 years of experience in working at an aircraft maintenance environment on a representative selection of tasks that are directly associated with aircraft maintenance, including 3 months of participation in the performance of base maintenance tasks in operating CMPA;

4.       for category C with respect to other than CMPA:

(i)      3 years of experience in exercising category B1, B2, B2L, B3 or L privileges as support staff, or both support staff and certifying staff, in accordance with point 145.A.35 of Annex II (Part-145), at a maintenance organisation in operating other than CMPA, including 6 months of experience as base maintenance support staff; or

(ii)     for holders of an academic degree, 3 years of experience in working at an aircraft maintenance environment, on a representative selection of tasks that are directly associated with aircraft maintenance, including 6 months of participation in the performance of base maintenance tasks in operating other than CMPA;

5.       the academic degree shall be in a relevant technical discipline, issued by a university or any other higher educational institution recognised by the competent authority.

(b)     An applicant for an extension to an aircraft maintenance licence shall have a minimum civil aircraft maintenance experience requirement appropriate to the additional category or subcategory of licence applied for as defined in Appendix IV to this Annex (Part-66).

(c)      The experience shall be practical and involve a representative cross section of maintenance tasks on aircraft.

(d)     At least 1 year of the required experience shall be recent maintenance experience on aircraft of the category/subcategory for which the initial aircraft maintenance licence is sought. For subsequent category/subcategory additions to an existing aircraft maintenance licence, the additional recent maintenance experience required may be less than 1 year, but shall be at least 3 months. The required experience shall be dependent upon the difference between the licence category/subcategory held and applied for. Such additional experience shall be typical of the new licence category/subcategory sought.

(e)     Notwithstanding point (a), experience in aircraft maintenance gained in organisations not approved in accordance with Annexes II (Part-145) or Vd (Part-CAO) may be recognised when such maintenance is equivalent to that required by this Annex as established by the competent authority.

However, demonstration of additional experience in organisations approved in accordance with Annexes II or Vd or under the supervision of independent certifying staff, shall be required.

(f)      Experience shall have been acquired within the 10 years preceding the application for an aircraft maintenance licence or the addition of a category or subcategory to such a licence.