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PART-66 (JAR-66) Aircraft Maintenance License AERO PLANES AND HELICOPTERS
(a) This section establishes the requirements for the issue of an PART-66 (JAR-66) Aircraft Maintenance License and conditions of its validity and use, for aeroplanes and helicopters of the following categories:
Category A
Category B1
Category B2
Category C
(b) Categories A and B1 are subdivided into subcategories relative to combinations of aeroplanes, helicopters, turbine and piston engines. The subcategories are:
A1 and B1.1 Aeroplanes Turbine
A2 and B1.2 Aeroplanes Piston
A3 and B1.3 Helicopters Turbine
A4 and B1.4 Helicopters Piston
PART-66 (JAR-66).A.10 Application
An application for an PART-66 (JAR-66) Aircraft Maintenance License or amendment to such license shall be made on EASA Form 19 and in a manner established by the competent authority and submitted thereto. An application for the amendment to an PART-66 (JAR-66) Aircraft Maintenance License shall be made to the competent authority that issued the PART-66 (JAR-66) Aircraft Maintenance License.
PART-66 (JAR-66).A.15 Eligibility
An applicant for an PART-66 (JAR-66) Aircraft Maintenance License shall be at least 18 years of age.
PART-66 (JAR-66).A.20 Privileges
(a) Subject to compliance with paragraph (b), the following privileges shall apply:
1. A category A PART-66 (JAR-66) Aircraft Maintenance License permits the holder to issue certificates of release to service following minor scheduled line maintenance and simple defect rectification within the limits of tasks specifically endorsed on the authorization. The certification privileges shall be restricted to work that the license holder has personally performed in a Part-145 organization.
2. A category B1 PART-66 (JAR-66) Aircraft Maintenance License shall permit the holder to issue certificates of release to service following maintenance, including aircraft structure, powerplant and mechanical and electrical systems. Replacement of avionic line replaceable units, requiring simple tests to prove their serviceability, shall also be included in the privileges. Category B1 shall automatically include the appropriate A subcategory.
3. A category B2 PART-66 (JAR-66) Aircraft Maintenance License shall permit the holder to issue certificates of release to service following maintenance on avionic and electrical systems.
4. A category C PART-66 (JAR-66) Aircraft Maintenance License shall permit the holder to issue certificates of release to service following base maintenance on aircraft. The privileges apply to the aircraft in its entirety in a Part-145 organization.
(b) The holder of an PART-66 (JAR-66) Aircraft Maintenance License may not exercise certification privileges unless:
1. in compliance with the applicable requirements of Part-M and/or Part-145.
2. in the preceding two-year period he/she has, either had six months of maintenance experience in accordance with the privileges granted by the PART-66 (JAR-66) Aircraft Maintenance License or, met the provision for the issue of the appropriate privileges.
4. he/she is able to read, write and communicate to an understandable level in the language(s) in which the technical documentation and procedures necessary to support the issue of the certificate of release to service are written.
PART-66 (JAR-66).A.25 Basic knowledge requirements
(a) An applicant for an PART-66 (JAR-66) Aircraft Maintenance License or the addition of a category or subcategory to such an aircraft maintenance license shall demonstrate, by examination, a level of knowledge in the appropriate subject modules in accordance with Appendix I to this Part.
The basic knowledge examinations shall be conducted by a training organization appropriately approved under Part-147 or by the competent authority.
(b) Full or partial credit against the basic knowledge requirements and associated examination shall be given for any other technical qualification considered by the competent authority to be equivalent to the knowledge standard of this Part. Such credits shall be established in accordance with Section B, Subpart E of this Part.
PART-66 (JAR-66).A.30 Experience requirements
(a) An applicant for an PART-66 (JAR-66) Aircraft Maintenance License shall have acquired:
1. for category A and subcategories B1.2 and B1.4:
(i) three years of practical maintenance experience on operating aircraft, if the applicant has no previous relevant technical training; or
(ii) two 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) one year of practical maintenance experience on operating aircraft and completion of a Part-147 approved basic training course.
2. for category B2 and subcategories B1.1 and B1.3:
(i) five years of practical maintenance experience on operating aircraft if the applicant has no previous relevant technical training; or
(ii) three 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) two years of practical maintenance experience on operating aircraft and completion of a Part -147 approved basic training course.
3. for category C with respect to large aircraft:
(i) three years of experience exercising category B1.1, B1.3 or B2 privileges on large aircraft or as Part-145 B1.1, B1.3 or B2 support staff, or, a combination of both; or
(ii) five years of experience exercising category B1.2 or B1.4 privileges on large aircraft or as Part-145 B1.2 or B1.4 support staff, or a combination of both; or
4. for category C with respect to non large aircraft:
three years of experience exercising category B1 or B.2 privileges on non large aircraft or as Part-145 B1 or B.2 support staff, or a combination of both; or
5. for category C obtained through the academic route:
an applicant holding an academic degree in a technical discipline, from a university or other higher educational institution recognized by the competent authority, three years of experience working in a civil aircraft maintenance environment on a representative selection of tasks directly associated with aircraft maintenance including six months of observation of base maintenance tasks.
(b) An applicant for an extension to an PART-66 (JAR-66) Aircraft Maintenance License shall have a minimum civil aircraft maintenance experience requirement appropriate to the additional category or subcategory of license applied for as defined in Appendix IV to this Part.
(c) For category A, B1 and B2 the experience must be practical which means being involved with a representative cross section of maintenance tasks on aircraft.
(d) For all applicants, at least one year of the required experience must be recent maintenance experience on aircraft of the category/subcategory for which the initial PART-66 (JAR-66) Aircraft Maintenance License is sought. For subsequent category/subcategory additions to an existing PART-66 (JAR-66) Aircraft Maintenance License, the additional recent maintenance experience required may be less than one year, but must be at least three months. The required experience must be dependent upon the difference between the license category/subcategory held and applied for. Such additional experience must be typical of the new license category/subcategory sought.
(e) Notwithstanding paragraph (a), aircraft maintenance experience gained outside a civil aircraft maintenance environment shall be accepted when such maintenance is equivalent to that required by this Part as established by the competent authority. Additional experience of civil aircraft maintenance shall, however, be required to ensure understanding of the civil aircraft maintenance environment.
PART-66 (JAR-66).A.40 Continued validity of the PART-66 Aircraft Maintenance License
(a) The PART-66 (JAR-66) Aircraft Maintenance License becomes invalid five years after its last issue or amendment, unless the holder submits his/her PART-66 (JAR-66) Aircraft Maintenance License to the competent authority that issued it, in order to verify that the information contained in the license is the same as that contained in the competent authority records, pursuant to 66. B.120.
(b) Any certification privileges based upon a PART-66 (JAR-66) Aircraft Maintenance License becomes invalid as soon as the PART-66 (JAR-66) Aircraft Maintenance License is invalid.
(c) The PART-66 (JAR-66) Aircraft Maintenance License is only valid when issued and/or amended by the competent authority and when the holder has signed the document.
PART-66 (JAR-66).A.45 Type/task training and ratings
a) The holder of a category A PART-66 (JAR-66) Aircraft Maintenance License may only exercise certification privileges on a specific aircraft type following the satisfactory completion of the relevant category A aircraft task training carried out by an appropriately approved Part-145 or Part-147 organization. The training shall include practical hands on training and theoretical training as appropriate for each task authorized. Satisfactory completion of training shall be demonstrated by an examination and/or by workplace assessment carried out by an appropriately approved Part-145 or Part-147 organization.
b) Except as otherwise specified in paragraph (g), the holder of a category B1, B2 or C PART-66 (JAR-66) Aircraft Maintenance License shall only exercise certification privileges on a specific aircraft type when the PART-66 (JAR-66) Aircraft Maintenance License is endorsed with the appropriate aircraft type rating.
c) Except as otherwise specified in paragraph (h), ratings shall be granted following satisfactory completion of the relevant category B1, B2 or C aircraft type training approved by the competent authority or conducted by an appropriately approved Part-147 maintenance training organization.
d) Category B1 and B2 approved type training shall include theoretical and practical elements and consist of the appropriate course in relation to the PART-66.A.20(a) privileges. Theoretical and practical training shall comply with Appendix III to this Part.
e) Category C approved type training shall comply with Appendix III to this Part. In the case of a category C person qualified by holding an academic degree as specified in PART-66.A.30(a), (5), the first relevant aircraft type theoretical training shall be at the category B1 or B2 level. Practical training is not required.
f) Completion of approved aircraft type training, as required by paragraphs (b) to (e), shall be demonstrated by an examination. The examination shall comply with Appendix III to this Part. The examinations in respect of category B1 or B2 or C aircraft type ratings shall be conducted by training organizations appropriately approved under Part- 147, the competent authority, or the training organization conducting the approved type training course.
g) Notwithstanding paragraph (b), for aircraft other than large aircraft, the holder of a category B1 or B2 PART-66 (JAR-66) Aircraft Maintenance License may also exercise certification privileges, when the PART-66 (JAR-66) Aircraft Maintenance License is endorsed with the appropriate group ratings, or manufacturer group ratings, unless the Agency has determined that the complexity of the aircraft in question requires a type rating.
1. Manufacturer group ratings may be granted after complying with the type rating requirements of two aircraft types representative of the group from the same manufacturer.
2. Full group ratings may be granted after complying with the type rating requirements of three aircraft types representative of the group from different manufacturers. However, no full group rating may be granted to B1 multiple turbine engine aeroplanes, where only manufacturer group rating applies.
3. The groups 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 engines — metal structure
— aeroplane single piston engine — wooden structure
— aeroplane multiple piston engines — wooden structure
— aeroplane single piston engine — composite structure
— aeroplane multiple piston engines — composite structure
— aeroplane turbine — single engine
— aeroplane turbine — multiple engine
(ii) for category B2 or C:
— aeroplane
— helicopter
(h) Notwithstanding paragraph (c), ratings on aircraft other than large aircraft may also be granted, subject to satisfactory completion of the relevant category B1, B2 or C aircraft type examination and demonstration of practical experience on the aircraft type, unless the Agency has determined that the aircraft is complex, where paragraph 3 approved type training is required. In the case of a category C ratings on aircraft other than large aircraft, for a person qualified by holding an academic degree as specified in PART-66.A.30 (a), (5), the first relevant aircraft type examination shall be at the category B1 or B2 level.
1. Category B1, B2 and C approved type examinations must consist of a mechanical examination for category B1 and an avionics examination for category B2 and both mechanical and avionics examination for category C.
2. The examination shall comply with Appendix III to this Part. The examination shall be conducted by training organizations appropriately approved under Part-147, or by the competent authority.
3. Aircraft type practical experience shall include a representative cross section of maintenance activities relevant to the category.
PART-66 (JAR-66).A.70 Conversion provisions
(a) The holder of a certifying staff qualification valid in a Member State, prior to the date of entry into force of this Part shall be issued an PART-66 (JAR-66) Aircraft Maintenance License without further examination subject to the conditions specified in 66.B.300.
(b) A person undergoing a qualification process valid in a Member State, prior to the date of entry into force of this Part may continue to be qualified. The holder of a qualification gained following such qualification process shall be issued an PART-66 (JAR-66) Aircraft Maintenance License without further examination subject to the conditions specified in 66.B.300
(c) Where necessary, the PART-66 (JAR-66) Aircraft Maintenance License shall contain technical limitations in relation to the scope of the pre-existing qualification.
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