1. Licensing of Aircraft Maintenance Engineers
KC Man
Senior Airworthiness Officer

2. Content Introduction Categories and Privileges Knowledge Experience
Type Rating
Roles in Maintenance
Reference Material
Transition
Interest of Stakeholders

3. Introduction

4. International Civil Aviation Organisation
Annex 1: Personnel Licensing
Chapter 4: Standards and Recommended Practices (SARP) for aircraft maintenance engineer’s licence including age, knowledge, experience and skill

5. Air Navigation (Hong Kong) Order 1995
Article 11 - Certificate of Release to Service
Article 12 - Licensing of maintenance engineer

6. HKAR-145 Approved Maintenance Organisation
HKAR General – Aircraft maintenance
HKAR – Definition of Certifying staff
HKAR (g) –Certifying staff qualified in HKAR-66 Licence Category A, B and C
HKAR Certification of maintenance - CRS

7. HKAR-66 Aircraft Maintenance Licence
Applicable to those certifying staff responsible for issuing Certificate of Release to Service for aeroplanes and helicopters
Minimum 21 years of age, able to read, write and communicate
Basic and Type Rating

8. Categories and Privileges

9. Licence Categories Category A: Line Maintenance certifying mechanic
Category B1: Line Maintenance certifying engineer - mechanical
Category B2: Line Maintenance certifying engineer - avionics
Category B3: Simple Light Aeroplane Maintenance certifying engineer
Category C: Base Maintenance certifying engineer

10. Sub-categories A and B1
A1 and B1.1 – Aeroplanes Turbine
A2 and B1.2 – Aeroplanes Piston
A3 and B1.3 – Helicopters Turbine
A4 and B1.4 – Helicopters Piston

11. No certification privilege unless specified on the licence
Privileges of AML
No certification privilege unless specified on the licence
Work under HKAR-145 approval for the issue of CRS using the HKAR-145 Certification Authorisation

12. HKAR-66 AML Basic Category: Knowledge requirement
Experience requirement
Type Rating Endorsement:
Type training approved by CAD

13. Privileges of Category A
Category A certifying staff authorisation
- issue CRS following minor scheduled line maintenance and simple defect rectification
- The certification privileges are restricted to work that the authorisation holder has personally performed
- No aircraft type rating endorsed

14. Privileges of Category B1
Category B1 certifying staff authorisation
- issue CRS following line maintenance, including aircraft structure, power-plants, mechanical and electrical systems plus replacement of avionic line replaceable units

15. Privileges of Category B2
Category B2 certifying staff authorisation
- issue CRS following line maintenance on avionics and electrical systems

16. Privileges of Category C
Category C authorisation -
- certification of scheduled base maintenance by the issue of a single CRS for the complete aircraft after the completion of all such maintenance
- ensure that all required maintenance has been called up and signed off by the category B1 and B2 staff before the issue of CRS

17. Knowledge

18. Knowledge Requirements
Examinations
Modular subjects: 1-17
Levels of knowledge: 1, 2 & 3

19. Examination Matrix

20. Experience

21. Experience Requirements
Note:
Must include 3 years as a Category B certifying staff or 3 years in civil aircraft base maintenance environment for holder of an academic degree.

22. Alternative qualification for Category C
University degree in an appropriate discipline acceptable to the CAD
Three years experience in civil aircraft including six months in base maintenance

23. Type Rating

24. Type Rated HKAR-66 Licence
normally does not confer any certification privileges on the holder in their own right unless stated on the licence
must be used in conjunction with a HKAR-145 certification authorisation

25. Type Rating
Cat A - Completion of aircraft task training in an approved HKAR-145 or an HKAR-147 organisation
Cat B - Completion of relevant aircraft type training approved by the CAD or in an approved HKAR-147 AMTO
Cat C - Completion of relevant aircraft type training approved by the CAD or in an approved HKAR-147 AMTO

26. Category A
No type endorsement on the licence
Category A certifying staff are required to hold an appropriate HKAR-66 licence prior to the grant of a HKAR-145 certification authorisation on a specific aircraft type

27. Categories B and C
Aircraft type endorsement on the licence
Aircraft types listed on HKAR-2, Chapter 22, Appendix 2
Certifying staff are required to hold aircraft type endorsement prior to the grant of a HKAR-145 certification authorisation on a specific aircraft type

28. Sample of Type rating on the Licence. DATE B1. 1. Aeroplanes Turbine
Sample of Type rating on the Licence DATE B1.1 Aeroplanes Turbine 12/04/2002 See Limitations 1 & Boeing /300 (RR RB211) 12/04/ See Limitations 1 & A330 (RR Trent) 12/06/ See Limitations 1 & 2 B2 Avionics /09/ Boeing (RR RB211) 12/05/ See Limitations 15 C Category C /11/ Boeing /300 (RR RB211) 1/11/2004

29. Conversion from Foreign Licence to HKAR-66 Basic Licence
Conversion exam available for:
JAA/EASA UK
FAA
Australia
New Zealand
Mainland China

30. 20 m.c. questions for each aircraft type Pass mark is 75%
Acceptance of Aircraft Type Licences, Authorisations and Trainings Obtained from Foreign Country
Competence test
20 m.c. questions for each aircraft type
Pass mark is 75%
Aircraft types will be endorsed on HKAR-66 licence

31. Roles in Maintenance

32. Route for B1 or B2 AML Applicant Written examination by CAD
Experience assessment and HKAR-66 AML in Basic Category issued by CAD
HKAR-147 Approved / CAD Approved Type Course
4 months experience on type / 2 weeks for aircraft of similar technology
HKAR-66 AML Type Rating endorsement by CAD
HKAR-145 organisation procedure and currency experience on type
HKAR-145 Certification Authorisation after QA assessment

33. Line Maintenance Cat. B1 Certifying (CRS) Cat. B2 Certifying (CRS)
Cat. A
Certifying (CRS)
Mechanic
Non-Certifying
Mechanic
Non-Certifying

34. Base Maintenance Cat. C Certifying (CRS) B1 Qualified Support Staff
Mechanic (Trades)
Non-Certifying
Mechanic (Trades)
Non-Certifying
Mechanic (Trades)
Non-Certifying
Technician / Mechanic (Workshops)
Technician / Mechanic (Workshops)
Technician / Mechanic (Workshops)

35. Reference material ICAO Annex 1 Chapter 4 AN(HK)O - Part III HKAN
HKAR- 66
HKAR-145
HKAR-147
HKAR-2 Ch 22,23,24
CAD website:

36. Transition Kick-off in 1999 Effective from 1 Jan 2002
Full Implementation on 1 Jan 2004
12 Consultation Meetings in 5 years
Close liaison with industry including operators, maintenance organisations and unions, etc

37. Interest of Stakeholders
Grandfather rights
Examination arrangement
Impact on HKAR-AMEL licence holders who do not plan to sit the conversion examination or cannot pass the conversion examination before the implementation date of HKAR-66, ie, 1 Jan 2004.
Impact on existing company authorisations.
Acceptance of foreign type licence and type training.
Scope of exemptions from HKAR-66 examination for foreign licence holders.

38. Thank You!!!