Hello, my name is Ben Lovegrove and in this
video I’m going to list some of the options
available to you if you aspire to be an Aircraft
Maintenance Engineer (AME).
This is a follow up video to one I made last
October - Aircraft Engineer Salary - Salaries
for Aircraft Maintenance Engineers - which
received a lot of views and comments.
You can find a link to that video in the description
field below.
It was clear from the response to it that
there is a need for clarification on this
subject, so this video has been produced to
answer more questions.
In a moment I will list the courses available
in various countries around the globe but
first let’s summarise what we mean by Aircraft
Maintenance Engineer (AME) or Licensed Aircraft
Maintenance Engineer (LAME).
Just as pilots and air traffic controllers
need to be licenced in order to operate safely
so too do aviation engineers or technicians.
The term engineer and technician mean the
same thing in the aviation industry.
The technicians and engineers who service
aircraft carry out crucial tasks that must
be of the highest standards so it follows
that they need to be trained by approved training
organisations, and licensed by the national
aviation authority in the country in which
they operate.
Some of these licences are recognised globally
by the International Civil Aviation Organization
(ICAO) but there are regional variations too.
Here are some definitions of the licence types
and their requirements.
These are specific to countries governed by
the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA)
so check with your national civil aviation
authority for any variations.
A Ramp or Line Maintenance Certifying Mechanic
is someone with a Category A Licence obtained
after a six month approved course and one
year of certified experience.
This enables them to carry out minor maintenance
tasks and part replacements on operational
aircraft between major servicing, and to certify
the work done.
Candidates can also study in their own time
or choose a modular course, in which case
they would need three years of certified experience
in order to qualify.
Category A engineers can elect to specialise
in these subjects:
A1 Fixed Wing Aircraft with Turbine Engines.
A2 Fixed Wing Aircraft with Piston Engines.
A3 Rotary Wing Helicopters with Turbine Engines.
A4 Rotary Wing Helicopters with Piston Engines.
To carry out more complex tasks, major overhauls
and re-fits you need be a licenced Base Maintenance
Certifying Technician.
For this you need a Category B licence which
can be obtained after a two year approved
course and two years of certified experience.
You can also obtain this through self study
or a modular course but you would need five
years of certified experience to qualify.
There are various specialisations for Category
B licences too, and these are: B1.1 Fixed
Wing Aircraft with Turbine Engines. B1.2 Fixed
Wing Aircraft with Piston Engines.
B1.3 Rotary Wing Helicopters with Turbine
Engines.
B1.4 Rotary Wing Helicopters with Piston Engines.
B2 Avionic Electronic systems fitted to all
aircraft.
Here then are some approved training institutions
offering Aircraft Maintenance Engineering
courses.
Aircraft Maintenance Engineering Courses in
Australia.
Aviation Australia (aviationaustralia.aero)
is a good place to start looking.
As well as their main campus in Brisbane they
also provide training through their partners
for Sri Lankan and Malaysian students in Colombo
and Kuala Lumpur.
Aircraft Maintenance Engineering Courses in
Canada.
Fanshawe College (fanshawec.ca) provides three
Diploma and Advanced Diploma courses in Avionics
and Mechanics.
Aircraft Maintenance Engineering Courses in
Germany.
Aviation Technical Training (avtt.de) offer
basic courses and type ratings for several
Embraers types, Bombardier Dash 8s, Cessna
525s, and Learjets.
Aircraft Maintenance Engineering Courses in
India.
There are numerous colleges with multiples
of options in India.
A good place to look is on Shiksha.com.
On the home page, click on the Careers tab
and then enter Aircraft Maintenance Engineer
as your search term.
Alternatively, using the top menu navigate
to Engineering, Popular Specializations, Aircraft
Maintenance.
Aircraft Maintenance Engineering Courses in
New Zealand.
The Air New Zealand Aviation Institute (aviationinstitute.co.nz)
offers courses to school leavers and those
new to the aviation industry.
It also offers advanced courses for type rating
on a range of Airbus, Boeing, and Bombardier
types.
Aircraft Maintenance Engineering Courses in
Sri Lanka.
The Sri Lankan Aviation College (srilankanaviationcollege.com)
offers several courses in Aviation Maintenance,
and EASA Part 66 B1.1 and B1.2.
Aircraft Maintenance Engineering Courses in
the UK.
Air Service Training (airservicetraining.co.uk)
offer lots of courses and they also work in
partnership with institutions in India, Nepal,
Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Indonesia, Jordan, Malaysia,
and Iceland.
Aircraft Maintenance Engineering Courses in
the USA.
As you would expect of a country of this size
and with aviation playing such a prominent
role in America, there are dozens of places
to study.
Try StudyUSA.com and visit this page of results:
studyusa.com/en/field-of-study/522/aviation-maintenance.
Scroll to the footer to select the site in
a different language.
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