AME licence eligibility and experience requirements

CAR-66 66.A.15 requires the applicant to have passed the 10+2 examination in Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics from a recognised board or university (or its equivalent), and to be at least 18 years of age.

Source: CAR-66 66.A.15 — Eligibility

Three years of practical maintenance experience on operating aircraft; or two years plus a degree in aircraft maintenance or engineering from a recognised university; or one year plus successful completion of basic aircraft maintenance training at an organisation approved under rule 133B.

Source: CAR-66 66.A.30 — Basic experience requirements

Five years of practical maintenance experience on operating aircraft; or three years plus a degree in aircraft maintenance or engineering; or two years plus successful completion of approved basic aircraft maintenance training.

Source: CAR-66 66.A.30 — Basic experience requirements

B2L follows a three-, two- or one-year pattern similar to category A, with the experience covering the corresponding system rating; adding a further system rating needs three months of relevant experience per rating.

Category L and Category C have their own requirements in 66.A.30(a)(4) to (6). Category C is based on years of experience exercising category B1, B2 (or, for some aircraft, B1.2, B1.4 or L5) privileges as support or certifying staff in a maintenance organisation approved under rule 133B.

Source: CAR-66 66.A.30 — Basic experience requirements

At least one year of the experience must be recent maintenance experience on aircraft of the category or sub-category applied for. The experience must have been gained within the 10 years before the application; experience gained in a defence environment within the preceding 15 years is acceptable.

CAR-66 also treats twelve years of relevant experience outside a civil maintenance environment, plus at least one year of recent civil experience, as equivalent to the standard requirements.

Source: CAR-66 66.A.30 — Basic experience requirements

DGCA’s procedure (APM Chapter 17, 66.B.100) lists what to attach when claiming a reduction — for example the course completion certificate and the training organisation’s approval documents, or a copy of the degree certificate — and requires a detailed, countersigned statement for non-civil experience.

Source: APM Chapter 17 66.B.100 — Procedure for the issue of an AME licence