CAR-147 (Basic) approved basic maintenance training

CAR-147 (Basic) sets the requirements for organisations seeking DGCA approval to conduct basic maintenance training as specified in CAR-66, in accordance with Rule 133B of the Aircraft Rules, 1937. The edition listed by DGCA is Issue 1 dated 27 December 2017, with no revisions.

DGCA’s procedure for approving such organisations is described in APM Chapter 3G and AAC 2 of 2018.

Source: CAR-147 (Basic) 147.A.01–A.05 — Applicability and scope; CAR-147 (Basic) — Approved Basic Maintenance Training Organisation; APM Part II, Chapter 3G — Approval of CAR 147 (Basic) Maintenance Training Organisations; AAC 2 of 2018 — CAR 147 (Basic) organisations: approval / renewal / change in scope

An approved basic training course consists of basic knowledge training, a knowledge examination, practical training and a practical assessment. The knowledge training covers the CAR-66 subject matter for the category or sub-category.

Source: CAR-147 (Basic) 147.A.200 — The approved basic training course

CAR-147 (Basic) requires basic knowledge examinations to follow the CAR-66 standard, to be taken without training notes, and to be conducted by DGCA.

Source: CAR-147 (Basic) 147.A.205 — Basic knowledge examinations

Appendix I to CAR-147 (Basic) sets minimum course hours — for example 800 hours for A1, A3 and A4, 650 for A2, 2,400 for B1.1, B1.3, B1.4 and B2, 2,000 for B1.2 and 1,000 for B3 — with a theory ratio of 30–35% for category A and 50–60% for the B categories.

Source: CAR-147 (Basic) Appendix I — Basic training course duration

AAC 2 of 2018 (Rev 1) describes a five-phase approval process — pre-application, formal application, documentation evaluation, inspection and demonstration, and certification — which it says normally takes three to six months depending on the applicant’s preparedness.

AAC 1 of 2021 (Rev 1) allows existing CAR-147 (Basic) organisations to deliver some theory through synchronous (real-time) distance learning, limited to theoretical knowledge modules at Levels 1 and 2 with no practical elements, as per their scope of approval.

Source: AAC 2 of 2018 — CAR 147 (Basic) organisations: approval / renewal / change in scope; AAC 1 of 2021 — Distance Learning (DSL) for CAR 147 (Basic) approved organisations

Completing basic training at a rule 133B approved organisation reduces the practical experience CAR-66 66.A.30 requires — for example to one year for category A, B1.2, B1.4 and B3, and to two years for B1.1, B1.3 and B2.

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