These Regulations may be cited as the Civil Aviation (Licensing of Air Services) Regulations.

Where proof of age cannot be provided by means of a document referred to in any of subparagraphs (i) to (iv), a declaration of age may be accepted in lieu. In the case of aircraft parts maintained on the bench (i.e.

In the case of amateur-built aircraft the owner may sign and for owner-maintenance category aircraft the owner may sign if they are also a licensed pilot. Aircraft Maintenance Engineers must complete a training course at a TC Approved Training Organization (ATO), which are mostly Canadian vocational colleges. [1], With some exceptions, an applicant shall successfully complete basic training applicable to the rating. These tasks must cover at least 70 percent of the items listed in Appendix B that are applicable to the rating sought and to the aircraft, systems or components for which the experience is claimed. There are also approved distance learning courses.

Candidates for initial Flight Instructor Ratings shall produce a letter signed by the holder of a Flight Instructor Rating – Class 1 dated within 30 days prior to the flight test, certifying that: (a) the candidate has reached a sufficient level of competency to complete the flight test required for the issuance of the desired flight instructor rating; the candidate is recommended for the flight test; and. [1], Not all aircraft maintenance releases require the signature of an AME in Canada. Upon successful completion they are granted an AME licence, which is valid for six years and may be renewed. [1] As proof of age, the following documents are acceptable: Applicable training may be obtained by means of distance learning courses or traditional college. Credit toward the total aviation maintenance experience requirement shall be granted for time spent in approved basic training, in the ratio of one month's credit for each 100 hours of training, up to a maximum of: Therefore, a graduate from an ATO with a curriculum of 1800 hours, would qualify for 18 months credit. In any case, the organization has to be approved by Transport Canada. require specialized training and the license holder must be current and familiar with the system being signed for. TCCA has recognized that candidates who have obtained or will obtain, the necessary (and expensive) skills in preparation for their flight test may lose those skills if they are obliged to wait until TCCA reopens their facilities. Canada requires that the person who certifies the work has inspected it for accuracy and correct completion. [1], Maintenance of military aircraft, or parts intended for installation on military aircraft, may be counted toward the total and specialty experience requirements, but not toward the civil aviation experience requirement. Aircraft electronic systems, including communication, pulse, navigation, auto flight, flight path computation, instruments and the electrical elements of other aircraft systems, and any structural work directly associated with the maintenance of those systems[1], Aircraft structures, including all airframe structures. Upon issue or renewal, the "valid to" date will be set at six years calculated after the applicant's last birthday, i.e. Most recently; the requirement for the applicable knowledge (written) test to have been passed before a flight test for either an Instrument Rating, or an initial Flight Instructor Rating can be conducted has been temporarily suspended until January 15, 2021. [1], AMEs retain their recency by completing maintenance or related work. Supervised the performance of maintenance, either directly or in an executive capacity; or. Applicants shall successfully complete all the applicable examinations for the subjects concerned, conducted by the ATO in accordance with its approved procedures. [1] Some systems (AFCS, HUD, etc.)

[1], Experience requirements expressed in months are predicated upon full-time employment of 1800 working hours per year. Aircraft Maintenance Engineers must complete a training course at a TC Approved Training Organization (ATO), which are mostly Canadian vocational colleges.

In Canada an Aircraft Maintenance Engineer (AME) is a person who is Transport Canada (TC) licensed to sign the maintenance release of certified aircraft. [1], Proof of having completed aircraft maintenance tasks shall take the form of a certification by the AME, or equivalent person who supervised the work. While the term AME is not recognized by the Provincial Engineering Associations, AMEs act on behalf of the Minister of Transport to ensure the safety of the Canadian Public with regard to the work performed during maintenance of certified aircraft. The purpose of this exemption is to adopt temporary measures in the public interest to reduce the potential of person to person transmission in Canada following the declaration of a pandemic outbreak of novel coronavirus (COVID-19) by the World Health Organization (WHO) on March 11th, 2020.". Transport Canada Civil Aviation is shaking things up a bit more in order to allow aviation to make what progress it can under tought circumstances. Airborne 11.06.20: AirCar Flies!, Blue Angels, Gone West: Audrey Poberezny, Airborne-Flight Training 11.04.20: Navy StandDown, Rich Stowell, Skyborne, Airborne 11.02.20: EAA B-17 Is Back, PAL-V Flying Car, Gulfstream Upgrades, © 2007 - 2020 Web Development & Design by Pauli Systems, LC, https://www.tc.gc.ca/CivilAviation/regserv/Affairs/exemptions/docs/en/3308.htm, Transport Canada Allows Some Flight Tests Prior To Written Exams, Expanding Our Vast Horizons... ANN Now Available on Roku and FireTV, Aero-FAQ: Dave Juwel's Aviation Marketing Stories -- ITBOA BNITBOB. [1], "Part V - Airworthiness Manual Chapter 566 - Aircraft Maintenance Engineer (AME) Licensing and Training", "CARs Part 403.05 - Recency Requirements", "Canadian Aviation Regulation 571.11 Persons Who May Sign a Maintenance Release", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Aircraft_maintenance_engineer_(Canada)&oldid=947208984, Articles with unsourced statements from November 2015, Articles with unsourced statements from April 2016, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Note: Holders of either an M1 or M2 rated AME licence also have maintenance release privileges for all turbine powered helicopters and SFAR 41C aeroplanes, including their associated variants and derivatives. I further certify that I am qualified in accordance with subsection 425.21(9) of Standards and the privileges of my pilot licence to make this recommendation for a flight test. [1], Note: Holders of BOTH M1 and M2 licence also have some privileges of both the "E" and "S" licenses. As proof, the applicants shall submit a certificate or letter, issued by the ATO, attesting to the successful completion of the examinations.[1]. Civil aviation medical examiners search; Civil aviation medicine seminars; Transport Canada Aeronautical Information Manual (TC AIM) (see LRA — Licensing, Registration and Airworthiness 1.9-1.10 and 2.0-2.6) Handbook for Civil Aviation Medical Examiners (CAME) Standard 424 of the Canadian Aviation Regulations (CARs) - Medical Requirements I am qualified through the privileges of my pilot licence to make this recommendation.

I consider the candidate to have reached a sufficient level of competency to complete the flight test required for the issuance of an Instrument Rating.

The AME is not required to actually conduct the maintenance work they sign for, but must supervise non-licensed personnel or conduct inspections of the work to be signed for to the extent necessary to satisfy themselves that the work was completed correctly. Candidates for initial Flight Instructor Ratings Class 2 – Aerobatic shall have completed a minimum of 15 hours of Aerobatic Instructor Rating ground school instruction and have completed in aeroplanes a minimum of 10 hours of dual flight instruction on the teaching of aerobatic manoeuvres listed in the personnel licensing standards.