| (1) | An applicant for the issuance of a Class II aircraft maintenance engineer licence with a Category A rating, shall have passed— |
| (a) | for aeroplane and a helicopter with a MCM in excess of 5 700 kg and 3 175 kg respectively: |
| (i) | an approved type training course by an organisation approved by appropriate authority in a country where such training organisation is located; or |
| (ii) | a training provided by an approved original equipment manufacturer or designated training facility; |
| (b) | for an aeroplane and a helicopter with a MCTOW of 5 700 kg and 3 175 kg respectively: |
| (i) | an approved type training course prescribed in Part 141; or |
| (ii) | an approved manufacturer’s course or appropriate written examination as prescribed in Document SA-CATS 66; and |
| (iii) | if an approved course for an aircraft type training is not available in the Republic, the Director may accept a type training course from another State for an AME licence issuance; |
| (c) | the following general examinations written at the offices of the Authority if such applicant has undergone training by an approved ATO: |
| (i) | airframe general Category A; |
| (ii) | Civil Aviation Regulations and SA-CATS; and |
| (iii) | rotorcraft general; |
| (d) | an approved human factors course with the appropriate written examination as prescribed in Document SA-CATS 66. |
| (2) | An applicant for the issuance of a Class II AME licence with a Category C rating, shall have passed— |
| (a) | an approved type course as prescribed in Part 141, or an approved manufacturers course and the appropriate written examination as prescribed in Document SA-CATS 66; |
| (b) | an approved Civil Aviation Regulations course as prescribed in Part 141 and the appropriate written examination as prescribed in Document SA-CATS 66; |
| (c) | an approved piston engine general (Cat C) or gas turbine general (Cat C) course respectively for the appropriate type as prescribed in Part 141 and the appropriate written examination as prescribed in Document SA-CATS 66; and |
| (d) | an approved human factors course with the appropriate written examination as prescribed in Document SA-CATS 66. |
| (3) | An applicant for the issuance of a Class II AME licence with a Category W rating, shall have passed— |
| (a) | an approved course applicable to a rating applied for as prescribed in Part 141, which includes— |
| (i) | Instruments Equipment Course (Cat W); |
| (ii) | Electrical Equipment Course (Cat W); or |
| (iii) | Avionic or Radio and Radar Equipment Course (Cat W); and |
| (iv) | appropriate written examination as prescribed in Document SA-CATS 66; |
| (b) | an approved Civil Aviation Regulations course and the appropriate written examination as prescribed in Document SA-CATS 66; and |
| (c) | an approved human factors course with the appropriate written examination as prescribed in Document SA-CATS 66. |
| (4) | An applicant for the issuance of a Class I AME licence with a Category B rating, shall have passed— |
| (a) | for an aeroplane or helicopter with an MCM in excess of 5 700 kg and 3 175 kg respectively, an approved type training course by an organisation approved by an appropriate authority in a country where a concerned training organisation is located or training provided by an approved original equipment manufacturer or designated training facility; or |
| (b) | for an aeroplane or helicopter with an MCM of 5 700 kg and 3 175 kg respectively or below— |
| (i) | an approved type training course prescribed in Part 141; or |
| (ii) | an approved manufacturers course or the appropriate written examination as prescribed in Document SA-CATS 66; |
| (c) | an approved Civil Aviation Regulations course and the appropriate written examination as prescribed in Document SA-CATS 66; |
| (d) | an approved airframe general (Cat B) course as prescribed in Part 141 and the appropriate written examination as prescribed in Document SA-CATS 66; and |
| (e) | an approved human factors course with the appropriate written examination as prescribed in Document SA-CATS 66. |
| (5) | An applicant for the issuance of a Class I AME licence with a Category D rating, shall have passed— |
| (a) | an approved type course as prescribed in Part 141 or an approved manufacturers course or the appropriate written examination as prescribed in Document SA-CATS 66 covering a Class I or Class II product to a minimum level (overhaul) needed for a Category D rating; |
| (b) | an approved Civil Aviation Regulations course and the appropriate written examination as prescribed in Document SA-CATS 66; |
| (c) | an approved piston engine general (Cat D) or gas turbine general (Cat D) course respectively per type which the applicant is applying for as prescribed in Part 141 and the appropriate written examination as prescribed in Document SA-CATS 66; and |
| (d) | an approved human factors course with the appropriate written examination as prescribed in Document SA-CATS 66. |
| (6) | An applicant for the issuance of a Class I AME licence with a Category X rating, shall have passed— |
| (a) | an approved manufacturers course on a particular type (overhaul level), or an applicable approved course as prescribed in Part 141, per rating which an applicant is applying for, which may be— |
| (i) | Instrument Equipment Course (Cat X); |
| (ii) | Electrical Equipment Course (Cat X); |
| (iii) | Avionic or Radio and Radar Equipment Course (Cat X); |
| (iv) | Ignition Equipment Course (Cat X); |
| (v) | Compass Systems Course (Cat X); |
| (vi) | Auto Pilot General Course (Cat X); or |
| (vii) | Type course on fixed and variable-pitch Propellers (Overhaul Level) (Cat X); |
| (b) | an approved Civil Aviation Regulations course as prescribed in Part 141 and the appropriate written examination as prescribed in Document SA-CATS 66; and |
| (c) | an approved human factors course with the appropriate written examination as prescribed in Document SA-CATS 66. |
| (7) | An applicant for the issuance of a Class I AME licence with a Category X rating shall provide the Director with certified proof of successful completion of approved training. |
| (8) | A certificate of approved training shall remain valid, provided a holder thereof remains active in aircraft maintenance. |
| (9) | AME general examinations shall be as prescribed in Document SA-CATS 66. |
| (10) | General examinations including Category A, B, C, D, X and W shall be written at the Authority with the following subjects— |
| (a) | Airframe General (Cat A); |
| (b) | Airframe General (Cat B); |
| (d) | Piston Engine General (Cat C); |
| (e) | Piston Engine General (Cat D); |
| (f) | Gas Turbine General (Cat C); |
| (g) | Gas Turbine General (Cat D); |
| (h) | Instrument General (Cat X and W); |
| (i) | Electrical Equipment (Cat X and W); |
| (j) | Civil Aviation Regulation course; |
| (k) | Avionics Equipment or Radio and Radar or Electronics; |
| (l) | Propeller or Engines; |
| (m) | Helicopter or Rotorcraft; and |
| (n) | Ignition Equipment (Cat X). |
| (11) | An average pass mark for general examinations contemplated in subregulation (10) shall be 75% for each of the subjects. |
| (12) | General examinations referred to in subregulation (10) shall only be written by an applicant who has undergone training at an approved ATO. |
| (13) | A certificate of completion or proof of attendance of training at an approved ATO shall be a prerequisite for entry to general examination referred to in subregulation (12). |
| (14) | An applicant for an AME category licence shall undergo a skills test assessment conducted by an authorised official of the Authority, inspector, or an engineering designated examiner. |
| (15) | A skills test assessment referred to in subregulation (14) is compulsory for initial issuance of an AME category licence. |
[Regulation 66.02.3 substituted by regulation 7(b) of Notice No. R. 3170, GG48228, dated 17 March 2023 (Twenty-Sixth Amendment of the Civil Aviation Regulations, 2023)]
