Hello, I was curious if a small ame outfit (fixing old cessna's etc) wouldn't be breaking any rules/regulations if they paid a worker to do maintenance on aircraft if that person has not taken a 2 year certification course.
Any body is allowed to maintain aircraft, though and AME has to approve and sign papers, correct?
Is there such a way I can be taken on as an apprentice without going to a college first?
Thank you,
Craig
Who can work on aircraft?
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Re: Who can work on aircraft?
Yes, It is not necessary (Although Recommended) that you complete a 2 year training course to work on aircraft. In fact you can still work towards your AME License if you complete the tasks required in a logbook and complete the exams after 5 years. The 2 year course assuming its a TC accredited facility will just knock off 30 or so months of the required apprenticeship time and then you only have to write 1 exam...CARs. Keep in mind you will not be able to sign for your work in most situations but there are some elementary tasks that you will be able to. This goes for all apprentices even with completing school. There are several other factors that may come in to play if its an AMO working on commercial aircraft but that all depends on how the MPM is written.
You should however familiarize yourself with the CARS to know your limitations especially in the areas of 571 and 605.
You should however familiarize yourself with the CARS to know your limitations especially in the areas of 571 and 605.
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InclinePlane
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Re: Who can work on aircraft?
see CARs 566
http://www.tc.gc.ca/eng/civilaviation/r ... tm#566s_01
take a look at 566.03 Issuance and Endorsement of an AME Licence
http://www.tc.gc.ca/eng/civilaviation/r ... tm#566s_01
take a look at 566.03 Issuance and Endorsement of an AME Licence
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tellyourkidstogetarealjob
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Re: Who can work on aircraft?
In order for Transport to accept a log book you need to be enrolled in a TC approved training course. The ICS correspondence course is acceptable, too, if you can't attend a trade school. If you fill out a log book and get it signed it will be worthless if you are not enrolled in a course. If you fill out a log book and then take a course it will still be worthless as all the entries prior to your first day of class will be ignored.
Getting taken on as an apprentice without school first is very, very tough. Some northern operators may be a little more flexible. All of the guys I've seen trained off the street started out tossing bags on the ramp. Training schools in Canada train a glut of apprentices. Many will never work in the industry so there is no shortage of hungry fresh meat right out of school. That's what you are competing against. That's why the way in is usually either as a rampie or in some other capacity with the company where you can demonstrate a good work ethic in advance and be given a chance.
Getting taken on as an apprentice without school first is very, very tough. Some northern operators may be a little more flexible. All of the guys I've seen trained off the street started out tossing bags on the ramp. Training schools in Canada train a glut of apprentices. Many will never work in the industry so there is no shortage of hungry fresh meat right out of school. That's what you are competing against. That's why the way in is usually either as a rampie or in some other capacity with the company where you can demonstrate a good work ethic in advance and be given a chance.
