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In very general terms the present system of the EASA Part 66 licence came in, for

almost all aircraft weights, in 2005. In 2012 Part 66 was amended to include aircraft

at or below 2000kg MTOM (mean take-off mass). EASA Part 66 applies to all EU

countries as well as some countries outside the EU.

Before then the British Civil Airworthiness Requirement (BCAR) section L licence was used (the

Licence Without Type Rating - LWTR) and is still in use in some countries.

The EASA Part 66 Licence

Experience Requirements

The EASA Modules

The BCAR Licences

CAA Examination Venues

The EASA Part 66 Licence

The Part 66 licence is required for engineers to obtain approvals to work on aircraft. These

approvals are issued by companies who are themselves approved by the CAA (EASA Part 145)

usually after type training. The approved engineer can sign off work on the aircraft within

his/her licence authority.

So for anyone who aspires to work on civil aircraft as a maintenance engineer the Part 66 is a

must. This means passing all the modules that go to make up that particular licence.

The licence categories are:

Category A Line mechanic (airframes and engines).

Category B1 Licensed engineer (mechanical, airframes and engines).

Category B2 Licensed engineer (avionics).

Category B3 Licensed engineer (piston engined aircraft of mass 2000kg and below).

Category C Licensed engineer (base maintenance).

Category A

Issued after passing the appropriate modules and obtaining the appropriate experience. The

person is allowed to sign for certain designated tasks only.

Not recommended as a stepping stone to the B1 licence as all the module examinations will

have to be taken again to the higher level.

A1 Turbine Engined Aeroplanes



A2 Piston Engined Aeroplanes

A3 Turbine Engined Helicopters

A4 Piston Engined Helicopters

Experience requirements can vary but would be a maximum of 3 years maintenance experience

on operating aircraft (certified in a record of experience log book).

Category B

The licence is issued after passing all the appropriate modules and obtaining the appropriate

experience. Allows the engineer to sign the Certificate of Release to Service for the aircraft in

the category for which he/she is licensed.

Experience required (gained within the 10 years preceding application):

B1.1 Turbine Engined Aeroplanes 5 years maximum

B1.2 Piston Engined Aeroplanes 3 years maximum

B1.3 Turbine Engined Helicopters 5 years maximum

B1.4 Piston Engined Helicopters 3 years maximum

B2 Avionic 5 years maximum

B3 Aircraft below 2,000kg mass 3 years maximum

At least 1 year of the experience shall be recent experience gained on aircraft type for which

application is to be made.

Experience requirements stated above are based on no previous qualifying technical training or

approved courses passed. If you have technical qualifications and/or passed an approved

course then you may be eligible for a reduced experience requirement in this case you should

apply to the CAA for details/check their website. The experience requirement is based on

appropriate maintenance engineering on operating aircraft. For UK service personnel with

qualifying service experience this may count for all of the experience requirement except for 1

year this will have to be gained on civil aircraft (all recorded in the log book of course).

Category C

Requires 3 years experience as a B1.1, B1.3, or B2 engineer or 5 years as a B1.2 or B1.4

engineer.

Experience Requirements

There are no experience requirements to be allowed to sit the examinations, they apply only

when licence application is made. As the individual module examination passes have a life of 10

years it is important that all the exams for a particular licence are passed within 10 years of

passing the first module.

All the above experience requirements must include one year's recent experience and that

experience must include equipment for which application is made. In other words if you are



applying for the B1.1 licence mechanical jet engined aircraft the one year recent experience

must be on this type of aircraft not on helicopters for example.

The experience must include a representative cross section of tasks on operating aircraft* and

should include, for the mechanical person, some experience on instrument, electrical and avionic

systems. Experience in maintenance bays (engine bays, instruments bays, tyre bays etc) is not

considered appropriate.

* The term operating aircraft means that the aircraft must be a flying aircraft and the servicing could include

ramp/first line servicing and/or hangar maintenance.

The term operating aircraft does not include work on gliders and UAVs (Unmanned Aerial Vehicles).

For more details you are advised to read EASA Part 66. It can be obtained from TSO at

Norwich, UK or viewed on the net www.caa.co.uk/publications.

The EASA Modules

The syllabus for these is published in the EASA Part 66, which is issued by EASA as an official

publication of the EU.

Note that for licences A, B1, B2 and B3 the level of some module examinations is different.

Note that, in the following table, shortened titles are used to save space.

MODULE SHORT TITLE APPLICABILITY

A B1 B2 B3

1 Mathematics

2 Science

3 Electrics

4 Electronic

5 Digital techniques

6 Hardware

7A Maintenance practices

7B Maintenance practices

8 Aerodynamics

9A Human factors

9B Human factors

10 Air law

11A Airframes (jet) A1 B1.1

11B Airframes (piston) A2 B1.2

11C Airframes (piston)

12 Helicopters A3, A4 B1.3, B1.4

13 Avionics

14 Engine instruments



15 Jet engines A1, A3 B1.1, B1.3

16 Piston engines A2, A4 B1.2, B1.4

17A Propellers A1, A2 B1.1, B1.2

17B Propellers

Modules Required

For Category A licence - modules 1 to 6 except module 4, plus modules 7A, 8, 9A and 10 plus:

A1 11A, 15 & 17A

A2 11B, 16 & 17A

A3 12 & 15

A4 12 & 16

For Category B licence - modules 1 to 6, plus:

B1.1 7A, 8, 9A, 10, 11A, 15 & 17A

B1.2 7A, 8, 9A, 10, 11B, 16 & 17A

B1.3 7A, 8, 9A, 10, 12 & 15

B1.4 7A, 8, 9A, 10, 12 & 16

B2 7A, 8, 9A, 10, 13 & 14

B3 7B, 8, 9B, 10, 11C, 16 & 17B

Notes

1. The first 10 modules are common (except for module 4 for the category A person).

However, the exact content of each exam for a particular module will vary depending on

what licence the engineer is aiming for. This means that for the A person, parts of some

modules are not examined on at all and other areas are taken at a lower level than the B

level. For the B person (in very general terms) the differences in the level of difficulty in

those modules where there are differences are:

MODULE THE HIGHER LEVEL IS THE:

1 B

2 B1

3 B1/B2

4 B2

5 B2

6 B1

7A B1 but B2 for item 7.7

8 B1/B2

9A B1/B2



10 B1/B2/B3

The above is not significant (assuming you take the examination to the correct level for

the licence you are aiming for), unless you intend taking another licence after you have

obtained the present one. For example: If you are going for the B1 and intend taking the

B2 at a later date then it would be prudent to take modules 4 and 5 as a B2 examination

(the higher level). If you are presently going for the B2 and plan to eventually go for the

B1 then it would be wise to take modules 2, 6 and 7 at the B1 level. The levels of

modules 1, 3, 8, 9A and 10 are the same for both B1 and B2 examinations.

2. Some of our modules (6 and 7A for example) we have managed to split into B1 and B2.

When ordering ensure that you order the correct module.

3. For those modules we have not split into B1/B2, then they have been written to the

higher level in each case.

4. The CAA examination consists of a multi-choice paper for each module and an essay

paper for modules 7, 9 and 10.

5. For CAA examination purposes the modules can be taken in any order (including the

essay papers), though there are too many to be taken all in one day. Unless you have a

long way to travel it would be better to take the bigger modules one at a time and the

smaller ones either singly or in twos or threes.

6. It is generally considered better to take the essay exam for module 7 when doing the

multi choice paper for module 7, with the same principle applying for the essay papers for

modules 9 and 10. Remember, in all cases there is an exam fee payable for both the

essay paper and the multi choice paper. (If the essay questions are all taken together

then there is one fee payable.)

7. Suggested sequence for taking the modules. Take 1 to 5 in order. Take 6 and 7 together

at any time. Take 8, 9 and 10 at any time in any order. Take the trade modules last (11

to 17).

8. There are almost no exemptions allowed against any of the module examinations. Certain

degrees will attract exemptions to some modules for details contact the CAA.

Remember. The modules, once passed, have a life of 10 years so if you do not complete all the

modules in 10 years you will start to loose the first modules passed.

Applicants must be at least 18 years of age.

The BCAR Licences

Used in the UK for all civil aircraft until 2001 when it was phased out (for aircraft above 5700kg)

in favour of the then JAR66 licence. In 2003 the JAR66 licence was replaced by the EASA Part

66 licence which, effectively, covered all aircraft weights.

Conversions for those holding BCAR licences where allowed and must have been completed by

November 2005.

For those still holding BCAR licences; these had to be converted to EASA Part 66 licences (with

restrictions). (We provide part modules to cover the lifting of the restrictions contact LBP.)

In some countries the BCAR section L issue 14 Licence Without Type Rating (LWTR) is still



being used. Divided into:

Cat A Aeroplanes 1

Cat C

Piston engines (with aeroplanes 1)

Turbine engines (with aeroplanes 1)

Cat A & C

Rotorcraft piston

Rotorcraft turbine

Cat X

Electrical

Instruments

Autopilots (fixed wing or rotary wing)

Cat R

Radio

Radar

We stock Study Books covering the LWTR licences. Please contact LBP for details.

CAA Examination Venues

The module examinations are taken at CAA examination centres in the UK (currently Gatwick,

Oxford, Glasgow, Manchester and Shuttleworth College near Biggleswade); also at some Part

145 companies and certain overseas locations (check CAA website). The CAA centre at

Aviation House Gatwick is a 5 minute bus ride from the terminals at London Gatwick Airport

and is a popular venue for students coming from overseas. Gatwick can also be reached by bus

from London Heathrow Airport (about 25 miles 40km).

Another venue used by overseas students is the one at Oxford. This can be reached by bus

from London Heathrow Airport (about 45 miles 72km). The exams are held at Oxford Airport

which is a 10 minute walk from the village of Kidlington which is itself about 5 miles (8km) north

of Oxford.

Dates for exams at CAA centres are usually the first Friday in each month. The UK CAA

examinations are mainly taken in the UK but there are now some locations else-where in the

world where the exams are conducted, Malaysia for example. Check the CAAs website for

details.

For accommodation details at Oxford and Gatwick check our Contacts page.

All students with LBP are provided with CAA application forms, dates, venues etc, and advice

on how and when to apply for the examinations.

CAA examination fees vary and at the time of writing (2012) are 43-00 each module. Note

that if the essay papers for modules 7, 9 & 10 are taken in one sitting the fee is one fee (43-

00).

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