Do You Want To Become A Licensed Aircraft Engineer?
What is required to become a licensed aircraft engineer?
Well, if u are considering a career in aircraft maintenance. consider this.... It involves a lot of studying with relatively low pay and little gratitude.
If u still want to be involved in aircraft maintenance you'll need to first get a basic easa 66 training (that is if u want to become a ground engineer). Mechanic's don't need this.
(go to http://www.easa.eu.int/home/regul_en.html)
This easa 66 training includes 17 modules. U don't have to do all the modules, u decide wich direction u wish to go, there is B-1, B-2 or cat 'A' (certifying mechanic) in easa 66
U may also go for sheet metal work, aircraft deco (paint), trim (cabin maintenance mechanics), etc.
After u have your basic easa 66 training u are classified as a ground engineer without a type-rating.
A type rating is a license on a type of aircraft. For this type rating u will need a certain amount of experience, this is dictated by the easa but most companies have their own experience demands (must be equal or longer then easa's personal experience time demand ofcourse).
When u have the experience on the type that u are trying to get your type rating on then u must do a 'type course' wich typically takes about 4 or 6 weeks theory and 3 or 4 months on the job training for your first licence.
Having completed all that you are probably about 7 years down the line and a ground engineer.
3 comments:
so..it's going to take 7 years to become a ground engineer with type rating. this where we see gud pay cheques ehnu? very useful info.. keep up the gud work.
define relatively low pay, is it lower than avaerage or lower than what one would be happy with?
well compare to the work load and the responsibility taken by the licensed engineers.. i wud say yes.. the pays are not up to the expectation of me..
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