CAO.

IRI PART 66 Aircraft Maintenance Licencing

‫مقررات هواپيمايي كشوري جمهوري اسالمي ايران‬

Civil Aviation Regulation of IR.IRAN

‫الزامات گواهينامه تعمير و نگهداري وسايل پرنده‬

66- ‫بخش‬

Aircraft Maintenance Licencing

CAO.IRI Part-66

DATE: FEB 2017

ISSUE: 02

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RECORD OF CHANGES
The amendments are announced regularly in the CAO.IRI website, to which holders/users
of this publication should refer. The space below is provided to keep a record of such
amendments.

Type of Change Date of Change Remarks

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Table of Contents
Objective and scope _____________________________________________________________________ 5
Definitions _____________________________________________________________________________ 5
Continuing Airworthiness Requirements_____________________________________________________ 8
Maintenance Organisation Approval ________________________________________________________ 8
Certifying Staff __________________________________________________________________________ 9
Training organisation requirements ________________________________________________________ 9
AIRCRAFT MAINTENANCE LICENCE ________________________________________________________ 10
66. A.1 Scope __________________________________________________________________________ 10
66. A.3Licence categories ________________________________________________________________ 10
66. A.5 Aircraft groups __________________________________________________________________ 10
66. A.15 Eligibility ______________________________________________________________________ 11
66. A.20 Privileges. _____________________________________________________________________ 11
66. A.25 Basic knowledge requirements. ___________________________________________________ 13
66. A.30 Basic experience requirements ____________________________________________________ 14
66. A.40 Continued validity of the aircraft maintenance licence. ________________________________ 15
66. A.45 Endorsement with aircraft ratings __________________________________________________ 16
66. A.50 Limitations _____________________________________________________________________ 18
66. A.55 Evidence of qualification _________________________________________________________ 18
66. A.70 Conversion provisions ___________________________________________________________ 18
Procedure for CAO.IRI ___________________________________________________________________ 20
General _______________________________________________________________________________ 20
66. B.1 Scope __________________________________________________________________________ 20
66. B.10 Organization Requirement ________________________________________________________ 20
66. B.15 Acceptable means of compliance __________________________________________________ 20
66. B.20 Record-keeping _________________________________________________________________ 20
66. B.25 Reserved ______________________________________________________________________ 21
66. B.30 Exemptions ____________________________________________________________________ 21
Issue of a Maintenance Licence ___________________________________________________________ 22
66. B.100 Procedure for the issue of an aircraft maintenance licence by the CAO.IRI ________________ 22
66. B.105 Procedure for the issue of an aircraft maintenance licence via a maintenance
organisation approved in accordance with CAO.IRI Part-145. ___________________________________ 22

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66. B.110 Procedure for the change of an aircraft maintenance licence to include an additional
basic category or subcategory ____________________________________________________________ 23
66. B.115 Procedure for the change of an aircraft maintenance licence to include an aircraft rating
or to remove limitations _________________________________________________________________ 24
B.120 Procedure for the renewal, change of an aircraft maintenance licence validity _______________ 25
66. B.125 Reserved _____________________________________________________________________ 25
66. B.130 Procedure for the direct approval of aircraft type training. ____________________________ 25
Examinations __________________________________________________________________________ 25
B.200 Examination by the CAO.IRI _________________________________________________________ 26
Conversion of Certifying Staff Qualifications ________________________________________________ 27
66.B.300 General _______________________________________________________________________ 27
66. B.305 Conversion report ______________________________________________________________ 27
66. B.310 Conversion report for approved maintenance organisations approvals. __________________ 28
Examination Credits ____________________________________________________________________ 29
66. B.400 General ______________________________________________________________________ 29
66. B.405 Examination credit report _______________________________________________________ 29
66. B.410 Examination credit validity ______________________________________________________ 30
Continuing Oversight ____________________________________________________________________ 31
66. B.500 Revocation, suspension or limitation of the aircraft maintenance licence ________________ 31
Basic Knowledge Requirements ___________________________________________________________ 32
1. Knowledge levels for Category A, B1, B2, B3 and C Aircraft Maintenance Licence ________________ 32
2. Modularization ______________________________________________________________________ 33
Basic Examination Standard ______________________________________________________________ 99
1. General _____________________________________________________________________________ 99
2. Number of questions per module ______________________________________________________ 100
Aircraft Type Training and Examination Standard – On the Job Training _________________________ 105
1. General ____________________________________________________________________________ 105
2. Aircraft type training levels ___________________________________________________________ 106
3. Aircraft type training standard _________________________________________________________ 108
3.1. Theoretical element ________________________________________________________________ 108
Experience requirements for extending a Part-66 Aircraft Maintenance Licence __________________ 125
Application Form – CAO.IRI Form 19 ______________________________________________________ 126
Aircraft Maintenance Licence referred to in CAO.IRI Part-66 – CAO.IRI Form 26 ___________________ 127

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Aircraft Maintenance Licence articles

For the continuing airworthiness of aircraft, aeronautical products, parts and appliances,
and onthe approval of organisations and personnel involved in these tasks CAO.IRI issued
following continuing airworthiness articles.

Article 1
Objective and scope

This Regulation establishes common technical requirements and administrative procedures

for ensuring the continuing airworthiness of aircraft, including any component for
installation thereto, which are:

(a) The continuing airworthiness of aircraft, including any component for

installation thereto, which are:
(i) Registered in IRAN except aircraft registered according to "bylaw of
management and organizing of civil ultralight aircraft" issued by ministry
bureau, unless their regulatory safety oversight has been delegated to a third
country and they are not used by an Iran operator; or
(ii) Registered in another country and used by an operator for which CAO.IRI
has the responsibility for the oversight of such operations.

Article 2
Definitions

The following definitions shall apply:

(a) ‘Aircraft’ means any machine that can derive support in the atmosphere from the
reactions of the air other than reactions of the air against the earth's surface;
(b) ‘Certifying staff’ means personnel responsible for the release of an aircraft or a
component after maintenance;
(c) ‘Component’ means any engine, propeller, part or appliance;
(d) ‘Continuing airworthiness’ means all of the processes ensuring that, at any time
in its operating life, the aircraft complies with the airworthiness requirements in force
and is in a condition for safe operation;

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(e) ‘Large aircraft’ means an aircraft, classified as an aeroplane with a maximum

take-off mass of more than 5 700 kg, or a multi-engined helicopter;
(f) ‘Maintenance’ means any one or combination of overhaul, repair, inspection,
replacement, modification or defect rectification of an aircraft or component, with
the exception of preflight inspection;
(g) ‘Organisation’ means a natural person, a legal person or part of a legal person.
(h) ‘Preflight inspection’ means the inspection carried out before flight to ensure that
the aircraft is fit for the intended flight;
(i) ‘ILA1 aircraft’ means the following Iranian Light Aircraft:
(i) anaeroplane with a maximum take-off mass (MTOM) of 1 200 kg or less that
is not classified as complex motorpowered aircraft;
(ii) a sailplane or powered sailplane of 1 200 kg MTOM or less; (iii) An airship
designed for not more than two occupants and a maximum design lifting gas or
hot air volume of not more than 2 500 m³ for hot air airships and 1 000 m³ for gas
airships;
(iii) a balloon with a maximum design lifting gas or hot air volume of not more
than 3 400 m3 for hot air balloons, 1 050 m3 for gas balloons, 300 m3 for tethered
gas balloons;
(iv) an airship designed for not more than four occupants and a maximum design
lifting gas or hot air volume of not more than 3 400 m3 for hot air airships and 1
000 m3 for gas airships;
(j) “ILA2 aircraft” means the following manned Iranian Light Aircraft:
(i) anaeroplane with a Maximum Take-off Mass (MTOM) of 2 000 kg or less that
is not classified as complex motorpowered aircraft;
(ii) a sailplane or powered sailplane of 2 000 kg MTOM or less;
(iii) a balloon;
(iv) a hot air ship;
(v) a gas airship complying with all of the following characteristics: — 3 %
maximum static heaviness, — non-vectored thrust (except reverse thrust), —
conventional and simple design of structure, control system and ballonet system,
and — non-power assisted controls;
(vi) a Very Light Rotorcraft.
‘LSA aircraft’ means a light sport aeroplane which has all of the following
characteristics:

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(i) A Maximum Take-off Mass (MTOM) of not more than 600 kg;
(ii) A maximum stalling speed in the landing configuration (VS0) of not more than
45 knots Calibrated Airspeed (CAS) at the aircraft’s maximum certificated take-off
mass and most critical center of gravity;
(iii) A maximum seating capacity of no more than two persons, including the pilot;
(iv) A single, non-turbine engine fitted with a propeller;
(v) A non-pressurized cabin;
“Critical maintenance task” means a maintenance task that involves the assembly
or any disturbance of a system or any part on an aircraft, engine or propeller that, if an
error occurred during its performance, could directly endanger the flight safety;
‘Complex motor-powered aircraft’ shall mean:
(i) an aeroplane:
— with a maximum certificated take-off mass exceeding 5 700 kg, or
— certificated for a maximum passenger seating configuration of more than
nineteen, or
— certificated for operation with a minimum crew of at least two pilots, or
— equipped with (a) turbojet engine(s) or more than one turboprop engine, or
(ii) a helicopter certificated:
— for a maximum take-off mass exceeding 3 175 kg, or
— for a maximum passenger seating configuration of more than nine, or
— for operation with a minimum crew of at least two pilots, or
(iii) a tilt rotor aircraft;
(n) “Commercial air transport (CAT) operation” means an aircraft operation to
transport passengers, cargo or mail for remuneration or other valuable consideration;
(o)‘Air service’ means a flight or a series of flights carrying passengers, cargo and/or
mail for remuneration and/or hire;
(p) “Limited operations” means the operations of other-than-complex motor-
powered aircraft for:
(i) cost-shared flights by private individuals, on the condition that the direct cost
is shared by all the occupants of the aircraft, pilot included and the number of
persons sharing the direct costs is limited to six;

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(ii) competition flights or flying displays, on the condition that the remuneration
or any valuable consideration given for such flights is limited to recovery of direct
costs and a proportionate contribution to annual costs, as well as prizes of no more
than a value specified by CAO.IRI;
(iii) introductory flights, parachute dropping, sailplane towing or aerobatic flights
performed either by a approved training organisation having its principal place of
business in a Iran, or by an organisation created with the aim of promoting aerial
sport or leisure aviation, on the condition that the aircraft is operated by the
organisation on the basis of ownership or dry lease, that the flight does not
generate profits distributed outside of the organisation, and that whenever non-
members of the organisation are involved, such flights represent only a marginal
activity of the organisation;
For the purpose of this Regulation, “limited operations” are not considered as CAT
operations or commercial specialised operations;

Article 3
Continuing Airworthiness Requirements

(a) The continuing airworthiness of aircraft and components shall be ensured in

accordance with the provisions of CAO.IRI Part-M.
(b) Organisations and personnel involved in the continuing airworthiness of aircraft
and components, including maintenance, shall comply with the provisions of CAO.IRI
Part-M, and where appropriate those specified in M.4 and M.5.
(c) By derogation from paragraph (a), the continuing airworthiness of aircraft holding
a Flight Permit shall be ensured on the basis of the specific continuing airworthiness
arrangements as defined in the Flight Permit issued in accordance with CAO.IRI Part-
21.

Article 4
Maintenance Organisation Approval

(a) Organisations involved in the maintenance of large aircraft or of aircraft used for
commercial air transport, and components intended for fitment thereto, shall be
approved in accordance with the provisions of CAO.IRI Part-145.

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(b) Organisations involved in the maintenance of aircraft and components not listed in
point (a), shall be approved in accordance with the provisions of Subpart F of
CAO.IRI Part-M or CAO.IRI Part-145.

Article 5
Certifying Staff

Certifying staff shall be qualified in accordance with the provisions of CAO.IRI Part-66,
except as provided for in points M.A.606(h), M.A.607(b), M.A.801(d) and M.A.803 of
CAO.IRI Part-M and in point 145.A.30(j), 145.A.30(i) and Appendix III to CAO.IRI Part-
145.

Ar t icle
Training organisation requirements

Organisations involved in the training of personnel referred to in Article 5 shall be approved

in accordance with CAO.IRI Part-147 to be entitled:

(a) to conduct recognised basic training courses; and/or

(b) to conduct recognised type training courses; and
(c) to conduct examinations; and
(d) to issue training certificates.

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Section A
TECHNICAL REQUIREMENTS

Subpart-A
AIRCRAFT MAINTENANCE LICENCE

66. A.1 Scope

This section defines the aircraft maintenance licence and establishes the requirements for
application, issue and continuation of its validity.

66. A.3Licence categories

(a) Aircraft maintenance licenses include the following categories:

- Category A
- Category B1
- Category B2
- Category B3
- Category C
(b) Categories A and B1 are subdivided into subcategories relative to combinations of
aeroplanes, helicopters, turbine and piston engines. These subcategories are:
- A1 and B1.1 Aeroplanes Turbine
- A2 and B1.2 Aeroplanes Piston
- A3 and B1.3 Helicopters Turbine
- A4 and B1.4 Helicopters Piston
(c) Category B3 is applicable to piston-engine non- pressurized aeroplanes of2 000 kg
MTOM and below.

66. A.5 Aircraft groups

For the purpose of ratings on aircraft maintenance licenses, aircraft shall be classified in the
following groups:

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(a) Group 1: complex motor-powered aircraft as well as multiple engine helicopters,

aeroplanes with maximum certified operating altitude exceedingFL290, aircraft
equipped with fly-by-wire systems and other aircraft requiring an aircraft type
rating when defined so by CAO.IRI.
(b) Group 2: aircraft other than those in Group 1 belonging to the following subgroups:
- Sub-group 2a: single turbo-propeller engine aeroplanes
- Sub-group 2b: single turbine engine helicopters
- Sub-group 2c: single piston engine helicopters.
(c) Group 3: piston engine aeroplanes other than those in Group 1.

66. A.10 Application

(a) An application for an aircraft maintenance licence or change to such licence shall
be made on CAO.IRI Form 19 in a manner established by CAO.IRI and submitted
thereto.
(b) Reserved
(c) In addition to the documents required in points 66.A.10 (a) and66.A.10 (d) as
appropriate, the applicant for additional basic categories or subcategories to an
aircraft maintenance licence shall submit his/her current original aircraft
maintenance licence to CAO together with CAO.IRI Form 19.
(d)Reserved
(e)Reserved
(f) Each application shall be supported by documentation to demonstrate compliance
with the applicable theoretical knowledge, practical training and experience
requirements at the time of application.

66. A.15 Eligibility

An applicant for an aircraft maintenance license shall be at least 18 years of age

66. A.20 Privileges.

(a) The following privileges shall apply:

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(1) A category A aircraft maintenance license permits the holder to issue certificates
of release to service following minor scheduled line maintenance and simple defect
rectification within the limits of tasks specifically endorsed on the certification
authorization referred to in point 145.A.35 of CAO.IRI Part-145. The certification
privileges shall be restricted to work that the licence holder has personally
performed in the maintenance organization that issued the certification
authorization.
(2) A category B1 aircraft maintenance licence shall permit the holder to issue
certificates of release to service and to act as B1 support staff following:
- Maintenance performed on aircraft structure, power plant and
mechanical and electrical systems,
- Work on avionic systems requiring only simple tests to prove their
serviceability and not requiring troubleshooting.
Category B1 includes the corresponding A subcategory.

(3) A category B2 aircraft maintenance licence shall permit the holder:

(i) To issue certificates of release to service and to act as B2 support staff for
following:
-Maintenance performed on avionic and electrical systems, and
- Electrical and avionics tasks within power plant and mechanical systems,
requiring only simple tests to prove their serviceability; and
(ii) To issue certificates of release to service following minor scheduled line
maintenance and simple defect rectification within the limits of tasks
specifically endorsed on the certification authorization referred to in point
145.A.35 of CAO.IRI Part-145. This certification privilege shall be restricted to
work that the licence holder has personally performed in the maintenance
organisation which issued the certification authorization and limited to the
ratings already endorsed in the B2 licence.
The category B2 licence does not include any A subcategory

(4) A category B3 aircraft maintenance licence shall permit the holder to issue
certificates of release to service and to act as B3 support staff for:
(i) Maintenance performed on aeroplane structure, powerplant and mechanical
and electrical systems,
(ii) Work on avionic systems requiring only simple tests to prove their
serviceability and not requiring troubleshooting.

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(5)A category C aircraft maintenance licence shall permit the holder to issue
certificate of release to service following base maintenance on aircraft. The
privileges apply to the aircraft in its entirety.
(b) The holder of an aircraft maintenance licence may not exercise its
privileges unless:
(1) In compliance with the applicable requirements of CAO.IRI Part-M and
CAO.IRI Part-145; and
(2)In the preceding 2-year period he/she has, either had 6 months of maintenance
experience in accordance with the privileges granted by the aircraft maintenance
licence or, met the provision for the issue of the appropriate privileges; and
(3) He/she has the adequate competence to certify maintenance on the
corresponding aircraft; and
(4) He/she is able to read, write and communicate to an understandable level in the
language(s) in which the technical documentation and procedures necessary to
support the issue of the certificate of release to service are written.

66. A.25 Basic knowledge requirements.

(a) An applicant for an aircraft maintenance licence, or the addition of a category

or subcategory to such a licence, shall either demonstrate by examination a level
of knowledge in the appropriate subject modules in accordance with the
Appendix I to CAO.IRI Part-66 or by passing the basic training course in an
approved CAO.IRI Part-147as appropriate. The basic knowledge examination
shall be conducted by a training organisation appropriately approved in
accordance with CAO.IRI Part-147 or by CAO.IRI.
(b) The training courses and examinations shall be passed within 10 years prior to
the application for an aircraft maintenance licence or the addition of a category
or subcategory to such aircraft maintenance licence. Should this not be the case,
examination credits may however be obtained in accordance with point(c).
(c) The applicant may apply to CAO.IRI for full or partial examination credit to the
basic knowledge requirements for:
1. Basic knowledge examinations that do not meet the requirement described in
point (b) above; and
2. Reserve
Credits shall be granted in accordance with Section B, Subpart E of this Part.
(d) Credits expire 10years after they were granted to the applicant by CAO.IRI. The
applicant may apply for new credits after expiration

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66. A.30 Basic experience requirements

(a) An applicant for an aircraft maintenance licence shall have acquired:

1. for category A, subcategories B1.2 and B1.4 and category B3:
(i) 3 years of practical maintenance experience on operating aircraft, if the
applicant has no previous relevant technical training; or
(ii) 2 years of practical maintenance experience on operating aircraft and
completion of training considered relevant by the CAO.IRI as a skilled
worker (66.A.15(a)1), in a technical trade; or
(iii) 1 year of practical maintenance experience on operating aircraft and
completion of a basic training course approved in accordance with CAO.IRI
Part-147 (66.A.15(a)2);
2. for category B2 and subcategories B1.1 and B1.3:
(i) 5 years of practical maintenance experience on operating aircraft if the
applicant has no previous relevant technical training; or
(ii) 3 years of practical maintenance experience on operating aircraft and
completion of training considered relevant by the CAO.IRI as a skilled
worker (66.A.15(a)1), in a technical trade; or
(iii) 2 years of practical maintenance experience on operating aircraft and
completion of a basic training course approved in accordance with CAO.IRI
Part-147 (66.A.15(a)2);
3. for category C with respect to complex motor-powered aircraft
(i) 3 years of experience exercising category B1.1, B1.3 or B2 privileges on
complex motor-powered aircraft or as support staff according to point
145.A.35, or, a combination of both; or
(ii) 5 years of experience exercising category B1.2 or B1.4 privileges on
complex motor-powered aircraft or as support staff according to point
145.A.35, or a combination of both;
4. for category C with respect to other than complex motor-powered
aircraft: 3 years of experience exercising category B1 or B2
privileges on other than complex motor-powered aircraft or as
support staff according to point 145.A.35, or a combination of both;

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5. for category C obtained through the academic route: an applicant holding an

academic degree in a technical discipline, from a university or other higher
educational institution recognised by the CAO.IRI, 3 years of experience
working in a civil aircraft maintenance environment on a representative
selection of tasks directly associated with aircraft maintenance including 6
months of observation of base maintenance tasks.
(b) An applicant for an extension to an aircraft maintenance licence shall have a
minimum civil aircraft maintenance experience requirement appropriate to the
additional category or subcategory of licence applied for as defined in Appendix
IV to this part.
(c) The experience shall be practical and involve a representative cross section of
maintenance tasks on aircraft.
(d) At least 1 year of the required experience shall be recent maintenance experience
on aircraft of the category/subcategory for which the initial aircraft maintenance
licence is sought. For subsequent category/subcategory additions to an existing
aircraft maintenance licence, the additional recent maintenance experience
required may be less than 1 year, but shall be at least 3 months. The required
experience shall be dependent upon the difference between the licence
category/subcategory held and applied for. Such additional experience shall be
typical of the new licence category/subcategory sought.
(e) Notwithstanding paragraph (a), aircraft maintenance experience gained outside
a civil aircraft maintenance environment shall be accepted when such
maintenance is equivalent to that required by this Part as established by the
CAO.IRI. Additional experience of civil aircraft maintenance shall, however, be
required to ensure adequate understanding of the civil aircraft maintenance
environment.
(f) Experience shall have been acquired within the 10 years preceding the
application for an aircraft maintenance licence or the addition of a category or
subcategory to such a licence. The experience may be logged in the applicant’s
logbook and considered by the CAO.IRI.

66. A.40 Continued validity of the aircraft maintenance licence.

(a) The aircraft maintenance licence becomes invalid 5 years after its last issue or
change, unless the holder submits his/her aircraft maintenance licence to
CAO.IRI, in order to verify that the information contained in the licence is the
same as that contained in the CAO.IRI records, pursuant to 66.B.120.

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(b) The holder of an aircraft maintenance licence shall complete the relevant parts
of CAO.IRI Form 19(see Appendix V) and submit it with the holder’s copy of
the licence to CAO.IRI the original aircraft maintenance licence, unless the
holder works in a maintenance organisation approved in accordance with
CAO.IRI Part-145 that has a procedure in its exposition whereby such
organisation may submit the necessary documentation on behalf of the aircraft
maintenance licence holder.
(c) Any certification privilege based upon a aircraft maintenance licence becomes
invalid as soon as the aircraft maintenance licence is invalid.
(d) The aircraft maintenance license is only valid:
(i) When issued and/or changed by CAO.IRI and
(ii) When the holder has signed the document.

66. A.45 Endorsement with aircraft ratings

(a) In order to be entitled to exercise certification privileges on a specific aircraft

type, the holder of an aircraft maintenance licence need to have his/her licence
endorsed with the relevant aircraft ratings.
For category B1, B2 or C the relevant aircraft ratings are the following:

1. For group 1 aircraft, the appropriate aircraft type rating.

2. For group 2 aircraft, the appropriate aircraft type rating, manufacturer sub-
group rating or full sub-group rating.
3. For group 3 aircraft, the appropriate aircraft type rating or full group rating.
- For category B3, the relevant rating is ‘piston-engine non-
pressurized aeroplanes of 2000 kg MTOM and below.
-For category A, no rating is required, subject to compliance with the
requirements of point 145.A.35 of CAO.IRI Part-145.
(b) The endorsement of aircraft type ratings requires the satisfactory completion of
the relevant category B1, B2 or C aircraft type training.
(c) In addition to the requirement of point (b), the endorsement of the first aircraft
type rating within a given category/sub-category requires satisfactory
completion of the corresponding On the Job Training, as described in Appendix
III to CAO.IRI Part-66.
(d) By derogation from points (b) and (c), for group 2 and 3 aircraft, aircraft type
ratings may also be granted after:

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- Satisfactory completion of the relevant category B1, B2 or C aircraft

type examination described in Appendix III to this part, and
- In the case of B1 and B2 category, demonstration of practical
experience on the aircraft type. In that case, the practical experience
shall include a representative cross section of maintenance activities
relevant to the licence category.
In the case of a category B1,B2 or B3 rating for a person qualified by holding an academic
degree as specified in point 66.A. 30(a)(5), the first relevant aircraft type examination shall
be at the category B1 ,B2 or level.

(e) For group 2 aircraft:

1. The endorsement of manufacturer sub-group ratings for category B1 and C
licence holders requires complying with the aircraft type rating requirements of
at least two aircraft types from the same manufacturer which combined are
representative of the applicable manufacturer subgroup;
2. The endorsement of full sub-group ratings for category B1 and C licence
holders requires complying with the aircraft type rating requirements of at least
three aircraft types from different manufacturers which combined are
representative of the applicable sub-group;
3. The endorsement of manufacturer sub-groups and full sub-group ratings for
category B2 licence holders requires demonstration of practical experience
which shall include a representative cross section of maintenance activities
relevant to the licence category and to the applicable aircraft sub-group.
(f) For group 3 aircraft:
1. The endorsement of the full group 3 rating for category B1, B2 and C licence
holders requires demonstration of practical experience, which shall include a
representative cross section of maintenance activities relevant to the licence
category and to the group 3.
2. For category B1, unless the applicant provides evidence of appropriate
experience, the group 3 rating shall be subject to the following limitations, which
shall be endorsed on the licence:
- Pressurized aeroplanes
- Metal structure aeroplanes
- Composite structure aeroplanes
- Wooden structure aeroplanes
- Aeroplanes with metal tubing structure covered with fabric.

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(g) For the B3 licence:

1. The endorsement of the rating "piston-engine non-pressurized aeroplanes of
2 000 kg MTOM and below" requires demonstration of practical experience
which shall include a representative cross-section of maintenance activities
relevant to the licence category.
2. Unless the applicant provides evidence of appropriate experience, the rating
referred to in point 1 shall be subject to the following limitations, which shall be
endorsed on the licence:
- Wooden structure aeroplanes.
- Aeroplanes with metal tubing structure covered with fabric.
- Metal structure aeroplanes
- Composite structure aeroplanes.

66. A.50 Limitations

(a) Limitations introduced on an aircraft maintenance licence are exclusions from

the certification privileges and affect the aircraft in its entirety.
(b) For limitations referred to in points 66.A.15(c) and 66.A.45, limitations shall be
removed upon:
1. demonstration of appropriate experience; or
2. after a satisfactory practical assessment performed by the CAO.IRI.
(c) For limitations referred to in point 66.A.70, limitations shall be removed upon
satisfactory completion of examination on those modules/subjects defined in the
applicable conversion report referred to in point 66.B.300.

66. A.55 Evidence of qualification

(a) Personnel exercising certification privileges as well as support staff shall

produce their licence, as evidence of qualification, within 24 hours upon request
by an authorised person.

66. A.70 Conversion provisions

(a) The holder of an aircraft maintenance licence valid in the CAO.IRI, prior to the
date of entry into force of this Part may continue to be qualified. The holder of
a qualification shall be issued a new aircraft maintenance licence (refer to
licence format in Appendix V) with modules examination/experience limitations
subject to the conditions specified in Section B Subpart D.

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(b)A person undergoing a qualification process, prior to the date of entry into force
of this Part may continue to be qualified. The holder of a such qualification shall
also be issued a new aircraft maintenance licence(refer to licence format in
Appendix V) after satisfactory completed the CAO.IRI examination as
appropriate subject to the conditions specified in 66.B.300 and
(c) Where necessary, the aircraft maintenance licence shall contain technical
limitations in relation to the scope of the pre-existing qualification and in
accordance with point 66.A.50 to reflect the differences between:
(i) the scope of the pre-existing qualification, and
(ii) the basic knowledge requirements and the basic examination standards laid
down in Appendix I and II to this Part.
(d) By derogation to paragraph (c) for aircraft not used in Commercial Air
Transport (AOC holder)other than complex motor-powered aircraft, the aircraft
maintenance licence shall contain limitations in accordance with point 66.A.50
to ensure that the certifying staff privileges valid before the entry into force of
this Regulation and the privileges of the converted CAO.IRI CAO. IRI Part-66
aircraft maintenance licence remain the same.

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Section B
Procedure for CAO.IRI

Subpart A
General

66. B.1 Scope

This section establishes the procedures including the administrative requirements to be

followed by the CAO.IRI, and the enforcement of Section a of CAO.IRI Part-66.

66. B.10 Organization Requirement

(a) Reserved
(b)Resources:
The CAO.IRI shall be appropriately staffed to carry out the requirements of this
Part.
(c)Procedures:
The CAO.IRI will establish procedures detailing how compliance with this Part
is accomplished. The procedures shall be reviewed and amended to ensure
continued compliance.

66. B.15 Acceptable means of compliance

The CAO.IRI shall develop acceptable means of compliance. When the acceptable means
of compliance are complied with, the related requirements of this Part shall be considered
as met.

Until such time as the CAO.IRI specifies acceptable means of compliance, the EASA Part-
66 acceptable means of compliance could be applied as appropriate.

66. B.20 Record-keeping

(a) The CAO.IRI shall establish a system of record-keeping that allows adequate
traceability of the process to issue, revalidate, changed, suspend or revoke each
maintenance licence.
(b) These records shall include for each licence:

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1. the application for an aircraft maintenance licence or change to that licence,

including all supporting documentation;
2. copy of the aircraft maintenance licence including any changes;
3. copies of all relevant correspondence;
4. details of any exemption and enforcement actions;
5. any report from other ICAO member states relating to the aircraft maintenance
licence holder;
6. the records of examinations conducted by CAO.IRI;
7. the applicable conversion report used for conversion;
8. the applicable credit report used for crediting
(c) Records referred to in points 1 to 5 of point (b) shall be kept at least 5 years after
the end of the licence validity.
(d) Records referred to in points 6, 7 and 8 of point (b) shall be kept for an unlimited
period.

66. B.25 Reserved

66. B.30 Exemptions

(a)In certain case flight standard may accept application for exemption to
requirement of this part, provided that appropriate justification provided by
applicant.
(b)Any exemptions shall be granted only after approval of president of Civil
Aviation Organization of Islamic Republic of Iran.
(c)All exemptions shall be recorded and retained by CAO.IRI.

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Subpart B
Issue of a Maintenance Licence

This Subpart provides the procedures to be followed by the CAO.IRI to issue, change or to
permit continuity of the maintenance licence.

66. B.100 Procedure for the issue of an aircraft maintenance licence by the CAO.IRI

(a) On receipt of the CAO.IRI Form 19 and any supporting documentation, the
CAO.IRI shall:
1. Verify the CAO.IRI Form 19 for completeness and ensure that the experience
claimed meets the requirement of this Part.
2. The CAO.IRI shall verify an applicant's CAO.IRI Part-147 approved training
organization graduation certificate and/or confirm the validity of any credits to
ensure that all required modules of Appendix 1 have been met as required by
this Part.
3. The CAO.IRI shall evaluate the applicant by written and practical/oral
examination.
(b) On receipt of the CAO.IRI Form 19 and any supporting documentation, the
CAO.IRI should verify the CAO.IRI Form 19 and the applicant aircraft
maintenance licence issued by the other ICAO Contracting States for
completeness and ensure that the applicant meets the requirement of this Part. The
CAO.IRI should take necessary action to ensure aircraft maintenance licence
issued by the other ICAO Contracting State is original.
(c) When having verified the identity and date of birth of the applicant and being
satisfied that the applicant meets the standards of knowledge and experience
required by this CAO.IRI Part-66, the CAO.IRI shall issue the relevant aircraft
maintenance licence to the applicant. The same information shall be kept on
CAO.IRI records.
(d)In the case where aircraft types or groups are endorsed at the time of the issuance
of the first aircraft maintenance licence, the CAO.IRI shall verify compliance with
point 66.B.115.

66. B.105 Procedure for the issue of an aircraft maintenance licence via a maintenance
organisation approved in accordance with CAO.IRI Part-145.

(a) a maintenance organisation approved in accordance with CAO.IRI Part-145,

when authorised to carry out this activity by the CAO.IRI, may:

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(i) prepare the aircraft maintenance licence on behalf of CAO.IRI or

(ii) make recommendations to the CAO.IRI regarding the application from an
individual for a aircraft maintenance licence so that the CAO.IRI may prepare
and issue such licence.
(b) maintenance organisations referred to in point (a) shall ensure compliance with
points 66.B.100 (a) and (b).
(c) in all cases, the aircraft maintenance licence can only be issued to the applicant
by the CAO.IRI.

66. B.110 Procedure for the change of an aircraft maintenance licence to include an
additional basic category or subcategory

(a) at the completion of the procedures specified in points 66.B.100 or 66.B.105, the
CAO.IRI shall endorse the additional basic category or subcategory on the aircraft
maintenance licence by stamp and signature or reissue the licence.
(b)the CAO.IRI record system shall be changed accordingly.

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66. B.115 Procedure for the change of an aircraft maintenance licence to include an
aircraft rating or to remove limitations

(a)on receipt of a satisfactory Form 19 and any supporting documentation

demonstrating compliance type training in approved CAO.IRI Part-147with the
requirements of the applicable rating together with the accompanying aircraft
maintenance licence, the CAO.IRI shall either:
(i) endorse the applicant’s aircraft maintenance licence with the applicable
aircraft rating; or
(ii). reissue the said licence to include the applicable aircraft rating; or
(iii). remove the applicable limitations in accordance with point 66.A.50.
The CAO.IRI record system shall be changed accordingly.
(b)In the case where the complete type training is not conducted by maintenance
training organization appropriately approved in accordance with CAO.IRI Part-
147, CAO.IRI shall be satisfied that all type training requirements are complied
with before the type rating is issued.
(c)In the case where the On the Job Training is not required, the aircraft type rating
shall be endorsed based on a Certificate of Recognition issued by a maintenance
training organization approved in accordance with CAO.IRI Part-147.
(d)In the case where the aircraft type training is not covered by a single course, the
CAO.IRI shall be satisfied prior to the type rating endorsement that the content
and length of the courses fully satisfy the scope of the licence category and that
the interface areas have been appropriately addressed.
(e)In the case of differences training, the CAO.IRI shall be satisfied that:
(i) the applicant’s previous qualification, supplemented by:
(ii) either a course approved in accordance with CAO.IRI Part-147or a course
directly approved by the CAO.IRI, are acceptable for type rating endorsement.
(f)Compliance with the practical elements shall be demonstrated:
(i) by the provision of detailed practical training records or a logbook provided
by a maintenance organization appropriately approved in accordance with
CAO.IRI Part-145 or, where available,
(ii) by a training certificate covering the practical training element issued by a
maintenance training organization appropriately approved in accordance with
CAO.IRI Part-147.

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(g) Aircraft type endorsement shall use the aircraft type ratings specified by the
CAO.IRI.

B.120 Procedure for the renewal, change of an aircraft maintenance licence validity

(a) CAO.IRI shall compare the holder’s aircraft maintenance licence with CAO.IRI
records and verify any pending revocation, suspension or change action pursuant
to point 66.B.500. If the documents are identical and no action is pending pursuant
to point 66.B.500, the holder’s copy shall be renewed for 5 years and the file
endorsed accordingly.
(b) If CAO.IRI records are different from the aircraft maintenance licence held by
the licence holder:
1. CAO.IRI shall investigate the reasons for such differences and may choose
not to renew the aircraft maintenance licence.
2. CAO.IRI shall inform the licence holder and any known maintenance
organisation approved in accordance with CAO.IRI Part-M Subpart F or
CAO.IRI Part-145 that may be directly affected of such fact.
3. CAO.IRI shall, if necessary, take action in accordance with point 66.B.500 to
revoke, suspend or change the licence in question.

66. B.125 Reserved

66. B.130 Procedure for the direct approval of aircraft type training.

CAO.IRI may approve aircraft type training not conducted by a maintenance training
organisation approved in accordance with CAO.IRI Part-147, pursuant to point 1 of
Appendix III to this part-66. In such case CAO.IRI shall have a procedure to ensure the
aircraft type training complies with Appendix III of this Part.

Subpart C
Examinations

This Subpart provides the procedure for examinations conducted by the CAO.IRI.

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B.200 Examination by the CAO.IRI

(a) All examination questions shall be kept in a secure manner prior to an

examination, to ensure that applicants will not know which particular
questions will form the basis of the examination. The CAO.IRI
(b) The CAO.IRI shall nominate
1. persons who control the questions to be used for each examination.
2. examiners who shall be present during all examinations to ensure the
integrity of the examination.
(c) Basic written examinations should follow the standard specified in
Appendix I and paragraph (b) of Appendix II to this Part.
(d) Type training examinations must follow the standard specified in Appendix
III to this Part.
(e) New essay questions shall be raised at least every 1 year and questions
already used withdrawn or rested from use. A record of the questions used
shall be retained in the records for reference.
(f) All examination papers shall be handed out at the start of the examination
to the applicant and handed back to the examiner at the end of the allotted
examination time period. No examination paper may be removed from the
examination room during the allotted examination time period.
(g) Apart from specific documentation needed for type examinations, only the
examination paper may be available to the applicant during the examination.
(h) Examination candidates shall be separated from each other so that they
cannot read each other's examination papers or monitor screen. They may
not speak to any person other than the examiner.
(i) Candidates who are proven to be cheating shall be banned from taking any
further examination within 12 months of the date of the examination in
which they were found cheating.

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Subpart D
Conversion of Certifying Staff Qualifications

This Subpart provides the procedures for the conversion of certifying staff and national
qualifications referred to in point 66.A.70 to aircraft maintenance licenses.

66.B.300 General

(a) CAO.IRI may only convert qualifications

(i) obtained in CAO.IRI, and
(ii) valid prior to the entry into force of the applicable requirements of this
Part and
(iii) comply with supplement I.
(b) The CAO.IRI may only perform the conversion in accordance with a
conversion report established pursuant to points 66.B.305 or 66.B.310 as
applicable.
(c) Conversion reports shall be either
(i) developed by CAO.IRI or
(ii) approved by CAO.IRI to ensure compliance with this Part-66.
(d) Conversion reports together with any change of these shall be kept on
record by the CAO.IRI in accordance with point 66.B.20.

66. B.305 Conversion report

(a) The conversion report for certifying staff qualifications shall describe the
scope of each type of qualification, including the associated licence, if any,
the associated privileges and include a copy of the relevant regulations
defining these.
(b) The conversion report shall show for each type of qualification referred to
in point (a):
1. to which aircraft maintenance licence it will be converted; and
2. which limitations shall be added in accordance with points 66.A.70(c)
or (d), as applicable; and

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3. the conditions to remove the limitations, specifying the module/subjects

on which examination is needed to remove the limitations and obtain a full
aircraft maintenance licence, or to include an additional (sub-)category.
This shall include the modules defined in Appendix III to this Part not
covered by the national qualification.
(c) The conversion report shall comply with supplement I.

66. B.310 Conversion report for approved maintenance organisations approvals.

(a)For each approved maintenance organisation concerned, the conversion

report shall describe the scope of each type of authorisation issued by the
maintenance organisation and include a copy of the relevant approved
maintenance organisation's procedures for the qualification and the
authorisation of certifying staff on which the conversion process is based.
(b)The conversion report shall show for each type of authorisation referred to
in point (a):
1. to which aircraft maintenance licence it will be converted,
2. which limitations shall be added in accordance with points 66.A.70(c)
or (d), as applicable, and
3. the conditions to remove the limitations, specifying the module/subjects
on which examination is needed to remove the limitations and obtain a full
aircraft maintenance licence, or to include an additional (sub-) category.
This shall include the modules defined in Appendix III to the CAO.IRI
Part-66 not covered by the national qualification.

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Subpart E
Examination Credits

This Subpart provides the requirements for granting examination credits in accordance
with 66.A.25 (c).

66. B.400 General

(a) The CAO.IRI may only grant examination credit on the basis of an
examination credit report prepared in accordance with 66.B.405.
(b) The examination credit report must be either
(i) developed by the CAO.IRI or
(ii) approved training organisations and approved by CAO.IRI.
(c) Credit reports together with any change of these shall be dated and kept on
record by the CAO.IRI in accordance with point 66.B.20.

66. B.405 Examination credit report

(a)The credit report shall include a comparison between:

(i) the modules, sub-modules, subjects and knowledge levels contained in
Appendix I to this CAO.IRI Part-66, as applicable; and
(ii) the syllabus of the technical qualification concerned relevant to the
particular category being sought.
This comparison shall state if compliance is demonstrated and contain the
justifications for each statement.
(b) Credit for examinations, other than basic knowledge examinations carried
out in maintenance training organisations approved in accordance with
CAO.IRI Part-147, can only be granted by the CAO.IRI.
(c) No credit can be granted unless there is a statement of compliance against
each module and sub-module, stating where, in the technical qualification,
the equivalent standard can be found.
(d) CAO.IRI shall check on a regular basis whether
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(ii) Appendix I to this Part have changed and assess if changes to the credit
report are consequently required. Such changes shall be documented, dated
and recorded.

66. B.410 Examination credit validity

(a)The CAO.IRI shall notify to the applicant in writing any credits granted
together with the reference to the credit report used.
(b) Credits shall expire 10 years after they are granted.
(c) Upon expiration of the credits, the applicant may apply for new credits. The
CAO.IRI shall continue the validity of the credits for an additional period
of 10 years without further consideration if basic knowledge requirements
defined in Appendix I to this CAO.IRI Part-66 have not been changed.

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Subpart F
Continuing Oversight

This Subpart describes the procedures for the continuing oversight of the aircraft
maintenance licence and in particular for the revocation, suspension or limitation of
the aircraft maintenance licence.

66. B.500 Revocation, suspension or limitation of the aircraft maintenance licence

The CAO.IRI shall suspend, limit or revoke the aircraft maintenance licence where it
has identified a safety issue or if it has clear evidence that the person has carried out
or been involved in one or more of the following activities:

1. obtaining the aircraft maintenance licence and/or the certification privileges

by falsification of documentary evidence;
2. failing to carry out requested maintenance combined with failure to report
such fact to the organisation or person who requested the maintenance;
3. failing to carry out required maintenance resulting from own inspection
combined with failure to report such fact to the organisation or person for
whom the maintenance was intended to be carried out;
4. negligent maintenance;
5. falsification of the maintenance record;
6. issuing a certificate of release to service knowing that the maintenance
specified on the certificate of release to service has not been carried out or
without verifying that such maintenance has been carried out;
7. carrying out maintenance or issuing a certificate of release to service when
adversely affected by alcohol or drugs;
8. issuing certificate of release to service while not in compliance with
CAO.IRI Part-M, CAO.IRI Part-145 orCAO.IRI Part-66.

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Appendix I
Basic Knowledge Requirements

1. Knowledge levels for Category A, B1, B2, B3 and C Aircraft Maintenance

Licence

Basic knowledge for categories A, B1, B2 and B3 are indicated by knowledge levels
(1, 2 or 3) against each applicable subject. Category C applicants shall meet either the
category B1 or the category B2 basic knowledge levels.

The knowledge level indicators are defined on 3 levels as follows:

—LEVEL1: A familiarization with the principal elements of the subject.

Objectives:

(a)The applicant should be familiar with the basic elements of the subject.
(b)Theapplicantshouldbeabletogiveasimpledescriptionofthewholesubject,
using common words and examples.
(c)The applicant should be able to use typical terms.
—LEVEL2:Ageneral knowledge of the theoretical and practical aspects of the subject
and an ability to apply that knowledge.

Objectives:

(a)The applicant should be able to understand the theoretical fundamentals of

the subject.
(b)The applicant should be able to give a general description of the subject
using, as appropriate, typical examples.
(c)The applicant should be able to use mathematical formulae in conjunction
with physical laws describing the subject.
(d)The applicant should be able to read and understand sketches, drawings and
schematics describing the subject.
(e)The applicant should be able to apply his knowledge in a practical manner
using detailed procedures.

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—LEVEL3:a detailed knowledge of the theoretical and practical aspects of the subject
and a capacity to combine and apply the separate elements of knowledge in a logical
and comprehensive manner.

Objectives:

(a)The applicant should know the theory of the subject and inter relationships
with other subjects.
(b)The applicant should be able to give a detailed description of the subject
using theoretical fundamentals and specific examples.
(c)The applicant should understand and be able to use mathematical formulae
related to the subject.
(d)The applicant should be able to read, understand and prepare sketches,
simple drawings and schematics describing the subject.
(e)The applicant should be able to apply his knowledge in a practical manner
using manufacturer's instructions.
(f) The applicant should be able to interpret results from various sources and
measurements and apply corrective action where appropriate.

2. Modularization

Qualification on basic subjects for each aircraft maintenance licence category or

subcategory should be in accordance with the following matrix, where applicable
subjects are indicated by an ‘X’:

Subjec
t A or B1 aeroplane A or B1 helicopter B B3
modul Turbine with:Piston Turbine with:Piston 2
Avio
e Piston-engine
engine(s) engine(s) engine(s) engine(s) nics non-pressurized
aeroplanes
1 X X X X X 2000kgX MTOM
and below
2 X X X X X X
3 X X X X X X
4 X X X X X X
5 X X X X X X
6 X X X X X X
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7B X
8 X X X X X X
9A X X X X X
9B X
10 X X X X X X
11A X
11B X
11C X
12 X X
13 X
14 X
15 X X
16 X X X
17A X X
17B X

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Appendix II
Basic Examination Standard

1. General

1.1. All basic examinations shall be carried out using the multi-choice question format
and essay questions as specified below. The incorrect alternatives shall seem equally
plausible to anyone ignorant of the subject. All of the alternatives shall be clearly
related to the question and of similar vocabulary, grammatica l construction and length.
In numerical questions, the incorrect answers shall correspond to procedural errors
such as corrections applied in the wrong sense or incorrect unit conversions: they shall
not be mere random numbers.
1.2. Each multi-choice question shall have three alternative answers of which only one
shall be the correct answer and the candidate shall be allowed a time per module which
is based upon a nominal average of 75 seconds per question. 1.3. Each essay question
requires the preparation of a written answer and the candidate shall be allowed 20
minutes to answer each such question.
1.4. Suitable essay questions shall be drafted and evaluated using the knowledge
syllabus in Appendix I Modules 7A, 7B, 9A, 9B and 10.
1.5. Each question will have a model answer drafted for it, which will also include any
known alternative answers that may be relevant for other subdivisions.
1.6. The model answer will also be broken down into a list of the important points
known as Key Points.
1.7. The pass mark for each module and sub-module multi-choice part of the
examination is 75 %.
1.8. The pass mark for each essay question is 75 % in that the candidates answer shall
contain 75 % of the required key points addressed by the question and no significant
error related to any required key point.
1.9. If either the multi-choice part only or the essay part only is failed, then it is only
necessary to retake the multi choice or essay part, as appropriate.
1.10. Penalty marking systems shall not be used to determine whether a candidate has
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1.11. A failed module may not be retaken for at least 90 days following the date of the
failed module examination, except in the case of a maintenance training organisation
approved in accordance with CAO.IRI Part-147 which conducts a course of retraining
tailored to the failed subjects in the particular module when the failed module may be
retaken after 30 days.
1.12. The time periods required by point 66.A.25 apply to each individual module
examination, with the exception of those module examinations which were passed as
part of another category licence, where the licence has already been issued.
1.13. The maximum number of consecutive attempts for each module is three. Further
sets of three attempts are allowed with a 1 year waiting period between sets. The
applicant shall confirm in writing to the approved maintenance training organisation
or CAO.IRI to which they apply for an examination, the number and dates of attempts
during the last year and the organisation or CAO.IRI where these attempts took place.
The maintenance training organisation or CAO.IRI is responsible for checking the
number of attempts within the applicable timeframes.

2. Number of questions per module

2.1. MODULE 1 — MATHEMATICS

Category A: 16 multi-choice and 0 essay questions. Time allowed 20 minutes.
Category B1: 32 multi-choice and 0 essay questions. Time allowed 40 minutes.
Category B2: 32 multi-choice and 0 essay questions. Time allowed 40 minutes.
Category B3: 28 multi-choice and 0 essay questions. Time allowed 35 minutes.
2.2. MODULE 2 — PHYSICS
Category A: 32 multi-choice and 0 essay questions. Time allowed 40 minutes.
Category B1: 52 multi-choice and 0 essay questions. Time allowed 65 minutes.
Category B2: 52 multi-choice and 0 essay questions. Time allowed 65 minutes.
Category B3: 28 multi-choice and 0 essay questions. Time allowed 35 minutes.
2.3. MODULE 3 — ELECTRICAL FUNDAMENTALS

Category A: 20 multi-choice and 0 essay questions. Time allowed 25 minutes.

Category B1: 52 multi-choice and 0 essay questions. Time allowed 65 minutes.

Category B2: 52 multi-choice and 0 essay questions. Time allowed 65 minutes.

Category B3: 24 multi-choice and 0 essay questions. Time allowed 30 minutes.

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2.4. MODULE 4 — ELECTRONIC FUNDAMENTALS

Category B1: 20 multi-choice and 0 essay questions. Time allowed 25 minutes.

Category B2: 40 multi-choice and 0 essay questions. Time allowed 50 minutes.

Category B3: 8 multi-choice and 0 essay questions. Time allowed 10 minutes.

2.5. MODULE 5 — DIGITAL TECHNIQUES/ELECTRONIC INSTRUMENT SYSTEMS

Category A: 16 multi-choice and 0 essay questions. Time allowed 20 minutes.

Category B1.1 and B1.3: 40 multi-choice and 0 essay questions. Time allowed 50
minutes.

Category B1.2 and B1.4: 20 multi-choice and 0 essay questions. Time allowed 25
minutes.

Category B2: 72 multi-choice and 0 essay questions. Time allowed 90 minutes.

Category B3: 16 multi-choice and 0 essay questions. Time allowed 20 minutes.

2.6. MODULE 6 — MATERIALS AND HARDWARE

Category A: 52 multi-choice and 0 essay questions. Time allowed 65 minutes.

Category B1: 72 multi-choice and 0 essay questions. Time allowed 90 minutes.

Category B2: 60 multi-choice and 0 essay questions. Time allowed 75 minutes.

Category B3: 60 multi-choice and 0 essay questions. Time allowed 75 minutes.

2.7. MODULE 7A — MAINTENANCE PRACTICES

Category A: 72 multi-choice and 2 essay questions. Time allowed 90 minutes plus 40

minutes.

Category B1: 80 multi-choice and 2 essay questions. Time allowed 100 minutes plus
40 minutes.

Category B2: 60 multi-choice and 2 essay questions. Time allowed 75 minutes plus
40 minutes.

MODULE 7B — MAINTENANCE PRACTICES

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Category B3: 60 multi-choice and 2 essay questions. Time allowed 75 minutes plus
40 minutes.

2.8. MODULE 8 — BASIC AERODYNAMICS

Category A: 20 multi-choice and 0 essay questions. Time allowed 25 minutes.

Category B1: 20 multi-choice and 0 essay questions. Time allowed 25 minutes.

Category B2: 20 multi-choice and 0 essay questions. Time allowed 25 minutes.

Category B3: 20 multi-choice and 0 essay questions. Time allowed 25 minutes.

2.9. MODULE 9A — HUMAN FACTORS

Category A: 20 multi-choice and 1 essay question. Time allowed 25 minutes plus 20

minutes.

Category B1: 20 multi-choice and 1 essay question. Time allowed 25 minutes plus 20
minutes.

Category B2: 20 multi-choice and 1 essay question. Time allowed 25 minutes plus 20
minutes.

MODULE 9B — HUMAN FACTORS

Category B3: 16 multi-choice and 1 essay questions. Time allowed 20 minutes plus
20 minutes.

2.10. MODULE 10 — AVIATION LEGISLATION

Category A: 32 multi-choice and 1 essay question. Time allowed 40 minutes plus 20

minutes.

Category B1: 40 multi-choice and 1 essay question. Time allowed 50 minutes plus 20
minutes.

Category B2: 40 multi-choice and 1 essay question. Time allowed 50 minutes plus 20
minutes.

Category B3: 32 multi-choice and 1 essay questions. Time allowed 40 minutes plus
20 minutes.

2.11. MODULE 11A — TURBINE AEROPLANE AERODYNAMICS, STRUCTURES AND

SYSTEMS

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Category A: 108 multi-choice and 0 essay questions. Time allowed 135 minutes.

Category B1: 140 multi-choice and 0 essay questions. Time allowed 175 minutes.

MODULE 11B — PISTON AEROPLANE AERODYNAMICS, STRUCTURES AND SYSTEMS

Category A: 72 multi-choice and 0 essay questions. Time allowed 90 minutes.

Category B1: 100 multi-choice and 0 essay questions. Time allowed 125 minutes.

MODULE 11C — PISTON AEROPLANE AERODYNAMICS, STRUCTURES AND SYSTEMS

Category B3: 60 multi-choice and 0 essay questions. Time allowed 75 minutes.

2.12. MODULE 12 — HELICOPTER AERODYNAMICS, STRUCTURES AND SYSTEMS:

Category A: 100 multi-choice and 0 essay questions. Time allowed 125 minutes.

Category B1: 128 multi-choice and 0 essay questions. Time allowed 160 minutes.

2.13. MODULE 13 — AIRCRAFT AERODYNAMICS, STRUCTURES AND SYSTEMS

Category B2: 180 multi-choice and 0 essay questions. Time allowed 225 minutes.
Questions and time allowed may be split into two examinations as appropriate.

2.14. MODULE 14 — PROPULSION

Category B2: 24 multi-choice and 0 essay questions. Time allowed 30 minutes.

2.15. MODULE 15 — GAS TURBINE ENGINE

Category A: 60 multi-choice and 0 essay questions. Time allowed 75 minutes.

Category B1: 92 multi-choice and 0 essay questions. Time allowed 115 minutes.

2.16. MODULE 16 — PISTON ENGINE

Category A: 52 multi-choice and 0 essay questions. Time allowed 65 minutes.

Category B1: 72 multi-choice and 0 essay questions. Time allowed 90 minutes.

Category B3: 68 multi-choice and 0 essay questions. Time allowed 85 minutes.

2.17. MODULE 17A — PROPELLER

Category A: 20 multi-choice and 0 essay questions. Time allowed 25 minutes.

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Category B1: 32 multi-choice and 0 essay questions. Time allowed 40 minutes.

MODULE 17B — PROPELLER

Category B3: 28 multi-choice and 0 essay questions. Time allowed 35 minutes.

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Appendix III
Aircraft Type Training and Examination Standard – On the Job Training

1. General

Aircraft type training shall consist of theoretical training and examination, and, except
for the category C ratings, practical training and assessment.

(a) Theoretical training and examination shall comply with the following
requirements:
(i) Shall be conducted by a maintenance training organisation appropriately
approved in accordance with CAO.IRI Part-147 or, when conducted by other
organisations, as directly approved by CAO.IRI.
(ii) Shall comply, except as permitted by the differences training described in point
(c), with: the relevant elements defined in the mandatory part of the operational
suitability data established in accordance with CAO.IRI Part-21 or, if such elements
are not available, the standard described in point 3.1 of this Appendix, and the type
training examination standard described in point 4.1 of this Appendix.
(iii) In the case of a category C person qualified by holding an academic degree as
specified in point 66.A.30(a)(5), the first relevant aircraft type theoretical training
shall be at the category B1 or B2 level.
(iv) shall have been started and completed within the 3 years preceding the
application for a type rating endorsement.
(b) Practical training and assessment shall comply with the following requirements:
(i) Shall be conducted by a maintenance training organisation appropriately
approved in accordance with CAO.IRI Part-147 or, when conducted by other
organisations, as directly approved by CAO.IRI.
(ii) Shall comply, except as permitted by the differences training described in point
(c), with the relevant elements defined in the mandatory part of the operational
suitability data established in accordance with CAO.IRI Part-21 or, if such
elements are not available, the standard described in point 3.2 of this Appendix,
and
the type training assessment standard described in point 4.2 of this Appendix.

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(iii) Shall include a representative cross section of maintenance activities relevant

to the aircraft type.
(iv) shall include demonstrations using equipment, components, simulators, other
training devices or aircraft.
(v) Shall have been started and completed within the 3 years preceding the
application for a type rating endorsement.
(c) Differences training
(i) Differences training is the training required in order to cover the differences
between two different aircraft type ratings of the same manufacturer as
determined by the Agency.
(ii) Differences training has to be defined on a case-to-case basis taking into account
the requirements contained in this Appendix III in respect of both theoretical and
practical elements of type rating training.
(iii) A type rating shall only be endorsed on a licence after differences training when
the applicant also complies with one of the following conditions:
— having already endorsed on the licence the aircraft type rating from
which the differences are being identified, or
— having completed the type training requirements for the aircraft
from which the differences are being identified.

2. Aircraft type training levels

The three levels listed below define the objectives, the depth of training and the level
of knowledge that the training is intended to achieve.

— Level 1: A brief overview of the airframe, systems and powerplant as outlined in

the Systems Description Section of the Aircraft Maintenance Manual/Instructions for
Continued Airworthiness.

Course objectives: Upon completion of Level 1 training, the student will be able to:

(a) provide a simple description of the whole subject, using common words and
examples, using typical terms and identify safety precautions related to the airframe,
its systems and powerplant;
(b) identify aircraft manuals, maintenance practices important to the airframe, its
systems and powerplant;
(c) define the general layout of the aircraft’s major systems;
(d) define the general layout and characteristics of the powerplant;

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(e) identify special tooling and test equipment used with the aircraft.
— Level 2: Basic system overview of controls, indicators, principal components,
including their location and purpose, servicing and minor troubleshooting. General
knowledge of the theoretical and practical aspects of the subject.

Course objectives: In addition to the information contained in the Level 1 training, at

the completion of Level 2 training, the student will be able to:

(a) understand the theoretical fundamentals; apply knowledge in a practical manner

using detailed procedures;
(b) recall the safety precautions to be observed when working on or near the aircraft,
powerplant and systems;
(c) describe systems and aircraft handling particularly access, power availability and
sources;
(d) identify the locations of the principal components;
(e) explain the normal functioning of each major system, including terminology and
nomenclature;
(f) perform the procedures for servicing associated with the aircraft for the following
systems: Fuel, Power Plants, Hydraulics, Landing Gear, Water/Waste, and Oxygen;
(g) demonstrate proficiency in use of crew reports and on-board reporting systems
(minor troubleshooting) and determine aircraft airworthiness per the MEL/CDL;
(h) demonstrate the use, interpretation and application of appropriate documentation
including instructions for continued airworthiness, maintenance manual, illustrated
parts catalogue, etc.
— Level 3: Detailed description, operation, component location, removal/installation
and bite and troubleshooting procedures to maintenance manual level.

Course objectives: In addition to the information contained in Level 1 and Level 2

training, at the completion of Level 3 training, the student will be able to:

(a) demonstrate a theoretical knowledge of aircraft systems and structures and

interrelationships with other systems, provide a detailed description of the subject
using theoretical fundamentals and specific examples and to interpret results from
various sources and measurements and apply corrective action where appropriate;
(b) perform system, powerplant, component and functional checks as specified in the
aircraft maintenance manual;
(c) demonstrate the use, interpret and apply appropriate documentation including
structural repair manual, troubleshooting manual, etc.;

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(d) correlate information for the purpose of making decisions in respect of fault
diagnosis and rectification to maintenance manual level;
(e) describe procedures for replacement of components unique to aircraft type.

3. Aircraft type training standard

Although aircraft type training includes both theoretical and practical elements,
courses can be approved for the theoretical element, the practical element or for a
combination of both.

3.1. Theoretical element

(a) Objective:
On completion of a theoretical training course the student shall be able to demonstrate,
to the levels identified in

the Appendix III syllabus, the detailed theoretical knowledge of the aircraft’s
applicable systems, structure, operations, maintenance, repair, and troubleshooting
according to approved maintenance data. The student shall be able to demonstrate the
use of manuals and approved procedures, including the knowledge of relevant
inspections and limitations.

(b) Level of training:

Training levels are those levels defined in point 2 above.

After the first type course for category C certifying staff all subsequent courses need
only be to level 1.

During a level 3 theoretical training, level 1 and 2 training material may be used to
teach the full scope of the chapter if required. However, during the training the
majority of the course material and training time shall be at the higher level.

(c) Duration:
The theoretical training minimum tuition hours are contained in the following table:

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For the purpose of the table above, a tuition hour means 60 minutes of teaching and
exclude any breaks, examination, revision, preparation and aircraft visit.

These hours apply only to theoretical courses for complete aircraft/engine

combinations according to the type rating as defined by the Agency.

(d) Justification of course duration:

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Training courses carried out in a maintenance training organisation approved in

accordance with CAO.IRI Part -147 and courses directly approved by CAO.IRI shall
justify their hour duration and the coverage of the full syllabus by a training needs
analysis based on:

— the design of the aircraft type, its maintenance needs and the types of operation ,

— detailed analysis of applicable chapters — see contents table in point 3.1(e) below,

— detailed competency analysis showing that the objectives as stated in point 3.1(a)
above are fully met.

Where the training needs analysis shows that more hours are needed, course lengths
shall be longer than the minimum specified in the table.

Similarly, tuition hours of differences courses or other training course combinations

(such as combined B1/B2 courses), and in cases of theoretical type training courses
below the figures given in point 3.1(c) above, these shall be justified to CAO.IRI by
the training needs analysis as described above.

In addition, the course must describe and justify the following:

— The minimum attendance required to the trainee, in order to meet the objectives of
the course.

— The maximum number of hours of training per day, taking into account pedagogical
and human factors principles.

If the minimum attendance required is not met, the certificate of recognition shal l not
be issued. Additional

training may be provided by the training organisation in order to meet the minimum
attendance time.

(e) Content:
As a minimum, the elements in the Syllabus below that are specific to the aircraft type
shall be covered. Additional elements introduced due to type variations, technological
changes, etc. shall also be included.

The training syllabus shall be focused on mechanical and electrical aspects for B1
personnel, and electrical and avionic aspects for B2.

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(f) Multimedia Based Training (MBT) methods may be used to satisfy the theoretical
training element either in the classroom or in a virtual controlled environment subject
to the acceptance of CAO.IRI approving the training course.
3.2. Practical element
(a) Objective:
The objective of practical training is to gain the required competence in performing
safe maintenance, inspections and routine work according to the maintenance manual
and other relevant instructions and tasks as appropriate for the type of aircraft, for
example troubleshooting, repairs, adjustments, replacements, rigging and functional
checks. It includes the awareness of the use of all technical literature and
documentation for the aircraft, the use of specialist/special tooling and test equipment
for performing removal and replacement of components and modules unique to type,
including any on-wing maintenance activity.

(b) Content:
At least 50 % of the crossed items in the table below, which are relevant to the
particular aircraft type, shall be completed as part of the practical training.

Tasks crossed represent subjects that are important for practical training purposes to
ensure that the operation, function, installation and safety significance of key
maintenance tasks is adequately addressed; particularly where these cannot be fully
explained by theoretical training alone. Although the list details the minimum practical
training subjects, other items may be added where applicable to the particular aircraft
type.

Tasks to be completed shall be representative of the aircraft and systems both in

complexity and in the technical input required to complete that task. While relatively
simple tasks may be included, other more complex tasks shall also be incorporated and
undertaken as appropriate to the aircraft type.

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Glossary of the table: LOC: Location; FOT: Functional/Operational Test; SGH:

Service and Ground Handling; R/I: Removal/Installation; MEL: Minimum Equipment
List; TS: Troubleshooting.

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4. Type training examination and assessment standard

4.1. Theoretical element examination standard
After the theoretical portion of the aircraft type training has been completed, a written
examination shall be performed, which shall comply with the following:

(a) Format of the examination is of the multi-choice type. Each multi-choice question
shall have 3 alternative answers of which only one shall be the correct answer. The
total time is based on the total number of questions and the time for answering is based
upon a nominal average of 90 seconds per question.

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(b) The incorrect alternatives shall seem equally plausible to anyone ignorant of the
subject. All the alternatives shall be clearly related to the question and of similar
vocabulary, grammatical construction and length.
(c)In numerical questions, the incorrect answers shall correspond to procedural errors
such as the use of incorrect sense (+ versus -) or incorrect measurement units. They
shall not be mere random numbers.
(d) The level of examination for each chapter1 shall be the one defined in point 2
"Aircraft type training levels". However, the use of a limited number of questions at a
lower level is acceptable.
(e) The examination shall be of the closed book type. No reference material is
permitted. An exception will be made for the case of examining a B1 or B2 candidate’s
ability to interpret technical documents.
(f) The number of questions shall be at least 1 question per hour of instruction. The
number of questions for each chapter and level shall be proportionate to:
— the effective training hours spent teaching at that chapter and level,
— the learning objectives as given by the training needs analysis.
CAO.IRI will assess the number and the level of the questions when approving the
course.

(g) The minimum examination pass mark is 75 %. When the type training examination
is split in several examinations, each examination shall be passed with at least a 75 %
mark. In order to be possible to achieve exactly a 75 % pass mark, the number of
questions in the examination shall be a multiple of 4
(h) Penalty marking (negative points for failed questions) is not to be used.
(i) End of module phase examinations cannot be used as part of the final examination
unless they contain the correct number and level of questions required.
4.2. Practical element assessment standard
After the practical element of the aircraft type training has been completed, an
assessment must be performed, which must comply with the following:

(a) The assessment shall be performed by designated assessors appropriately qualified.

(b) The assessment shall evaluate the knowledge and skills of the trainee.
5. Type examination standard

1
For the purpose of this point 4, a "chapter" means each one of the rows preceded by a number in the table
contained in point 3.1(e).

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Type examination shall be conducted by training organisations appropriately approved

under CAO.IRI Part-147 or by CAO.IRI.

The examination shall be oral, written or practical assessment based, or a combination

thereof and it shall comply with the following requirements:

(a) Oral examination questions shall be open.

(b) Written examination questions shall be essay type or multi-choice questions.
(c) Practical assessment shall determine a person’s competence to perform a task.
(d) Examinations shall be on a sample of chapters 2 drawn from point 3 type
training/examination syllabus, at the indicated level.
(e) The incorrect alternatives shall seem equally plausible to anyone ignorant of the
subject. All of the alternatives
shall be clearly related to the question and of similar vocabulary, grammatical
construction and length.
(f) In numerical questions, the incorrect answers shall correspond to procedural errors
such as corrections applied in the wrong sense or incorrect unit conversions: they shall
not be mere random numbers.
(g) The examination shall ensure that the following objectives are met:
1. Properly discuss with confidence the aircraft and its systems.
2. Ensure safe performance of maintenance, inspections and routine work
according to the maintenance manual and other relevant instructions and tasks as
appropriate for the type of aircraft, for example troubleshooting, repairs,
adjustments, replacements, rigging and functional checks such as engine run, etc.,
if required.
3. Correctly use all technical literature and documentation for the aircraft.
4. Correctly use specialist/special tooling and test equipment, perform removal
and replacement of components and modules unique to type, including any on-
wing maintenance activity
(h) The following conditions apply to the examination:

2
For the purpose of this point 5, a "chapter" means each one of the rows preceded by a number in the tables
contained in points 3.1(e) and 3.2(b).

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1. The maximum number of consecutive attempts is three. Further sets of three

attempts are allowed with a 1 year waiting period between sets. A waiting period
of 30 days is required after the first failed attempt within one set, and a waiting
period of 60 days is required after the second failed attempt.
The applicant shall confirm in writing to the maintenance training organisation
or CAO.IRI to which they apply for an examination, the number and dates of
attempts during the last year and the maintenance training organisation or
CAO.IRI where these attempts took place. The maintenance training
organisation or CAO.IRI is responsible for checking the number of attempts
within the applicable timeframes.
2. The type examination shall be passed and the required practical experience
shall be completed within the 3 years preceding the application for the rating
endorsement on the aircraft maintenance licence.
3. Type examination shall be performed with at least one examiner present. The
examiner(s) shall not have been involved in the applicant’s training.
(i) A written and signed report shall be made by the examiner(s) to explain
why the candidate has passed or failed.
6. On the Job Training on the Job Training (OJT) shall be approved by CAO.IRI who
has issued the licence.
It shall be conducted at and under the control of a maintenance organisation
appropriately approved for the maintenance of the particular aircraft type and shall be
assessed by designated assessors appropriately qualified.

It shall have been started and completed within the 3 years preceding the application
for a type rating endorsement.

(a) Objective:
The objective of OJT is to gain the required competence and experience in performing
safe maintenance.

(b) Content:
OJT shall cover a cross section of tasks acceptable to CAO.IRI. The OJT tasks to be
completed shall be representative of the aircraft and systems both in complexity and
in the technical input required to complete that task. While relatively simple tasks may
be included, other more complex maintenance tasks shall also be incorporated and
undertaken as appropriate to the aircraft type.

Each task shall be signed off by the student and countersigned by a designated
supervisor. The tasks listed shall refer to an actual job card/work sheet, etc.

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The final assessment of the completed OJT is mandatory and shall be performed by a
designated assessor appropriately qualified.

The following data shall be addressed on the OJT worksheets/logbook:

1. Name of Trainee;
2. Date of Birth;
3. Approved Maintenance Organisation;
4. Location;
5. Name of supervisor(s) and assessor, (including licence number if applicable);
6. Date of task completion;
7. Description of task and job card/work order/tech log, etc.;
8. Aircraft type and aircraft registration;
9. Aircraft rating applied for.
In order to facilitate the verification by CAO.IRI, demonstration of the OJT shall
consist of

(i) detailed worksheets/logbook and

(ii) a compliance report demonstrating how the OJT meets the requirement of this Part.

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Appendix IV
Experience requirements for extending a Part-66 Aircraft Maintenance Licence

The table below shows the experience requirements for adding a new category or
subcategory to an existing Part-66 licence.

The experience shall be practical maintenance experience on operating aircraft in the

subcategory relevant to the application.

The experience requirement will be reduced by 50 % if the applicant has completed an

approved CAO.IRI Part -147 course relevant to the subcategory.

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Appendix V
Application Form – CAO.IRI Form 19

1. This Appendix contains an example of the form used for application for the aircraft
maintenance licence referred to in CAO.IRI Part-66.
2. The latest revision of CAO.IRI Form 19 included in www.cao.ir.
CAO.IRI may modify the CAO.IRI Form 19 only to include additional information
necessary to support the case where the National requirements permit or require the
aircraft maintenance licence issued in accordance with CAO.IRI Part -66 to be used
outside the requirement of CAO.IRI Part- M and CAO.IRI Part-145.

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Appendix VI
Aircraft Maintenance Licence referred to in CAO.IRI Part-66 – CAO.IRI Form
26

1. An example of the aircraft maintenance licence referred to in CAO.IRI Part-66 can

be found on the following pages.
2. The document shall be printed in the standardized form shown but may be reduced
in size to accommodate its computer generation if desired. When the size is reduced
care should be exercised to ensure sufficient space is available in those places where
official seals/stamps are required. Computer generated documents need not have all
the boxes incorporated when any such box remains blank so long as the document can
clearly be recognised as an aircraft maintenance licence issued in accordance with
CAO.IRI Part-66.
3. The document may be printed in the English and Persian concerned.
4. Each licence holder shall have a unique licence number based upon a National
identifier and an alpha –numeric designator.
5. The document may have the pages in any order and need not have some or any
divider lines as long as the information contained is positioned such that each page
layout can clearly be identified with the format of the example of the aircraft
maintenance licence contained herein.
6. The document may be prepared
(i) by CAO.IRI or
(ii) by any maintenance organisation approved in accordance with CAO.IRI Part-
145 if CAO.IRI agrees so and subject to a procedure developed as part of the
maintenance organisation exposition referred to in point 145.A.70 of CAO.IRI Part
-145, except that in all cases CAO.IRI will issue the document.
7. The preparation of any change to an existing aircraft maintenance licence may be
carried out
(i) by CAO.IRI or
(ii) any maintenance organisation approved in accordance with CAO.IRI Part -145
if CAO.IRI agrees so and subject to a procedure developed as part of the
maintenance organization exposition referred to in point 145.A.70 of CAO.IRI Part-
145, except that in all cases CAO.IRI will change the document.

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8. The aircraft maintenance licence once issued is required to be kept by the person to
whom it applies in good condition and who shall remain accountable for ensuring that
no unauthorised entries are made.
9. Failure to comply with point 8 may invalidate the document and could lead to the
holder not being permitted to hold any certification privilege and may result in
prosecution under national law.
10. The aircraft maintenance licence delivered in accordance with CAO.IRI Part -66
is recognised in Iran and it is not necessary to exchange the document when working.
11. The annex to CAO.IRI Form 26 is optional and may only be used to include
national privileges other than aeroplane and helicopter.
12. For information the actual CAO.IRI Part-66 aircraft maintenance licence issued by
CAO.IRI may have the pages in a different order and may not have the divider lines.
13. With regard to the aircraft type rating page CAO.IRI may choose not to issue this
page until the first aircraft type rating needs to be endorsed and will need to issue
more than one aircraft type rating page when there are a number to be listed.
14. Notwithstanding 13, each page issued will be in this format and contain the
specified information for that page.
15.The licence shall clearly indicate that the limitations are exclusions from the
certification privileges. If there are no limitations applicable, the LIMITATIONS page
will be issued stating "No limitations".
16. Where a pre-printed format is used, any category, subcategory or type rating box
which does not contain a rating entry shall be marked to show that the rating is not
held.
17.Example of Aircraft Maintenance Licence referred to in CAO.IRI Part-66.

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Full name of holder ‫نام و نام خانوادگی دارنده‬

‫سازمان هواپیمایی کشوری‬

Date and Place of ‫تاریخ و محل تولد دارنده‬
Birth
‫جمهوری اسالمی ایران‬
Civil Aviation Organization of
Address of holder ‫آدرس دارنده‬
Islamic Republic of Iran
(CAO.IRI)

66-‫مقررات سازمان بخش‬ Nationality of holder ‫ملیت دارنده‬

CAO.IRI Part-66 Irani
Signature of holder ‫امضا دارنده‬
‫گواهینامه پرسنل نگهداری وسیله پرنده‬
Aircraft Maintenance License License No. IR.66. ‫شماره گواهینامه‬

License Number:
:‫شماره گواهینامه‬
IR.66.

Conditions ‫شرایط‬
This License shall be signed by the holder and be ‫این گواهینامه باید بوسیله دارنده آن امضا شده و با مدرك شناسایی‬
accompanied by an identified document
.‫دارای عكس همراه باشد‬
containing photograph of the License holder.
Endorsement of any categories on the page(s) ‫ اجازه نمی دهد‬،Categories ‫درج هر نوع رده به تنهایی در صفحه‬
entitled CAO.IRI Part-66 Categories only, does .‫ گواهی ترخیص برای وسیله پرنده را صادر نماید‬،‫که دارنده‬
not permit the holder to issue a certificate of
release to service for an aircraft. ‫ با الزامات‬،‫این گواهینامه وقتی دارای یك ریتینگ وسیله پرنده باشد‬
This License when endorsed with an aircraft .‫ مطابقت دارد‬ICAO Annex 1
rating meets the intent of ICAO Annex 1.
The privileges of the holder of this license are CAO.IRI Part-M, ‫اختیارات دارنده این گواهینامه در مقررات‬
prescribed by regulation of CAO.IRI Part-M, .‫ شرح داده شده است‬CAO.IRI Part-66 ‫ و‬CAO.IRI Part-145
CAO.IRI Prt-145 and CAO.IRI Part-66.
This License remains valid until the date Limitation ‫این گواهینامه تا تاریخ اعتبار مشخص شده در صفحه‬
specified on the limitation page unless .‫معتبر می ماند مگر اینكه قبل از آن تعلیق و یا باطل شده باشد‬
previously suspended or revoked.
‫اختیارات این گواهینامه نمی تواند به کار برده شود مگر اینكه دارنده‬
The privilege of this License may not be
exercised unless in the preceding two years ‫ حداقل شش ماه تجربه نگهداری برابر‬،‫آن در دوسال متوالی گذشته‬
period the holder has had either 6 month of
‫اختیارات داده شده داشته و یا الزامات صدوراختیارات مربوطه را‬
maintenance experience in accordance with the
privileges granted by the licnce, or met the .‫کسب کرده باشد‬
provision for the issue of the appropriate
privileges.

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Categories Aircraft ratings

Aircraft Rating CA Date
T
Validity A B1 B2 B3 C

N/ N/
Aeroplanes Turbine √ N/A
A A
N/ N/
Aeroplanes Piston N/A
A A
N/ N/
Helicopters Turbine N/A
A A
N/ N/
Helicopters Piston N/A
A A
N/
Avionics A
N/A √ N/A N/A

N/
Large Aircraft A
N/A N/A N/A

Aircraft other than N/

N/A N/A N/A
Large A
Piston engine non
pressurized N/
N/A N/A N/A
aeroplanes of 2000 kg A
MTOM and below
License No. IR.66. ‫شماره گواهینامه‬ License No. IR.66. ‫شماره گواهینامه‬

Limitations Annex

National privileges

(other than aeroplane and helicopter)

Signature of General
Director of Licensing
Department
Issue date: Date:
Stamp of Licensing
Valid until: 5 years after issue date Department
License No. IR.66. ‫شماره گواهینامه‬ License No. IR.66. ‫شماره گواهینامه‬

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