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SAAA Maintenance Techniques Course

Aircraft Maintenance Technician Certificate (AMTC)

AMTC3 Basic Certificate

Course Reference: MTC AMTC3 Basic Certificate

Applicability:

A non-builder of certain categories of aircraft who seeks to conduct and certify condition inspections of aircraft per Experimental ABAA IAW CASR 21.190 , Experimental ABE IAW CASR 21.191 (g) & (h), Experimental LSA IAW CASR 21.191 (j)

The activity to conduct and certify a condition inspection means to also do all things necessary to conduct the activity of inspection and to conduct maintenance in the course of inspection as may be specified in an aircraft’s schedule of maintenance & inspection. Unless otherwise permitted by any Regulation(s) and/or Instrument(s), no other maintenance activity may be carried out.

Scope:

Common Core Subjects and Airframe Core Subjects

Outcome:

Completion of a CASA accepted course, which provided the required standards of competency are met, leads to the issuance of an AMTC 3 Basic Certificate. Such Certificate is validated once the holder subsequently acquires a number of AMTC 3 Endorsements, which in combination with the AMTC 3 Basic Certificate, collectively define a kind of aircraft that is essentially similar to the aircraft specified on the AMTC 3 Basic Certificate. The holder of such AMTC 3 Basic Certificate and relevant Endorsements is then entitled to exercise certain permissions available in respect of an AMTC 3 in accordance with any prevailing Regulation(s) and/or Instrument(s) and in respect of the permissions, limitations and remarks below.

Permissions:

On condition that you validate this Certificate by acquiring a number of Endorsements which, in combination with this Certificate, collectively define a kind of aircraft essentially similar to the aircraft specified on this Certificate, then you may conduct certain maintenance activities as a holder of an AMTC 3 in accordance with any prevailing Regulation(s) and / or Instrument(s).

You may also conduct the permitted maintenance activities in respect of other aircraft that are essentially similar to the kind of aircraft specified in this Certificate, and other kind(s) of aircraft that may be definable by a sub-set of the Endorsements acquired to validate this Certificate. You may also acquire additional Endorsements at any time to extend the applicability of the permissions to other kind(s) of aircraft that are not defined by the collection of Endorsements acquired in respect of the kind of aircraft specified in this Certificate.

Limitations:

This Certificate, and any Endorsements acquired, are valid only in respect of the conduct of maintenance activities covered by the SAAA course(s) which, pursuant to satisfactory assessment of your competency in each instance, you may be deemed competent to conduct.

This Certificate is valid provided you are financial Member of the SAAA.

You should be aware of Regulations contained within Part 42 of the Civil Aviation Safety Regulations 1998 as set out below or as may otherwise exist in respect of competency, and carrying out maintenance using appropriate data, facilities, tools and equipment.

Competency

Regulation 42.315 (1). This states:

Ensuring individuals are competent to carry out maintenance

Meaning of competent

     (1) An individual is competent to carry out maintenance on an aircraft or aeronautical product if he or she has the skills and knowledge to carry out the maintenance to the standard required by the maintenance data for the maintenance

SAAA reinforces this Regulation with further guidance. 

The SAAA “General Competency Rule – Aircraft Inspection & Maintenance”:

Aims to support safe aircraft operations through the conduct of correct and accurate aircraft inspection and maintenance activities in respect of but not limited to:

– maintaining aircraft records, certification and use of data

– use of tools and the conduct of basic practices and procedures required to conduct aircraft maintenance and aircraft periodic or any other inspection

– consideration should be given to familiarity with a particular inspection or maintenance activity in the event that such activity has not been conducted for some time

An AMTC holder needs to be sure they are competent to inspect and maintain in accordance with their AMTC and any relevant Endorsements.  Before commencing any activity permitted under an AMTC or any Endorsement, a person should ask themselves “Am I capable of conducting this activity competently?”

An AMTC holder is responsible for maintaining their ongoing competency. SAAA recommends that you can achieve this by continuing to access MTC course contents, attending MTC refresher courses from time to time, and doing other things necessary to maintain competency in accordance with the SAAA “General Competency Rule – Aircraft Inspection & Maintenance”, and in accordance with current regulations. An SAAA Member who is the holder of an SAAA issued AMTC who chooses not to access SAAA support to maintain competency is responsible for finding an alternative means to maintain ongoing competency.

Carrying out maintenance

Regulation 42.310 (1). This states:

General requirements for carrying out maintenance

Obligation

(1) If an individual carries out maintenance on an aircraft or on an aeronautical product, the individual must:

(a) carry out the maintenance:

(i) in accordance with current maintenance data for the maintenance; and

(ii) using facilities that are appropriate for carrying out maintenance of the kind that is being carried out; and

(b) if tools, equipment or materials are mentioned in the maintenance data for the maintenance—use those tools, equipment or materials; and

(c) if using measuring or testing equipment—ensure that the accuracy of the equipment:

(i) is appropriate for the maintenance; and

(ii) has been verified, at appropriate intervals, by a means that is traceable to a standard that is nationally or internationally recognised.

         Example: For subparagraph (c)(ii), of a standard that is nationally recognised

                        A standard maintained by the National Measurement Institute—see http://www.measurement.gov.au.

Remarks:

Optional Endorsements – the AMT3 Basic Certificate may be validated provided you acquire at least a number of Endorsements specific to at least one specific or essentially similar kind of aircraft as indicated below and in respect of the conduct and certification of condition inspections:

Fixed Wing or Rotary Wing Aircraft

Either of:

      • MTC 3.4.4 – Aeroplane Structures & Systems (Fixed Wing) – General Inspection & Maintenance in the course of Inspection, or
      • MTC 3.5.17 – Helicopter Aerodynamics, Structures Systems & Controls – General Inspection & Maintenance in the course of Inspection

Plus at least one of the following per predominant construction material if not metal:

      • MTC 3.1.4 – Wooden Structures – Inspection
      • MTC 3.7.5 – Structural Composites – Inspection & Damage Inspection
      • MTC 3.2.4 – Fabric and Doping – Inspection & Testing Reqts etc (if either hull or flying surfaces employ fabric as a skin)

Plus, if any landing gear is retractable:

      • MTC 3.3.1 – Landing Gear Components – Retractable

Plus either of:

      • MTC 5.2.12 – Piston Engine Systems – General Inspection & Maintenance in the course of Inspection, or
      • MTC 5.5.13 – Gas Turbine Engine Systems – General Inspection & Maintenance in the course of Inspection

Plus, if Piston engine is supercharged:

      • MTC 6.3.10 – Supercharging Systems – General Inspection & Maintenance in the course of Inspection

Plus, if not a helicopter:

      • MTC 5.3.9 – Propellers – General Inspection & Maintenance in the course of Inspection

Plus, if aircraft is pressurised:

      • MTC 3.9.6 – Pressurisation – General Inspection & Maintenance in the course of Inspection