Aircraft Maintenance Engineering (AME) is a licensed-based professional course. This is related to the aircraft and its components. Institute and the course should be approved by DGCA. Generally, AME is responsible for maintenance, repair, and troubleshooting of an aircraft on the ground. The AME licence is also approved and recognised internationally by the International Civil Aviation Organisation.
After doing this course, students become eligible to certify the airworthiness of an Aircraft before each flight which is very necessary for any aircraft to take-off.
About the AME Course
There are two main categories of this course- Category A and Category B.
Category A
This category of course provides a license for the engineer who can maintain, repair, and troubleshoot the general issues of an aircraft. After acquiring this license, students will be known as technicians. In this category, there will be one year academic training and one year training in a live environment, MRO.
Category ‘A’ can be sub-categorised into four further categories as follow:
| Category | Responsibilities |
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| Category A1 | Solves simple defects in airplanes with jet engines. |
| Category A2 | Repairs the simple defect in an airplane with a piston engine. |
| Category A3 | Maintain, repair, and solve the simple defect in a helicopter with a jet engine. |
| Category A4 | Maintain, repair, and solve the simple defect in a helicopter with a piston engine. |
Category B
This category is divided into two streams- Mechanical and Avionics. License holders of this category are authorised to perform some specific task related to maintenance and repairing. The duration of this course is Four Years which is divided as- Two years academic program and two years of practical training.
- Category B1:- Maintenance Certifying Technician (Mechanical)
- Category B2:- Maintenance Certifying Technician (Avionics)
Category ‘B1’ can be sub-categorised into four further categories as follow:
| Category | License |
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| Category B1.1 | License B1.1 certifies the airplanes with Jet Engine. |
| Category B1.2 | License B1.2 certifies the airplanes with Piston Engine. |
| Category B1.3 | License B1.3 certifies the helicopters with Jet Engine. |
| Category B1.4 | License B1.4 certifies the helicopters with Piston Engine. |
Eligibility Criteria
| Academic Qualification | (i)Passed the 10+2 examination or appearing with the Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics (PCM)/B.Sc (PCM) (ii) Diploma in Engineering |
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| Age Limit | 16 to 28 Years. |
| Restrictions | The candidate does not have colour blindness and any physical disabilities. |
Career Opportunities
As the aviation industry is growing, there will always be a huge demand for AME. A licensed AME can join the following places:
- Airlines
- Industries involving in aircraft Maintenance, Repair and Overhauls (MRO)
- Aircraft Manufacturing Companies
- Organisations with Aircraft Operations
- Training Centres of Aviation
- Flying Clubs
- Civil Defence Forces etc.
