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IR Part 66 – Category B1 Licences
Category B licences are aimed at line maintenance. They can also be used within base maintenance, in inspection or supervisory roles.
To be eligible for a licence, an individual must have completed the relevant modular examinations and have a prescribed period of aircraft maintenance experience.
A minimum of Grade C GCSE’s or equivalent in maths and a science subject is required. Practical maintenance experience will also be a benefit, in both assisting understanding and ensuring all experience requirements will be fulfilled within the specified 5 year period.
The wider responsibilities of the Category B technician requires a more detailed knowledge than for Category A and, hence, a longer period of experience. Find out more about knowledge levels here.
Category B1 is mechanically oriented and covers aircraft structure, airframe systems, engines and propellers, or rotors, as appropriate. Category B1 licence holder will be also be able to certify all electrical work, including power and distribution systems and control and indication systems.
Sub-categories within Licence B1
- Category B1.1 – Turbine Engine Aeroplanes
- Category B1.2 – Piston Engine Aeroplanes
- Category B1.3 – Turbine Engine Helicopters
- Category B1.4 – Piston Engine Helicopters
- Category B1.5 – reserved for airships(to be developed)
Experience required
- 5 years – where no previous experience of formal training has been achieved
- 4 years – where the applicant has already qualified as a ‘skilled worker’ in another profession
- 2 years – where the applicant has successfully completed a JAR-147 approved cost of basic training at a category B1 level
COURSESCAVC has a number of options available to Aircraft Technicians who wish to study for the CAA Part66 B-Licence. Everyone has different needs when it comes to studying and we recognise this. So we deliver the courses in a number of ways that fits these various needs. The courses that we currently run are;
- Individual distance learning modules
- Module Short Courses
- Module Revision Courses
If these courses do not fit your requirement, please contact us. We are always willing to tailor courses to fit individual needs or company training requirements.
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