Aircraft Maintenance Engineer

CAAF may grant to any person applying therefor a licence of a category specified in Air Navigation Regulation 63 to act as an aircraft maintenance engineer and to sign such certificates in connection with maintenance, overhaul, repair, replacement, modification and inspection of aircraft or its equipment as may be required by or under these Regulations.

CAAF may include a rating in the licence limiting the licence to particular types of aircraft or equipment.

A licence of any category specified below shall, subject to any conditions and ratings included therein, entitle the holder thereof to issue and sign certificates of maintenance, certificates of compliance or certificates of fitness for flight, as the case may be, specified in that Regulation in respect of a licence of that category

Categories of Aircraft Maintenance Engineer licences

The categories of licences which may be issued pursuant to regulation 62 are as follows–

Aircraft Maintenance Engineer licence–Category A (Aircraft)

Privileges -The holder of the licence may, subject to the conditions of the licence, issue certificates as follows:

In relation to aircraft (not including engines)-

  • certificates of maintenance in accordance, with the maintenance schedules approved under these Regulations;
  • certificates of compliance in respect of inspections, repairs, replacements and modifications so approved;
  • certificates of fitness for flight of aircraft for the purpose of enabling it-
  • to qualify for the issue or renewal of a certificate of airworthiness or of the validation thereof or the approval of a modification of the aircraft; or
  • to proceed to or from a place at which any inspection, approval, test or weighing of, or installation of equipment in the aircraft is to take place for the purpose referred to above

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Aircraft Maintenance Engineer licence-Category B (Aircraft)

Privileges – The holder of the licence may, subject to the conditions of the licence, issue certificates as follows:

In relation to aircraft (not including engines) –

  • certificates of compliance in respect of inspections, overhauls, repairs, replacements and modifications in accordance with these Regulations

Aircraft Maintenance Engineer licence-Category C (Engines)

Privileges – The holder of the licence may, subject to the conditions of the licence, issue certificates as follows –

In relation to engines –

      • certificates of maintenance in accordance with the maintenance schedules approved under these Regulations;
      • certificates of compliance in respect of inspections, repairs, replacements and modifications so approved;
      • certificates of fitness of aircraft engines for flight for the purpose of enabling the aircraft-
      • to qualify for the issue or renewal of a certificate of airworthiness or of the validation thereof or the approval of a modification of the engines of the aircraft; or
      • to proceed to or from a place at which any inspection, approval, test or weighing of, or installation of equipment in, the aircraft or the engines is to take place for the purpose referred to above.

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Aircraft Maintenance Engineer licence-Category D (Engines)

Privileges – The holder of the licence may, subject to the conditions of the licence, issue certificates as follows:

In relation to engines –

      • certificates of compliance in respect of inspection, overhauls, repairs, replacements and modifications approved under these Regulations.

Aircraft Maintenance Engineer licence-Category X Compasses. Instruments. Electrical Equipment. Automatic Pilots.

Privileges – The holder of the licence may, subject to the conditions of the licence, issue certificates as follows:

      • In relation respectively to compasses, instruments, electrical equipment or automatic pilots-
      • certificates of maintenance in accordance with the maintenance schedules approved under these Regulations;
      • certificates of compliance in respect of inspections, repairs, replacements and, modifications so approved.

Aircraft Maintenance Engineer licence-Category R (Radio)

Privileges – The holder of the licence may, subject to the conditions of the licence, issue certificates as follows:

In relation to aircraft radio stations-

      • certificates of maintenance in accordance with the maintenance schedules approved under these Regulations;
      • certificates of compliance in respect of inspections, repairs, replacements and modifications so approved. The privileges of the licence shall also include the issue of certificates of compliance in respect of inspect of inspections, overhauls, repairs, replacements and modifications of any aircraft radio apparatus approved under these Regulations, if the licence bears an endorsement to that effect.

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A licence issued under the Air Navigation Regulations and any rating included therein shall, subject to the provisions of the Air Navigation Regulations, be valid for the periods specified therein, not exceeding 2 years, but may be renewed by CAAF from time to time upon its being satisfied that the applicant is a fit and proper person and is qualified.

CAAF may issue a certificate rendering valid for the purposes of these Regulations any licence as an aircraft maintenance engineer or aircraft radio maintenance engineer granted under the law of any country other than Fiji. Such certificate may be issued subject to such conditions, and for such periods, as CAAF thinks fit.

(4) The aircraft maintenance engineers licensed under regulation 53 shall comply with licensing standards notified by CAAF.

(5) Prior to the grant or extension of a licence an applicant shall be not less than

      • 20 years of age for a LWTR; and
      • 21 years of age for a Type Rating.