Part 66 - Aircraft Maintenance Personnel Licensing

PublishedbytheCivilAviationAuthorityofNewZealandPart66CAAConsolidation3December2009AircraftMaintenancePersonnelLicensingCivilAviationRulesPart66CAAConsolidationThisdocumentisthecurrentconsolidatedversionofPart66producedbytheCivilAviationAuthority,andservesasareferenceonly.ItiscompiledfromtheofficialordinaryrulesthathavebeensignedintolawbytheMinisterofTransport.CopiesoftheofficialruleandamendmentsassignedbytheMinisterofTransportmaybeobtainedfromtheCivilAviationAuthorityormaybedownloadedfromtheofficialwebsiteat:–•theissueofaircraftmaintenancelicences,certificates,andratings•theprivilegesandlimitationsofthoselicences,certificates,andratings.CivilAviationRulesPart66CAAConsolidation3December20093CAAofNZBulletinThisPartfirstcameintoforceon1April1997andnowincorporatesthefollowingamendments:AmendmentEffectiveDateAmendment130April1999Amendment222June2006Amendment33December2009Summaryofamendments:Amendment1(98/CAR/1303)AppendixCisrevokedandsubstitutedAmendment2(3/CAR/4)AppendixB.2isrevokedandsubstituted.Amendment3(5/CAR/2)Rule66.155isrevokedandreplaced.CivilAviationRulesPart66CAAConsolidation3December20094CAAofNZListofRulesSubpartA—General 66.1 Applicability........................................................................................6 66.3 Definitions...........................................................................................6 66.5 Licencesandcertificates......................................................................6 66.7 Applicationforlicences,certificates,andratings................................7 66.9 Issueoflicences,certificatesandratings.............................................7 66.11 Durationoflicencesandcertificates....................................................8 66.13 Examinations.......................................................................................9 66.15 Cheatingorotherunauthorisedconduct...............................................9 66.17 Offencesinvolvingalcoholordrugs..................................................10 66.19 Medicalrequirements........................................................................10 SubpartB—AircraftMaintenanceEngineerLicence 66.51 Applicability......................................................................................10 66.53 Eligibilityrequirements.....................................................................11 66.55 Privilegesandlimitations...................................................................12 66.57 Recentexperiencerequirements........................................................13 SubpartC—AircraftMaintenanceEngineerRatings 66.101 Applicability......................................................................................13 66.103 Eligibilityrequirements.....................................................................13 66.105 Privileges...........................................................................................14 SubpartD—CertificateofMaintenanceApproval 66.151 Applicability......................................................................................14 66.153 Eligibilityrequirements.....................................................................15 66.155 Privileges...........................................................................................15 SubpartE—CertificateofInspectionAuthorisation 66.201 Applicability......................................................................................16 66.203 Eligibilityrequirements.....................................................................16 66.205 Privilegesandlimitations...................................................................17 66.207 Recentexperiencerequirements........................................................17 CivilAviationRulesPart66CAAConsolidation3December20095CAAofNZAppendixA—TransitionalArrangements AppendixB—GroupandTypeRatings B.1 Groups...............................................................................................18 B.2 Types.................................................................................................20 AppendixC—AdditionalPrivileges CivilAviationRulesPart66CAAConsolidation3December20096CAAofNZSubpartA—General66.1ApplicabilityThisPartprescribesrulesgoverning—(1)theissueofaircraftmaintenancelicences,certificates,andratings;and(2)theprivilegesandlimitationsofthoselicences,certificates,andratings.66.3DefinitionsReserved66.5LicencesandcertificatesThefollowinglicences,certificates,andratingsareissuedunderthisPart:(1)aircraftmaintenanceengineerlicencesinoneormoreofthefollowingcategories:(i)aeroplane:(ii)rotorcraft:(iii)powerplant:(iv)electrical:(v)instrument:(vi)radio:(vii)lighterthanairaircraft:(2)certificatesofmaintenanceapproval:(3)certificatesofinspectionauthorisation:(4)groupratingsinthegroupslistedinAppendixB:(5)aircraftandcomponentratings.CivilAviationRulesPart66CAAConsolidation3December20097CAAofNZ66.7Applicationforlic