Course overview
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This IAQG-approved course provides personnel with Aviation Maintenance (AM) specific knowledge and demonstrable understanding of the principles, requirements, controls and application of the AM topics.
IAQG approved (certified) course (TCSS 003)
The requirements contained in IAQG Training Course Specification Sheet (TCSS 003) are met in full.
8 CPD hours credit
Covers detailed introductions of the principles, requirements, controls and application across the Aviation Maintenance (AM) industry.
International, regional & local regulations
Personnel will gain knowledge and understanding of regional, national, and local requirements.
this e-Learning course, and the associated integrated Exam, is intended for existing AEAs and AAs who need to provide evidence of completed CPD hours to support the retention of their certification(s)
Course details
Introduction to the Course
- Course instructions and timetable 
- Exercise: review of Delegate Workbook 
Aviation Maintenance (AM) regulatory requirements
- Definition of terms relating to aviation maintenance 
- Agencies and competent authorities 
- Regulations and implementing rules 
- Regulations – Annexes and Parts 
- Implementing rules – parts, subparts and sections 
- Acceptable means of compliance and guidance material 
- Knowledge checklist 
- 1.1 Aviation Maintenance (AM) regulatory requirements 
Maintenance Organisation, Exposition (MOE), manuals, handbooks
- Maintenance Organization and Part-145 
- Maintenance Organisation Exposition 
- Key maintenance personnel 
- Knowledge checklist 
- 1.2 Maintenance Organisation, Exposition (MOE), manuals, handbooks 
Continued airworthiness management
- Continuing airworthiness management process 
- Continuing Airworthiness Management Organisation (CAMO) 
- Continuing airworthiness management exposition (CAME) 
- Knowledge checklist 
- 1.3 (a) Continued airworthiness management 
- 1.3 (b) Continued airworthiness management 
Development and control of technical data, maintenance programs and repair schemes
- Maintenance programs, MRB and MRB process 
- Maintenance technical data and data usage 
- Repairs schemes and Modifications 
- Maintenance program effectiveness and Reliability programs 
- Knowledge checklist 
- 1.4 (a) Development and control of technical data, maintenance programs and repair schemes 
- 1.4 (b) Development and control of technical data, maintenance programs and repair schemes 
Qualification and certification of persons
- Nominated persons 
- Competence of managers 
- Aircraft maintenance technician 
- Training organizations 
- Knowledge checklist 
- 1.5 (a) Qualification and certification of persons 
- 1.5 (b) Qualification and certification of persons 
Customer owned property and equipment
- Types of customer owned property – ‘products’ 
- Types of customer owned equipment – ‘parts’ 
- Tangible/intangible customer property 
- Knowledge checklist 
- 1.6 (a) Customer owned property and equipment – ‘products’ 
- 1.6 (b) Customer owned property and equipment – ‘parts’ 
Identification and control of serviceable/unserviceable articles or products
- Identification of materials/components 
- Segregation of unserviceable/unsalvageable components 
- Control/disposition of unsalvageable components 
- Knowledge checklist 
- 1.7 Identification and control of serviceable/unserviceable articles or products 
Parts distribution and rotable pools
- Definition of ‘rotable’ components/parts 
- Objective/benefits of parts distribution/rotable pools 
- Aviation inventory planning 
- Knowledge checklist 
- *1.8 Parts distribution and rotable pools 
Tool control process
- Tool types, identification and inventory 
- Tool inspection and calibration/verification 
- Tool accountability and control 
- Knowledge checklist 
- 1.9 Tool control process 
Prevention of suspected unapproved parts
- Definition of unapproved parts 
- Identifying/preventing unapproved parts 
- Sources and systems for preventing unapproved parts 
- Knowledge checklist 
- 1.10 (a) Prevention of suspected unapproved parts 
- 1.10 (b) Prevention of suspected unapproved parts 
Installation of approved parts
- Requirements for components, standard parts and materials 
- Ensuring traceability & responsibility 
- Knowledge checklist 
- 1.11 Installation of approved parts 
Return to service processes
- Maintenance release 
- Aircraft certificate of release to service 
- Component certificate of release to service 
- Airworthiness Review Certificate (Subpart I) 
- Aircraft return to service after extended downtime 
- *Knowledge checklist 
- 1.12 (a) Return to service processes 
- 1.12 (b) Return to service processes 
Equipment testing requirements
- Global equipment/product testing requirements 
- Technical Standard Order Authorization (TSOA) 
- Knowledge checklist 
- 1.13 Equipment testing requirements 
Flight testing process
- Type certification & flight testing process 
- The TC approval process 
- Knowledge checklist 
- 1.14 Flight testing process 
Weight and balance process
- Importance of aircraft weight & Centre of Gravity 
- Stability, balance and weight 
- Knowledge checklist 
- 1.15 Weight and balance process 
Wing walking and/or aircraft marshalling techniques
- Aircraft marshalling techniques 
- Wing walking 
- Ground handling 
- Knowledge checklist 
- 1.16 Wing walking and/or aircraft marshalling techniques 
Written Examination
- 1-hour written examination 
- open book 
- 70% pass mark 
Qualifications & benefits
This is a classroom based course – duration 1-day (8-hours).
Downloadable certificate of successful completion, indicating the examination/assessment criteria has been met.