AC No. : AC/AW/006R02 Date : 15 Nov 13

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1 AERONAUTICAL CIRCULAR CIVIL AVIATION AUTHORITY MACAO, CHINA SUBJECT: Macao Aviation Requirements MAR-66 Licensing of Aircraft Maintenance Engineer EFFECTIVE DATE: 01 Jan 2014 CANCELLATION: This AC supersedes AC/AW/006R01 dated 07 Nov GENERAL: The President of Civil Aviation Authority (AACM), in exercise of his power under Article 35 of the Statutes of AACM approved by the Decree-Law 10/91/M and Paragraph 89 of the ANRM establishes this Aeronautical Circular (AC). 1 Amendment to ANRM published under Executive Order 46/ Paragraph 11(b) under Part B - Requirements for the validity and renewal of licences of the Fourth Schedule of ANRM shall be revised as follow: a licence which has lapsed for less than 24 months will only be renewed for a period not exceeding 5 years from the date of application for renewal, but a renewal fee for 5 years is payable; 1.2 Paragraph 11(d) under Part B - Requirements for the validity and renewal of licences of the Fourth Schedule of ANRM shall be revised as follow: a licence which has lapsed for more than 24 months will not be renewed without verification of the competency of the holder. The extent of competency verification is dependent upon the working experience of the holder since the licence has expired. 1.3 Paragraph 16(1) under Part C - Licences, ratings and categories of the Fourth Schedule of ANRM shall be revised as follow: Page 1 of 5

GENERAL: The President of Civil Aviation Authority (AACM), in exercise of his power under Article 35 of the Statutes of AACM approved by the Decree-Law 10/91/M and Paragraph 89 of the ANRM

2 The Civil Aviation Authority requires that one or various of the following category ratings shall be included in an aircraft maintenance engineer s licence issued in Macao, whichever is the case: (a) Category A: Line maintenance certifying mechanic; (b) Category B1: Line maintenance certifying technician mechanical; (c) Category B2: Line maintenance certifying technician avionic; (d) Category B3: Certifying engineer small piston-engine aeroplane; (e) Category C: Base maintenance certifying engineer. The categories A and B1 have the following sub-categories: (a) Sub-categories A1 and B1.1 Aeroplanes Turbine; (b) Sub-categories A2 and B1.2 Aeroplanes Piston; (c) Sub-categories A3 and B1.3 Helicopters Turbine; (d) Sub-categories A4 and B1.4 Helicopters Piston. 1.4 Paragraph 20(1) under Part D Privileges of the licences holders of the Fourth Schedule of ANRM shall be revised as follow: Subject to compliance with the requirements specified in sub-paragraph (2) of this paragraph, the privileges of the holder of an aircraft maintenance engineer licence shall be to certify the aircraft or parts of the aircraft as airworthy after an authorized repair, modification or installation of a engine, accessory, instrument, and/or item of equipment, and to sign a Certificate of release to service or a Certificate of fitness for flight following inspection, maintenance operations, routine servicing and/or sign a Certificate of maintenance review in accordance with the maintenance programme approved under this regulation. 2 The complete reissue of MAR-66 Licensing of Aircraft Maintenance Engineer 2.1 The MAR-66 Issue 2 Licensing of Aircraft Maintenance Engineer, enclosed in Appendix 1 of this AC, revises the minimum requirements for the issue of aircraft maintenance engineer licence mentioned in Paragraph 11 of the ANRM. 2.2 The MAR-66 Issue 2 was developed based on EASA Part-66 published in Commission Regulation No. 2042/2003 of 20 October 2003 and its amendment up to and including Commission Regulation No. 1149/2011 of 21 October 2011 published in the Official Journal of the European Union on 16 Nov Page 2 of 5

Certifying engineer small piston-engine aeroplane; (e) Category C: Base maintenance certifying engineer. The categories A and B1 have the following sub-categories: (a) Sub-categories A1 and B1.

3 2.3 The MAR-66 was first issued on 30 June 2006 and came into force on 01 August Highlights of changes Changes have been stated in the Preambles of MAR-66 in detail and the following highlights the major changes: Group/Sub-group ratings are introduced in which the required standard is aligned with EASA Part-66; Privileges of B1 and B2 aircraft maintenance licence, type and group ratings and related training/experience requirement are aligned with EASA Part-66; Aircraft maintenance licence category B3 for small piston-engine aeroplane is introduced; Time limit for demonstrating compliance with knowledge and experience requirements are introduced: (a) All basic knowledge examinations and experience have to be passed within a 10 years period preceding the application for an aircraft maintenance engineer licence or the addition of a category or subcategory to such a licence; (b) For a type rating endorsement, knowledge and experience requirement have to be started and completed within the 3 years preceding the application Essay questions in modules 7, 9 and 10 are introduced in the amended syllabus. 2.5 Grandfather provisions Certifying staff holding a licence issued in accordance with previous MAR-66 in a given category/sub-category are deemed to have the privileges described in point 66.20(a) of this MAR-66 corresponding to such a category/sub-category. The basic knowledge requirements corresponding to these new privileges shall be deemed as met for the purpose of extending such licence to a new category/sub-category. Note: The previously endorsed limitations will remain and can be removed by taking the appropriate conversion examinations. Page 3 of 5

4.3 Aircraft maintenance licence category B3 for small piston-engine aeroplane is introduced; 2.4.4 Time limit for demonstrating compliance with knowledge and experience requirements are introduced:

4 2.5.2 Basic knowledge examinations and basic experience completed before the effective date of this MAR-66 Issue 2 are considered valid for ten (10) years (until 31 Dec 2023). The recent maintenance experience is still required referring to MAR In the case of licence extension to a new category/sub-category, the ten year limit for basic knowledge examinations, for the common modules/sub-modules which are part of an already endorsed licence category/sub-category, does not apply Theoretical type training and examinations, practical training and assessment, and on the job training (OJT) commenced before the effective date of this MAR-66 Issue 2 are considered valid for three (3) years (until 31 Dec 2016) Previously approved or accepted type training courses including OJT shall be started and finished not later than 31 Dec 2014 (1 year after the effective date of the new MAR-66). - END - Page 4 of 5

In the case of licence extension to a new category/sub-category, the ten year limit for basic knowledge examinations, for the common modules/sub-modules which are part of an already endorsed licence

5 Appendix 1 AC Page 5 of 5

Hong Kong Aviation Requirements

Hong Kong Aviation Requirements HKAR66 Licensing of Maintenance Personnel (Certifying Staff Maintenance) Issue 2 Revision 4 30 January 2014 CAD 66 Civil Aviation Department HONG KONG, CHINA HKAR66 Applications