page_title: Aircraft maintenance engineer (Canada)
section_title: Training
hierarchical_section_title: Aircraft maintenance engineer (Canada) / Issuance / Training
caption_attribution_description: English: Students in a lecture with a instructor. Currently looking at the college's static B727-200.
context_page_description: In Canada an Aircraft Maintenance Engineer is a person who is Transport Canada licensed to sign the maintenance release of certified aircraft.
  The applicant for an AME licence must be at least 21 years of age. Aircraft Maintenance Engineers must complete a training course at a TC Approved Training Organization, which are mostly Canadian vocational colleges. There are also approved distance learning courses. A period of apprenticeship prior to writing the licensing examinations is required. Upon successful completion they are granted an AME licence, which is valid for six years and may be renewed.
  AMEs retain their recency by completing maintenance or related work. The Canadian Aviation Regulations require that once the holder's licence is more than two years old that they complete six months worth of work in the previous two years performing or supervising aircraft maintenance, act in an executive capacity in a maintenance organization, or teach or supervise teaching of aviation maintenance at an approved training organization.
context_section_description: Applicable training may be obtained by means of distance learning courses or traditional college. In any case, the organization has to be approved by Transport Canada.
  With some exceptions, an applicant shall successfully complete basic training applicable to the rating. As proof of training, the applicant shall provide a certificate of successful completion of an acceptable aircraft maintenance training course. Where the applicant is seeking experience credit for the training, the certificate shall be issued by an Approved Training Organizations (ATO).
caption: Students of aviation maintenance program evaluating a B727-200 with instructor.
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