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EXAMINATIONS OF BASIC B1.

1 AND B2

AIRWORTHINESS NOTICE

VERSION : DATE OF IMPLEMENTATION : OFFICE OF PRIME INTEREST :

1.1 09-04-2013 AIRWORTHINESS DIRECTORATE

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AWNOT-078-AWEG-1.1

EXAMINATIONS OF BASIC B1,1 AND B2

NAME

DESIGNATION

SIGNATURE

PREPARED BY

Engr. AHMAD MASOOD MAHFOOZ

Airworthiness Surveyor (WG Member SARI Part 66/147)

REVIEWED BY

Engr. SYED SHAUKAT HAMEED

Controller of Airworthiness (South)

VERIFIED BY

Engr. NAYYAR H. FARUQUI

Airworthiness Safety Inspector (EASA Project)

APPROVED BY

Engr. MUNAWAR JAMAL QURESHI

Director Airworthiness

TYPE OF DOCUMENT

AIRWORTHINESS NOTICE (AWNOT)

STATUS OF DOCUMENT

CONTROLLED

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A.

AUTHORITY:

A1. This Airworthiness Notice is issued under the authority vested in DG CAA vide Rule No. 4 of Civil Aviation Rules, 1994 (CARs,1994).

B.

PURPOSE:

B1. The purpose of this Airworthiness Notice is to explain the procedure and requirements of basic B1.1 and B2 examinations conducted by the training organizations, duly approved by Airworthiness Directorate for this purpose, on behalf of PCAA.

C.

SCOPE:

C1. This Airworthiness Notice is applicable to all training organizations, duly approved by Airworthiness Directorate to conduct modular examinations of basic B1.1 and/or B2, on behalf of PCAA, for the candidates who want to acquire basic license in category B1.1 and/or B2.

D.
D1.

DESCRIPTION:

DEFINITIONS: The following terms when used in this AWNOT have the meanings, assigned to them respectively. However, any term used in this AWNOT but not defined herein shall have the same meaning as given in the Civil Aviation Ordinance 1960, Pakistan Civil Aviation Authority Ordinance 1982, Civil Aviation Rules,1994 (CARs,1994) and/ or relevant ICAO Annexes, as the case may be, accordingly.
D1.1 B1.1 BASIC COURSE: A mechanical course, which covers basic training relative to combination of Aeroplanes and turbine engines. D1.2 B1.2 BASIC COURSE: A mechanical course, which covers basic training relative to combination of Aeroplanes and piston engines. D1.3 B1.3 BASIC COURSE: A mechanical course, which covers basic training relative to combination of Helicopters and turbine engines. D1.4 B1.4 BASIC COURSE: A mechanical course, which covers basic training relative to combination of Helicopters and piston engines. D1.5 B2 BASIC COURSE: An Avionics course, which covers basic training relative to category avionics (no further sub-division). D1.6 ON THE JOB TRAINING - OJT: A system of under supervision training conducted in a PCAA approved organization.

D1.

GENERAL:

D2.1 Airworthiness Directorate has now moved towards adaption of EASA based SARI regulations. This process of harmonization in the region stems from the desire of CAA Board, under which CAA Pakistan has been directed to transform its regulations in harmony with EASA (European Aviation safety Agency). In this region, the forum of SARI is developing harmonized Regulation on continuing Airworthiness through European Unions agency EASA. The harmonized Regulations on Licensing of Maintenance Personnel (SARI Part-66) and Approval of Training Organizations (SARI Part-147) for South Asian Countries are being formulated under Working Groups which has members from all SAARC Countries including Pakistan. D2.2 While the regulations on licensing and approved training organizations based on SARI regulations are under development process, this notice describes the requirements to conduct modular

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examinations of basic B1.1 and/or B2, on behalf of PCAA, for the candidates who want to acquire basic license in category B1.1 and/or B2.

D3.
D3.1 D3.2

AGE, LANGUAGE AND COURSE REQUIREMENTS:


An applicant shall not be less than 18 years of age. An applicant shall be capable of reading and writing the English language.

D4.

MEDICAL FITNESS:

D4.1 An applicant shall be free from physical or mental disabilities, which can cause any hindrance in discharge of his/her duties regarding maintenance of aircraft. D4.2 At the time of issue / renewal of basic license for category B1.1 or B2, the applicant shall submit a medical and color vision certificate from a registered medical practitioner.

D5.

EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS FOR BASIC LICENSE IN CAT B1.1 OR B2:

D5.1 02 years of practical maintenance experience in requested category, on operating large aircrafts (gross weight >5700 KG) in PCAA approved maintenance organizations, for the applicants who have successfully completed PCAA approved Basic B1.1 (formerly Basic Aerospace) or Basic B-2 (formerly Basic Avionics) course OR EASA Part -147 approved Basic B1.1 or B2 course. D5.2 05 years of practical maintenance experience in requested category, on operating large aircrafts (gross weight >5700 KG) in PCAA approved maintenance organizations, for the applicants who have no previous PCAA or EASA approved Basic B1.1 or B2 course. D5.3 This maintenance experience shall be exclusive of any OJT, Programmed OJT, workshop activity or any other maintenance activity, which has been performed to fulfill the requirements of Basic B1.1/B2 courses. D5.4 This experience must be practical which means being involved with a representative cross section of maintenance tasks on aircraft, an experience logbook must be maintained in this regard. This experience should cover a wide range of tasks in length, complexity and variety. D5.5 For all applicants, at least one (01) year of the required experience, must be recent maintenance experience on aircraft of the category. To be considered as recent experience, at least 50% of the required 12 month recent experience should be gained within the 12-month period, prior to the date of application for the issuance of basic aircraft maintenance licence. The remainder of the recent experience should have been gained within the 7-year period prior to application date.

D6.

BASIC KNOWLEDGE REQUIREMENTS:

D6.1 An applicant for basic license in Category B1.1/B2 shall demonstrate, by examination, a level of knowledge in the appropriate subject modules in accordance with matrix given on next page. D6.2 These basic module knowledge examinations shall be conducted by a training organization appropriately approved by Airworthiness Directorate of PCAA or EASA Part-147 approved training institute.

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Basic B1.1 Subject modules 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11A 13 14 15 17


# of MCQs Time (mins) Essay Time (mins) # of MCQs Time (mins)

Basic B2
Essay Time (mins)

32 52 52 20 40 72 80 20 20 40 140

40 65 65 25 50 90 100 25 25 50 175

Nil Nil Nil Nil Nil Nil 02 Nil 01 01 Nil

N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 40 N/A 20 20 N/A

32 52 52 40 72 60 60 20 20 40 132 24

40 65 65 50 90 75 75 25 25 50 165 30

Nil Nil Nil Nil Nil Nil 02 Nil 01 01 Nil Nil

N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 40 N/A 20 20 N/A N/A

92 32

115 40

Nil Nil

N/A N/A

D7.

STANDARDIZATION BASIS FOR EXAMINATIONS:

D7.1. All examination MCQ papers shall be made by "Computer Random Selection (CRS)" through customized software. All approved examination unit shall develop a "Question Database (QDB)" for this purpose, which must be independent from the questions bank developed for phase examinations of basic courses. D7.2. The Question Bank for each module should be shown to concern airworthiness officer upon request. The question bank must be updated/revised on regular basis and record of such revision must be maintained. D7.3. Examination Manager shall nominate invigilators/examiners who shall be present during all examinations to ensure the integrity of the examination. Presence of concerned module instructor/s shall not be allowed in the examination hall during examinations in any case. Candidates can write their remarks/comments, regarding any question, on reverse side of answer sheet in the form of NOTE. D7.4. New essay questions shall be raised at least every six months (06) and used questions withdrawn or rested from use. A record of the questions used shall be retained in the records for reference. D7.5. All examination papers shall be handed out at the start of the examination to the candidate and handed back to the examiner at the end of the allotted examination time. Candidates or invigilators will not be allowed to take examination paper/s away from the examination room during the allotted examination time. D7.6. Bags, coats, calculators, books, charts, mobile phones, ipads, and any other digital devices shall not be allowed in examination hall. D7.7 Photographic proof of identity must be placed on the desk and will be checked during every exam. The photographic ID must be a passport, CNIC, computerized driving license, or ASF airport entry passes are acceptable.

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D7.8 Candidates will not permitted to bring their own pen or pencil and they will not be allowed to have any items on their examination desk other than those provided by the examination staff. D7.9. Candidates appearing in examination shall be separated from each other with the minimum spacing of 1.5m on right/left and 1m on front/back, so that they cannot read each other's examination papers and they may not speak to any person other than the invigilator or examiner. D7.10. Candidates who are proven to be cheating shall be banned from taking any further examination of any module within 12 months of the date of the examination in which they were found cheating. D7.11. All basic examinations must be carried out using the multi-choice question format and essay questions as specified in Para D6. D7.12. Each multi-choice question must have three alternative answers of which only one must be the correct answer. The correct answer should be absolutely correct and complete or, without doubt, the most preferable. Responses that are so essentially similar that the choice is a matter of opinion rather than a matter of fact should be avoided. The main interest in MCQs is that they can be quickly performed: this is not achieved if doubt exists about the correct answer. D7.13. Each essay question requires the preparation of a written answer on A4 size page/s. The purpose of the essay is to allow the examiner to determine if candidates can express themselves in a clear and concise manner in the form of a written response, in a technical report format using the technical language of the aviation industry. The essay examination also allows assessing, in part, the technical knowledge retained by the individual and with a practical application relevant to a maintenance scenario. D7.14. Suitable essay questions must be drafted and evaluated using the knowledge syllabus of Modules 7, 9 and 10. The question should be relevant to the category and level of difficulty listed in the syllabus, e.g. a description of a typical general aviation system may not be acceptable for a typical commercial aeroplane. D7.15. Each essay question will have a model answer drafted for it, which will also include any known alternative answers that may be relevant for other subdivisions. D7.16. The model answer will also be broken down into a list of the important points known as Key Points. Supporting diagrams should not be encouraged but, if used, should supplement the answer and not replace the need for a broad text answer. D7.17. The pass mark for each module and sub-module multi-choice part of the examination is 75%. D7.18. The pass mark for each essay question is 75% in that the candidates answer must contain 75% of the required key points addressed by the question and no significant error related to any required key point. D7.19. If either the multi-choice part only or the essay part only is failed, then it is only necessary to retake the multichoice or essay part, as appropriate. D7.20. Penalty marking systems must not be used to determine whether a candidate has passed. D7.21. All modules that make up a complete basic course must be passed within a 5 year time period of passing the first module. D7.22. A failed module may not be retaken for at least 90 days following the date of the failed module examination. D7.23. No examination can be conducted without prior intimation to local Airworthiness field office and HQ Airworthiness at least 07 days before the date of examination.

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D7.24 All MCQ examination results shall be announced within 24 hours of its conduct and a copy of result shall be submit to local airworthiness field office and HQ Airworthiness, may be, through email.

D8.

FACILITY REQUIREMENTS FOR TRAINING ORGANIZATIONS:

D8.1 Director Airworthiness may approve any training organization to conduct written examination of basic B1.1/B2 courses, provided they meet following minimum requirements: D8.1.1 Organization must be approved to conduct basic B1.1 or B2 course. D8.1.2 Suitable air-conditioned examination hall with proper seating arrangement, as mentioned in Para D7.9 above, must be available. D8.1.3 Facility to record each examination (through camera) and secure in DVD format, for atleast 5 years, must be available. D8.1.4 Facility for remote surveillance of examination, through IP cameras, must be available. Access to these cameras must be provided to local airworthiness field office and HQ Airworthiness. D8.1.5 Software based computerized examination question bank, having the facility to generate multiple randomly selected question papers, must be available. D8.1.6 Question Database (QDB) must contain atleast 6 times the total number of question to be asked in that particular module examination. This database must be updated after each examination by atleast 5% of number of examination questions and used questions withdrawn or rested from use. A record of such updating shall be retained in the records for reference. D8.1.7 Sufficient examination staff must be available. D8.1.8 Failure to comply with any of the above mentioned essential requirement will invalidate the complete examination process. D8.1.9 Any other instruction issued by Airworthiness Directorate for this purpose.

D9.

ISSUE OF BASIC LICENSE IN CATEGORY B1.1 AND B2

D9.1. On successful completion of all requirements as mentioned in Para D3 through D6 above, the candidate will apply to local airworthiness field office on CAAF-466-AWEG-1.0, for issuance of basic license in category B1.1 or B2, alongwith all documentary evidence. D9.2. On receipt of CAAF-466-AWEG-1.0 and supporting documentation, the local field office shall verify CAAF-466-AWEG-1.0 for completeness and ensure that the experience claimed meets the requirement of Para D5 above. D9.3. When satisfied that the applicant meets the standards of knowledge and experience as required by this notice, the field office will forward the case to HQ Airworthiness with recommendations. The applicant shall be required to appear for an oral examination, by a board constituted by Director Airworthiness, before issuance of basic license in requested category. D9.4. During oral, the candidate will be examined in following modules, as mentioned against each category: D9.4.1 D9.4.2 For B1.1: M3, M9, M10, M11A, M15 & M17 For B2: M3, M4, M5, M9, M10, & M13

D9.5. On satisfactory result of oral examination, the candidate will be issued basic license in category B1.1 or B2, as the case may be.

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E. E1.

EVIDENCES (ACRONYMS / RECORDS / REFERENCES): ACRONYMS:


CARs 1994 EASA PCAA QDB SARI CIVIL AVIATION RULES 1994 EUROPEAN AVIATION SAFETY AGENCY PAKISTAN CIVIL AVIATION AUTHORITY QUESTION DATABASE SOUTH ASIAN REGIONAL INITIATIVE

E2.

RECORDS:
Application for issuance of basic license in category B1.1/B2 (CAAF-466-AWEG-1.0)

E3.

REFERENCES:
ANO-008-AWRG-4.0 dated 4th April, 2012. AWNOT-078-AWEG-1.0 dated 5th November, 2012

IMPLEMENTATION: This Airworthiness Notice shall be implemented with effect from April 9, 2013 and supersedes th AWNOT-078-AWEG-1.0 dated 5 November, 2012 and all previous information for the subject in any PCAA issued ANO, AWNOT or publication.

(Engr. MUNAWAR JAMAL QURESHI)


for Dated: April, 2013 Director Airworthiness Director General, Pakistan Civil Aviation Authority

(Engr. SYED SHAUKAT HAMEED)


Controller of Airworthiness (South) DatedApril, 2013 File No. HQCAA/2233/1/78/AW

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