AME Aircraft Maintenance Engineering course
AME Aircraft Maintenance Engineering – In order to become an aircraft maintenance engineer,you need to join an institute that trains you to get the BAMEC – Basic Aircraft maintenance engineers certificate and the AW – Aircraft maintenance license.These two certificate and license is granted by the DGCA after you successfully complete your training and pass the license test.
By comparison,an Aeronautical engineer has a job that deals with design,testing and implementation of aircraft body and components,whereas an AME deals with regular checking for technical malfunctions and maintenance of the components after each and every flight.
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ABOUT THE AME and BAMEC LICENSE
FOR AME License
This test to get the Aircraft maintenance license can only be taken after you have 4 years of experience working as an AME.
The DGCA approved institute will give you theory,practicals and training over a period of 3-4 years and prepare you for the license test,after which you will work.So you will finally get your AME license when you are about 24 years old. {4 years training+4 years experience}.
FOR BAMEC License
- During the college training period you can get your BAMEC license.
- Paper – I (Civil Aviation Requirements) – After completion of 2nd semester.
- Paper – II (General Engineering) – After completion of 4th semester.
- Paper – III (Mechanical / Avionics) – After completion of 5 semesters.
- After qualifying Paper – I, II & III (Mechanical / Avionics) BAMEC (Basic Aircraft Maintenance Engineering License) is issued from DGCA, New Delhi
But remember after you get your AME license,the sky is the limit for you,you can earn high amounts of money because what you will be doing is very specialized.
TYPES of AME Licenses issued by DGCA
Depending on the aircraft you plan on preference and its specific part,you can get your AME license accordingly.
For more details regarding the AME license go here
Duty of an Aircraft maintenance engineer
An AME is responsible for the safety,security and technical ad mechanical / avionics maintenance of aircraft.After your team checks the aircraft after each and every landing for defects and faults,you will issue a FCR – Flight Release Certificate.Only after the pilot gets this positive FCR can he/she take off again with the same aircraft.
AME Course Duration
Most AME courses run for 3 years,which is a standard course time for a Diploma.In this the first two years are spent doing theory and practicals whereas the final year is spent in OJT – On job training.
Other institutes have a 2+2 total of 4 years,in which the first two years are spent in the institute and the last two are in OJT training.
AFter your 3- 4 years Diploma course regulated by the DGCA – Directorate General of Civil Aviation you will get a license to practice as an AME.
Remember to chose an institute that is regulated and affiliated to the International Civil Aviation Organization {ICAO}
Eligibility
You are eligible to apply to any institute that offers a Diploma in Aircraft Maintenance Engineering after you have completed your class 12 board exams from a recognized board or university.Among the subjects you opted for in junior college,Physics,Maths and Chemistry PCM should be the three subjects you took.
Note that some training institutes require you to pass an entrance test to get admission into their academy based on merit.
Institutes that can train you to be an AME
- Indian Institute of Aircraft Engineering
- Carveraviation
- Bombay Flying Club
- Hindustan University – Offers an Mtech course in AME
AME Course syllabus and subjects
First and Second Semester
The first year of training is devoted to teaching basic Engineering subjects such as
- Aircraft Rules, Regulation and CAR
- Workshop Technology
- Engineering Drawing
- Theory of flight
- Aircraft Hardware
- Basic Electricity
- Basic Electronics
- Aircraft Materials
- Aircraft Power plant
Third and Forth Semester
The second year of training, involves teaching core subjects. The course include the review of:-
- Aircraft Material
- Aircraft Power Plant
- Basic and Applied Electricity
- Aircraft Systems
- Aircraft Instruments
- Basic Avionics
- Aircraft Electricity & Electrical systems
- Electronics/Digital Aircraft systems
- Advanced Composites
- Aircraft Ground Handling and support
- Piston Engine Systems
- Aircraft structure
- Aerodynamics
Fifth and Sixth Semester
In the Third there is specialisation either in the Mechanical or Avionics stream. Subjects Covered are:-
- Aircraft Wiring, Bonding & Screening
- Integrated Flight Control System
- Aircraft Instrument
- Aircraft Instrument Systems
- Aircraft Electrical Systems
- Engine Fuel System
- Lubrication System
- Aircraft Power Plant and Accessories
- Aircraft Propeller System
- Engine Starting/Run-up System
- Piston Engine System Trouble Shooting
- Airborne Radio Communication & Navigational Equipment
- Radio & Radar Aids to Navigation
- Radio Test Equipment
- Radar Theory
- Aircraft System
- Aircraft Fuel System
- Aircraft Structure
- Aircraft Cessna 152/172 Inspection Procedures
- Aircraft P68C/PA30 Twin Engine Aircraft Inspection Procedure
- 6 months On-Job-Training at Carver Aviation (CAR145 approved Facilities)
Admission and FEES for the AME course
You can apply online to many of the AME training centers and institutes in India.After paying the required admission fees you can submit your required documents.Some institutes insist on a entrance test which you need to clear,others will give you admission based on your 12th class PCM score.
FEE structure { approx} for the first 2 years– 3rd and 4th year are OJT so no fees.
Tuition fees – Rs.3,70,000
Airport Fees – Rs.1,20,000
Library – Rs.10,000 – one time
Admission – Rs.35,000 – one time
Uniform – Rs.9000 – one time
Counselling – Rs 15,000 – one time
Total fees for two years is approx 5,50,000 – five lacs fifty thousand
Future scope job and Career
This is one of the ads we found for AME jobs.For freshers the salary is from 1.5-3 lacs per annum.You need to remember that freshers do not have an AME license,and hence the salary will be low.
Skills you need to be hired:
- Performing Scheduled maintenance
- Making emergency repairs
- Preparing for FAA Inspections
Some of the jobs in each sector that will hire AMEs:
- Defense Aviation
- Government Aviation
- Civil Aviation
- Commercial Cargo Carriers
- Aircraft Manufacturers
CONCLUSION
So in a short summary,we can say that you need to do 3 and a half years training in a DGCA college to get a BAMEC license which is the basic license.
Then you work for 4 years and give the exam to get an AME license.After getting this AME license you are fully qualified and can demand a salary of atleast Rs.60,000-70,000 a month minimum.
Remember that many people also just do the BAMEC during college and then after many years finally apply for the AME.It is upto you,but with just a BAMEC you wont get such a good salary.