Diploma in Aircraft Maintenance Engineer Category 'M' (Maintenance)

British Columbia Institute of Technology (BCIT)

An Aircraft Maintenance Engineer – Category M (AME-M) is responsible for the certification of an aircraft after maintenance, inspection, repair or modification. This is a responsible occupation requiring a high degree of responsibility and skill, which includes:certifying the airworthiness of airframe, piston and turbine engines, electrical/electronic systems, propellers, and rotary systemstroubleshooting aircraft structural, mechanical, or electrical systems to identify problemsadjusting and repairing systems according to specifications, technical drawings, manuals, and established proceduresrepairing and overhauling aircraft structural, mechanical, or electrical systemsinstalling or modifying aircraft engines, mechanical, hydraulic, electrical, flight control, fuel and pneumatic systemsdismantling airframes, aircraft engines, or other aircraft systems for repair, overhaul, inspection, and reassembly andsupervising, performing, and documenting routine maintenance.