If you work in aircraft maintenance and you have ever been confused about how the EASA system actually fits together — what a Part-66 licence is, what a Part-147 organisation does, and what the rules under Regulation (EU) No 1321/2014 really require — this course is built for you. It is a structured, plain-English walk through the European regulatory framework for aircraft maintenance personnel licensing and training, delivered by an aviation engineer and instructor who works with these rules every day.
Read this first — an honest, important point. This is a regulatory knowledge and awareness course. It explains the requirements you must meet to obtain an EASA aircraft maintenance licence. It does not, by itself, issue or lead to the issue of an EASA Part-66 licence. A Part-66 licence is granted by a national competent authority after you meet the basic knowledge, examination and experience requirements — and the formal basic training and examinations are delivered by an approved Part-147 organisation. This course gives you the map; it is not the licence.
What this course is about
The course gives you a complete, regulation-accurate overview of EASA's aircraft maintenance training and licensing system. Across five modules it explains where the rules come from, how the regulation is structured, how Part-66 and Part-147 depend on one another, and what each Part actually requires. It is designed so that managers, instructors, engineers and auditors leave with a confident, working understanding of the framework — and know exactly where to find any rule in EASA's official material.
Everything in the course is rooted in officially published EASA material: the cover regulation and Annexes of Regulation (EU) No 1321/2014, and EASA's consolidated Easy Access Rules for Continuing Airworthiness. No third-country regimes are mixed in — the focus is purely the EASA environment.
What you will learn — the five modules
Module 1 — Introduction. The European aviation regulatory system, the role of EASA and the national competent authorities, the structure of an EASA rule (Implementing Rule, AMC and Guidance Material), and why maintenance personnel are licensed in the first place. You will understand the place of Regulation (EU) No 1321/2014 within the EASA Basic Regulation (Regulation (EU) 2018/1139).
Module 2 — EU Regulation 1321/2014. The structure and scope of the regulation, what "continuing airworthiness" means, an overview of the Annexes (Part-M, Part-145, Part-66, Part-147, Part-CAMO and more), and — crucially — how to navigate EASA's Easy Access Rules so you can find and verify any requirement yourself.
Module 3 — Relationship between Part-66 and Part-147. How approved Part-147 training organisations support Part-66 licensing, the training expected for licence categories A, B1, B2 and C, how examinations and assessments work, and how licences are recognised across Member States and converted from earlier qualifications.
Module 4 — Annex III (Part-66) Section A. The technical requirements behind the aircraft maintenance licence: the categories and subcategories (A, B1, B2, B3, C), basic knowledge and examination standards, practical experience, type and task training, aircraft ratings and limitations, privileges by category, keeping a licence valid, and the competent authority's role.
Module 5 — Annex IV (Part-147) Section A. The technical requirements for a maintenance training organisation: approval and scope, the accountable manager and nominated persons, facilities and equipment, instructor and examiner qualifications, course and syllabus compliance, student records, examination procedures, the quality and compliance-monitoring system, and the Maintenance Training Organisation Exposition (MTOE).
How an EASA Part-66 aircraft maintenance licence is actually obtained
Understanding the path is one of the main reasons people take this course. In the EASA system, obtaining an aircraft maintenance licence brings together several requirements set out in Part-66 (Annex III to Regulation (EU) No 1321/2014):
- Basic knowledge — the applicant must demonstrate, by examination, the required level of knowledge of the relevant subject modules (point 66.A.25). These examinations are conducted by an approved Part-147 organisation or by the competent authority, to the standard in the Annex.
- Practical experience — the applicant must hold the maintenance experience required for the category (point 66.A.30); completing an approved Part-147 basic course reduces the amount of experience required.
- Type and task training — to certify a specific aircraft type, the licence must be endorsed with the relevant aircraft rating (point 66.A.45).
- Issue by the competent authority — the licence itself is issued by a national competent authority, and once issued it is recognised across all EASA Member States.
This course explains every one of these steps so you know precisely what is required — but the examinations, the approved basic training and the licence issue itself happen through a Part-147 organisation and your competent authority, not through an awareness course.
The EASA Part-66 licence categories, in brief
Part-66 (point 66.A.3) defines the aircraft maintenance licence categories that the course explains in detail:
- Category A — certifies minor scheduled line maintenance and simple defect rectification, within specifically endorsed tasks.
- Category B1 — covers aircraft structure, powerplant, and mechanical and electrical systems.
- Category B2 — covers avionic and electrical systems; the B2 licence applies to all aircraft.
- Category B3 — applies to non-pressurised piston-engine aeroplanes of 2,000 kg MTOM and below.
- Category C — supports base maintenance of aeroplanes and helicopters.
Who should attend
The course is written for professionals who need to understand and apply the EASA licensing and training framework, including:
- Part-147 accountable managers, nominated persons and training managers
- Aircraft maintenance instructors, knowledge examiners and practical assessors
- Aircraft maintenance technicians and engineers planning their licensing path
- Compliance monitoring managers and auditors
- Part-145 and CAMO staff who interact with licensed certifying staff
The only prerequisite is fluency in English. No prior regulatory study is assumed — the course builds the picture from the ground up.
Course format, duration and certificate
The course runs for 8 hours and is delivered as a live virtual classroom via Microsoft Teams, with flexible scheduling (two sessions of four hours, or a single eight-hour day). On completion you receive a certificate of completion for your training record. The course code is AT-0003-00 and the fee is €250. This certificate confirms attendance and understanding of the regulatory framework — it is not, and should not be confused with, a Part-66 aircraft maintenance licence.
Why train with AviaThrust
The course is created and delivered by Ing. George Spiteri, an aviation and engineering consultant who works in safety management, compliance monitoring and continuing airworthiness. The material is built directly from EASA's officially published rules, kept current with the latest Easy Access Rules for Regulation (EU) No 1321/2014, and taught with the practical context of someone who applies these requirements in real organisations. You will have the opportunity to ask any questions and discuss during training any doubts and queries you might have.
Ready to understand the EASA system properly?
Whether you are mapping your own route to a B1 or B2 licence, running a Part-147 organisation, or auditing one, this course gives you the regulatory clarity to do it with confidence. Enrol in course AT-0003-00 and get the complete, EASA-rooted picture of Part-66 and Part-147 in a single focused day.
