Airworthiness Advisory Circular (AAC) General AME Licensing Information AAC Number Part 9-0 Issue Number Fourteen Date Amendment May 2014 This AAC contains information on the following topics applicable to Aircraft Maintenance Engineers (AME) licensing: 1. Purpose and Contents 2. Schedule of Experience – Recording of Experience 3. Schedule of Experience (SOE) Task Entries – Time Taken 4. Schedule of Experience Date Entries 5. Schedule of Experience – Verification 6. Schedule of Experience – False Entries 7. Schedule of Experience - Composite Training Course In-Lieu of Airframe Group 7 8. Reissue of Expired AME licences 9. Recognition of the Licence Without Type Rating (LWTR) 10. United States of America A & P Mechanical Certificates 11. Use of Aviation Reference Numbers (ARN) 12. Specific Type Training Course Attendance Pre-Requisites 13. Trans-Tasman Mutual Recognition Act (TTMRA) Annex A - Using the Log of Industrial Experience and Achievement in Lieu of a SOE 1. Purpose and Contents The purpose of this AAC is to provide information of a general nature applicable to AME licensing. The information contained within is supplementary to that contained in Civil Aviation Regulations 1988 (CARs), Civil Aviation Orders (CAOs) and other AACs. Part 9-0, Issue 14 – May 2014 General AME Licensing Information Page 1 of 13 Airworthiness Advisory Circular (AAC) General AME Licensing Information 2. Schedules of Experience (SOE) – Recording of Experience The Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA) specifies rating practical experience policy (scope and depth) in paragraph 5.3 (b) of CAO’s 100.91 to 100.95 and within the related CASA published SOE and AAC 9-91 to 9-95 series. SOE policy detailed within the AAC series overrides that within the SOE documents (where any conflict is discovered). Other reference material available includes: Requisite experience – AME Licensing Procedures Manual (refer section 7.2.4). Classification of tasks performed on foreign aircraft of State Aircraft – AME Licensing Procedures Manual (refer sections 7.13.1, 7.13.2, 7.13.3). http://casa.gov.au/manuals/regulate/ame/024r07.pdf. Airframe CAO 100.91 and AAC 9-91 Engine CAO 100.92 and AAC 9-92 Radio CAO 100.93 and AAC 9-93 Electrical CAO 100.94 and AAC 9-94 Instrument CAO 100.95 and AAC 9-95 What Is Practical Maintenance Experience and what can be included in its overall measure? From the Civil Aviation Act 1988 aircraft means any machine or craft that can derive support in the atmosphere from the reactions of the air, other than the reactions of the air against the earth’s surface. Australian aircraft means: (a) aircraft registered in Australia; and (b) aircraft in Australian territory, other than foreign registered aircraft and state aircraft. maintenance means any task required to ensure, or that could affect, the continuing airworthiness of an aircraft or aeronautical product, including any one or combination of overhaul, repair, inspection, replacement of an aeronautical product, modification or defect rectification. In relation to practical experience a ‘qualified person’ needs to have satisfied CASA that they have had such practical experience of the 'duties performed by the holder of the licence sought as CASA requires and directs in CAO'. Such duties extend past the actual hands on carrying out of maintenance and include the experience gained when using the system of maintenance, the maintenance schedule, amending publications, task scheduling, supervision and tool calibrations. A person who gains 4 years experience on aircraft and aeronautical products (two of those years relevant to category [reductions available]) and records experience such that it meets SOE policy obligations; can be taken to meet the experience requirements. The experience can be gained in the workplace and/or in the aviation training environment on aircraft and aeronautical products in use or training aids. The fours years and two years is a measure of the total time employed in aircraft maintenance inclusive of time in aircraft maintenance training. The experience recorded in the SOE plus the theory credits from CASA along with time employed in aircraft and aeronautical product maintenance (including time in maintenance training) provides the overall measure of experience. Part 9-0, Issue 14 – May 2014 General AME Licensing Information Page 2 of 13 Airworthiness Advisory Circular (AAC) General AME Licensing Information There is no requirement that the aircraft and aeronautical products maintenance experience for a CAR licence be restricted to that gained on Australian registered aircraft. There is no requirement that the aircraft and aeronautical products that maintenance experience has been gained on, be only serviceable or in use. Using the Log of Industrial Experience and Achievement – Section 3 - To Record Experience. The recording of the practical experience to satisfy the CAO Paragraph 5.3 (b) policy was normally made within the CASA sponsored SOE. However, using Section 3 of the Log of Industrial Experience and Achievement is also an approved method of recording practical experience when compiled in accordance with the instructions for use of the relevant CASA published SOE and applicable sections of the CAR’s, CAO’s and AAC’s. Annex A of this AAC details how to compile a Log of Industrial Experience and Achievement in accordance with CASA requirements. The eventual submission of the Log of Industrial Experience and Achievement for assessment by an Airworthiness Inspector (AWI) will involve submitting the Log in lieu of a CASA published SOE accompanied by the appropriate forms listed within Annex A of this AAC. Using the superseded Multi-Category Group 20, 21 or 22 SOE to Record Experience. Candidates wishing to obtain an endorsement for an aircraft/engine classified as Group 20, 21 or 22 or for the lower group ratings are required to complete a CASA produced SOE. Group 20, 21 or 22 were previously in the form of Mechanical and Avionics SOE but are now produced in a single category form. AME, who at the time of changeover (28 October 1996) were already entering experience in a Mechanical or Avionics SOE, can continue to record experience in those SOE’s until the SOE is complete. SOE’s can be downloaded by accessing the CASA website at http://www.casa.gov.au/ame/exams/pubs.htm to access the SOE forms. 3. Schedule of Experience Task Entries - Time Taken The time taken to complete a task entry (work completed or inspection) includes time for task preparation, conduct and closure. Task preparation can include activities such as reviewing (interpreting and analysing) unserviceability and scheduled maintenance logbook and work package entries. It can also encompass the reading and interpreting the sections(s) of the Aircraft Maintenance Manual (and company procedures) relating to the unserviceability or scheduled maintenance entries. The conduct of research and review of CARs, Airworthiness Directives or a System of Maintenance to determine applicability to task and thus meet regulatory requirements is all relevant task time. Task preparation includes that time taken to gain access to the area related to the task. Task conduct includes using the illustrated parts catalogue or similar to find parts and materials and may also involve obtaining tooling (specialist or otherwise) parts and materials related to task (including paperwork). Task conduct may be a removal and installation, servicing and related inspection and testing. Associated with the task conduct is that time taken to carry out safety and preparation activities related to the task (including observation of occupational health and safety requirements). Part 9-0, Issue 14 – May 2014 General AME Licensing Information Page 3 of 13 Airworthiness Advisory Circular (AAC) General AME Licensing Information Task closure includes the carrying out restitution activities (aircraft, parts and consumables) related to the task. Task closure includes the time taken to complete paperwork related to the task (included defect reports as applicable). Note: Time associated with study required to re-learn aircraft systems knowledge is not included in the time recorded to perform a task. 4. Schedule of Experience - Date Entries. CASA has reviewed and amended the SOE compilation policy as some confusion had arisen over the use of date column in the Verification Section. Some personnel used the column for the date the maintenance was certified (in accordance with the previous compilation policy) and others mistakenly recorded the date that the SOE entry was verified. In acknowledgment of the intuitive layout flow of the SOE, the compilation policy will be for the: Maintenance Certification Date (the date the certification for completion of maintenance was carried out) is to be recorded in the same area as the Aircraft Type and Registration or Workcard No Column; and the Date Column in the Verification Section is to be used for the actual date that the appropriate person has verified the maintenance entry. This date need not be the same as the maintenance certification date. 5. Schedules of Experience - Verification Where there is not an appropriately licensed person to verify work recorded in an SOE there are other options available. A typical example would be in an airline out-station where there are three airframe/engine Licenced Aircraft Maintenance Engineers (LAME) and one holds a Maintenance Authority (MA) for Electrical and Instrument (E&I) work. Whilst the MA holder can certify for his own E&I work, they will not have anyone to verify tasks recorded in an SOE which may be used to support an application for an E&I licence rating. In cases like this, the LAME is to contact their local CASA Field Office AWI and seek guidance as to who may verify the SOE entries. The AWI should nominate an individual in the LAME's organisation who would be acceptable to verify the work recorded in the SOE. The nominee may be a different category LAME, a supervisor on shift with the LAME, the LAME's local base manager or anyone else considered responsible enough to be acceptable to CASA. Where the person most eligible to verify SOE entries (supervisor) has left the organisation and is no longer available to verify the SOE entries, it is acceptable for the maintenance manager/engineer to confirm the entries from maintenance paperwork and validate entries on that basis. This approval must be gained in writing from CASA and the letter included with the SOE when making the application for the licence rating. LAMEs must not verify their own work in their own SOE. With the exception of nominated persons mentioned in the previous paragraph, MA holders cannot verify work entered in any SOE. Part 9-0, Issue 14 – May 2014 General AME Licensing Information Page 4 of 13 Airworthiness Advisory Circular (AAC) General AME Licensing Information LAMEs who work by themselves in one-man-band organisations and who hold an MA to perform work on an aircraft type on which they are not licensed and, who are compiling an SOE with a view to gaining the rating will, possibly, not have a suitable person to verify their SOE work. In cases like this, it would be reasonable for the LAME to provide documentary evidence of the work performed and the local AWI to verify the entries in the SOE. 6. Schedules of Experience - False Entries The importance of the SOE documents should be appreciated by all AMEs/LAMEs. This document is required to itemise the practical experience related to the privileges of the particular licence category rating sought. LAME’s involved in signing SOE should be aware of the Criminal Code Act 1995 (Criminal Code) Part 7.4 – False or misleading statements – Section 136.1 False or misleading statements in applications. Quote from the Criminal Code Part 7.4 - False or Misleading Statements - Section 136.1 False or Misleading statements in applications. 1. A person is guilty of an offence if: (a) the person makes a statement (whether orally, in a document or in any other way); and (b) the person does so knowing that the statement: (i) is false or misleading; or (ii) omits any matter or thing without which the statement is misleading; and (c) the statement is made in, or in connection with: (i) an application for a licence, permit or authority; or (ii) an application for registration; or (iii) an application or claim for a benefit; and (d) any of the following subparagraphs applies: (i) the statement is made to a Commonwealth entity; (ii) the statement is made to a person who is exercising powers or performing functions under, or in connection with, a law of the Commonwealth; (iii) the statement is made in compliance or purported compliance with a law of the Commonwealth. Penalty: Imprisonment for 12 months. LAMEs who verify/certify for the particular items in the SOE should ensure that they are satisfying the requirements of the SOE fully. Surveillance of SOE continues to be a CASA function. Part 9-0, Issue 14 – May 2014 General AME Licensing Information Page 5 of 13 Airworthiness Advisory Circular (AAC) General AME Licensing Information 7. Schedule of Experience - Composite Training Course In-Lieu of Airframe Group 7 CASA recognises the difficulty some people are having gaining sufficient practical experience in the inspection, manufacture and repair of composite structures, to fulfil the SOE requirements for the grant of an Airframe Group 7 licence rating. AME licensing has reviewed the content of the Kangan Batman TAFE Victoria course, “Composite Manufacture and Repair Techniques” and the Padstow College of TAFE NSW course “Composite Manufacture and Repair Techniques”. Both courses have been approved as an acceptable method of demonstrating appropriate practical experience and are therefore acceptable as an equivalent to the Airframe Group 7 SOE. Both courses are 160 hours of practical hands on combined with appropriate underpinning theory. The approval is conditional upon the students being assessed against the Elements and Performance Criteria from the National Aeroskills Competency Unit MEA405 ‘Repair/modify aircraft composite material structure/components’. CASA has reviewed Aviation Australia course AA-27 Composite Repair Techniques (MEA363 - ‘Inspect, repair and maintain structures and related components of nonpressurised small aircraft’). This course has been found acceptable by CASA under the CASA Instrument that details the examination specifications for aircraft maintenance engineer licence category airframes, as an alternative to examination in structural composites for (code FP) theory and SOE experience for Airframe Group 7. 8. Reissue of Expired AME Licences Applications for the issue of AME licences that have expired are to be made to CASA’s Maintenance Personnel Licensing (MPL) section for assessment of the applicant’s recent aviation experience. Depending on the time of inactivity in the industry, applicants may be required to complete a reduced SOE or in extreme cases a full SOE and sit examination/s designed to assess the applicant’s technical knowledge. Contact details for CASA’s MPL section can be found here. Applicants for the issue of an expired AME licence will be required to pay for the: (a) "AA" examination; and (b) issue of the AME licence. Holders of AME licences that have expired and therefore not transitioned to Part 66 of CASR 1998, are reminded that certifications made during the period in which the licence was expired do not constitute a certification and it is an offence under subregulation 282 (1) of CAR 1988. When licence holders become aware that their licence has expired and that they have made certifications during the period of licence invalidity, they must contact CASA for instructions. Part 9-0, Issue 14 – May 2014 General AME Licensing Information Page 6 of 13 Airworthiness Advisory Circular (AAC) General AME Licensing Information 9. Recognition of Licence Without Type Ratings (LWTR) Holders of LWTR are eligible to apply to sit for Category Technical Competency (CTC) examinations. The individual CTC evaluation will compare a particular LWTR against the respective Australian core and specific group examinations for equivalence. Where equivalence exists, the holder will be entitled to sit the appropriate CTC module. LWTR does not entitle its holder to the grant of an Australian type rating unless it is supported by a Company Authorisation in the case of aircraft in excess of 13,610kg (30,000lbs) for the full release to service of an aircraft type. The successful passing of CTC examinations provided on the basis of the recognition of a LWTR will attract credits for the appropriate Australian core or specific group examinations only. Applications from holders of LWTRs who wish to sit for CTC examinations must be submitted to the CASA’s MPL section in the same manner as foreign type rated licences are currently submitted. 10. United States of America A & P Mechanic Certificates The A & P Mechanic Certificate is recognised by CASA for CTC purposes. It is, however, a non-type rated certificate and therefore, on its own it can only be evaluated for equivalence against the Australian core and specific group examinations. Unless the A & P Certificate is supported by detailed and corroborated evidence of work experience and additionally for complex aircraft, detailed type training as well, no Australian type rating will be granted. If evidence of work experience and/or type training is not provided, successful completion of the CTC examinations will only attract credits for Australian core and specific group examinations. To qualify for the grant of an Australian AME licence, further Australian AME examinations may be required to be passed as well as the Australian SOE/experience requirement being met. 11. Use of ARN'S The Aviation Reference Number (ARN) is important key information used by the Authority's computer record system. It is the key by which the computer identifies YOU. To issue an ARN the following details are required: 1. Your full name 2. Date of birth 3. Residential and Communication address. All AME's will be issued an ARN when they apply for their first AME examination or when they submit correspondence to CASA and an AME History File is raised for them. After the issue of an ARN all correspondence to CASA (including AME examination applications) should include this number. Part 9-0, Issue 14 – May 2014 General AME Licensing Information Page 7 of 13 Airworthiness Advisory Circular (AAC) General AME Licensing Information 12. Specific Type Training Course Attendance Pre-Requisites Attendance prerequisites apply to all CASA approved maintenance training courses. Course details are provided in Advisory Circular AC 147-2 – Approved Part 147 Training Organisations. 13. Trans-Tasman Mutual Recognition Act (TTMRA) 1997 The Trans-Tasman Mutual Recognition Act 1997 (TTMRA) is an agreement made between the governments of New Zealand (NZ) and Australia which provides for the recognition within either country of each others regulatory standards relating to goods and occupations. This agreement means that, with the exception of a few exclusions and exemptions, all goods and business regulatory standards adopted in NZ will be recognised within Australia as if they were Australian standards and vice versa. From an aviation perspective, this means that a NZ aircraft maintenance engineer licence will be a basis upon which the holder will be given the Australian equivalent, ie. an Australian AME licence. However, the TTMRA does not allow the use of a NZ AME licence as though it were an Australian AME licence. Before an Australian AME licence can be issued, NZ AME licence holders will be required to satisfy all requirements for registration under terms of the TTMRA which includes passing the Australian Airworthiness Administration (AA) examination. Also, due to differences between the NZ and Australian AME licence rating privileges certain NZ AME licence ratings, when translated onto an Australian AME licence, will be limited and not the same as the rating normally issued. Further information regarding the TTMRA and the registration process for NZ AME licence holders can be found in Advisory Circular (AC66-6 – Part 66 Licensing and The TransTasman Mutual Recognition Act 1997) or by contacting Maintenance Personnel Licensing Section in Canberra. Section Head Maintenance Personnel Licensing Section CASA GPO Box 2005 Canberra ACT 2601 Ph: 131 757 Ph: +61 2 6217 1449 Fax: +61 2 6217 1401 Web: www.casa.gov.au/ Email: [email protected] Australian AME licence holders who would like to take advantage of this agreement to seek recognition in NZ should contact the Civil Aviation Authority of New Zealand. Licensing and Flight Training Civil Aviation Authority PO Box 3555 Wellington 6140 New Zealand Ph: Fax: Web: Email: +64 4 560 9458 +64 4 569 2024 www.caa.govt.nz [email protected] Effect on AME Licence of Disciplinary Action in Australia or New Zealand LAME who hold both Australian and NZ AME Licences should be aware that any disciplinary action against one licence results in the same effect on the other licence. Part 9-0, Issue 14 – May 2014 General AME Licensing Information Page 8 of 13 Airworthiness Advisory Circular (AAC) General AME Licensing Information The TTMRA of NZ and Australia have (at Section 32) similar statements in relation to the effect of disciplinary action against a registration in either country. Since an AME Licence is a form of registration under the terms of the TTMRA, these provisions apply to AME Licences. In the TTMRA: 32 Disciplinary action (1) If a person's registration in an occupation in New Zealand: (a) is cancelled or suspended; or (b) is subject to a condition; on disciplinary grounds, or as a result of or in anticipation of criminal, civil or disciplinary proceedings, then the person's registration in the equivalent occupation in an Australian jurisdiction is affected in the same way. (2) However, the local registration authority of the Australian jurisdiction may reinstate any cancelled or suspended registration or waive any such condition if it thinks it appropriate in the circumstances (3) This section extends to registration effected apart from this Act. (4) This section has effect despite any other provisions of this Part. The statement in the NZ TTMRA is similar with “New Zealand” in place of “Australia”. In both these Acts, the effect is that if a licence is subject to a condition, suspended or cancelled on disciplinary grounds in one country; the licence issued in the other country is therefore subject to the same condition or is cancelled or suspended. Part 9-0, Issue 14 – May 2014 General AME Licensing Information Page 9 of 13 Airworthiness Advisory Circular (AAC) General AME Licensing Information Annex A Using the Log of Industrial Experience and Achievement in Lieu of a SOE 1. Purpose of a Schedule of Experience (SOE) 1.1. The purpose of a SOE (including a Log of Industrial Experience and Achievement) is to provide evidence of specific practical experience in support of an application for the grant of lower group and Group 20/21/22 licence ratings. 1.2. For SOE purposes, the specified practical experience may comprise the performing of any task relating to the aircraft/engine system of maintenance and shall include inspections, servicing, maintenance, repairs and where applicable, overhaul. 1.3. In order to meet the practical experience requirements for the grant of a licence or rating, applicants must document practical experience in each relevant Group/task area or relevant Air Transport Association (ATA) chapter. 1.4. Total Base hours to be completed on a particular aircraft/engine type by an applicant for the applicant’s first Group 20/21/22 rating cannot be gained in less than six (6) months. 2. Using the Log of Industrial Experience and Achievement as an SOE 2.1. Tailor the use of the Section 3 Work Experience History sheets from within the Log of Industrial Experience and Achievement so that work experience recorded is grouped by: For Group 20/21/22. Category (electrical, instrument, radio, airframe, engine); and ATA chapter for Group 20/21/22. Section 5 of AAC 9-91 to 9-95 series provides the headings and hour requirements. For Lower Groups. Category (electrical, instrument, radio, airframe, engine) and Group Task Area for the lower groups eg. Airframe Group 1 – Scheduled Maintenance, Structures, Flight Controls, Landing Gear etc. Headings and Hour requirements for Lower Groups can be seen in Section 5 of AAC 9-91 to 9-95 series. 3. Compilation of the Schedule – Responsibilities of the Applicant 3.1. One or more of the attachments (Summaries of experience/ATA Hour Requirements/Certificate of Completion) below will be applicable to your situation. The Group 20/21/22 summaries need to be populated with data from the “BASE HOURS REQUIREMENT TABLE” of the AAC 9-9x series. The Lower Group Summaries of experience are pre-populated with this information. 3.2. Applicants are required to document practical experience in all relevant ATA or Group Task Areas. When compiling the SOE: (a) for all relevant ATA chapter or Group Task area, enter a brief description of the work carried out Part 9-0, Issue 14 – May 2014 General AME Licensing Information Page 10 of 13 Airworthiness Advisory Circular (AAC) General AME Licensing Information (b) the “type of work carried out” entered in the relevant ATA chapter or Group Task area is to be as varied as possible (c) multiple recordings of the same task will not normally meet the total experience requirements of each ATA chapter or Group Task area (d) where an applicant claims a task which the applicant has performed with others, the applicant must indicate in the SOE, that portion of the task that the applicant actually performed (e) (Group 20/21/22) inspections and checks entered in the SOE shall not exceed 50% of the required ATA chapter hourly requirement. Note: The submission of the SOE to CASA prior to the completion of all relevant ATA chapter or Group Task chapter areas will normally result in rejection of the SOE and in some cases may result in a further payment of the licence application fee being required. 3.3. For each task entered in the SOE, the aircraft registration number and the reference number of the applicable paperwork on which the task was certified by the LAME must be entered in the column provided. Failure to correctly enter this information may result in the SOE being rejected by the AWI evaluating the application. 3.4. Approved simulator training may be accepted as appropriate experience for the purpose of the SOE. Note: Acceptability of simulator experience will be determined by the AWI processing the SOE. When a task has been conducted in a simulator, then an annotation to this effect is to be made in the “Type and/or System” column. 3.5. An accurate record of the actual time spent carrying out each task should be entered in the appropriate column. 3.6. SOE reductions are available for various situations as per the AAC 9-91 – 9-95 series. If the SOE reductions are available to you, enter these hours and the basis of the claim for a reduction onto the appropriate SOE. Note: The final decision to grant a standard reduction as set out in the AAC 9-9x series rests with the AWI at the time of processing the licence application. 3.7. If the applicant believes that the hours for a particular ATA chapter or Group Task area represent an onerous task, then the applicant may apply to an AWI to have the SOE experience requirements reduced. The applicant should make the application to have the SOE experience requirements reduced as soon as possible after obtaining this SOE. Note: The applicant must be prepared to support this application with documents if required. The decision of the AWI to grant or deny a reduction will be final. 3.8. The applicant should continue recording experience in all ATA chapter or Group Task areas until they are ready to make the application for a licence or additional rating. This is applicable even if you believe you have met the requirements of a particular ATA chapter or Group Task area. Part 9-0, Issue 14 – May 2014 General AME Licensing Information Page 11 of 13 Airworthiness Advisory Circular (AAC) General AME Licensing Information 3.9. It is the responsibility of the applicant to complete the appropriate Certificate of Completion/ Acceptance of Experience Form and to present the completed SOE (Log of Industrial Experience and Achievement) to an AWI of the Authority when making application for a licence or additional rating. 3.10. Certification of Completion/Acceptance of Experience Forms are available for use in combination with the Logs of Industrial Experience and Achievement. Certificate of Completion/ Acceptance of Experience Form - Electrical Groups 1,2 Certificate of Completion/ Acceptance of Experience Form Instrument Groups 1,3,5,7,8,9,10 Certificate of Completion/ Acceptance of Experience Form Radio Groups 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12 Certificate of Completion/ Acceptance of Experience Form Engine Groups 1,2,3 Certificate of Completion/ Acceptance of Experience Form Airframe Groups 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,10,19 Certificate of Completion/ Acceptance of Experience Form Electrical Group 20 Certificate of Completion/ Acceptance of Experience Form Instrument Group 20 Certificate of Completion/ Acceptance of Experience Form - Radio Group 20 Certificate of Completion/ Acceptance of Experience Form - Engine Group 21,22 Certificate of Completion/ Acceptance of Experience Form - Airframe Group 20 4. Form 216 Form 217 Form 218 Form 219 Form 220 Form 81 Form 82 Form 83 Form 84 Form 85 Responsibilities of the Person Verifying Entries 4.1. Persons verifying entries in this SOE shall be the LAME/Simulator Instructor who supervised and certified for the task or any other person authorised by CASA for this purpose. 4.2. The signature, licence number/ARN and date recorded in the verification column against each maintenance task entry shall only be made by the person nominated at paragraph 4.1 above. Part 9-0, Issue 14 – May 2014 General AME Licensing Information Page 12 of 13 Airworthiness Advisory Circular (AAC) General AME Licensing Information 4.3. Completion of the verification column by a person nominated at paragraph 4.1 indicates that the applicant has: (a) satisfactorily performed the task in accordance with approved data; (b) together with others, satisfactorily performed the task in accordance with approved data; or (c) received approved simulator training on the task. 5. Verification of Entries and Falsification of those Entries 5.1. Applicants, and those verifying completion of tasks, should note that all of the entries made in this SOE should be able to be verified if requested by an AWI. If the entry cannot be verified it will not be considered as forming part of the applicants practical experience. Experience claimed may be required to be verified by documentation or interview of the applicant or the LAME supervisor. Note: The attention of applicants and persons verifying entries in this SOE is drawn to the penalty provisions of the Criminal Code Part 7.4 Section 136.1 False or Misleading statements in applications. (Penalty – Imprisonment for 12 months). 6. Acceptance of the Log of Industrial Experience and Achievement 6.1. All relevant ATA chapter or Group Task areas must be accepted by an AWI and the SOE page completed before the applicant qualifies for the experience requirements of the type/group sought. 6.2. To accept satisfactory completion of sufficient experience in an ATA chapter or Group Task area, the AWI is to ensure that: (a) the “work carried out” entered in the ATA chapter area of the SOE is of sufficient depth and scope to meet the experience requirements for that ATA chapter or Group Task area; (b) each entry of experience has been verified by the signature and an identification number of a person as specified in paragraph 4.1; and 6.3. If an AWI rejects the SOE because of insufficient experience in particular ATA chapter or Group Task area area/s, the AWI will enter in the SOE a statement detailing any additional hours or tasks that the AWI requires the applicant to complete before the SOE can be resubmitted. 6.4. (CASA use) When all applicable ATA chapter or Group Task areas of the summary form have been accepted, copy the SOE page and the Hourly Requirement page and attach/scan into the applicants CASA file/records. 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