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INTRODUCTION All aircraft, with the exception of certain homebuilt and Ultralight planes, must carry a valid Certificate Of Airworthiness to be legally allowed to fly. In order for this certificate to remain valid, all maintenance on the aircraft must be certified by a licenced AME. As well, all privately registered aircraft must be inspected a minimum of once every 365 days in order for the Certificate Of Airworthiness to remain valid. This annual inspection must be certified by an AME. Finally, if a non-licenced person performs any work on an aircraft, an AME must check their work and again certify that it was correctly performed. AMEs therefore carry considerable legal responsibility for ensuring that work has been performed in accordance with the applicable standards of airworthiness. LICENSING Most people become an Aircraft Maintenance Engineer by attending a Certified School registered under the aviation regulating authority of that country. In what is typically an 18 to 24 month program, they must learn everything that is required for maintenance of a typical airplane. This is followed by an apprenticeship period which usually takes a minimum of 4 years. (Depending on the school attended, a portion of that time may count towards their apprenticeship.) Stevenson Aviation located in Manitoba offers an alternative apprenticeship program for AME training. Students attend Transport Canada approved training 9 weeks a year over a period of 4 years while the student works in industry. This allows the apprentice to complete their training and apprenticeship virtually at the same time. AMEs must also learn all of the sections of the Canadian Aviation Regulations which pertain to them. Finally, though an AME will learn a great deal about all aspects of aviation maintenance. For more complicated maintenance jobs called "specialized work", only an Approved Maintenance Organizations (AMO) certified to perform specific work can certify that particular job. The different categories for specialization are:
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