Division 66.A.3 Licence categories and subcategoriesF1

Aircraft maintenance licences include the following categories and, where applicable, subcategories and system ratings:

1. (a)

   Category A, divided into the following subcategories:

   • A1 Aeroplanes Turbine;

   • A2 Aeroplanes Piston;

   • A3 Helicopters Turbine;

   • A4 Helicopters Piston.

2. (b)

   Category B1, divided into the following subcategories:

   • B1.1 Aeroplanes Turbine;

   • B1.2 Aeroplanes Piston;

   • B1.3 Helicopters Turbine;

   • B1.4 Helicopters Piston.

3. (c)

   Category B2

   The B2 licence is applicable to all aircraft.

4. (d)

   Category B2L

   The B2L licence is applicable to all aircraft other than those in Group 1 as set out in Point 66.A.5(1) and is divided into the following ‘ system ratings ’ :

   • communication/navigation (com/nav),

   • instruments,

   • autoflight,

   • surveillance,

   • airframe systems.

   A B2L licence shall contain, as a minimum, one system rating.

5. (e)

   Category B3

   The B3 licence is applicable to piston-engine non-pressurised aeroplanes of 2 000 kg Maximum Take-off Mass (MTOM) and below.

6. (f)

   Category L, divided into the following subcategories:

   • L1C: composite sailplanes,

   • L1: sailplanes,

   • L2C: composite powered sailplanes and composite ELA1 aeroplanes,

   • L2: powered sailplanes and ELA1 aeroplanes,

   • L3H: hot-air balloons,

   • L3G: gas balloons,

   • L4H: hot-air airships,

   • L4G: ELA2 gas airships,

   • L5: gas airships other than ELA2.

7. (g)

   Category C

   The C licence is applicable to aeroplanes and helicopters.