1WhatIsaMechanicJobLike?Youworkinhangars,outonthefieldonthe“flightlines”whereaircraftpark,orinrepairstations.Youusehandandpowertoolsaswellassophisticatedtestequipment.Maintenanceisperformedaroundtheclock,sevendaysaweek.Newechanicsandtechniciansshouldexpecttoworknightsandweekends.Thenoiselevelbothindoorsandontheflightlinecouldbeveryhigh.Sometimesyourworkrequiresphysicalactivity,fromclimbingladderstocrawling.Youworkunderdeadlinetomakesureanairplaneisreadytofly.返回2DoINeedaLicensetoBeanAircraftMechanic?Notnecessarily.However,ifyoudon’thaveamechanic’scertificatefromFAA,youcanworkonlywhensupervisedbysomeonewhodoeshaveacertification.Youcannotapproveequipmentforreturntoservice.Withoutacertificate,youarelesslikelytoadvancetothetopofthecareerfield.TheFAAissuemechanicsandrepairmencertificates.Mechanicscangeteitheranairframecertificateorapowerplantcertificate—mostmechanicsgetboth.下一頁(yè)返回2DoINeedaLicensetoBeanAircraftMechanic?Repairmengetcertificatestoperformonlyoneortwospecifictasks,andtheymustbesupervisedbyFAAapprovedRepairStations,commercialoperators,oraircarrierswherethesespecifictasksaredonedaily.上一頁(yè)返回3DoINeedAnyOtherCertificatetoWorkonAvionicsEquipment？Ifyouhaveanairframecertificate,youdon’tneedanyothercertificate,butyoumustbeproperlytrainedandqualifiedandhavethepropertoolsandequipment.Youcanevenworkonavionicsequipmentwithoutacertificateifyouhaveavionicsrepairexperiencefromthemilitaryorfromworkingforavionicsmanufacturersandrelatedindustries.HowdoIgetrepairman’scertificate?Requirementstobecomeanaircraftmechanic：—Basicrequirements;下一頁(yè)返回3DoINeedAnyOtherCertificatetoWorkonAvionicsEquipment？—Experiencerequirements;—Oral,Practical,&WrittenTests.Togetarepairman’scertificate,youmustberecommendedbyarepairstation,commercialoperator,oraircarrier.上一頁(yè)返回4BasicRequirementsYoumust：—Beatleast18yearsold;—Beabletoread,write,speak,andunderstandEnglish;—BeemployedforaspecificjobrequiringspecialqualificationsbyanFAA-certifiedRepairStation,commercialoperator,oraircarrier;—Berecommendedfortherepairmancertificatebyyouremployer;—Haveeither18monthspracticalexperienceinthespecificjoborcompleteaformaltrainingcourseacceptabletoFAA.返回5ExperienceRequirementsYoucanattendoneofthe170FARpart147AviationMaintenanceTechnicianSchoolsnationwide.Theseschoolsoffertrainingforonemechanic’scertificateorboth.Manyschoolsofferavionicscoursesthatcoverelectronicsandinstrumentation.YouneedattendahighschoolorgetaGeneralEducationDiploma（GED）.Theschoolinglastsfrom12monthsto24months,generallylessthanrequiredbyFAAforon-thejobtraining.Whenyougraduate,youarequalifiedtotakeFAA’sexams.下一頁(yè)返回5ExperienceRequirementsGraduatesoftengethigherstartingsalariesthantheindividualswhogottheirrequiredexperienceinoneoftheothertwoways.YoucanworkatFAARepairStationorFBOunderthesupervisionofacertifiedmechanicfor18monthsforeachcertificate,or30monthsforboth.Youmustdocumentyourexperiencewithpayreceipts,alogbooksignedbyyoursupervisingmechanic,anotarizedstatementfromouremployer,orotherproofyouworkedtherequiredtime.上一頁(yè)下一頁(yè)返回5ExperienceRequirementsYoucanjoinoneofthearmedservicesandgettrainingandexperienceinaircraftmaintenance.MakesureyouareinamilitaryoccupationalspecialtyforwhichFAAgivescredit.YoucangetacurrentlistofacceptablespecialtiesfromthelocalFAAFlightStandardsDistrictOffice（FSDO）.Youmustpresentanofficialletterfromyourmilitaryemployercertifyingyourlengthofservice,theamountoftimeyouworkedineachspecialty,themakeandmodeloftheaircraftorengineonwhichyougotpracticalexperience,andwhereyougottheexperience.上一頁(yè)下一頁(yè)返回5ExperienceRequirementsYoucannotcounttimeyouspenttrainingforthespecialty,onlythetimeyouspentworkinginthespecialty.Withbothtypesofon-the-jobtrainingyoushouldsetasideadditionalstudytimetoprepareforthewrittenandoral/practicaltests.TheFAAwillgiveyoucreditforyourpracticalexperienceonlyafterwereviewyourpaperworkandyouhaveasatisfactoryinterviewwithanFAAairworthinessinspector.上一頁(yè)返回6Oral,Practical&WrittenTestsTobecomeanaircraftmechanic,youmusttakeOral,Practicalaswellaswrittentests.ADesignatedMechanicexaminergivesyoutheoralandpracticaltest.YoucangetalistoftheseexaminersatthelocalFAAoffice.Theoralandpracticaltestscover43technicalsubjects.Typicallytestsforthecertificate—airframeorpowerplant—takeabout8hours.Toapplytotakethewrittentest,youmustpresentyourproofofexperiencetoanFAAinspectoratthelocalFAAoffice.Thereareseparatetestsforairframeandpowerplantmechaniccertificates,aswellasageneraltestcoveringboth.下一頁(yè)返回6Oral,Practical&WrittenTestsIftheinspectordecidesyoumeettherequirementstotakeoneofthetests,youmaymakeanappointmentfortestingatoneofthemanycomputertestingfacilitiesworld-wide.Youcangetalistofsamplegeneral,airframe,andpowerplanttestq