CAAB AME B1.3 Exam study plan

Map the B1.3 licence scope and privileges against mechanical, structural, and avionic task categories, and write a one-page comparison of B1.3 versus B1.1 and B1.2 privileges.

List the maintenance documentation set (maintenance manuals, illustrated parts catalogues, service bulletins, airworthiness directives) and state for each who approves it and how revisions are controlled.

Explain the relationship between the approved maintenance programme, the aircraft maintenance schedule, and individual work packages, using a worked example of a scheduled check.

Define airworthiness, continuing airworthiness, and the release to service concept, and identify who may issue a certificate of release to service for B1.3 tasks.

Describe the standard maintenance practices for torque application, lockwiring, and fastener installation, and record the inspection points for each.

Explain aircraft weighing, centre of gravity, and mass-and-balance calculations, and work through two loading scenarios to confirm the aircraft stays within limits.

Summarise the principles of corrosion identification and treatment across at least five corrosion types, and state the inspection methods used to detect each.

Outline the electrical bonding, lightning protection, and static discharge precautions that apply during line maintenance on a B1.3 aircraft.

Explain the defect and unserviceability reporting chain from technician to operator to the regulator, and identify the records that must be retained and for how long.

Describe the human factors and error-management concepts that apply to maintenance (situational awareness, fatigue, communication, and the dirty-dozen style error traps), and apply them to two realistic maintenance scenarios.

Read the Civil Aviation Act 2017 provisions on the regulator's powers, certificate suspension and revocation, and enforcement, and summarise them in your own words.

Identify the structure of CAR 84 and locate the parts dealing with personnel licensing, maintenance organisations, and continuing airworthiness.

Explain the requirements for an aircraft maintenance licence, including experience, type ratings, and recency, and compare them with the B1.3 category requirements.

Describe the approval and oversight requirements for a maintenance organisation, including quality systems, facility, personnel, and record-keeping obligations.

Explain the continuing airworthiness management obligations of the operator and how they interact with the maintenance organisation.

Interpret the regulation governing maintenance records and release to service, and state what makes a record legally valid.

Explain the legal status of Air Navigation Orders and Civil Aviation Department circulars, and describe how each is amended, superseded, and applied in practice.

Summarise the ANO provisions on aircraft registration, marking, and certificates of airworthiness, and state the documents that must be carried on board.

Identify the ANO rules on instrument and equipment requirements, maintenance-related operating limitations, and defect deferral.

Explain how CAD circulars communicate acceptable means of compliance and guidance, and find two circulars relevant to maintenance and summarise their key points.

Describe the aerodrome standards for runway, taxiway, and apron geometry, including widths, separations, and strip and clearance requirements.

Explain obstacle limitation surfaces and how they protect approach, take-off, and circuit areas, and sketch the surfaces for a simple runway layout.

Outline the aerodrome safety oversight framework, including certification, safety management systems, and the regulator's inspection role.

Explain the requirements for rescue and firefighting services, marking and lighting, and wildlife hazard management, and state the factors that determine service levels.

Explain the AVSEC regulatory framework, including the roles of the regulator, operator, and aerodrome, and the concept of the security programme.

Describe the security measures for aircraft, catering, cargo, and access control, and identify which measures apply to maintenance activities on the apron.

Explain the voluntary reporting system, including what should be reported, how reports are protected, and how the regulator uses the information.

Distinguish mandatory occurrence reporting from voluntary confidential reporting and state the criteria for each.

Consolidate all five domains by completing a timed 100-question mock exam and scoring each domain separately.

Review every incorrect answer and write a short correction note explaining the underlying rule or principle.

Revisit the two weakest domains and produce a condensed revision sheet of the ten most examinable facts in each.

Practise explaining three complex regulatory points aloud in under two minutes each to test recall under time pressure.