A Part 66 License belongs to an individual and is valid for 5 years; an organization approval is only valid whilst the holder is employed by the organization and may have expiration dates that are limited by other factors. (For example, recurrent training validity)
Part-66 licenses facilitate the certification of the release to service of aircraft after maintenance and to work within the Base Maintenance (note the need for company authorization) there is a distinct difference between gaining an Aircraft Maintenance Engineers License (AMEL) and gaining organization approval to certify aircraft.

To become a Licensed Aircraft Engineer, there are two routes:

a) The approved course (Taught by a suitable approved EASA Part 147 Training Provider)
Note - In the case of attendance to an approved course, the minimum experience requirement is reduced from 5 years to 2 years for approved course graduates.
b) The self-improver (The Self-Improver Route Requires evidence of 5 years of appropriate experience together with passes in all applicable Part 66 modules. The evidence is then presented to the Competent Authority. (10 years allowed))

Typical training hours required to complete the program are:

a) 800 for Category A
b) 2400 for category B

Both routes are similar in that basic knowledge and experience requirements must be met before the regulating authority will issue a license. The student must secure passes in all modules relevant to the license category being sought within 10 years or it will be necessary to seek re-examination of any “out of date” modules.
Once an AMEL obtains a basic license the next step is to complete a type rating training course including the necessary practical experience.
It should be understood however that in the “European” system the license itself only conveys certification privileges in limited circumstances (private aircraft below 2730 Kgs).
There are no “inherent” certification privileges applicable to aircraft that are operating as commercial air transport (Passengers Cargo and Mail).

How to Gain Organization Approval

An EASA Part 145 Maintenance organization approval is issued after the organization produces a Maintenance Organization Exposition (MOE) acceptable to the competent authority. Within the MOE will be the procedures describing how the organization manages and controls the issue of certification approval.

The organization is responsible for assessing the competence of the individual holding an AMEL. Typically this assessment will be performed by the Quality Department of the relevant EASA Part-145 Organization.
Once satisfied you will be granted a document typically called a “Company Authorization” which will identify these privileges.

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