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學徒日常做啲乜
飛機維修學徒喺持牌技師指導下做前線工作：例行檢查、拆裝同裝配零件、清潔、加油同填寫維修記錄，逐步認識飛機結構、系統同維修程序。工作多數要輪班，喺機庫或停機坪進行，安全、程序同紀錄要求極高。學徒會邊做邊學，同時為日後考取HKAR-66執照累積所需經驗。維修工作一般分航線維修同機庫（基地）維修，學徒多數先由航線例行任務做起，再接觸機庫內嘅大型檢查。
入行關卡：見習／學徒計劃
入行主要靠僱主嘅見習計劃。以HAECO嘅飛機維修機械員見習計劃為例，課程為期十二個月，公司全額資助合資格學員報讀相關兼讀制高級文憑，該課程喺學徒事務專員辦事處註冊。加入註冊學徒計劃嘅學員，須完成香港中學文憑試，並喺五科（包括英文、中文同數學）考獲第二級或以上；非學徒見習生則一般只須完成文憑試或同等學歷。
HKAR-66執照同經驗要求
長遠嘅專業資格係民航處HKAR-66飛機維修執照，分機械同航空電子範疇，並有A、B1、B2、B3、C等類別。以Category A為例：無經驗或正式訓練者三年、完成認可技術工種訓練者兩年、完成HKAR-147認可基礎訓練者一年。Category B要求更長，例如B1.1／B1.3／B2無經驗時需五年。申請人須通過民航處單元筆試（每單元最少七十五分）同英文論述卷。單元筆試涵蓋數學、物理、電學、材料、維修實務、航空法規、氣動同發動機等，考試及格後成績一般保留十年。
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What apprentices do day to day
Aircraft maintenance apprentices work on the frontline under licensed technicians: routine inspections, removing and refitting parts, cleaning, lubrication and completing maintenance records, gradually learning aircraft structures, systems and procedures. Much of the work is shift-based in hangars or on the apron, with very high standards of safety, procedure and record-keeping. Apprentices learn on the job while building the experience needed for the HKAR-66 licence. Maintenance work is broadly divided between line maintenance and base (hangar) maintenance, so apprentices usually begin with routine line tasks before moving on to heavier checks in the hangar.
The gate: trainee and apprenticeship schemes
Entry is mainly through an employer's trainee scheme. Take HAECO's AMMT Programme: a 12-month structured programme under which the company fully subsidises trainees who meet the requirements to pursue a part-time Higher Diploma registered under the Office of the Director of Apprenticeship. Trainees joining the Registered Apprenticeship Scheme must have completed the HKDSE with Level 2 or above in five subjects, including English, Chinese and Mathematics; other trainees generally need only completion of the HKDSE or equivalent. The scheme combines structured on-the-job training with assessment and off-the-job study.
The HKAR-66 licence and experience requirements
The long-term professional qualification is the CAD's HKAR-66 aircraft maintenance licence, split into mechanical and avionic disciplines with categories A, B1, B2, B3 and C. For Category A: three years with no prior experience or formal training, two years with recognised skilled-trade training, one year after an approved HKAR-147 basic course. Category B requires longer, e.g. five years for B1.1/B1.3/B2 with no prior experience. Applicants must pass the CAD's modular written examinations (a minimum of 75% per module) and an essay paper.
