Basic Experience Reduction

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Hi Dave,

Sorry to tell you but painting experience won't count towards your B1 licence, the same goes for other specialist trades such as welding, NDT, etc.
See below, unfortunately the authorities would not consider it to be relevant experience.

• For category A, subcategories B1.2, B1.4 and category B3;

  • 3 years of practical maintenance experience on operating aircraft, if the applicant has no previous relevant technical training;
    or
  • 2 years of practical maintenance experience on operating aircraft and completion of training considered relevant by the competent authority as a skilled worker, in a technical trade;
    or
  • 1 year of practical maintenance experience on operating aircraft and completion of an approved Part 147 basic training course.

  For category B2 and subcategories B1.1 and B1.3;

  • 5 years of practical maintenance experience on operating aircraft if the applicant has no previous relevant technical training.
  • 3 years of practical maintenance experience on operating aircraft and completion of training considered relevant by the competent authority as a skilled worker, in a technical trade;
    or
  • 2 years of practical maintenance experience on operating aircraft and completion of an approved Part 147 basic training course.
• The above experience requirement should be practical involving a representative cross section of maintenance tasks on operating aircraft specific to the category to be applied for.