EASA part 66 B1.1 experience requirements

[samcoffee]

Hello,

I just completed Bachelor of Engineering in Maintenance of aircraft and aircraft engines.Course duration was 4 years and 6 months.

Now i am interested on obtaining EASA B 1.1 licence. I found this 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. Or

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.

Since, I already have Bachelor Engineering Degree. Do I need to go through those organizations?

If I pass all the Modules exam for B1.1 and apply for license with my degree as a supplement, will i be eligible to get a license?

[Rigga]

Sam, my apologies if ths sounds a little harsh but this type of query is quite common on this forum.
The short answer is, Yes. You need to have certified practical experience and hand skills. If you want a Licence you shoud confirm the requirements with your local authority.
While no-one doubts your academic qualifications, and recognising that you may have some skills through working on school or other aircraft, the AML is based upon proven knowledge and demonstrations of practical hand skills being recorded in a specified manner having reached a specified standard. And the regulation, as you quite rightly point out, requires you to have proof of practical skills experience across the ATA Chapter set over the required duration.
The duration is as important as the skills, ensuring that the applicant is suitably experienced in maintenance routines and practices on 'operating' aircraft.
The practicalities of working on aircraft in a consistant manner and the documentation requirements of differing organisations is quite different from manageing systems reliability and maintainability, cost and finance.
A BEng will help you understand that an aircraft and its systems are airworthy, or not, but you still need a Licence to legally certify it as airworthy and the Licence, through lessons learned, is still a mix of theoretical and practical qualifications including a wide variety of hand skills and practices.
Best of luck if you decide to go ahead.

[BluFin]

samcoffee, it will also depend on which member state you apply to. Not all have a process / procedure in place to recognise your academic qualification. This normally would require some oversight of the course and exams by the NAA to gain acceptance. Same applies if you try to do the cat 'C' route also. UK CAA will be a non starter so don't submit an application there.

[banditb6]

I am fairly positive you will have to do all the modules and 5 years of practical experience before you can gain your licence as your degree doesn't count towards anything for the licence. The CAA make very few exemptions for these.