Any Advice please
 

Hi all i would like some advice please from engineers living in the UK,I do plan to move the UK soon just wanted to no if i would battle to get a job there as a aircraft engineer? I do hold a South african licence which i would have to try and convert to UK licence.If any one has advice for me i would much appreciate it.

Yes you would battle.

Your South African Licence is completely worthless in Europe. You need an EASA licence end of story I'm afraid.

You would have to sit ALL modules as there are no exemptions or credits given, so you would be unable to convert your licence.

Part 66
 

Combustion

As Spanners has said, the EASA Part 66 AMEL (certainly the UK CAA)
has no equal. Recently the Malta CAA converted 2 x FAA A&Ps with thier
approvals to a limited Part 66 B1 each but I've since been told its stopped. There are other NAAs to consider but you really want the
UK CAA one cos' its the one to have, its the most difficult so it must be??
Right???

Speak to our UK CAA SRG PLD and let them tell you how
they think maintenance is performed in this country. How you qualify to
perform it is something else! Theres a few within Aviation House that actually know, some that are aware, others blissfully over qualified and heavily ignorant of certain facts. Some should have retired years ago.

I feel theres a tragic UK event coming and this 'lofty arrogance' on the part of the UK CAA, it's superb & continuing skill at remaining aloof to all other non-EASA NAAs will only serve to contribute.

Just a quick reminder to the UK CAA and EASA, the year is 2006.

Try over on Airmech http://www.airmech.co.uk/forums/index.php
You will be more likely to pick up good info & I know at least two Yarpie mates read it - mind you they are the only Yarpies I know who can read:}

A Yarpie that can read, thats worrying!!! Why not try HAECO if you want to leave the Fatherland, got a bus load of Yarpies there!!

I guess you have right of abode in UK?? Don't want you to have a wasted journey, but i knew one of countrymen who had his work permit renewal rejected (even though he had a job, kids in school etc, etc):confused:

Thanks all for the advice bit different to our system here,But going to give it a try anyway.And the yarpies are the reason for my leaving SA.

Combustion

I'm sorry if I put you off WRT my comments-EASA & UK CAA,
But, you'll get to see just how 'elite' this crowd really are.

I wish you the best of luck...

BAe146?:{