Maintenance Training Organization (MTO)

Examination Policy

The Aviation Maintenance Training Organization operates under GCAA (CAR 66) and EASA Part 66) approved examination policy. As per the regulation, the basic examination standards stated as follows:

  • All basic examinations must be carried out using the multi-choice question format and essay questions as specified below.
  • The use of calculators or other electronic devices will not be allowed during the examination.
  • Each multi-choice question must have three alternative answers of which only one must be the correct answer.
  • The candidate must be allowed a time per module based on a nominal average of 75 seconds per question.
  • The pass mark for each module and sub-module multi-choice part of the examination is 75 %.
  • If any of the modular examinations consists of 120 questions or more, the examinations may be split into two examinations or if conducted as part of the full training course may be carried out in phases provided a procedure is established in the MTOE and approved by the authority.
  • Each essay question requires the preparation of a handwritten answer, and the candidate must be allowed 20 minutes to answer each such question.
  • The pass mark for each essay question is 75 % in that the candidates answer must contain 75 % of the required key points addressed by the question.
  • A failed examination may not be retaken for at least 90 days (about 3 months) following the date of the failed examination, except in the case of a CAR/Part 147 approved maintenance training organization which conducts a course of retraining tailored to the failed subjects in the module when the failed module may be retaken after 30 days (about 4 and a half weeks).
  • The maximum number of consecutive attempts for each module is three. Further sets of three attempts are allowed with a 1 year waiting period between sets.
  • The applicant shall confirm in writing to the approved maintenance training organization or the authority to which they apply for an examination, the number, and dates of attempts during the last year and the organization where these attempts took place. The maintenance training organization or the GCAA is responsible for checking the number of attempts within the applicable periods. Any false declaration made by the candidate will result in the cancellation of any examinations taken and may lead to enforcement action(s).