Designation:F3376−19StandardGuideforCoreCompetenciesforAviationMaintenancePersonnel1ThisstandardisissuedunderthefixeddesignationF3376;thenumberimmediatelyfollowingthedesignationindicatestheyearoforiginaladoptionor,inthecaseofrevision,theyearoflastrevision.Anumberinparenthesesindicatestheyearoflastreapproval.Asuperscriptepsilon(´)indicatesaneditorialchangesincethelastrevisionorreapproval.1.Scope1.1Theprimarypurposeofthisguideistoaddressthefundamentalsubjectknowledge,taskperformance,andtaskknowledgeactivities,labeled‘CoreCompetencies,’thaten-surestheAircraftMaintenanceTechnician/MaintenanceEngi-neer(AMT/AME)havethenecessarybasicknowledgeandskillsfortoday’sglobalaviationmaintenanceenvironment.Thus,theASTMF46AerospacePersonnelCommitteehasdevelopedacademicandskillsknowledgestandardsthathavebeendevelopedbyaerospaceindustry-leadworkinggroups.Thesestandardsreflectindustrybestpracticesandprovideafocusonlevelsofsafetythatmayexceedcurrentregulatoryguidanceforaircraftmaintenancetechnicianacademicandskillsstandards.Thisguidemaysupplementastate’sbasicgeneralrequirementsforAMT/AMEcertification.Itisnottheintentofthisguidetoreplacethebasicorgeneralrequirements,buttoensuretheAMT/AMEistrainedonthesecorecompe-tenciestothelevelasindicated.Thisguidemaybeusedasabasisforanapprovalwhenspecificallyidentifiedassuchbytheappropriategoverningauthority.Partsofthisguidemayalsobereferencedbyotheraerospacepersonnelgroupsseekingtraining,educational,qualification,orcertificationstandards.(SeeGuideF3245;14CFRPart147;EASAAnnexIV,Part147;NFPA407;OSHATheGloballyHarmonizedSystemforHazardCommunication.)1.2AnapplicantintendingtoproposethisguideasaMeansofCompliancefortheAMT/AMEwhoworksonunmannedaircraftsystems(UAS)mustseekguidancefromtheirrespec-tiveoversightauthority(thatis,publishedguidancefromapplicableCAA’s)concertingtheacceptableuseandapplica-tionthereof.Forinformationonunmannedaircraftsystems,refertoASTMCommitteeF38atwww.astm.org/COMMITTEE/F38.htm.1.3Thisstandarddoesnotpurporttoaddressallofthe...