PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
INGENIEUR
Professional Pathway for
CAAM Aircraft Maintenance
Licence Holders Registered
with BEM
By Ir. Assoc. Prof. Ts. Dr Abd. Rahim Abu Talib
Aerospace Malaysia Research Centre,
Department of Aerospace Engineering,
Faculty of Engineering, Universiti Putra Malaysia,
Ts. Liew Chee Leong
SR Aviation Sdn Bhd
Viji Indiran
MAB Engineering. Malaysia Airlines Berhad
This article highlights a professional
pathway for Civil Aviation Authority of
Malaysia (CAAM) Aircraft Maintenance
Licence Holders (AML) currently
registered with the Board of Engineers
Malaysia (BEM). It demonstrates how
the professional pathway enhances the
AML holders’ professional development
and complements CAAM’s functions. It
highlights the importance of professional
development and the importance of
compliance with the code of conduct
as an aircraft maintenance engineering
professional. The aircraft maintenance
engineering professional discipline
includes holders of an aircraft maintenance
licence non-type rated category B1 and
B2 registered as engineering technicians,
category B1 and B2 with type rating
who are registered as engineering
technologists and category C with type
rating who is registered as graduate
engineers at the Board of Engineers
Malaysia. Literatures were reviewed and
references made to existing professional
pathway practices of the Engineering
Council, UK through its licenced societies
such as Royal Aeronautical Society, UK.
This article also clarifies that airworthiness
certification of CAAM AML holders
are governed by CAAM. Professional
registration of the CAAM AML holder at
BEM ensures AML holders comply with the
professional code of conduct and ethics
as registered engineering professionals
such as Professional Engineer (P.Eng).
It also ensures continuous professional
development as a BEM registered
engineering person. The outcome shows
that an AML holder’s professional
registration at BEM enhances the AML
holder’s professional development
and complements CAAM’s functions
in achieving the Malaysian aerospace
blueprint 2030.
56 VOL 81 JANUARY-MARCH 2020