Free AME REGS Practice Questions
Are you REGS-ready? Take the free 10-question check. Ten of the most frequently tested topics from the AMEReady practice exams. Score 7/10 or better and you're on track for the 70% pass mark.
The 10 questions
1. A large aeroplane is an aeroplane with an MCTOW of:
A. More than 5,700 kg (12,566 lb)
B. More than 2,730 kg (6,018 lb)
C. 5,700 kg (12,566 lb) or less
D. More than 750 kg
2. The information on an aircraft identification plate is applied by:
A. A printed label, if it is legible
B. Paint, matching the registration marks
C. A marker, renewed at each annual inspection
D. Permanent etching, engraving or stamping
3. An AME has been out of maintenance for three years. Before signing again, the AME:
A. Signs one small job under supervision to become current again
B. Just renews the licence fee
C. Regains currency the way Chapter 566 sets out
D. Gets a pilot to countersign the first release
4. On an owner-maintenance aircraft, the maintenance release may be signed by:
A. A person who is both a licensed pilot and an owner
B. Any owner of the aircraft, whether licensed or not
C. Only an AME
D. Only an AMO
5. The complete SDR follows within:
A. 14 days after the day it was discovered
B. 14 working days after discovery
C. 30 days after the repair
D. 3 working days after the interim
6. A defect is found that does not affect, and is not likely to affect, safety. It is:
A. Always a reportable service difficulty, sent in three working days
B. An airworthiness directive
C. A defect, but not a reportable service difficulty
D. A major repair
7. A used life-limited part is installed only with:
A. A visual inspection
B. The seller's verbal assurance that the part is within its life, confirmed by a visual inspection when it is received
C. Its technical history showing the authorized time is not exceeded, written into the product's technical record
D. A new data plate
8. With no MEL, equipment required by the manufacturer's equipment list for the intended flight is inoperative. The aircraft:
A. May take off if placarded
B. Does not take off
C. May take off by day
D. May take off with an AME on board
9. A Canadian AD conflicts with a foreign notice from the state of design. Which one applies?
A. The foreign notice wins
B. The owner chooses
C. Neither applies
D. The Canadian AD wins
10. An air operator departs from its MCM. This is allowed only when:
A. The maintenance manager agrees to it in writing
B. The Minister has authorized the departure in writing
C. It is a one-time event
D. The AMO agrees
Answers and explanations
1. A. More than 5,700 kg (12,566 lb) – A large aeroplane has an MCTOW of more than 5,700 kg (12,566 lb).
2. D. Permanent etching, engraving or stamping – The plate information must be permanently etched, engraved or stamped.
3. C. Regains currency the way Chapter 566 sets out – Outside the 24-month window, an AME regains currency as Chapter 566 sets out before signing.
4. A. A person who is both a licensed pilot and an owner – On owner-maintenance aircraft, the signer must be a licensed pilot and an owner.
5. A. 14 days after the day it was discovered – The complete SDR is due within 14 calendar days after discovery (the interim clock is 3 working days).
6. C. A defect, but not a reportable service difficulty – A reportable service difficulty affects, or is likely to affect, safety; this one is just a defect.
7. C. Its technical history showing the authorized time is not exceeded, written into the product's technical record – Its technical history must show the life isn't exceeded, recorded in the receiving product's technical record.
8. B. Does not take off – With no MEL, no take-off with inoperative equipment the manufacturer's list requires for that flight.
9. D. The Canadian AD wins – A Canadian AD wins over a conflicting foreign notice.
10. B. The Minister has authorized the departure in writing – An operator may depart from its MCM only with the Minister's written authorization.
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