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1. The application to obtain an Aircraft Maintenance Engineers License (AMEL) shall be made to the Civil Aviation Authority of Botswana (CAAB) office. CAAB Contact Details
2. Applicants will be required to collect and complete the following forms, Application for Airman License and Application for an Aviation Medical Assessment form; also the applicant will be required to book an appointment for Botswana Air law Examinations by completing the AMEL Entry Form for Written Examination. Forms are obtainable at the CAAB office, Personnel Licensing (PEL) unit or download them via the CAAB website, CAAB Airworthiness Application Forms or directly download them using these links: Application for Airman License Form , AMEL Entry Form for Written Examination , Application for an Aviation Medical Assessment
3. The duly completed forms, attached to the supporting documents as mentioned under the “Required Documents” section of this page, should be submitted to the CAAB head office, Personnel Licensing (PEL) unit, for consideration, only if the applicant is a holder of a valid medical certificate or after ascertaining that your medical assessment has been assessed as “fit” by the Civil Aviation Medical Board (CAMB). This will be certified in the Aviation Medical Assessment application form. Any omission of the required information or documents will render the application process incomplete.
4. Upon receipt of the application, the Personnel Licensing (PEL) officers will check for discrepancies or ineligibility in the application documents. If a discrepancy that cannot be immediately corrected exists in any of the documents, the application and all the submitted documents will be returned to the applicant and should not be re-submitted until the discrepancy has been rectified/corrected.
5. If the PEL officer is satisfied that all the requirements have been met for the application for the license, then the application is registered for processing and consideration.
6. Applicants will be required to pay prescribed fees as mentioned on the CAAB fee schedule, refer to the “Fees” section of this page, which is payable either in cash at the CAAB cashier counter/accounts office or by cheque in favour of the CAAB.
7. The applicant is issued with a payment slip and an acknowledgment slip as a proof of submission of the application and for inquiry referencing if the need arises.
8. Applicants will then be required to take a Botswana Air law Examinations (Knowledge test and practical) with an appropriately approved Botswana AME Delegated Examiner.
9. Please note, that it is compulsory to be in possession of a valid identity document or passport to enter and attempt these examinations.
10. An applicant who fails a knowledge test shall be disqualified for further testing until the applicant proves that he or she has gained a practical experience of one month.
11. Having successfully passed the Botswana Air law Examinations, the AME Delegated Examiner will issue the applicant a completed and certified report- Aircraft Maintenance Engineer Designated Examiner (AMEDE) Oversight Report

    NOTE: This form is to be completed in full and must be initiated (signed) by AMEDE and submitted to the PEL office for processing.

12. Upon receipt of the AMEDE report, the PEL officer will forward the application file to the CAAB Director for the final decision.
13. Notice of the decision (Approval, Deferral, or Rejection) for the application will be communicated to the client in writing or by phone.
14. When all regulatory requirements for approval of the license are satisfactorily met, the Authority shall prepare and issue to the applicant the Aircraft Maintenance Engineers License that shall be valid for a period of two (2) years, which indicates the approval scope and limitations.
15. While collecting the license, applicants will be required to procedure their identification document, acknowledgment slip/approval letter, proof of payment of the prescribed license fee to be validated by the CAAB office.
16. The applicant will be made to sign on the signature pad/book and will be issued with the printed License.
    

• Properly completed:
  • Application for Airman License Form
  • AMEL Entry Form for Written Examination
  • Application for an Aviation Medical Assessment
• The current Medical Certificate.
• A knowledge test report and/or skill test report conducted by a CAAB Designated Engineer Examiner.
• Two (2) color passport size recent photographs (full face).
• Valid identity document (passport/Identity card).
• Proof of at least four years work experience (or the Aircraft Maintenance Engineers Experience Log-Book).
• Certified copies of training certificates.
• Payment receipt of the prescribed fees.
• Any other additional documents requested for be the CAAB.
  

Note: All copies of attached documents should be certified by an advocate/commissioner for oaths.

CIVIL AVIATION AUTHORITY OF BOTSWANA (CAAB)
Head office
Physical Address: Plot 61920, Letsema Office Park Fairgrounds
Gaborone
P O Box 250, Gaborone
Telephone: +267 368-8200
Fax number: +267 391-3121 / 2222
Email address: caab@caab.co.bw

OTHER CAAB BRANCH OFFICE
PG Matante International Airport
P.O. Box: 315, Francistown,
Botswana
Telephone: +267 241 3420
Fax: +267 241 5855
Email address: caab@caab.co.bw

Maun International Airport
P O Box 54, Maun
Telephone: +267 686 0238
Fax: +267 686 0238
Email address: caab@caab.co.bw

Sir Seretse Khama International Airport
P/bag SK9, Gaborone,
Botswana
Telephone: +267 390 44 01
Fax: +267 390 45 57
Email address: caab@caab.co.bw

Kasane International Airport
P O Box 349, Kasane
Telephone: +267 625 0133
Email address: caab@caab.co.bw
CAAB Contact and Map Location, Website

An applicant for an Aircraft Maintenance Engineer license (AMEL) shall-

• Be at least eighteen years of age.
• Demonstrate the ability to read, speak, write, and understand the English language.
• Comply with the following requirements prescribed for the rating sought:
  • Knowledge.
  • Experience and
  • Skill, pass all of the prescribed examinations for the rating sought, within five years.
    

• CAAB Fee schedule
  

Note: That these fees charges will be subject to change from time to time.

CAAB Account Details
Name of Account: Civil Aviation Authority of Botswana
Name of Bank: Barclays Bank of Botswana
Branch Name: Barclays House
Branch Code: 29 02 67
Account Number: 1002208
Swift Code: BARCBWGX

• The validity of the Aircraft Maintenance Engineers license is two (2) years, and the license shall remain valid for that period unless suspended, revoked, or cancelled by the authority.
• Applicants need to apply for license renewal to CAAB at least three (3) months before expiry.
  

• Application for Airman License Form
  
• AMEL Entry Form for Written Examination
  
• Application for an Aviation Medical Assessment
  
• Aircraft Maintenance Engineer Instructor Oversight Report
  
• Aircraft Maintenance Engineer Designated Examiner (AMEDE) Oversight Report
  
• checklist of requirements for the issue of AMEL
  

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• Type of application (original issuance, re-issues, added rating, validation, or conversion).
• Ratings (airplanes, engines, or avionics).
• Full names of the applicant.
• Applicant’s Postal and physical address.
• Date and place of birth.
• Nationality.
• Gender.
• Particulars of licenses already held (Place and Date of Issue, Type of License, Number and Expiry Date).
• Basis of application.
• Work experience.
• Whether yet examined for and obtained a medical certificate in accordance with the Civil Aviation Regulations.
• Whether you are able to read, speak, write, and understand the English language in accordance with the English language proficiency requirements of the Civil Aviation Regulations.
• Endorsement of Knowledge test.
• Endorsement of Skill test.
• Declaration (Signature of Applicant/Date of Application).
  

A holder of an aircraft maintenance engineer license (AMEL) may perform or supervise the maintenance, preventive maintenance, or modification of, or after inspection, approve for return to service: any aircraft, airframe, aircraft engine, propeller, appliance, component, or part thereof.

• The applicant should demonstrate the minimum level of Aircraft knowledge i.e. Diploma or Degree in Aeronautical engineering, Degree in Electrical/Electronic Engineering, and an AMEL training course from an approved ATO, or Degree in Mechanical Engineering and an AMEL training course from an approved ATO.
• An applicant for an AMEL under the Botswana navigation regulation shall submit the license in the English language or accompanied by an English language translation that has been signed by an official or representative of the foreign authority that issued the license.
  

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