Part 66 Examinations

Aviation Australia is approved to conduct CASR and EASA Part 66 Basic knowledge examinations for A and B category licences.

All Part 66 Basic knowledge examinations are conducted in accordance with a prescriptive examination standard which is laid out in the respective Competent Authority’s regulations. All examinations are time based with a pass mark of 75%.

Multi-Choice Question (MCQ) examinations;

  • are conducted electronically,
  • have a nominal average duration of 75 seconds (1.25 minutes) per question

Essay examinations;

  • are paper-based,
  • have an overall duration of 20 minutes per question

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**IMPORTANT INFORMATION**

CASA Part 66 Basic Knowledge Examinations

CASA RESIT REQUIREMENTS

COMMENCED -10 FEBRUARY 2025 

New reduced stand-down periods will help individuals make quicker progress towards getting a licence.

This means that:

  • after a first failed attempt you can resit the exam as soon as the next day
  • after the second failed attempt you must wait 30 days to resit the exam [reduced from 90 days]
  • after the third failed attempt you must wait 6 months to resit the exam [reduced from 12 months]
  • after the 6 months the cycle resets and you can apply to take the exam again.

Aviation Australia examination booking requirements will remain unchanged. CASA has approved this booking policy.  For more information, please refer to the terms and conditions Terms and Conditions for Exams

 For more information, please refer to the official CASA website.

EASA Part 66 Basic Knowledge Examinations

EASA RESIT REQUIREMENTS

**Remedial must be completed prior to submitting an examination booking – post-dated forms/bookings will not be accepted **

  • after a first failed attempt you can resit the exam after 90 days or 30 day with completed remedial.
  • after the second failed attempt you can resit the exam after 90 days or 30 day with completed remedial.
  • after the third failed attempt you must wait 12 months and 1 day from your first attempt in a 12month period [three attempt in 12month period].

INELIGIBLE STUDENTS/CUSTOMERS for below remedial training; are candidates, including former students, who have purchased exams only, or self-study course wear and exam package.

  1. Complete onsite remedial training at Aviation Australia. Aviation Australia offer face to face remedial training in Brisbane on Tuesday and Thursday from 2:30pm to 3:30pm. Attendance at remedial training will be signed off on the Examination Booking Form, which can then be provided when booking your examination resit. If you complete sufficient remedial training, you will be able to resit your examination after 30 days from your last attempt.  External remedial is available on request, please contact email below.

If you wish to book remedial training or have any questions regarding EASA remedial training, please contact Remedial Department: [email protected].

 

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Part 66 Study Material

Aviation Australia’s Part 66 examinations are based on our current courseware, available via our new Learning Management System, LaunchPad.

Use the BUY NOW link below to visit our new store for purchasing study material.

Here is a Help Guide which shows you how to use the new store.

We strongly recommend that you always access the latest version of the courseware online when studying for examinations – we do not recommend using older printed versions as the content may not be up to date.

Part 66 Theory Packages

Aviation Australia offers self-study training material and exam packages that satisfy either CASA or EASA Part 66 basic knowledge theory requirements for the following licence categories:

CASR Part 66

  • B1.1 – (Mechanical) fixed-wing aircraft with gas turbine engines,
  • B1.2 – (Mechanical) fixed-wing aircraft with piston engines,
  • B1.3 – (Mechanical) rotary-wing aircraft with gas turbine engines,
  • B1.4 – (Mechanical) rotary-wing aircraft with piston engines,
  • B2 – (Avionics) fixed and rotary-wing aircraft

EASA Part 66

  • B1.1 – (Mechanical) fixed-wing aircraft with gas turbine engines,
  • B1.3 – (Mechanical) rotary-wing aircraft with gas turbine engines,
  • B2 – (Avionics) fixed and rotary-wing aircraft