Myanmar EASA part 66

Myanmar, a country formerly known as Burma needs no introduction. The aviation industry is by any standard behind the neighboring Thailand.

My aviation school is involved in some work to train the staff of some of the airlines. These are some facts that we found.

a. The knowledge level of the population is below the average. It may have something to do due the long isolation and the trade sanction imposed by USA lead power. Many of the licensed engineers are expatriates.

b. The education is good. However the command of english is rather low. English is the language of aviation and important for the technical understanding of the engineering documents.

c. We look at the EASA 66 syllabus and came with a pleasant surprise. The Modules 1,2,3,4 were removed and not considered necessary to get the license. We asked them why, their answer was, the basic technical knowledge was not necessary as those applying for license has to hve the minimum qualification of technical university graduates.

d. The engineering maintenance capability is limited to lower check of Check A and B. The higher check C are done in Singapore or Malaysia.

We feel an introduction course to aircraft maintenance will help the existing workers. At least the course will introduce some basic skill and safety awareness that is so critical to aircraft maintenance.