Aviation Technicians, having completed the following EFC Composite courses successfully or an approved level of training in the advanced composite repair of commercial aircraft parts:

• EFC TECH-101, PART 1 course 
• EFC TECH-102, PART 2 course 

Composite repair personnel has to demonstrate continued competence (every 3 years) by performing a repair or by completing a practical assessment under the direct supervision of an examiner authorized and designated by the organization or by having participated in, or performed at least six composite repairs in the 3-year period
 

 

Minimum required 2 and maximum 8 per course^*.

* Courses will be confirmed as running by EFC as soon as sufficient applications are received!

To provide participants with the theoretical knowledge and Hands-On practical skills necessary to carry out essential fabrication and repair.

At the end of the course the participant:

• Must be able to work independently with minimum supervision
• Must be attentive to details
• Can work according to Safety regulations and recognize hazardous situations & materials
• Can work with the OEM manuals for interior parts
• Knows material properties and is familiar with “Handling & Storage” of frozen materials
• Knows how to work with dry glass fabric and liquid Epoxy resin to impregnate wet in wet (Wet Lay-Up)
• Can apply for damage assessment plan work and work as planned
• Can find steps of repair to be taken in the Aircraft type related OEM manuals for interior parts
• Can apply fundamental vacuum bagging, bleeder & breather concepts
• Can repair Glass fibre single/double curved panels with Nomex® honeycomb and foam core
• Performs necessary ‘Wet Lay Up’ cosmetic repairs in sandwich panels from the inside to outside
• Must be able to understand criteria as written in the SAE- CACRC AIR 4938 and AIR 4844 Composite and bonded Glossary document.

(Level 1,2, and 3)

• Health and Safety (MSDS)
• Composite interior repair of laminates and honeycomb sandwich panel with thin skins
•  Materials: Dry fiber cloth and weave styles, wet resin impregnation and squeeze out, adhesives, potting compounds and honeycomb core types and density
• Fundamentals of fabrication: dry cloth and pre-preg handling, ply orientation, layup procedures, vacuum bagging techniques
• Introduction and use  of OEM manuals per Aircraft type for cabin Interior  parts repair
• Resin, adhesive systems: thermosets v.s. Mix ratios, viscosity, service temperature limits, cold storage requirements/shelf life limits, pot life, etc.
• Material Data Sheet (MDS) reading to determine Open time, Shelf life, and material Cure cycles
• Composite awareness & reporting damage incidents
• Minor Damage assessment, dents scratches and others
• Sanding techniques for thin laminate skins, scarf angels, of various repairs
• Installing & removing fasteners 

• Damage assessment
• Performing a repair
• Use of release films
• Use of hot-bonder & Heat blanket, TC use, and monitoring
• Post repair inspection

Participants will be daily intensively, individually monitored and should demonstrate to show their competence and evaluated by the examiner or instructor while repairing their individual part!
Participants will fill in their personal logbook daily which is signed off by the examiner or instructor(s)

• EFC as Training Providers will be required to monitor the student/participant's performance throughout the program. 
• Students will be administered a practical certification assessment following laboratory classes. It is recommended to use a checklist to evaluate the practical certification assessment.
• The written certification examination and practical certification assessment will cover the principles of the applicable curriculum and consist of:
• The written examination for certification shall contain approx. Eight (8) multiple-choice questions per course day with a maximum of fifty (50)* per exam.
• * The number depends on the use of three or four alternative answers per question
• The examination shall contain questions from each of the Topics listed in the outline for each Part.
• The examination will be closed book.
• Successful completion is 75% correct answers
• Reexamination: If the student fails the written examination, they may request to retake a written examination. 
• ​The written examination must not contain more than 20% of the questions that were on the failed examination.

• A repair training program, the required exams, and assessments based on the curriculum of this AIR and conducted by a training provider in accordance with the guidance set forth in this AIR.
• OR successful completion of the required exams and assessments based on the curriculum of this AIR without completion of a training program. Attempting the exam and assessment without training is not recommended for personnel without composite repair experience.

This course can also be held at our facility in Leipzig Germany at the facilities of our partner HEICO. If you have a need for this, please contact our purchasing manager Rolf Hovener via his page. For your company to benefit, this course can be held 'On-Site' at your facility under certain conditions.
Click on this link to the Onsite information webpage!

Courses as noted on our course schedule page can be run on request to meet your required start and end date. All listed course prices are Excl VAT. (Dutch VAT is 21%). EFC complies with Dutch tax laws. On request, companies can be sent an invoice instead of paying direct On-line with PayPal, IDEAL or credit card.

Payment is securely arranged via Mollie.nl . More information can be found on the website of Mollie.