This is a 'cut n paste' from another forum (flylah.com):

It is now official that the DCAM Part 66 will come in force as of 1st. January 2011.
Full implementation in January 2016.

Current AMEL will be renewed as per the new Part 66 format license and will have limitations(16 limitations to start with at max)
The AMEL is now AML(Aircraft Maintenance License) as Cat A is a certifying mechanic.
The grace period to remove/comply with these limitations is by 2015. If lapsed, you will no longer be able to exercise the priviledges.(All applicable modules to be cleared within 5 years.)

First exam complying to Part 66 will commence July 2011.
Final exam with BCAR Section L format is on 30th June 2011.
Only Cat A and Cat B are catered for. NO Cat. C as the current regulations with CRS-SMI and CMR signatories satisfy the current regulations.
New AN numbering system will be developed.
There would be a requirement for English proficiency which will be established at a later date.

Any exemptions to the modules will be case to case basis which the DCAM will decide.
Max of 3 resits per year. 90 days to lapse for next resit if failed, 30 days if from an ATO( Approved Training Organization)
Fees: RM100 for first 2 modules, RM100 for subsequent modules.
ORAL examination will be ABOLISHED.

Working on foreign aircrafts is acceptable but it must be validated by a validator approved by DCAM.
Type ratings by DCA is under DCAM purview, so are group ratings.
'Grandfather' rights shall remain.
Authorizations will be under DCAM's discretion.
Foreign license conversions as per AN7, however the DCA recognize only 5 regulatory bodies/countries: UK, Australia, New Zealand, Singapore and Brunei.
Compass compensation and adjustments only to those currently endorsed. Otherwise it's under limitations of license.

ATO under AN85 will be approved under Part 147 with limitations until such time the limitations are complied with.
Assessor and validator must be defined, nominated in the MTOE and approved by DCAM.
A person can be both assessor and validator, but must not validate his own assessments!
Use CAA CAP 741 for log of work for the time being. DCA will meet with the industry to establish the future format.

DCAM will conduct ALL exams. An ATO may be approved to conduct examinations.

Any questions email to amel66@dca.gov.my

Its already official and the exam schedule starts this month! Read AN1101.
Go to DCA's webpage for more details.
Tell your instructor its already 2011! He may thinks he's still in 2010!
Ask him to read the AN1101 before putting his feet in his mouth again.

Grandfather's right means, what is yours, is yours and will not be taken back or withdrawn until you expire.
This is pertaining to type rating endorsements in the AMEL

Hehe I know!
I can merely quote what has been mentioned by DCA is that the first 2 modules is RM200 and RM100 per subsequent module.
You're welcome.

It is certainly cheaper, RM100 vs GBP61 per module!
Honestly there is NO reason why would anyone want to take the EASA-66 way which to me, a 'difficult' path to take.

As far as DCA is concerned, the announcement to the industry has been made by the Director General himself last year and the two new ANs has been signed, approved by him and ISSUED, therefore it is OFFICIAL!

Wait no longer, the ball has already rolling!

Yes, that is what I heard last. Rest assured that there is NO subsidy here that the government can cut..

hmmm...juz wondering why ppl from aeronautical engineering can have cat-c lincense ?? it doesnt fair for b1 and b2 holder since they work their as* up like hell..hmm

MIAT being an academic institution will be closed for the CNY and have their own set of academic 'idiosynchrosies' when dealing with them. It is better off if you drop by and talked to MIAT's group of 'aviation experts' who are basically licensed engineers. May be they can brief you a better picture! To date I have yet to see how they're going to migrate to DCA's Part 66 and Part 147 requirements.

Glad to help out!

Hi to all,

Just stumbled across this forum discussions, seems like it's got so many people interested in aircraft maintenance!
To all those who're already well advanced in the process of becoming a LAME, I wish you all the best.

I would like to post something here for the newbies, those who are still in the early stages getting into the industry.
I've gone thru the whole rigmarole of becoming a lame & have been employed as one for the past 20yrs, worked in
many places & different companies.

In my point of view, just drop the whole idea of a career in aircraft maintenance while you still can & find another
career path plse. The industry has gone down the drain, it used to be good/excellent in the old days. Now it's not
worth the effort & risking your limbs &  rice-bowl being a Lame.

With the change in legislation that's taken place, it favours the airline management & authorities. We don't have the
say that we used to. It's become money-driven & the keyword is cost-cutting.

Another thing that we're not aware of till actually having entered the industry is the amount of chemicals involved
in our work environment e.g. cleaning agents, paint & paint strippers, exposure to fuel vapours etc. The long-term
health hazards are not realised till too late.

The only good thing I would say, is the money as a Lame is marginally better than other jobs for similar academic
achievement. But money is not everything..........sad we only realise that when it's too late.

Anyway, sorry to sound like a stick in the mud but I'm relating not only my opinions based on my experience, but
also that of many of my peers................just go ask a Lame you know if he/she would encourage their own
children to also become a Lame?? I bet you most would say "no way".

There're better things to do with your life than being a Lame!

Very well said Jazzy, but how many LAE hit that RM 52k mark ? I'm sure that comes with lots of OT..
lots of OT=making hangar your second home=____

MOST LAE in an airline wont take home half that amount in his entire life...not even RM20k..

RM 4000 = I'm talking about a big airline... thats da TRUTH
RM7000= comes with OT even with 5 years experience
But how many can make it into an airlines as an LAE ? I'm talking bout facts and figures as in ratios of sponsored and non-sponsored ones...

How many make it into General Aviation earning 9K ?

If its true, then why are so many MIAT's , polytechs and other aviation colleges graduates working as Vendors and Junior Techs or even some composite/manufacturing company ?

I wrote this from my humble point of view, I NEVER mean to CRITICISE or DEMOTIVATE anyone, but this is just another point/perspective of looking at things since all da GREENER part of it are mentioned in this thread.

Like Jazzy said,  you win some, you lose some. Some are fortunate, others not so..

Nevertheless, I wish everyone the best. =)

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Added on March 7, 2011, 1:13 amAnd another point to take NOTE, I never mention anything about safety or fluids... Any industries will have its own RISKS...

Cheers people... =)

Gneba360, RM4000 is already including allowance if u're working with a local airline... who told you that its RM4000 basic ?

For a fresh LAE, what allowance can take ur pay from 4k basic(IF THERE"S SUCH BASIC PAY) to a whopping 3k increase ?

As far as I'm concern, NONE of the airlines in Malaysia has a starting basic of RM4000, one is 2k plus and the other last i've known is 5k...
Jazzy, I wonder why many of them become as what you called them, MALAS ?

Hey, my words are not gospel BUT I know someone who just passed the LWTR and was offered to join a company at RM9K BASIC. That RM4K is nothing, hehe. MAS being MAS will always have the lowest of the basic. AirAsia with a type starts from RM5.5K, thats not bad I guess.

if i just graduated from high school , should i study the uni in taiwan ?

I am curious pertaining to foreign graduates from part 147 ATO. Has anyone or you know of someone who has graduated, got the necessary OJT and license and came back to Malaysia and work as a Licensed Engineer.
I am posing this question because I am aware some students are flying to the other side of the globe (thanks to some hard selling by consultants), thinking they are on the way to become a Licensed Engineer when the OJT is actually not assured. In fact I was told the OJT for foreigners can be difficult to arrange.
It is my  guess they are likely to come back home with only a certificate/statement of completion of EASA modules and work as a tech. How then do they become a Licensed Engineer? Work 2 yrs in a EASA part145 MRO--only MAS? Or 5 yrs with a unstructured program?
For that matter, how many EASA licensed engineers are there in Malaysia that can sign off your OJT??

Long time never step in here already

just got my SPM results few days ago and it's pretty satisfactory for me

should be paying APR a visit somewhere next week i guess with a friend of mine along to check out the place and ask some more questions

btw jazz, are you by any chance, torx, in flylah forum?

the way you and him replies looks pretty much the same

Aviation Australia.are u taking EASA mod as well ?

The word I got from the surveyor-in-charge is that the result is not very 'encouraging'...