Originally Posted by
jaysona
Aviation is Federally regulated and those Federal Regulations are derived from ICAO requirements.
Canada specifics:
https://tc.canada.ca/en/aviation/lic...-engineers-ame
Get a copy of ICAO Annex 1 and read Chapter 4.
The U.S.A is one of the extreme few member states that does not use the word "engineer" for its licensed aircraft maintenance personnel.
Not sure what the eyeroll is for as people are merely pointing out that the definition of engineer in aviation is quite different than in other industries in Canada. AMEs are not the only example of this. It's the same in railways, the military and some legacy professions that are regulated provincially like stationary engineers (variously called operating or power engineers in different provinces).
It's not merely a question of parallel regulatory regimes - unlike some employees of the federal government who do engineering work that would plainly require a PEng if done in an area of provincial jurisdiction, AME is also a unique profession from the ones regulated by provincial engineering associations.
Congratulations to Mr. Sharma for his achievements. Interesting that he worked as ramp crew for 8P while putting himself through school at BCIT and later in maintenance after graduating. It demonstrates how important smaller airlines are for giving people a place to get started in the aviation industry.