Aircraft mechanics maintain, repair, overhaul, modify and test aircraft structural, mechanical and hydraulic systems.

• Completion of secondary school is required.
  
• A college diploma in aircraft maintenance or Completion of a four-year apprenticeship program is usually required.
  
• Several years of on-the-job training are required for aircraft mechanics.
  
• Aircraft mechanics and inspectors who sign maintenance releases and certify airworthiness require an Aircraft Maintenance Engineer's (AME) licence issued by Transport Canada.
  
• Trade certification for aircraft maintenance engineers is available, but voluntary, in Ontario, the Northwest Territories and Nunavut.
  
• Trade certification for aircraft structural technicians is available, but voluntary, in British Columbia.
  
• Industry certification from the Canadian Aviation Maintenance Council for some occupations in this unit group is available, but voluntary.
  
• Aircraft inspectors require several years of experience as an aircraft mechanic.