Aircraft Dispatch
Master Minimum Equipment List (M)MEL Awareness
Self-paced online training with an interactive protected player, a multiple-choice exam, and a certificate issued instantly on passing.
Training type
(M)MEL Awareness - interactive presentation + exam. Programme aligned with ICAO Annex 6, CS-MMEL and the air operations requirements of Regulation (EU) 965/2012 (ARO.OPS.205 and ORO.MLR.105) under Regulation (EU) 2018/1139.
About the course
The MEL lets an aircraft fly safely with defined items inoperative, under clear and approved conditions; redundancy is used deliberately, never by guesswork.
The course covers the MEL concept, the regulatory framework, item structure and philosophy, NEF and CDL, using the MEL at dispatch, and intervals, extensions and amendments.
Course contents (syllabus)
- 1The MEL concept
- 2The regulatory framework
- 3Structure and philosophy
- 4NEF, CDL and related lists
- 5Using the MEL at dispatch
- 6Intervals, extensions and amendments
Objectives
- Explain why an aircraft may be dispatched with inoperative items
- Identify the regulations and the MMEL to MEL relationship
- Read an MEL item, its categories, procedures and placarding
- Distinguish the MEL, CDL and NEF and follow the dispatch decision
- Explain rectification intervals, extensions and MEL currency
Who should attend
Personnel and roles for whom this training is intended.