PROFESSIONAL knowledge:
At the comprehension level:
1. The human factor in aviation.
2. Basics of the quality system.
3. Typical aircraft designs.
4. Organisation and provision of aircraft maintenance.
5. Construction and operating principles of gas turbines and piston engines.
6. Propellers, their functions and construction.
7. Metrology for inspection, maintenance and repair of electrical and electromechanical equipment, maintenance and assemblies.
At the application level:
1. Set of aircraft technical documentation, nomenclature and structure.
2. Analysis and evaluation of aircraft technical documentation in English.
3. Aircraft technical documentation in English.
4. Types of technical diagnostics.
5. Aircraft maintenance and repair procedures.
6. Knowledge of measurement, mechanics and materials.
7. Maintenance and repair procedures and their supporting documentation.
8. Aerodynamics.
9. Procedures for maintenance and repair of engine and its systems and accessories.
10. Types of technical diagnostics.
11. Knowledge of measurements, mechanics and materials.
12. Typical damages, causes of failures.
13. Propeller repair.
14. Maintenance and repair of aircraft mechanical units.
15. Aircraft maintenance and repair documentation.
16. Analysis and evaluation of documentation.
17. Aircraft electronic and radio electronic systems, construction of assemblies and units, their functions, operation, possible damage and failure, maintenance and repair procedures.
18. Electronics, electrical engineering, radio electronics.
GENERAL knowledge:
At the comprehension level:
1. Self-assessment mechanisms.
At the application level:
1. Laws and regulations of aviation.
2. Laws and regulations of labour legal relations.
3. Professional ethics.
4. Occupational safety, fire safety and environmental protection regulations.
5. Good knowledge of the official language.
6. Extensive and relevant vocabulary.
7. Professional terminology in the official language and one or more foreign languages.
8. Functional grammar in the official language and one or more foreign languages.
9. Intercultural communication.
10. Information technologies.
11. Data analysis, processing and protection.
12. Computer programs – spreadsheets, databases, information storage and management.
13. Management sciences.
14. Work-flow planning.
15. Communication and cooperation.
16. Principles of professional ethics.
17. Data collection and analysis.
18. Communication skills.
19. Preparation of reports and publications.
20. Presentation skills.
21. Study, career and work-flow planning.
22. Time planning.
23. Self-development and lifelong learning.

PROFESSIONAL skills:
1. To understand and follow regulatory instructions and procedures.
2. To select binding maintenance or repair procedures according to the maintenance task.
3. To complete aircraft equipment maintenance documentation.
4. To maintain the airworthiness of the aircraft.
5. To perform pre-flight and scheduled maintenance of the aircraft.
6. To follow the procedures specified in the technical documentation.
7. To ensure the technical operation of aviation auxiliaries.
8. To recognise damage and failures of the aircraft frame and its systems.
9. To restore the aircraft frame and its systems.
10. To understand the causes of failures of the aircraft frame and its system, and prevent their recurrence.
11. To repair the aerodynamic surface of the aircraft.
12. To diagnose equipment damage and failure.
13. To restore the engine, its system and auxiliary equipment.
14. To understand the causes of engine, system and ancillary equipment failures and prevent their recurrence.
15. To diagnose propeller failures and damage, restore its functionality.
16. To analyse the causes of propeller failures and prevent the possibility of repeated failures.
17. To perform preventive maintenance of aircraft mechanical units.
18. To perform various minor repairs of aircraft mechanical units.
19. To understand and follow the regulatory instructions and procedures applicable to aircraft electronics.
20. To fill in the maintenance documentation for electronic, radio electronic and electrical equipment of the aircraft.
21. To diagnose damage and failure of electronic and radio electronic equipment, units and assemblies.
22. To restore electronic systems.
23. To understand the causes of failures of electronic and radio electronic equipment and assemblies, and prevent the possibility of recurrence of failures.
GENERAL skills:
1. To understand and comply with general aviation laws and regulations.
2. To observe the norms of legal labour relations and professional ethics.
3. To understand and observe the requirements of occupational safety, fire safety and environmental protection laws and regulations.
4. To communicate clearly and understandably in Latvian.
5. To observe the principles of business communication in Latvian.
6. To fully understand and analyse technical publications and periodicals in Latvian.
7. To communicate orally and in writing in a variety of professional situations and environments.
8. To use professional terminology.
9. To present issues both in the professional environment and to the society.
10. To communicate in one or more foreign languages.
11. To use modern forms of work organisation and modern information technologies.
12. To plan and organise own work, organise and manage team work.
13. To work in accordance with the principles of professional ethics.
14. To co-operate in compliance with the principles of professional communication and norms of legal labour relations.
15. To perform statistical data processing.
16. To prepare reports and publications.
17. To prepare presentation materials and publications.
18. To argue own point of view.
19. To evaluate own professional experience.
20. To understand the learning needs for career development.
21. To systematically acquire new knowledge and experience.
22. To follow current events in the industry and use the acquired knowledge in practice.
23. To promote own development and self-education.

PROFESSIONAL competences:
1. Ability to work with aircraft technical documentation.
2. Ability to complete aircraft equipment maintenance records.
3. Ability to perform aircraft maintenance.
4. Ability to apply basic mathematical operations to determine the exact defects, allowable tolerances and appropriate repair methods of the aircraft.
5. Ability to apply the basics of physics in order to understand the operation and interaction of aircraft and its units.
6. Ability to perform maintenance and repair of the aircraft frame and systems.
7. Ability to repair and maintain aerodynamic surfaces.
8. Ability to perform maintenance of the engine, its systems and auxiliary equipment.
9. Ability to perform propeller maintenance.
10. Ability to perform maintenance on aircraft units.
11. Ability to work with regulatory instructions and procedures relevant to aircraft electronics.
12. Ability to complete maintenance documentation for aircraft electronic, radio electronic and electrical equipment in English.
13. Ability to perform inspection, maintenance and repair of electronic and radio electronic equipment, units and assemblies.
GENERAL competences:
1. Ability to understand aviation laws and regulations.
2. Ability to understand and comply with the norms of legal labor relations, occupational safety, fire safety and environmental protection regulatory enactments.
3. Ability to communicate clearly and intelligibly in the official language in writing and orally during the performance of duties.
4. Ability to communicate, write, read, and speak fluently in one or more foreign languages, understanding and using professional terminology and concepts.
5. Ability to use modern information technologies in one’s professional activities.
6. Ability to plan and organize one’s work.
7. Ability to organize and manage team work.
8. Ability to follow the principles of professional ethics.
9. Ability to cooperate in accordance with the principles of professional communication.
10. Ability to prepare presentations and present them.
11. Ability to prepare reports and publications.
12. Ability to organize oneself and, taking responsibility, to continue learning and educating oneself in the professional field, as well as to develop personal skills.