Knowing the TRUE value of your CAAM Part 66 Category B1/B2 license holders

Aircraft Maintenance Engineer Creed

Helicopter - Aircraft Maintenance Engineer

Upon my honor...

• I will hold in sacred trust the rights and privileges conferred upon me as a certified aircraft maintenance engineering personnel.

• Knowing full well that the safety and lives of others are dependent upon my skill and judgement, I will never subject others to risks that I am not willing to assume.

• I pledge never to undertake or approve work that I feel is beyond the limits of my knowledge, nor will I allow an unqualified person to persuade me to approve aircraft or equipment as airworthy against my better judgement.

• I will not be influenced by personal gain, nor shall I pass as airworthy, aircraft or equipment about which I am in doubt either as a result of my inspection or uncertainty regarding the ability of others who have worked on it to accomplish their work satisfactorily.

• I realize the grave responsibility that is mine - to exercise my judgment on the airworthiness of aircraft and equipment.

• I pledge unyielding adherence to these precepts for the advancement of aviation and the dignity of my profession.

Aeroplane - Aircraft Maintenance Engineer

Hi, young souls

So, you have read the aircraft maintenance engineer creeds as shown above? If you didn’t feel any goosebumps then you might want to consider to change your profession.

CAAM Part 66 license sample

That's why this topic on starting salary for CAAM Part 66 Category B1 or B2 license can be considered as very sensitive to some, especially to the Engineering Directors or Managers of airlines and MROs in Malaysia. Why?

Because one of their KPI (Key Performance Indicators) to their respective bosses i.e. CEO / Managing Director was to find ways on how to reduce the engineering manpower cost.

Key Performance Indicators

But what the heck - most of Engineering Directors or Managers were apprentices before - and they thought the new millenials apprentices nowadays should follow similar path like they did 20, 30 or 40 years ago. Is it fair? You might asked?

Nope, we don't think so – it is IN-JUSTICE to deny the RIGHTS for new CAAM Part 66 Category B1/B2 license holders and compared it with BCAR Sect L apprenticeship in 1970’s or end of 1990’s cost of living.

Do you think with RM300/month allowance as apprentice is enough nowadays? Come on laa – have a heart please.

Therefore, in this article we would like to share with y’all on how to understand the TRUE value of your CAAM Part 66 Category B1 or B2 license or yourself as a professional and never sell yourself short again.

Have you ever had to put a price on what you’re worth? Where the airlines or MRO refused to see your value. In fact they saw you as CAAM Part 66 Category B1 or B2 license holders worth no more than half what you saw.

Come guys – you have worked effortlessly – tirelessly to get your hard-earned CAAM Part 66 Category B1 or B2 license.

Your dreams are too valuable to just give them away for FREE like peanuts on a bar at a pub.

CAAM Part 66 Category B1 or B2 salary

Here’s how to understand your true value :

"Believe in yourself above all else"

How can you put a value on yourself when you don’t even believe in yourself? Therefore, you MUST believe the following personality strength :

I AM AN ACHIEVER

I CAN EXECUTE

I AM PASSIONATE IN EVERYTHING I DO

I HAVE GOALS

I CAN DO SOMETHING SPECIAL – EVEN THE UNTHINKABLE

In current scenario when some of the CAAM Part 66 Category B1 or B2 license holders - do not know their TRUE value – you must have the belief ...

“Your value is directly linked to your belief”

"Your potential holds your value"

If you treat yourself like GARBAGE you’ll never appreciate your potential. It’s in your potential that your true value lies. You can’t figure out what you’re worth unless you know what you’re capable of doing.

Your potential is intangible and a lot of it comes down to your mindset. If your mindset is sharp and you’re disciplined then you will do amazing things and most likely exceed your potential.

It’s not where you are right now but where you’re heading that determines your value.

Communicating this effectively is how you make everyone see what you’re worth.

Ignoring your potential will significantly reduce your value and result in you being undervalued which will eventually lead you to be pissed off, frustrated and feeling sorry for yourself.

“Not seeing your value is like spitting in your own face”

Most of what you feel comes down to how you treat yourself. If you treat yourself badly then people will copy your behaviour and do the same.

You can’t sell what you’re worth unless you see it first.

Ask people you’ve worked with what they see your value as.

Once you see your own value, you then want to speak with your peers, mentors and friends to get a sense for what they see your value as.

Above everything, believe in yourself.

Cheers ;)

ninermike9M Malaysia