Maintenance Skills Competition

What is the purpose?
The AMTSociety Maintenance Skills Competition gives teams of licensed AMTs, AMEs, students enrolled in FAA, EASA, CASA or equivalently authorized schools as well as personnel of any country's Armed Forces involved in the aircraft maintenance field the opportunity to test their combined abilities against those of their peers. This competition will help enable the constant upgrading of the standards by which today's skilled AMT/AMEs hold themselves to. The second purpose is to showcase the knowledge, skill and integrity that each and every AMT/AME, both current and future, possesses. Showcasing these cornerstones of the AMT/AME craft and profession will help raise awareness of the training and skill needed for today's AMT/AME to carry the great responsibilitiy of providing safe, airworthy aircraft.

Who can enter?
You must be a licensed AMT or AME involved in, and/or supporting aircraft maintenance functions at any organization, company or corporation. Also, any currently enrolled student in an FAA, EASA, CASA or equivalently authorized schools may enter. Personnel of any country's Armed Forces involved in the aircraft maintenance field are also eligible.

How to enter?
Team Costs: $500 USD per team, also each member of the team must be a current AMTSociety member. Not a current member? Join at www.amtsociety.org/join.jsp. Pricing varies.

Liability Release Form: Each team member will be required to sign a general release of liability form in order to participate in the competition. New this year, forms will not be collected in advance; forms will be available on-site in the Registration Lobby.

How to Register: Click here to register for the Maintenance Skills Competition online. –OR– Click here to download the Maintenance Skills Competition Team Entry Form
Registration can be completed online at www.cygnusaviationexpo.com, click on the Register Today button, and then on the Click Here to Register copy, select Maintenance Skills Competition to begin your registration.

It is important to include an email address for each person; this is how you will receive your registration confirmation which also includes information on how to book your special MSC discounted hotel rate and other important MSC updates.


Teams: Each team must select one main person to register every team member, guests, and other company representatives involved with MSC. ALL registrations must be completed at the same time, you cannot go back and add other registrants later. If you do not know all registrants, use a “dummy” name as a place holder, you can change names at anytime. To change a name you will need the registration confirmation email which includes the following: the link to the website for changes/updates, the badge number and email address.

The main person will complete his/her registration information; select add another registrant on Step 5 and some of the information will be pre-populated into the next person’s registration.

The main person should have the following information available when registering team members, guests, and other company representatives: individual names, job title, email address, contact phone number, AMTSociety member number (team members only), and any other contact information that would be different from the first registration. The main person will need to choose the relationship of the registrant to the MSC, example, team member, captain, coach, guest, company representative, etc.

Judges: Follow directions above. Select Judge as your MSC Member Type.

Guests: Each MSC member/judge is allowed 1 guest. All guests should be registered at the same time as the team/judge using the above directions. Select Guest as your MSC Member Type.

If you require special accommodations or have questions concerning the AMTSociety's 5th Annual Maintenance Skills Competition, please contact Kenneth MacTiernan, AMTSociety Director and MSC Chairman at jetdr@san.rr.com or 619.395.6681.