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1Under Article 53(1) of the Air Code of the Russian Federation, who may perform the functions of a specialist maintaining a civil aircraft (outside the exempt ultralight and small-UAS categories)?
A.Civil aviation personnel who hold the corresponding certificate (свидетельство) issued by the authorized civil aviation body
B.Any employee of a certified maintenance organization, provided the quality manager countersigns the work
C.Graduates of an aviation technical college, who may work without a certificate during their first year
D.Holders of a foreign maintenance licence, automatically and without any Russian recognition procedure
Explanation: Article 53(1) admits to crew and aircraft-maintenance functions only members of civil aviation personnel who hold the corresponding certificate issued by the authorized body. Rosaviatsiya issues these certificates after a knowledge test, a skills check and an experience review under Government Decree No. 193 of 17 February 2022.
2Under FAP-236 (in force from 1 September 2026), what may the holder of a maintenance specialist certificate with qualification mark "C" do?
A.Perform line (оперативное) maintenance and sign only for the line tasks they carried out
B.Maintain electrical systems, instruments and radio-electronic equipment only, without airframe work
C.Sign the certificate confirming completion of periodic (base) maintenance of the aircraft
D.Maintain unmanned civil aircraft and sign only for that unmanned-aircraft work
Explanation: FAP-236 paragraph 129 gives mark C the privilege of signing the certificate for completed periodic (base) maintenance. Experience requirements for C depend on aircraft mass: for aircraft of 5,700 kg and above, for example, at least three years exercising B1.1 or B1.3 privileges on such aircraft.
3How does FAP-236 distinguish qualification mark "B2" from mark "B1" on a maintenance specialist certificate?
A.B2 covers electrical systems (including engine electrics), instruments and radio-electronic equipment; B1 covers airframe, powerplant and systems and includes mark A duties
B.B2 is the mark for line maintenance on transit aircraft, while B1 is reserved for signing the certificates that release aircraft from base maintenance
C.B2 applies only to helicopters and B1 only to aeroplanes, whichever aircraft systems the holder actually maintains in practice
D.B2 is a trainee mark issued before B1 is granted and carries no right to sign any maintenance documents for completed work
Explanation: Under paragraphs 127–128, B1 holders maintain the aircraft including airframe and powerplant units and system elements, replace electrical, instrument and radio-electronic units that need testing, and also carry the duties of mark A. B2 holders maintain electrical systems (including those on the engine), instruments and radio-electronic equipment. Both sign the documents for the work they perform.
4A candidate with secondary vocational aviation-technical education wants qualification mark B1.1 (turbine-engine aeroplanes). Under FAP-236, what minimum practical maintenance experience in operation is required?
A.Six months
B.One year
C.Two years
D.Five years
Explanation: FAP-236 paragraph 141 requires at least two years of practical maintenance experience in operation for marks B2, B1.1 and B1.3, with secondary vocational or higher technical education. At least one year applies to marks A1–A5, B1.2 and B1.4.
5Article 20 of the Air Code of the Russian Federation divides aviation into which three types?
A.Commercial, general and military aviation
B.Civil, state and experimental aviation
C.Passenger, cargo and aerial-work aviation
D.Federal, regional and departmental aviation
Explanation: Article 20 states that aviation is divided into civil, state and experimental aviation. Civil aviation serves the needs of citizens and the economy (Article 21), state aviation serves military, border, police, customs and other state services, and experimental aviation is used for research, development and testing.
6A private owner flies a light aircraft for personal travel, carrying no paying passengers and performing no aerial work. Under Article 21 of the Air Code, this flying belongs to:
A.State aviation, because the aircraft is entered in a state register
B.Experimental aviation, because no air operator certificate is involved
C.General aviation (авиация общего назначения), the part of civil aviation not used for commercial air transport or aerial work
D.Commercial aviation, because every civil flight is treated as a commercial operation
Explanation: Article 21(3) assigns civil aviation that is not used for commercial air transport or aerial work to general aviation (АОН). The aircraft is still civil aviation because it serves the needs of citizens (Article 21(1)).
7Under Article 36(1) of the Air Code, what must a civil aircraft (other than the exempt ultralight categories) have to be admitted to operation?
A.Only a certificate of state registration, which also serves to confirm its airworthiness
B.A maintenance release certificate, which replaces the airworthiness certificate for one year
C.An air operator certificate held by whichever company operates the aircraft
D.A certificate of airworthiness (сертификат летной годности), based on an approved type design or an individual assessment
Explanation: Article 36(1) admits civil aircraft to operation only when they hold a certificate of airworthiness. It is issued on the basis of a type certificate (or another accepted type-design approval) or an assessment of the individual aircraft against airworthiness and environmental requirements.
8According to Rosaviatsiya's published clarification on airworthiness directives (letter of 10 February 2020), what is the status of directives issued by the state of design for an aircraft type entered in the Russian register?
A.They are advisory until Rosaviatsiya re-issues each one as a Russian directive
B.They must be complied with within their stated times, and Rosaviatsiya may also issue its own directives for those types
C.They apply only to aircraft on the Russian register that fly international routes
D.They may be skipped if the operator's chief engineer judges the unsafe condition unlikely
Explanation: Rosaviatsiya explained that directives issued by the authority of the state of design are mandatory, within their compliance times, for aircraft on the Russian register. Russian law does not provide for 're-approving' foreign directives, and under FAP-21 Rosaviatsiya can issue its own directives for any type on the Russian register. Directives restore the safety level required by the approved type design.
9What does FAP-145, approved by Ministry of Transport Order No. 367 of 18 October 2024 and in force from 1 March 2025, regulate?
A.Maintenance of certificated civil aircraft, engines and propellers (and certificated unmanned systems), replacing FAP-120 and FAP-109
B.The knowledge, experience and qualification marks required of individual maintenance specialists
C.Type certification of new aircraft designs and the approval of design and production organizations
D.Rules of the air and air traffic services in the airspace of the Russian Federation
Explanation: FAP-145 sets the rules for maintaining certificated unmanned aviation systems, civil aircraft, aircraft engines and propellers. Light and ultralight aircraft not used for commercial air transport or aerial work are excluded. The Ministry of Transport stated that it replaced FAP-120 and FAP-109 and lets approved maintenance organizations delegate work to subcontractors and run theoretical refresher training themselves.
10Under the 'maintenance by operating time' strategy (ТО по наработке), how are the list and intervals of maintenance operations determined?
A.From the actual technical condition of each item at the start of maintenance
B.From the fleet's monitored reliability level, with items run until failure
C.From the flight crew's assessment of the aircraft after each flight
D.From the item's operating time since entry into service or since overhaul, uniformly across the fleet
Explanation: Russian aviation maintenance terminology (ГОСТ 24212-80) defines maintenance by operating time as the strategy in which the list and periodicity of operations are set by the item's operating time since entry into service or since overhaul. The same schedule applies to every item of the type, regardless of its individual condition.

About the Rosaviatsiya Aircraft Maintenance Specialist Test Exam

Under Article 53 of the Air Code of the Russian Federation, only personnel holding the corresponding certificate may perform maintenance on civil aircraft (outside the exempt ultralight and small-UAS categories). Rosaviatsiya issues the certificate of an aircraft maintenance specialist (свидетельство специалиста по техническому обслуживанию воздушных судов) after a knowledge test, a skills check during practical work, and a review of training and experience under Government Decree No. 193 of 17 February 2022. From 1 September 2026, FAP-236 (Ministry of Transport Order No. 236 of 26 May 2026, replacing FAP-147) sets the qualification marks: A for line maintenance, B1 for airframe, powerplant and systems, B2 for electrical, instrument and radio-electronic equipment, and C for signing base-maintenance certificates, with sub-marks by aircraft category. The knowledge test is run by Rosaviatsiya's Higher Qualification Commission (ВКК) in Moscow or by territorial qualification commissions (ТКК) at its interregional territorial directorates, and is passed with more than 75% correct answers. Its question lists and content are approved by Ministry of Transport Order No. 42 of 18 February 2014. Section XVII of Appendix 2 lists 609 items for maintenance specialists in 13 knowledge areas, and maintenance rules and practices account for 292 of them. The remaining areas cover engines, materials, human performance, airframe systems, physics and chemistry, mathematics and units, air law and rules of flight, and principles of flight and emergencies. The official test content is in Russian. This free bank is independent practice by OpenExamPrep: an English-language MCQ study adaptation spread across the Order No. 42 knowledge areas in proportion to the number of listed items. It is not an official translation, does not reproduce or simulate the official test, and cannot replace approved training or the practical skills check.

Exam sponsor: Federal Air Transport Agency (Rosaviatsiya) — Higher Qualification Commission (ВКК) and territorial qualification commissions (ТКК). The requirements and fees below concern the certification or admission exam, separate from our free practice resources.

Assessment

Under Government Decree No. 193 of 17 February 2022, a candidate for the maintenance specialist certificate passes (1) a knowledge check in the form of testing before Rosaviatsiya's Higher Qualification Commission (ВКК) or a territorial qualification commission (ТКК), passed with more than 75% correct answers; (2) a skills check during practical maintenance work, conducted by a certificate holder with at least three years' maintenance experience; and (3) a review of training and experience documents before Rosaviatsiya issues the certificate. Qualification marks (A, B1, B2, C and their sub-marks) are set by FAP-236, in force from 1 September 2026.

Time Limit

Not published as a national figure

Passing Score

More than 75% correct answers; retest no earlier than 14 days after an unsuccessful attempt

Exam / Certification Fees

No separate test fee is published. The state duty for issuing the certificate is 2,000 RUB (Tax Code Art. 333.33(1)(72)); some territorial commissions ask for proof of payment at testing.

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Not published (292 of 609 listed items)

Maintenance rules and practices (правила технического обслуживания ВС)

Maintenance strategies (by operating time, condition-based with parameter or reliability-level monitoring) and methods (zonal, system-based, fixed, brigade, phased); repair systems; quality control, inspections and shift handover; servicing safety (refuelling, towing, jacking, engine runs, locking, cables); non-destructive testing; aircraft records and airworthiness documents.

Not published (61 of 609 listed items)

Powerplants: gas turbine and piston engines, fuels

Engine types; compressors, combustion chambers, turbines and blade cooling; nozzles and thrust reversers; seals, bearings and rotor dynamics; oil and fuel systems; automatic engine control; and propeller balancing.

Not published (56 of 609 listed items)

Materials

Properties of metals, steel and aluminium-alloy grades, hardness testing, heat treatment, corrosion and protective coatings, plastics and friction materials.

Not published (54 of 609 listed items)

Human performance, including threat and error management

Human factors concepts, attention and memory, stress and workload, group behaviour, safety culture and Reason's model of error defences.

Not published (44 of 609 listed items)

Airframe, flight controls, landing gear, brakes and systems; pressurization and oxygen

Structure and controls, landing gear and shock struts, brakes and anti-skid, hydraulic, fuel, fire-protection and ice-protection systems, air conditioning, pressurization and oxygen systems, and electrical bonding.

Not published (35 of 609 listed items)

Fundamentals of physics and chemistry

Arithmetic and geometry problems, mechanics, thermodynamics and heat engines, electricity and magnetism, oscillations, optics, atomic structure and SI units.

Not published (30 of 609 listed items)

Basic mathematics and units of measurement

Metrology terms, SI base and derived units, measurement errors and methods, tolerances and fits, verification of measuring instruments, and conformity certification documents.

Not published (31 of 609 listed items)

Air law and rules of flight

Structure of Russian air legislation, types of aviation, admission of aircraft to operation, certificates of airworthiness, aircraft documents and the pilot-in-command's rights.

Not published (6 of 609 listed items)

Principles of flight, emergencies and hazardous weather

Hazards of frost on aircraft surfaces, buffeting and the purpose of the tail unit; crew actions after a forced landing and first aid; release of aircraft covered with ice, snow or frost.

Preparing for the Rosaviatsiya Aircraft Maintenance Specialist Test Exam

What You Need to Know

  • Passing score: More than 75% correct answers; retest no earlier than 14 days after an unsuccessful attempt
  • Assessment: Under Government Decree No. 193 of 17 February 2022, a candidate for the maintenance specialist certificate passes (1) a knowledge check in the form of testing before Rosaviatsiya's Higher Qualification Commission (ВКК) or a territorial qualification commission (ТКК), passed with more than 75% correct answers; (2) a skills check during practical maintenance work, conducted by a certificate holder with at least three years' maintenance experience; and (3) a review of training and experience documents before Rosaviatsiya issues the certificate. Qualification marks (A, B1, B2, C and their sub-marks) are set by FAP-236, in force from 1 September 2026.
  • Time limit: Not published as a national figure
  • Exam / certification fees: No separate test fee is published. The state duty for issuing the certificate is 2,000 RUB (Tax Code Art. 333.33(1)(72)); some territorial commissions ask for proof of payment at testing. Official sources

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Rosaviatsiya Aircraft Maintenance Specialist Test: Suggested Study Strategy

1Learn the Russian maintenance terminology behind the largest knowledge area: strategies by operating time and by condition (with parameter or reliability-level monitoring), and the zonal, system-based, fixed, brigade and phased methods.
2Know the privileges and experience requirements for marks A, B1, B2 and C in FAP-236, which replaced FAP-147 on 1 September 2026.
3Practise the non-destructive testing principles: eddy current, ultrasonic, penetrant, magnetic particle, radiographic and acoustic methods, with their limitations.
4Revise materials science in Russian notation: Д16Т and В95 alloys, ШХ15 and other steel grades, HB/HV/HRC hardness, heat treatment terms such as улучшение, and anodic versus cathodic coatings.
5Do the mathematics, physics and metrology items with full working: Ohm's law, induced EMF, Carnot efficiency, SI units, measurement errors and fits.

Frequently Asked Questions

What does the Rosaviatsiya maintenance specialist certificate require?

Government Decree No. 193 of 17 February 2022 requires a knowledge test before the Higher Qualification Commission (ВКК) or a territorial qualification commission (ТКК), a skills check during practical maintenance work by a certificate holder with at least three years' experience, and documents confirming training and experience. Rosaviatsiya then issues the certificate of an aircraft maintenance specialist.

Which qualification marks can a maintenance specialist certificate carry?

FAP-236 (in force from 1 September 2026) sets marks A (line maintenance), B1 (airframe, powerplant and systems, including mark A duties), B2 (electrical, instrument and radio-electronic equipment) and C (signing the certificate of completed periodic maintenance). Sub-marks such as A1/B1.1 (turbine aeroplanes) and A3/B1.3 (turbine helicopters) set the aircraft category.

What is the pass mark, and when can I retake the test?

The knowledge check is passed when more than 75% of the test questions are answered correctly. After an unsuccessful attempt, a retest is held no earlier than 14 days after the previous check (Government Decree No. 193, para 5).

What does the certificate cost?

Rosaviatsiya publishes no separate test fee. The state duty for issuing the certificate is 2,000 RUB under Article 333.33(1)(72) of the Tax Code, and some territorial commissions ask to see proof of payment when you sit the test.

Is this practice bank the official test in English?

No. The official question content is approved in Russian by Ministry of Transport Order No. 42. This bank is independent English-language MCQ study practice by OpenExamPrep covering the same knowledge areas. It is not an official translation or a simulation of the test, and it cannot replace approved training or the practical skills check.