Prüfmeister

English translation: certifying staff

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German term or phrase:Prüfmeister
English translation:certifying staff
Entered by: Jon Fedler

13:47 Nov 7, 2009
German to English translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Aerospace / Aviation / Space / Defence
German term or phrase: Prüfmeister
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Die Qualifikationsstufe Leitender Militärluftfahrttechniker
entspricht in etwa der Category C gem. EASA Part 66.

Die Qualifikationsstufe Prüf bzw. Werkmeister (auf OLevel und ILevel) entspricht in etwa der Category C gem. EASA Part 66, allerdings unterteilt in die Fachrichtungen
Flugwerk
Triebwerk
Bordausrüstung.
Die Fachrichtung Bordausrüstung gliedert sich in die Sachgebiete
Avionik
Bordwaffen
Rettung und Sicherheit.
Jon Fedler
Local time: 19:35
certifying staff
Explanation:
I've tranlated several documents about certifying staff in my time.

Additional quotes:

In addition sufficient aircraft type rated staff qualified as category B1 and B2 in accordance with … and specialised personnel shall support the category C certifying staff :

Category C certifying staff requirements are detailed in
this Part and do not include continuing airworthiness
management topics, however text clarified to highlight
category C/B1/B2 interface.



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Note added at 2 hrs (2009-11-07 15:55:17 GMT)
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Category B1 staff, being a generalist, does not have sufficient experience or knowledge about complex structural work to efficiently support the category C certifying staff.

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Note added at 2 days16 hrs (2009-11-10 06:35:54 GMT) Post-grading
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My pleasure, glad to help!
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David Williams
Germany
Local time: 18:35
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Thanks and Regards David from Jon
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Summary of answers provided
4test engineer
Michél Dallaserra
4certifying staff
David Williams
3testing technician
Yasutomo Kanazawa
3quality controller
Rolf Keiser


  

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7 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
testing technician


Explanation:
I think it's called testing technician.

Yasutomo Kanazawa
Japan
Local time: 01:35
Native speaker of: Native in JapaneseJapanese
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test engineer


Explanation:
is the English equivalent of "Prüfmeister" which nowadays is most commonly called "Prüfingenieur".


    Reference: http://dict.tu-chemnitz.de/deutsch-englisch/Pr%FCfingenieur....
Michél Dallaserra
Germany
Local time: 18:35
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman, Native in EnglishEnglish
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neutral  Cilian O'Tuama: it may be "an" English equivalent
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quality controller


Explanation:
this is the person responsible for the quality control usually associated with the manufacturing process

Rolf Keiser
Switzerland
Local time: 18:35
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in GermanGerman
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certifying staff


Explanation:
I've tranlated several documents about certifying staff in my time.

Additional quotes:

In addition sufficient aircraft type rated staff qualified as category B1 and B2 in accordance with … and specialised personnel shall support the category C certifying staff :

Category C certifying staff requirements are detailed in
this Part and do not include continuing airworthiness
management topics, however text clarified to highlight
category C/B1/B2 interface.



--------------------------------------------------
Note added at 2 hrs (2009-11-07 15:55:17 GMT)
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Category B1 staff, being a generalist, does not have sufficient experience or knowledge about complex structural work to efficiently support the category C certifying staff.

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Note added at 2 days16 hrs (2009-11-10 06:35:54 GMT) Post-grading
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My pleasure, glad to help!

Example sentence(s):
  • For example, an A check with several works to perform (deferred items, component changes, modifications, AD..) on a heavy aircraft need to be performed in a hangar with all associated means and must be released by a 66 category C certifying staff.
  • appropriate aircraft type rated certifying staff qualified as category C in accordance with Part 66 and 145.A.35.

    Reference: http://www.easa.europa.eu/ws_prod/g/doc/Agency_Mesures/Archi...
David Williams
Germany
Local time: 18:35
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 9
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Thanks and Regards David from Jon
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