Aerospace Coating Application Specialist Certification (ACAS)

How to get this certification
  1. Meet work experience requirement
  2. Enroll and complete course requirements
  3. Complete prerequisite forms

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Aerospace Coating Application Specialist Certification (ACAS)

The Aerospace Coating Application Specialist Certification Program is designed to certify those individual craft workers who have experience and training in all aspects of hands-on surface preparation and coating application to surfaces of aircraft structures, according to the requirements of the Aerospace Coating Application Specialist (ACAS) Program.

Who should pursue and attend?

Facility owners, contractors, certifying agencies may use this program for certification of application specialists for other substrates or conditions, as considered appropriate.

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Why attend - benefits of attending

After attending this course you will be able to:

  • Operate plural component pumps.
  • Explain plural component operations.
  • Assess troubleshooting cases.

What this course covers

  • Fundamentals of the process of spraying two component coatings using airless plural component spray pumps (e.g., material ratio, material viscosity, mixing, ambient conditions for application and curing, product data sheets, material safety data sheets, spray technique).
  • Equipment operation.
  • Troubleshooting basics and lessons learned.
  • Coating materials appropriate for plural component spray.
  • Quality control basics.

How to achieve certification

  1. Meet work experience requirement

    2 years (minimum 2,000 hours) experience working in the aerospace industry

    Successful completion of Aerospace Maintainer Coating Application Training (AERO MAIN)

  2. Enroll and complete course requirements

    Register for an Aerospace Coating Application Specialist Certification (ACAS) offering

    Note: Registering for this course includes the hands-on certification exam

  3. Ensure all prerequisite forms are filled out and returned to AMPP

    ACAS Prerequisite Form

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Prerequisites

The following are examples of courses that would qualify:

In order to achieve ACAS certification, you must meet the following prerequisites:

  • Take the training program listed above.
  • Provide documentation of 2 years (minimum 2,000 hours) experience working in the aerospace industry.
  • Pass the ACAS hands-on exam with a 90% or greater

The following item must be submitted to AMPP no later than two weeks before the scheduled course: ACAS Prerequisite Form

2 Day Course
4 Year Certification Term
1.5 Continuing Education Units (CEUs)

Prerequisites

Please see the list of prerequisites for this certification

Recertification

Aerospace Coating Application Specialist

Related courses

Aerospace Maintainer Coating Application (AERO MAIN)

Aerospace Engineer Coatings Application Training (AERO ENG)

Exam content

The Aerospace Coating Application Specialist Certification Program requires passing the hands-on exam that certifies proficiency in surface preparation and coating application using HVLP or Electrostatic spray. Candidates must wear appropriate personal protective equipment (PPE) during the hands-on session and must be able to answer questions about troubleshooting if things go wrong with the surface preparation process, equipment, or spray pot.

A minimum grade of 90% is required on the hands-on, practical exam in order for a painter to be considered for ACAS certification.

Note: There is no written exam.