PART 05 REGULATIONS COMPLIANCE CHECKLIST

AMO CERTIFICATION & ADMINISTRATION REQUIREMENTS

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Subpart A General N/A

5.001 Applicability
(a) This Part prescribes the requirements of Rwanda for—
(a)(1) Issuance of approvals to organisations for the maintenance.
preventive maintenance, and modifications of aircraft and aircraft
components; and
(a)(2) The certification and general operating rules for an Approved
Maintenance Organisation (AMO).
(b) This Part is applicable to the organisations approved to perform
maintenance and the persons working for those organisations that
provide maintenance services for aircraft registered in Rwanda.
5.005 Definitions
(a) All definitions applicable to this Part are contained in Part1
(Appendix 1 to 1.015).
5.010 Acronyms
(a) The following acronyms are used in this Part—
AMO – Approved Maintenance Organisation
PMA – Parts Manufacturing Authorisation
TSO – Technical Standard Order
Subpart B AMO Certificate
5.015 Compliance with Certificate
(a) No person may operate a maintenance organisation providing
maintenance for the aircraft of other organisations without, or in
violation of, an AMO certificate and operations specifications
issued under this Part.
(b) No organisation may provide maintenance for the aircraft they are
authorised to operate unless they have required approvals from
the Authority for the maintenance of those aircraft.
5.020 Certificate & Operations Specifications

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(a) The AMO certificate will consist of two documents—
(a)(1) A one page certificate signed by the Authority, and
(a)(2) A multi-page Operations Specifications signed by the Accountable
Manager and the Authority containing the terms, conditions, and
authorisations.
(b) No person may operate as a AMO without, or in violation of, a
maintenance organisation certificate issued under this Part.
(c) An AMO may perform maintenance, preventive maintenance, or
modifications on an aircraft, airframe, aircraft engine, propeller,
appliance, component, or part thereof only for which it is rating
and within the limitations placed in its specific operating
limitations.
(d) The AMO certificate will contain—
(d)(1) The certificate number specifically assigned to the AMO;
(d)(2) The name and location (main place of business) of the AMO;
(d)(3) The date of issue and period of validity;
(d)(4) The ratings issued to the AMO; and
(d)(5) Authority signature.
(e) The AMO Operations Specifications will contain—
(e)(1) The certificate number specifically assigned to the AMO;
(e)(2) The class or limited ratings issued in detail, including special
approvals and limitations issued;
(e)(3) The date issued or revised; and
(e)(4) Accountable manager and Authority signatures.
(f) The certificate issued to each AMO must be available in the
premises for inspection by the public and the Authority.
5.023 Display of Certificate

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(a) The holder of an AMO certificate shall display that certificate in a
place in the facilities that is normally accessible to the public and
that is not obscured.
5.025 Privileges of the Approved Maintenance Organisation
(a) The AMO holder shall carry out the following tasks as permitted by
and in accordance with the AMO maintenance procedures
manual—
(a)(1) Maintain any aircraft or aircraft component for which it is rated at
the location identified in the approval certificate;
(a)(2) Maintain any aircraft for which it is rated at any location subject to
the need for such maintenance arising from unserviceability of the
aircraft;
(a)(3) Provide maintenance services authorised by the Authority in the
AMO operations specifications for AOC holder as identified in the
maintenance procedures manual; and
(a)(4) Issue a maintenance release or a return to service in respect of sub
paragraphs (a) (1), (2), and (3) of this Section upon completion of
maintenance in accordance with limitations applicable to the AMO
holder.
(b) An AMO holder may not contract out the maintenance,
preventative maintenance, modification or alteration of a
complete type-certificated product, and it may not provide only
approval for return to service of a product following contract
maintenance.
(c) The AMO holder may maintain or alter any article for which it is
rated at a place other than the AMO principal base, if—
(c)(1) The function would be performed in the same manner as when
performed at the AMO principal base and in accordance with this
Subpart;
(c)(2) All necessary personnel, equipment, material, and technical and/or
approved standards are available at the place where the work is to
be done; and

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(c)(3) The maintenance procedure manual of the station sets forth
approved procedures governing work to be performed at a place
other than the AMO principal base.
5.027 Limitations on the AMO
(a) The AMO holder shall maintain an aircraft or aircraft component
for which it is approved only when all necessary housing, facilities,
equipment, tools, material, approved technical data and certifying
staff are available.
5.030 Letter of Waiver
(a) The Authority may, upon consideration of the circumstances of a
particular maintenance organisation, issue a waiver providing relief
from specified Sections of this Part, provided that the Authority
finds that—
(a)(1) The circumstances presented warrant the waiver; and
(a)(2) That a level of safety will be maintained equal to that provided by
the rule from which the waiver is sought.
(b) This waiver authority will be issued as a letter of waiver.
(c) A Letter of Waiver may be terminated or amended at any time by
the Authority.
(d) A request for a waiver must be made in a form and manner
acceptable to the Authority and submitted to the Authority at least
15 working days before the date the waiver from specified
Sections in this Part is necessary for the intended maintenance,
preventive maintenance, or modification.
(e) A request for a waiver must contain complete statement of the
circumstances and justifications for the waiver requested, and
show that a level of safety will be maintained equal to that
provided by the rule from which the waiver is sought.
(f) Each AMO holder that receives a Letter of Waiver must have a
means of notifying the appropriate management, certifying staff,
and personnel of the waiver, including the extent of the waiver and
when the waiver is terminated or amended.

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Subpart C Certification
5.033 Applicability
(a) This Subpart prescribes the general requirements that are
applicable to the certification of an approved maintenance
organisation.
(a) The issue of a maintenance organisation certificate or approval
shall be dependent on the organisation completing initial
certification and demonstrating conformance to the requirements
of this Part to the Authority.
5.035 Application for an AMO Certificate
(a) The Authority will require an applicant for an AMO certificate to
submit the following—
(a)(1) An application in a form and manner prescribed by the Authority;
(a)(2) Its maintenance procedures manual in duplicate;
(a)(3) A list of the maintenance functions to be performed for it, under
contract, by another AMO;
(a)(4) A list of all AMO certificates and ratings pertinent to those
certificates issued by any contracting State other than Rwanda;
and
(a)(5) Any additional information the Authority requires the applicant to
submit.
(b) An application for the amendment of an existing AMO certificate
shall be made on a form and in a manner prescribed by the
Authority. If applicable, the AMO shall submit the required
amendment to the maintenance procedure manual to the
Authority for approval.
5.040 Issuance of an AMO Certificate
(a) An applicant may be issued an AMO certificate if, after
investigation, the Authority finds that the applicant—
(a)(1) Meets the applicable Regulations and standards for the holder of
an AMO; and

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(a)(2) Is properly and adequately equipped for the performance of
maintenance of aircraft or aeronautical product for which it seeks
approval.
5.045 Duration & Renewal of Certificate
(a) A certificate or rating issued to a maintenance organisation is
effective for 12 calendar months unless:
(a)(1) The maintenance organisation surrenders the certificate; or
(a)(2) The Authority suspends or revokes the certificate.
(b) The holder of a certificate that expires or is surrendered,
suspended, or revoked by the Authority must return the certificate
and Operations Specifications to the Authority.
(c) A certificate or rating issued to a maintenance organisation located
outside Rwanda is effective from the date of issue until—
(c)(1) The last day of the 24th month after the date on which it was
issued;
(c)(2) The maintenance organisation surrenders the certificate; or
(c)(3) The Authority suspends or revokes the certificate.
(d) An AMO located outside Rwanda that applies for a renewal of its
maintenance organisation certificate for aircraft registered in
Rwanda must—
(d)(1) Submit its request for renewal no later than 90 days before the
maintenance organisation’s current certificate expires. If a request
for renewal is not made within this period, the maintenance
organisation must follow the application procedure prescribed by
the Authority; and
(d)(2) Send its request for renewal to the Authority that has jurisdiction
over the maintenance organisation.
5.050 Continued Validity of Approval
(a) Unless the approval has previously been surrendered, superseded,
suspended, revoked or expired by virtue of exceeding any

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expiration date that may be specified in the approval certificate,
the continued validity of approval is dependent upon—
(a)(1) The AMO remaining in compliance with this Part;
(a)(2) The Authority being granted access to the organisation’s facilities
to determine continued compliance with this Part; and
(a)(3) The payment of any charges prescribed by the Authority.
(b) The holder of an AMO certificate that expires or is surrendered,
suspended, or revoked, shall return it to the Authority.
5.055 Changes to the AMO & Certificate Amendments
(a) To enable the Authority to determine continued compliance with
this Part, the AMO shall provide written notification to the
Authority either prior to, or within a time period determined by
the Authority to be as soon as practicable after, any of the
following changes—
(a)(1) The name of the organisation;
(a)(2) The location of the organisation;
(a)(3) The housing, facilities, equipment, tools, material, procedures,
work scope and certifying staff that could affect the AMO rating or
ratings;
(a)(4) The ratings held by the AMO, whether granted by the Authority or
held through an AMO certification issued by another contracting
State;
(a)(5) Additional locations of the organisation;
(a)(6) The accountable manager; or
(a)(7) The list of management personnel identified as described in the
maintenance procedure manual.
(b) The Authority will amend the AMO certificate if the AMO notifies
the Authority of a change in—
(b)(1) Location or housing and facilities;
(b)(2) Additional locations of the organisation;

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(b)(3) Rating, including deletions;
(b)(4) Name of the organisation with same ownership; or
(b)(5) Ownership.
(c) The Authority may amend the AMO certificate if the AMO notifies
the Authority of a change in—
(c)(1) The accountable manager; or
(c)(2) The list of management personnel identified as described in the
maintenance procedure manual.
(d) When the Authority issues an amendment to an AMO certificate
because of new ownership of the AMO, the Authority will assign a
new certificate number to the amended AMO certificate.
(e) The Authority may—
(e)(1) Prescribe, in writing, the conditions under which the AMO may
continue to operate during any period of implementation of the
changes noted in subparagraph (a); and
(e)(2) Hold the AMO certificate in abeyance if the Authority determines
that approval of the AMO certificate should be delayed; the
Authority will notify the AMO certificate holder, in writing, of the
reasons for any such delay.
(f) If changes are made by the AMO to the items listed in
subparagraph (a) without notification to the Authority, the AMO
certificate may be suspended.
5.060 Ratings of the AMO
(a) The following are issued as category ratings under this Subpart—
(a)(1) Airframe ratings. An aircraft rating on a maintenance organisation
certificate permits that maintenance organisation to perform
maintenance, preventive maintenance, or modifications on an
aircraft, including work on the powerplant(s) of that aircraft up to,
but not including, overhaul as that term defined in Part 4 under
the following classes—

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(a)(1)(i) Class 1: Aircraft (other than rotorcraft and aircraft composed
primarily of composite material) of 5,700 kg maximum certificated
takeoff weight or less.
(a)(1)(ii) Class 2: Aircraft (other than rotorcraft and aircraft composed
primarily of composite material) over 5,700 kg maximum
certificated takeoff weight and up to, and including, 34,200 kg
maximum certificated takeoff weight.
(a)(1)(iii) Class 3: Aircraft, (other than rotorcraft and aircraft composed
primarily composite material) over 34,200 kg maximum
certificated takeoff weight.
(a)(1)(iv) Class 4: Rotorcraft (other than rotorcraft composed primarily of
composite material) of 2,736 kg maximum certificated takeoff
weight or less.
(a)(1)(v) Class 5: Rotorcraft (other than rotorcraft composed primarily of
composite material) over 2,736 kg maximum certificated takeoff
weight.
(a)(1)(vi) Class 6: Aircraft composed primarily of composite material, of
5,700 kg maximum certificated takeoff weight or less.
(a)(1)(vii) Class 7: Aircraft composed primarily of composite material, over
5,700 kg maximum certificated takeoff weight
(a)(2) Powerplant ratings. A powerplant rating on a maintenance
organisation certificate permits that maintenance organisation to
perform maintenance, preventive maintenance, or modifications
of powerplants under the following classes—
(a)(2)(i) Class 1: Reciprocating engines.
(a)(2)(ii) Class 2: Turbopropeller and turboshaft engines.
(a)(2)(iii) Class 3: Turbojet and turbofan engines.
(a)(3) Propeller ratings. A propeller rating on a maintenance organisation
certificate permits that maintenance organisation to perform
maintenance, preventive maintenance, or modifications of
propellers under the following classes—
(a)(3)(i) Class 1: Fixed-pitch and ground-adjustable propellers.

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(a)(3)(ii) Class 2: Variable-pitch propellers.
(a)(4) Avionics ratings. An avionics rating on a maintenance organisation
certificate permits that maintenance organisation to perform
maintenance, preventive maintenance, or modifications of avionics
equipment under the following ratings—
(a)(4)(i) Class 1: Communication equipment: Any radio transmitting
equipment or receiving equipment, or both, used in aircraft to
send or receive communications, regardless of carrier frequency or
type of modulation used; including auxiliary and related aircraft
interphone systems, amplifier systems, electrical or electronic
intercrew signalling devices, and similar equipment; but not
including equipment used for navigation of the aircraft or as an aid
to navigation, equipment for measuring altitude or terrain
clearance, other measuring equipment operated on radio or radar
principles, or mechanical, electrical, gyroscopic, or electronic
instruments that are a part of communications avionics
equipment.
(a)(4)(ii) Class 2: Navigational equipment: Any avionics system used in
aircraft for en-route or approach navigation, except equipment
operated on radar or pulsed radio frequency principles, but not
including equipment for measuring altitude or terrain clearance or
other distance equipment operated on pulsed radio frequency
principles.
(a)(4)(iii) Class 3: Pulsed equipment: Any aircraft electronic system operated
on pulsed radio frequency principles.
(a)(5) Computer systems ratings. A computer systems rating on a
maintenance organisation certificate permits that maintenance
organisation to perform maintenance, preventive maintenance, or
modifications of digital computer systems and components
thereof, that have the function of receiving external data,
processing such data, and transmitting and presenting the
processed data under the following classes—
(a)(5)(i) Class 1: Aircraft computer systems.
(a)(5)(ii) Class 2: Powerplant computer systems.

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(a)(5)(iii) Class 3: Avionics computer systems.
(a)(6) Instrument ratings. An instrument rating on a maintenance
organisation certificate permits that maintenance organisation to
perform maintenance, preventive maintenance, or modifications
of instruments under the following classes—
(a)(6)(i) Class 1: Mechanical: Any diaphragm, bourdon tube, aneroid,
optical, or mechanically driven centrifugal instrument that is used
on aircraft or to operate aircraft, including tachometers, airspeed
indicators, pressure gauges, drift sights, magnetic compasses,
altimeters, or similar mechanical instruments.
(a)(6)(ii) Class 2: Electrical: Any self-synchronous and electrical indicating
instruments and systems, including remote indicating instruments,
cylinder head temperature gauges, or similar electrical
instruments.
(a)(6)(iii) Class 3: Gyroscopic: Any instrument or system using gyroscopic
principles and motivated by air pressure or electrical energy,
including automatic pilot control units, turn and bank indicators,
directional gyros, and their parts, and flux gate and gyrosyn
compasses.
(a)(6)(iv) Class 4: Electronic: Any instruments whose operation depends on
electron tubes, transistors, or similar devices including capacitance
type quantity gauges, system amplifiers, and engine analysers.
(a)(7) Accessory ratings. An accessory rating on a maintenance
organisation certificate permits that maintenance organisation to
perform maintenance, preventive maintenance, or modifications
of accessory equipment under the following classes—
(a)(7)(i) Class 1: Mechanical. The accessories that depend on friction,
hydraulics, mechanical linkage, or pneumatic pressure for
operation.
(a)(7)(ii) Class 2: Electrical. The accessories that depend on electrical
energy.

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(a)(7)(iii) Class 3: Electronic. The accessories that depend on the use of an
electron tube transistors, lasers, fiber optics, solid-state, integrated
circuits, vacuum tubes, or similar electronic controls.
(a)(7)(iv) Class 4: Auxiliary power units (APU’s) that may be installed on
aircraft as self-contained units to supplement the aircraft’s engines
as a source of hydraulic, pneumatic, or electrical power.
(a)(8) Specialised service ratings. A specialised service rating may be
issued to a maintenance organisation to perform specific
maintenance or processes. The Operations Specifications of the
maintenance organisation must identify the specification used in
performing that specialised service. The specification may be--
(a)(8)(i) A civil or military specification that is currently used by industry
and approved by the Authority; or
(a)(8)(ii) A specification developed by the maintenance organisation and
approved by the Authority.
5.065 AMO Limited Ratings
(a) Whenever the Authority finds it appropriate, it may issue as
limited rating to an AMO that maintains or alters only a particular
type of airframe, powerplant, propeller, radio, instrument, or
accessory, or parts thereof, or performs only specialised
maintenance requiring equipment and skills not ordinarily found in
an AMO. Such a rating may be limited to a specific model aircraft,
engine, or constituent part, or to any number of parts made by a
particular manufacturer.
(b) Limited ratings are issued for—
(b)(1) Aircraft;
(b)(2) Airframe;
(b)(3) Powerplants;
(b)(4) Propellers;
(b)(5) Avionics equipment;
(b)(6) Computer systems;

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(b)(7) Instruments;
(b)(8) Accessories; and
(b)(9) Any other purpose for which the Authority finds the applicant’s
request appropriate.
Subpart D Surveillance & On-Going Validation
5.070 Applicability
(a) This Subpart prescribes the general requirements that are
applicable to the on-going validation of an Approved Maintenance
Organisation.
5.075 Inspections & Observations
(a) The Authority may, at any time, inspect an AMO holder’s facilities
and any of its contract maintenance facilities to determine the
organisation’s compliance with this Part.
(b) Arrangements for maintenance, preventive maintenance, or
modifications by a contractor must include provisions for
inspections of the contractor by the Authority.
(c) The AMO holder and personnel shall allow the authorised
representative of the Authority unrestricted access to all locations,
equipment, documents and personnel, including all maintenance
in progress, in the accomplishment of these inspections and
observations.
(d) The continued validity of the original certification approval shall
depend upon the AMO holder being in compliance with the
requirements of this Part.
5.080 Continuous Qualification
(a) The AMO holder shall not provide maintenance as an AMO unless
its personnel, facilities, equipment and data continuously meets
the requirements and the standards specified in the organisation’s
maintenance specifications.
5.085 Quality of Maintenance

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(a) The AMO holder shall provide maintenance at a level of
competency that is not suspect.
5.090 Continued Validity of Approval
(a) Unless the approval has previously been surrendered, superseded,
suspended, revoked or expired by virtue of exceeding any
expiration date that may be specified in the approval certificate,
the continued validity of approval is dependent upon—
(a)(1) The AMO remaining in compliance with this Part;
(a)(2) The Authority being granted access to the organisation’s facilities
to determine continued compliance with this Part; and
(a)(3) The payment of any charges prescribed by the Authority.
(b) The holder of an AMO certificate that expires or is surrendered,
suspended, or revoked, shall return it to the Authority.
5.095 Changes to the AMO & Certificate Amendments
(a) To enable the Authority to determine continued compliance with
this Part, the AMO holder shall provide written notification to the
Authority either prior to, or within a time period determined by
the Authority to be as soon as practicable after, any of the
following changes—
(a)(1) The name of the organisation;
(a)(2) The location of the organisation;
(a)(3) The housing, facilities, equipment, tools, material, procedures,
work scope and certifying staff that could affect the AMO rating or
ratings;
(a)(4) The ratings held by the AMO holder, whether granted by the
Authority or held through an AMO certification issued by another
contracting State;
(a)(5) Additional locations of the organisation;
(a)(6) The accountable manager; or

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(a)(7) The list of management personnel identified as described in the
maintenance procedure manual.
(b) The Authority will amend the AMO’s certificate if the AMO holder
notifies the Authority of a change in—
(b)(1) Location or housing and facilities;
(b)(2) Additional locations of the organisation;
(b)(3) Rating, including deletions;
(b)(4) Name of the organisation with same ownership; or
(b)(5) Ownership.
(c) The Authority may amend the AMO certificate if the AMO holder
notifies the Authority of a change in the
(c)(1) Accountable manager;
(c)(2) List of management personnel identified as described in the
maintenance procedure manual.
(d) When the Authority issues an amendment to an AMO certificate
because of new ownership of the AMO, the Authority will assign a
new certificate number to the amended AMO certificate.
(e) The Authority may—
(e)(1) Prescribe, in writing, the conditions under which the AMO holder
may continue to operate during any period of implementation of
the changes noted in sub paragraph (a); and
(e)(2) Hold the AMO certificate in abeyance if the Authority determines
that approval of the AMO certificate should be delayed; the
Authority will notify the AMO holder, in writing, of the reasons for
any such delay.
5.100 Changes Requiring Notice to the Authority
(a) The AMO holder shall notify the Authority prior to any of the
following changes—
(a)(1) The accountable manager.

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(a)(2) The change of management identified in the MOPM staff;
(a)(3) The housing, maintenance facilities and equipment, procedures,
and work scope that could affect the approval. or
(a)(4) Relocation of principal or satellite maintenance locations.
(f) The Authority may prescribe the conditions under which the AMO
holder may operate during such changes unless the Authority
determines that the approval should be suspended.
(g) The Authority may suspend an AMO certificate for failure to make
these required notifications.
5.105 Renewal of Certificates & Ratings
(a) An AMO holder shall apply for renewal of the certificate and
ratings 15 working days preceding the expiry date of their
certificate.
(b) The Authority will renew an AMO certificate and ratings within 15
working days of receipt of application, if the Authority determines
the AMO holder’s personnel, facilities. records, and recent
maintenance ability and quality meet the requirements.
Subpart E Administration
5.110 Applicability
(a) This subpart prescribes the general requirements that are
applicable to the on-going administration of an Approved
Maintenance Organisation.
5.115 Management Personnel Required for AMO Organisations
(a) The AMO holder shall have an accountable manager, acceptable to
the Authority, who has corporate authority for ensuring that it is in
compliance with the requirements for an AMO.
(b) The AMO holder shall have qualified personnel, with proven
competency in civil aviation, available and serving in the following
positions or their equivalent:—
(b)(1) Base Maintenance Manager;

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(b)(2) Line Maintenance Manager;
(b)(3) Workshop Manager; and
(b)(4) Quality Assurance Manager, who is responsible for the promotion
of safety policies.
(c) The Authority may approve positions or numbers of positions,
other than those listed, if the AMO holder is able to show that it
can perform the operation with the highest degree of safety under
the direction of fewer or different categories of management
personnel due to the—
(c)(1) The kind of maintenance involved;
(c)(2) The number and types of aircraft and components maintained; and
(c)(3) Other complexities of operation.
5.120 Advertising
(a) No maintenance organisation may advertise as a AMO until a
maintenance organisation certificate has been issued to that
facility.
(b) No AMO holder may make any statement, either in writing or
orally, about itself that is false or is designed to mislead any
person.
(c) Whenever the advertising of a maintenance organisation indicates
that it is certificated, the advertisement must clearly state the
maintenance organisation’s certificate number.
5.125 Maintenance Organisation Procedures Manual
(a) The maintenance organisation shall provide for the use and
guidance of maintenance personnel concerned a procedures
manual containing the contents prescribed by the Authority.
(b) The maintenance organisation shall ensure that the procedures
manual is amended as necessary to keep the information
contained therein up-to-date.

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(c) The Maintenance Organisation Procedure Manual and any
subsequent amendments thereto shall be approved by the
Authority prior to use.
(d) This manual and all amendments shall be furnished promptly to all
organisations or persons accomplishing any activity for which the
manual applies.
(e) The Maintenance Organisation Procedures Manual shall specify
the scope of work required of the AMO in order to satisfy the
relevant requirements needed for an approval of an aircraft or
aircraft component for maintenance release.
(f) The procedures manual and any other manual it identifies must—
(f)(1) Include instructions and information necessary to allow the
personnel concerned to perform their duties and responsibilities
with a high degree of safety;
(f)(2) Be in a form that is easy to revise and contains a system which
allows personnel to determine current revision status;
(f)(3) Have the date of the last revision printed on each page containing
the revision;
(f)(4) Not be contrary to these Regulations or the AMO’s Operations
Specifications; and
(f)(5) Include reference cites to appropriate civil aviation regulations.
5.130 Maintenance Procedures & Independent Quality Assurance
System
(a) The AMO holder shall establish procedures acceptable to the
Authority to insure good maintenance practices and compliance
with all relevant requirements in these Regulations such that
aircraft and aircraft components may be properly released to
service.
(b) The AMO holder shall establish an independent quality assurance
system, acceptable to the Authority, to monitor compliance with
and adequacy of the procedures and by providing a system of
inspection to ensure that all maintenance is properly performed.

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(c) The quality assurance system shall include a procedure to initially
qualify and periodically perform audits on persons performing
work on behalf of the AMO holder.
(d) Compliance monitoring shall include a feedback system to the
designated management person or group of persons directly
responsible for the quality system and ultimately to the
accountable manager to ensure, as necessary, corrective action.
(e) The maintenance procedures shall cover all aspects of
maintenance activity and describe standards to which the AMO
intends to work. The aircraft/aircraft component design AMO
standards and aircraft operator standards must be taken into
account.
(f) The maintenance procedures should address the provisions and
limitations of this Part.
(g) The AMO’s quality system shall be sufficient to review all
maintenance procedures as described in the Procedures Manual in
accordance with an approved program once a year for each
aircraft type maintained.
(h) The AMO’s quality system shall indicate when audits are due,
when completed, and establish a system of audit reports, which
can be seen by visiting Authority staff on request. The audit system
shall clearly establish a means by which audit reports containing
observations about non-compliance or poor standards are
communicated to the accountable manager.
5.135 Capability List
(a) Each AMO holder must prepare and retain a current capability list.
The maintenance organisation may not perform maintenance,
preventive maintenance, or modifications on an article until the
article has been listed on the capability list in accordance with this
Part.
(b) The capability list must identify each article by make and model,
part number, or other nomenclature designated by the article’s
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(c) An article may be listed on the capability list only if the article is
within the scope of the ratings and classes of the maintenance
organisation’s certificate, and only after the maintenance
organisation has performed a self-evaluation in accordance with
this Part.
(c)(1) The maintenance organisation must perform the self-evaluation
described in this paragraph to determine that the maintenance
organisation has all of the facilities, equipment, material, technical
data, processes, housing, and trained personnel in place to
perform the work on the article as required by this Part.
(c)(2) If the maintenance organisation makes that determination, it may
list the article on the capability list, but cannot perform the work
until approved by the Authority.
(d) The document of the evaluation described in paragraph (c) of this
Section must be signed by the accountable manager and must be
retained on file by the maintenance organisation.
(e) Upon listing an additional article on its capability list, the
maintenance organisation must send a copy of the list to the
Authority having jurisdiction over the maintenance organisation.
(f) The capability list(s) must be available in the premises for
inspection by the public and the Authority.
(g) The self-evaluations must be available in the premises for
inspection by the Authority.
(h) The AMO holder shall retain the capability list(s) and self-
evaluation(s) for 24 calendar months from the date accepted by
the accountable manager.
5.140 Personnel & Training Requirements
(a) A management person or group of persons acceptable to the
Authority, whose responsibilities include ensuring that the AMO
holder is in compliance with these Regulations, shall be nominated.
(b) The person or persons nominated as manager shall represent the
maintenance management structure of the AMO, and be
responsible for all functions specified in this Part.

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(c) Nominated managers shall be directly responsible to an
accountable manager who shall be acceptable to the Authority.
(d) The AMO holder shall employ sufficient personnel to plan,
perform, supervise and inspect and release the work in accordance
with the approval.
(e) The competence of personnel involved in maintenance shall be
established in accordance with a procedure and to a standard
acceptable to the Authority.
(f) The person signing maintenance release or an approval for return
to service shall be qualified in accordance with Parts 4 and 7 as
appropriate to the work performed and is acceptable to the
Authority.
(g) The maintenance personnel and the certifying staff shall meet the
qualification requirements and receive initial and continuation
training to their assigned tasks and responsibilities in accordance
with a program acceptable to the Authority.
(h) The training program established by the AMO holder shall include
training in knowledge and skills related to human performance,
including co-ordination with other maintenance personnel and
flight crew.
5.145 Record of Certifying Staff
(a) The AMO holder shall maintain a roster of all certifying staff, which
includes details of the scope of their authorisation.
(b) Certifying staff shall be notified in writing of the scope of their
authorisation.
5.150 Safety Management System
(a) The AMO holder shall have a safety management system
acceptable to the Authority which implements requirements and
framework specified in Subpart I of Part 1.
(b) The AMO holder’s safety management system shall clearly define
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organisation, including a direct accountability for safety on the part
of senior management.
Subpart F Maintenance Records
5.155 Applicability
(a) This subpart prescribes the general requirements that are
applicable to the records of an Approved Maintenance
Organisation.
5.160 General
(a) The AMO holder shall record all details of the maintenance work
performed in a form and manner acceptable to the Authority.
(b) The holder shall provide a copy of each maintenance release to the
aircraft operator, including—
(b)(1) References to specific airworthiness data used for that
maintenance; and
(b)(2) For cases involving major repairs or modifications, a copy of the
airworthiness data used.
(c) The AMO holder shall retain a copy of all detailed maintenance
records to show that all requirements for the signing of a
maintenance release have been met.
(d) These records, and any associated airworthiness data, shall be
retained for 13 calendar months from the date the aircraft or
aircraft product to which the work relates was released from the
AMO.
5.165 Recording Maintenance & Modification
(a) Each person who maintains, performs preventive maintenance,
rebuilds, or modifies an aircraft or aircraft component shall make
an entry in the maintenance record of that equipment which
includes—
(a)(1) A description and reference to data acceptable to the Authority of
work performed;
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(a)(3) The name of the person performing the work;
(a)(4) If the work performed on the aircraft or aircraft component has
been performed satisfactorily, the signature, certificate number,
and kind of certificate held by the person approving the work;
(a)(5) The authorised signature, the AMO certificate number, and kind of
certificate held by the person approving or disapproving for
maintenance release the aircraft, airframe, aircraft engine,
propeller, appliance, component part, or portions thereof;
(b) The signature constitutes the approval for maintenance release
only for the work performed.
(c) In addition to the entry required above, major repairs and major
modifications shall be entered on a form in the manner prescribed
by the Authority.
5.170 Recording Overhauls
(a) No person shall describe in any required maintenance entry or
form an aircraft or aeronautical component as being overhauled
unless—
(a)(1) Using methods, techniques, and practices acceptable to the
Authority, it has been disassembled, cleaned, inspected as
permitted, repaired as necessary, and reassembled; and
(a)(2) It has been tested in accordance with approved standards and
technical data, or in accordance with current standards and
technical data acceptable to the Authority, which have been
developed and documented by the holder of the type certificate,
supplemental type certificate, or a material, part, process, or
appliance approval under a TSO.
5.175 Recording Rebuilds
(a) No person may describe in any required maintenance entry or
form, an aircraft or other aircraft component as being rebuilt
unless it has been—
(a)(1) Disassembled, cleaned, inspected as permitted;
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(a)(3) Reassembled and tested to the same tolerances and limits as a
new item, using either new parts or used parts that either
conforms to new part tolerances and limits, or to approve
oversized or undersized dimensions.
5.180 Recording Approval for Maintenance Release
(a) No person may certify for return to service any aircraft or aircraft
component that has undergone maintenance, preventive
maintenance, rebuilding, or modification unless—
(a)(1) The appropriate maintenance record entry has been made;
(a)(2) The repair or modification form authorised by or furnished by the
Authority has been executed in a manner prescribed by the
Authority;
(b) If a repair or modification results in any change in the aircraft
operating limitations or flight data contained in the approved
aircraft flight manual, those operating limitations or flight data
shall be appropriately revised and published as prescribed by the
Authority.
5.185 Maintenance Record Entries for Inspections.
(a) The person approving or disapproving for return to service an
aircraft or aircraft component, after any inspection performed in
accordance with this Part, shall make an entry in the maintenance
record, including the following information—
(a)(1) The type of inspection and a brief description of the extent of the
inspection;
(a)(2) The date of the inspection and aircraft total time in service; and
(a)(3) The authorised signature, the AMO certificate number, and kind of
certificate held by the person certifying or rejecting certification
for return to service the aircraft, airframe, aircraft engine,
propeller, appliance, component part, or portions thereof;
(a)(4) If the aircraft is found to be airworthy and certified for return to
service, the following or a similarly worded statement—I certify

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that this aircraft has been inspected in accordance with (insert
type) inspection and was determined to be in airworthy condition;
(a)(5) If the aircraft is rejected for certification for return to service
because of needed maintenance, non-compliance with the
applicable specifications, airworthiness directives, or other
approved data, the following or a similarly worded statement—I
certify that this aircraft has been inspected in accordance with
(insert type) inspection and a list of discrepancies and unairworthy
items dated (date) has been provided for the aircraft owner or
operator; and
(a)(6) If an inspection is conducted under an inspection program
provided for Part 4, the entry shall identify the inspection program
and, if applicable, the phase or interval accomplished.
5.190 Listing of Discrepancies
(a) If the person performing any inspection required by this Part finds
that the aircraft is not airworthy or does not meet the applicable
type certificate data sheet, airworthiness directives, or other
approved data upon which its airworthiness depends, that person
shall give the owner or lessee a signed and dated list of those
discrepancies.
Subpart G Facilities, Equipment & Data
5.195 Applicability
(a) This Subpart prescribes the general requirements that are
applicable to the facilities, equipment and data of an Approved
Maintenance Organisation.
5.200 General
(a) An AMO holder must provide personnel, facilities, equipment, and
materials in quantity and quality that meet the standards required
for the issuance of the certificate and ratings that the maintenance
organisation holds.
5.205 Housing & Facility Requirements

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(a) Housing and facilities shall be provided appropriate for all planned
work ensuring, in particular, protection from weather.
(b) All work environments shall be appropriate for the task carried out
and shall not impair the effectiveness of personnel.
(c) Office accommodation shall be appropriate for the management of
planned work including, in particular, the management of quality,
planning, and technical records.
(d) Specialised workshops and bays shall be segregated, as
appropriate, to insure that environmental and work area
contamination is unlikely to occur.
(e) Storage facilities shall be provided for parts, equipment, tools and
materials.
(f) Storage conditions shall be provided security for serviceable parts,
segregation of serviceable from unserviceable parts, and prevent
deterioration of and damage to stored items.
5.210 Equipment, Tools & Material
(a) The AMO holder shall have available the necessary equipment,
tools, and material to perform the approved scope of work and
these items shall be under full control of the AMO holder. The
availability of equipment and tools means permanent availability
except in the case of any tool or equipment that is so rarely
needed that its permanent availability is not necessary.
(b) The Authority may exempt an AMO holder from possessing specific
tools and equipment for maintenance or repair of an aircraft or
aircraft component specified in the AMO holder's approval, if
these items can be acquired temporarily, by prior arrangement,
and be under full control of the AMO when needed to perform
required maintenance or repairs.
(c) The AMO holder shall control all applicable tools, equipment, and
test equipment used for product acceptance and/or for making a
finding of airworthiness.
(d) The AMO holder shall ensure that all applicable tools, equipment,
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making a finding of airworthiness are calibrated to ensure correct
calibration to a standard acceptable to the Authority and traceable
to the State National Standards.
(e) The AMO holder shall keep all records of calibrations and the
standards used for calibration.
5.215 Airworthiness Technical Data
(a) The AMO holder shall have all airworthiness technical data
appropriate to support the work performed from the Authority,
the aircraft/aircraft component design organisation, and any other
approved design organisation in the State of Manufacture or State
of Design, as appropriate.
(b) Where the AMO holder modifies airworthiness technical data
specified in paragraph (a) to a format or presentation more useful
for its maintenance activities, the AMO holder shall submit to the
Authority an amendment to the maintenance procedure manual
for any such proposed modifications for acceptance.
(c) All airworthiness technical data used by the AMO holder shall be
kept current and made available to all personnel who require
access to that data to perform their duties.
Subpart H AMO Operating Rules
5.220 Maintenance Release
(a) A maintenance release shall be issued by appropriately authorised
certifying staff when satisfied that all required maintenance of the
aircraft or aircraft component has been properly carried out by the
AMO holder in accordance with the maintenance procedure
manual.
(a) An aircraft component which has been maintained off the aircraft
requires the issue of a maintenance release for such maintenance
and another maintenance release in regard to being installed
properly on the aircraft, when such action occurs.
(b) A maintenance release shall contain—
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(b)(2) The date such maintenance was completed;
(b)(3) The identity, including the authorisation reference, of the AMO;
and
(b)(4) The identity of the person or persons signing the release.
5.225 Reporting of Unairworthy Conditions
(a) The AMO holder shall report to the Authority and the aircraft
design organisation any identified condition that could present a
serious hazard to the aircraft.
(b) Reports shall be made on a form and in a manner prescribed by
the Authority and contain all pertinent information about the
condition known to the AMO holder.
(c) Where the AMO holder is contracted by an AOC holder to carry out
maintenance, that AMO holder shall report to the AOC holder any
condition affecting the aircraft or aircraft component.
(d) Reports shall be made as soon as practicable, but in any case
within 3 working days of the AMO holder identifying the condition
to which the report relates.
5.230 Performance Standards
(a) Each AMO holder that performs any maintenance, preventive
maintenance, modifications for an air operator certificated under
Part 12 having an approved maintenance program, as revised, shall
perform that work in accordance with the air operator’s manuals.
(b) Except as provided in paragraph (a), each AMO holder shall
perform its maintenance and modification operations in
accordance with the applicable standards in Part 4. It shall
maintain, in current condition, all manufacturer’s service manuals,
instructions, and service bulletins that relate to the articles that it
maintains or modifies.
(c) In addition, each AMO holder with an avionics rating shall comply
with those Sections in Part 4 that apply to electronic systems, and
shall use materials that conform to approved specifications for
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shop equipment, performance standards, test methods,
modifications, and calibrations that conform to the manufacturer’s
specifications or instructions, approved specification, and if not
otherwise specified, to accept good practices of the aircraft
avionics industry.
Appendix 1 to Expanded Requirements of AMO Ratings
6.060
(a) For an aircraft rating—
(a)(1) Classes 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5—
(a)(1)(i) Metal skin and structural components—
(a)(1)(ii) Wood Structure—
(a)(1)(iii) Fabric covering—
(a)(1)(iv) Aircraft control systems—
(a)(1)(v) Aircraft systems—
(a)(1)(vi) Assembly operations—
(a)(1)(vii) Non-destructive inspection and testing using dye penetrants and
magnetic, ultrasonic, radiographic, fluorescent, or holographic
inspection techniques.
(a)(1)(viii) Inspection of metal structures—
(a)(2) Classes 6 and 7—
(a)(2)(i) In addition to having the capability to perform the appropriate
functions set forth for class 1, 2, 3, 4, or 5 aircraft ratings, a
maintenance organisation holding a class 6 or 7 aircraft rating for
composite aircraft must have the following equipment—
(a)(2)(ii) Appropriate inspection equipment to perform inspection of
composite structures as recommended by the manufacturer and as
required for inspection of an aircraft under this Section.
(a)(3) List of maintenance functions that may be contracted out—
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(b) Powerplant rating—
(b)(1) Class 1—
(b)(1)(i) Maintain and alter powerplants, including replacement of parts—
(b)(1)(ii) Inspect all parts, using appropriate inspection aids—
(b)(1)(iii) Accomplish routine machine work—
(b)(1)(iv) Accomplish assembly operations—
(b)(2) Classes 2 and 3—
(b)(2)(i) In addition to having the capability to perform the appropriate
functions as required for class 1 powerplant rating, a maintenance
organisation holding a class 2 or a class 3 powerplant rating must
have the following equipment—
(b)(2)(ii) Functional and equipment requirements recommended by the
manufacturer; and
(b)(2)(iii) Appropriate inspection equipment.
(b)(3) List of maintenance functions that may be contracted out—
(b)(3)(i) Class 1 and 2 Powerplant (Reciprocating).
(b)(3)(ii) Replacement of valve guides and seats.
(b)(3)(iii) Plating operations (copper, silver, cadmium, etc.).
(b)(3)(iv) Replacement and repair of powerplant alloy sheet metal and steel
components such as air baffles, etc.)
(b)(3)(v) Magnetic, fluorescent and other acceptable inspection aids.
(b)(3)(vi) Balancing of parts, including crankshafts, impeller shafts, etc.
(b)(3)(vii) Precision grinding, honing and lapping operations (including
crankshaft, cylinder barrels, etc.)
(b)(3)(viii) Precision drilling, tapping, boring, milling, and cutting operations.
(b)(3)(ix) Functional check powerplant accessories (this check is not to be
confused with the more complex performance test of overhaul).
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(b)(3)(xi) Align and adjust engine controls.
(c) Propeller Rating—
(c)(1) Class 1—
(c)(1)(i) Remove and install propellers
(c)(1)(ii) Maintain and alter propellers, including installation and
replacement of parts—
(c)(1)(iii) Inspect components using appropriate inspection aids—
(c)(1)(iv) Balance propellers—
(c)(2) Class 2—
(c)(2)(i) Remove and install aircraft propellers, which may include
installation and replacement of parts.
(c)(2)(ii) Inspect components using appropriate inspection aids for those
functions listed for class 1 propellers under paragraph (c)(1)(ii) of
this Implementing Standard when applicable to the make and
model of the propeller being worked on.
(c)(2)(iii) Repair or replace components or parts—
(c)(2)(iv) Balance propellers, including those functions listed for class 1
propellers under paragraph (c)(1)(iv) of this Implementing
Standard when applicable to the make and model of the propeller
being worked on.
(c)(2)(v) Test propeller pitch-changing mechanism—
(c)(3) List of maintenance functions that may be contracted out—
(c)(3)(i) Class 1 Propeller—
(c)(3)(ii) Class 2 Propeller—
(d) Avionics rating—
(d)(1) Class 1, 2, and 3—
(d)(2) Class 1—
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(d)(4) Class 3—
(d)(5) List of maintenance functions that may be contracted out.
(e) Computer systems rating—
(e)(1) Class 1, 2, and 3—
(e)(1)(i) Maintain computer systems in accordance with manufacturer’s
specifications, test requirements, and recommendations.
(e)(1)(ii) Remove, maintain, and replace computer systems in aircraft.
(e)(1)(iii) Inspect, test, and calibrate computer system equipment, including
software.
(f) Instrument rating—
(f)(1) Class 1—
(f)(1)(i) Diagnose instrument malfunctions on the following instruments—
(f)(1)(ii) Inspect, test, and calibrate the instruments listed under paragraph
(f)(1)(i) of this IS on and off the aircraft, as appropriate.
(f)(2) Class 2—
(f)(2)(i) Diagnose instrument malfunctions of the following instruments—
(f)(2)(ii) Inspect, test, and calibrate instruments listed under paragraph
(f)(2)(i) of this IS on and off the aircraft, as appropriate.
(f)(3) Class 3—
(f)(3)(i) Diagnose instrument malfunctions of the following instruments—
(f)(3)(ii) Inspect, test, and calibrate instruments listed under paragraph
(f)(3)(i) of this IS on and off the aircraft, as appropriate.
(f)(4) Class 4—
(f)(4)(i) Diagnose instrument malfunctions of the following instruments.
(f)(4)(ii) Inspect, test, and calibrate instruments listed under paragraph
(f)(4)(i) of this IS on and off the aircraft, as appropriate.
(g) Accessory rating—
(g)(1) Class 1, 2, 3, and 4—

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(g)(1)(i) Perform the following functions in accordance with the
manufacturers specifications and recommendations—
Appendix 1 to Management Responsibilities
6.115
(a) The AMO functions shall be subdivided under individual managers
or combined in any number of ways, dependent upon the size of
the AMO.
(b) The AMO shall have, dependent upon the extent of approval, the
following—
(b)(1) A base maintenance manager,
(b)(2) A line maintenance manager,
(b)(3) A workshop manager and a quality manager, all of whom should
report to the accountable manager.
(c) The Accountable Manager shall be responsible for ensuring that all
necessary resources are available to accomplish maintenance
required to support the AMO's approval.
(d) The Base Maintenance Manager shall be responsible for—
(d)(1) Ensuring that all maintenance required to be carried out in the
hangar, plus any defect rectification carried out during base
maintenance, is carried out to specified design and quality
standards; and
(d)(2) Any corrective action resulting from quality compliance
monitoring.
(e) The Line Maintenance Manager shall be responsible for—
(e)(1) Ensuring that all maintenance required to be carried out on the
line, including line defect rectification, is performed to the
required standards; and
(e)(2) Any corrective action resulting from quality compliance
monitoring.
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(f)(1) Ensuring that all work on aircraft components is performed to
required standards; and
(f)(2) Any corrective action resulting from quality compliance
monitoring.
(g) The Quality Manager shall be responsible for—
(g)(1) Monitoring the AMO's compliance with this Part; and
(g)(2) Requesting remedial action as necessary by the base maintenance
manager/line maintenance manager/workshop manager or the
accountable manager, as appropriate.
(h) The AMO may adopt any title for managerial positions, but shall
identify to the Authority the titles and persons chosen to carry out
these functions.
(i) Where an AMO chooses to appoint managers for all or any
combination of the identified functions because of the size of the
undertaking, these managers shall report ultimately through either
the Base Maintenance Manager or Line Maintenance Manager or
Workshop Manager or Quality Manager, as appropriate, to the
accountable manager.
(j) The managers specified in this Section shall be identified and their
credentials submitted to the Authority.
(k) To be accepted, such managers shall have relevant knowledge and
satisfactory experience related to aircraft/aircraft component
maintenance as appropriate in accordance with these Regulations.
Appendix 1 to Contents of a Maintenance Organisation Procedures Manual
6.125
(a) The AMO shall provide a Maintenance Procedures Manual for use
by the organisation, containing the following information—
(a)(1) A statement signed by the accountable manager confirming that
the maintenance organisation procedures manual and any
referenced associated manuals defined the AMO’s compliance
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accountable manager is not the chief executive officer of the AMO
then such chief executive officer must countersign the statement;
(a)(2) The organisation’s safety and quality policy. A description of the
independent quality assurance system to monitor compliance with
and adequacy of the procedures (or a system of inspection to
ensure that maintenance is properly performed, aircraft and
components are properly certified for released for service and to
include procedures for self-evaluations, including methods and
frequency of such evaluations, and procedures for reporting
results to the accountable manager for review and action;
(a)(3) The title(s) and name(s) of the senior person(s) accepted by the
Authority;
(a)(4) The duties and responsibilities of all postholders including matters
on which they may deal directly with Authority on behalf of the
AMO;
(a)(5) An organisation chart showing associated chains of responsibility
of the senior person(s);
(a)(6) A list of certifying staff;
(a)(7) A general description of manpower resources;
(a)(8) A general description of facilities located at each address specified
in the AMO operations specifications;
(a)(9) A specification of the AMO’s scope of work relevant to the extent
of work authorised;
(b) Portions of the AMO’s maintenance organisation’s procedures
manual may be kept as separate documents or on separate
electronic data files subject to the basic manual containing a clear
cross reference to such documents or electronic data files.
Appendix 1 to Scheduling & Competence of Workforce
6.140
(a) The AMO shall have a production man-hours plan showing that it
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(b) If an AMO is approved for base maintenance, the plan shall relate
to the aircraft hangar visit plan.
(c) Man-hour plans shall regularly be updated.
(d) Quality monitoring compliance function man-hours shall be
sufficient).
(e) Planners, mechanics, supervisors and certifying staff shall be
assessed for competence by "on the job" evaluation or by
examination relevant to their particular role within the AMO
before unsupervised work is permitted.
(f) To assist in the assessment of competence, job descriptions are
recommended for each position. The assessment shall establish
that—
(f)(4) Planners are able to interpret maintenance requirements into
maintenance tasks, and have an appreciation that they have no
authority to deviate from the aircraft maintenance program;
(f)(5) Mechanics are able to carry out maintenance tasks to any standard
specified in the maintenance instructions and will notify
supervisors of mistakes requiring rectification to re-establish
required maintenance standards;
(f)(6) Supervisors are able to ensure that all required maintenance tasks
are carried out and where not done or where it is evident that a
particular maintenance task cannot be carried out to the
maintenance instructions, then such problems will be reported to
and agreed by the quality organisation; and
(f)(7) Certifying staff are able to determine when the aircraft or aircraft
component is and is not ready to return to service.
(g) In the case of planners, supervisors, and certifying staff, knowledge
of AMO procedures relevant to their particular role shall be
demonstrated.
Appendix 2 to Training of AMO Workforce
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(a) Training of certifying staff shall be performed by the AMO or by an
institute selected by the AMO. In either case, the AMO shall
establish the curriculum and standards for training, as well as pre-
qualification standards for the personnel intended for training.
Pre-qualification standards are intended to insure that the trainee
has a reasonable chance of successfully completing any course.
(b) Competency-based examinations shall be set at the end of each
training course.
(c) Initial training shall cover—
(c)(1) Basic engineering theory relevant to the airframe structure and
systems fitted to the class of aircraft the AMO intends to maintain;
(c)(2) Specific information on the actual aircraft type on which the
person is intended to become a certifying person including the
impact of repairs and system/structural defects; and
(c)(3) Company procedures relevant to the certifying staff's tasks.
(d) Continuation training should cover changes in AMO procedures
and changes in the standard of aircraft and/or aircraft components
maintained.
(e) The training program shall include details of the number of
personnel who will receive initial training to qualify as certifying
staff over specified time periods.
(f) The training program established for maintenance personnel and
certifying staff by the AMO shall include training in knowledge and
skills related to human performance including co-ordination with
other maintenance personnel and flight crew.
Appendix 1 to Records of Certifying Staff
6.145
(a) The following minimum information shall be kept on record in
respect of each certifying person—
(a)(1) Name;
(a)(2) Date of birth;

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(a)(3) Basic training;
(a)(4) Type training;
(a)(5) Continuation training;
(a)(6) Experience;
(a)(7) Qualifications relevant to the approval;
(a)(8) Scope of the authorisation;
(a)(9) Date of first issue of the authorisation;
(b) Records of certifying staff shall be controlled, but not necessarily
run by the AMO's quality department.
(c) The number of persons authorised to access the system shall be
limited to minimise the possibility of records being altered in an
unauthorised manner and to limit confidential records from
become accessible to unauthorised persons.
(d) A certifying person shall be given reasonable access on request to
his or her records.
(e) The Authority is authorised to and may investigate the records
system for initial and continued approval, or when the Authority
has cause to doubt the competence of a particular certifying
person.
(f) The AMO shall keep the record of a certifying person for at least 24
calendar months after that person has ceased employment with
the AMO or upon withdrawal of his or her authorisation. Upon
request, the certifying staff shall be furnished with a copy of their
record on leaving the AMO.
(g) The authorisation document shall be in a style that makes its scope
clear to certifying staff and any authorised person that may be
required to examine the document. Where codes are used to
define scope, an interpretation document shall be readily
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(h) Certifying staff are not required to carry the authorisation
document at all times but shall produce it within a reasonable time
of a request from an authorised person.
Appendix 1 to Housing & Facility Requirements
6.205
(a) For ongoing maintenance of aircraft, aircraft hangars shall be
available and large enough to accommodate aircraft during
maintenance activities.
(b) Where the hangar is not owned by the AMO, it is recommended
to—
(b)(1) Establish proof of tenancy;
(b)(2) Demonstrate sufficiency of hangar space to carry out planned base
maintenance by preparing a projected aircraft hangar visit plan
relative to the maintenance program;
(b)(3) Update the aircraft hangar visit plan on a regular basis;
(b)(4) Ensure, for aircraft component maintenance, aircraft component
workshops are large enough to accommodate the components on
planned maintenance;
(b)(5) Ensure aircraft hangar and aircraft component workshop
structures prevent the ingress of rain, hail, ice, snow, wind and
dust, etc.;
(b)(6) Ensure workshop floors are sealed to minimise dust generation;
and
(b)(7) Demonstrate access to hangar accommodation for usage during
inclement weather for minor scheduled work and/or lengthy
defect rectification.
(c) Aircraft maintenance staff shall be provided with an area where
they may study maintenance instructions and complete
maintenance records in a proper manner.
(d) Hangars used to house aircraft together with office
accommodation shall be such as to insure a clean, effective and
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(d)(1) Temperatures should be maintained at a comfortable level.
(d)(2) Dust and any other airborne contamination should be kept to a
minimum and not permitted to reach a level in the work task area
where visible aircraft/component surface contamination is
evident.
(d)(3) Lighting should be such as to insure each inspection and
maintenance task can be carried out.
(d)(4) Noise levels should not be permitted to rise to the point of
distracting personnel from carrying out inspection tasks. Where it
is impractical to control the noise source, such personnel should be
provided with the necessary personal equipment to stop excessive
noise causing distraction during inspection tasks.
(e) Where a particular maintenance task requires the application of
specific environmental conditions different to the foregoing, then
such conditions shall be observed. (Specific conditions are
identified in the approved maintenance instructions.)
(f) Where the working environment for line maintenance deteriorates
to an unacceptable level with respect to temperature, moisture,
hail, ice, snow, wind, light, dust/other airborne contamination; the
particular maintenance or inspection tasks shall be suspended until
satisfactory conditions are re-established.
(g) For both base and line maintenance where dust or other airborne
contamination results in visible surface contamination, all
susceptible systems shall be sealed until acceptable conditions are
re-established.
(h) Storage facilities for serviceable aircraft components shall be clean,
well ventilated and maintained at an even dry temperature to
minimise the effects of condensation.
(i) Manufacturer and standards recommendations shall be followed
for specific aircraft components.
(j) Storage racks shall provide sufficient support for large aircraft
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(k) All aircraft components, wherever practicable, shall remain
packaged in protective material to minimise damage and corrosion
during storage.
Appendix 1 to Equipment, Tools & Materials
6.210
(a) All applicable tools, equipment, and test equipment used for
product acceptance and/or for making a finding of airworthiness
shall be traceable to the Standards approved by the Authority.
(b) Except as provided in paragraph (a), in the case of foreign
manufactured tools, equipment, and test equipment, the standard
provided by the county of manufacture may be used if approved
by the Authority.
(c) Where the manufacturer specifies a particular tool, equipment, or
test equipment then that tool, equipment, or test equipment shall
be used unless the manufacturer has identified the use of an
equivalent.
(d) Except as provided in paragraph (c), tools, equipment, or test
equipment other than that recommended by the manufacturer will
be acceptable based on at least the following—
(d)(1) The AMO shall have a procedure in the Maintenance Procedure
Manual if it intends to use equivalent tools, equipment, or test
equipment other than that recommended by the manufacturer.
(d)(2) The AMO shall have a program to include—
(d)(2)(i) A description of the procedures used to establish the competence
of personnel that make the determination of equivalency to tools,
equipment, or test equipment.
(d)(2)(ii) Conducting and documenting the comparison made between the
specification of the tool, equipment or test equipment
recommended by the manufacturer and the equivalent tool,
equipment, or test equipment proposed.
(d)(2)(iii) Ensuring that the limitations, parameters, and reliability of the
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manufacturer's recommended tools, equipment, or test
equipment.
(d)(2)(iv) Ensuring that the equivalent tool, equipment, or test equipment is
capable of performing the appropriate maintenance function, all
normal tests, or calibrations, and checking all parameters of the
aircraft or aircraft component undergoing maintenance or
calibration.
(d)(3) The AMO shall have full control of the equivalent tool, equipment,
or test equipment (i.e. ownership, lease, etc.)
(e) An AMO approved for base maintenance shall have sufficient
aircraft access equipment and inspection platforms/docking such
that the aircraft may be properly inspected.
(f) The AMO shall have a procedure to inspect/service and, where
appropriate, calibrate tools, equipment, and test equipment on a
regular basis and indicate to users that an item is within any
inspection or service or calibration time limit.
(g) The AMO shall have a procedure if it uses a standard (primary,
secondary or transfer standards) for performing calibration, that
standard cannot be used to perform maintenance.
(h) A clear system of labelling all tooling, equipment and test
equipment shall be used to give information on when the next
inspection or service or calibration is due, and if the item is
unserviceable for any other reason where it may not be obvious.
(i) A clear system of labelling all tooling, equipment, and test
equipment shall be used to give information on when such tooling,
equipment, and test equipment is not used for product acceptance
and/or for making a finding of airworthiness.
(j) A register shall be maintained for all calibrated tools, equipment
and test equipment together with a record of calibrations and
standards used.
(k) Inspection, service, or calibration on a regular basis shall be in
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where the AMO can show by results that a different time period is
appropriate in a particular case and is acceptable to the Authority.
Appendix 1 to Airworthiness Data
6.215
(a) The AMO shall be in receipt of all airworthiness data appropriate
to support the work performed from the Authority, the aircraft or
aircraft component design organisation, and any other approved
design organisation in the State of Manufacture or State of Design,
as appropriate. Some examples of maintenance-related documents
are—
(a)(1) Civil Aviation Regulations,
(a)(2) Associated advisory material,
(a)(3) Airworthiness directives,
(a)(4) Manufacturers' maintenance manuals,
(a)(5) Repair manuals,
(a)(6) Supplementary structural inspection documents,
(a)(7) Service bulletins,
(a)(8) Service letters,
(a)(9) Service instructions,
(b) A procedure shall be established to monitor the amendment status
of all data and maintain a check that all amendments are being
received by being a subscriber to any document amendment
scheme.
(c) Airworthiness data shall be made available in the work area in
close proximity to the aircraft or aircraft component being
maintained and for supervisors, mechanics, and certifying staff to
study.
(d) Where computer systems are used to maintain airworthiness data,
the number of computer terminals shall be sufficient in relation to
the size of the work program to enable easy access, unless the
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microfiche readers/printers are used, a similar requirement is
applicable.
Appendix 1 to Certification of Maintenance Release
6.220
(a) A maintenance release is required for the following—
(a)(1) Before flight at the completion of any package of maintenance
scheduled by the approved aircraft maintenance program on the
aircraft, whether such maintenance took place as base or line
maintenance.
(a)(2) Before flight at the completion of any defect rectification, while
the aircraft operates between scheduled maintenance.
(a)(3) At the completion of any maintenance on an aircraft component
when off the aircraft.
(b) The maintenance release shall contain the following statement:
"Certifies that the work specified except as otherwise specified
was carried out in accordance with current regulations and in
respect to that work the aircraft/aircraft component is considered
ready for return to service."
(c) The maintenance release shall reference the data specified in the
manufacturer's or air carrier operator's instructions or the aircraft
maintenance program which itself may cross-reference to a
manufacturer's instruction in a maintenance manual, service
bulletin, etc.
(d) Where instructions include a requirement to insure that a
dimension or test figure is within a specific tolerance as opposed to
a general tolerance, the dimension or test figure shall be recorded
unless the instruction permits the use of GO/NO gauges. It is not
normally sufficient to state that the dimension or the test figure is
within tolerance.
(e) The date such maintenance was carried out shall include when the
maintenance took place relative to any life or overhaul limitation
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(f) When extensive maintenance has been carried out, it is acceptable
for the maintenance release to summarise the maintenance as
long as there is a cross-reference to the work-pack containing full
details of maintenance carried out. Dimensional information shall
be retained in the work-pack record.
(g) The person issuing the maintenance release shall use a full
signature and preferably a certification stamp except in the case
where a computer maintenance release system is used. In this
latter case, the Authority will need to be satisfied that only the
particular person can electronically issue the maintenance release.

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