SARI Part - 145

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SARI Part - 145

• Role , Responsibility and achievements of SARI
  145 Working Group

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What is SARI?

• South Asian Regional Initiative ( SARI)
• Group of authorities from South Asia, Bangladesh,
  Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri
  Lanka, that was created during the EU-South Asia
  Civil Aviation Cooperation Program that ended in
  2006.
• EASA and the European Aerospace Industry have
  provided support to the SARI activities.
• Considered by COSCAP-SA as its technical arm in
  its objective to harmonise the regulations in SA.

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Objective of SARI

• To create a forum for the Civil Aviation
  Authorities to foster regulatory convergence in
  South Asia.

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Benefits of SARI?

• To eliminate duplication of effort when
  developing a new regulation
• Ensuring a common understanding or the regulation
  among the region
• Preventing the development of marginal
  interpretation locally
• Pooling of human and financial resources for
  regulation development and implementation.
• Ultimately to reduce burden on aviation industry
  and its operational cost

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SARI Part145 development process

• The SARI partners agreed in 2007 to work on
  harmonisation of maintenance regulations in South
  Asia and in priority on the development of a
  harmonised Maintenance Organisation Approval
  regulation.
• As JAR 145 or EASA Part 145 had already been
  adopted / adapted by several SA countries, It was
  agreed to use EASA Part 145 as a reference (EASA
  Part 145 including ED n0 2009/007/R on fuel tank
  safety).

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SARI Part145 development process

• A working group (WG) formed among the SARI member
  States to draft SARI Part 145 in 2008.
• Working Group consists of a coordinator and
  members.
• The outcomes of WG are reported to the SARI
  steering Committee meetings for endorsement as
  well as to COSCAP SA.

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SARI Part145 development process

• Two Targets
• Education process on harmonisation concept (Pilot
  Project for future regulatory convergence)
• Development of one regulation acceptable to the
  SARI members (with the ultimate objective of
  mutual recognition of approval).

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SARI 145 Working Group - Structure

• The Working Group (WG) involves representatives
  from CAA and aviation industry of SARI member
  states.
• The WG members are limited to a maximum of 4 from
  each SARI country, including the Industry
  Representatives.
• Currently the WG includes India, Pakistan,
  Maldives and Sri Lanka.
• SARI 145 WG included, on top of the SA members,
  advisers from Europe (EASA contracted UK CAA
  Int'l to support the WG on their behalf).

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SARI 145 Working Group Pre-requisite

• To become a SARI 145 Working Group member the
  SARI Member States should have
• - Demonstrated a good understanding of EASA Part
  145 concepts.
• - Shown strong commitment to make the necessary
  changes to harmonise their regulation.
• - Identified the main differences between their
  current applicable regulation and EASA Part 145.
• - Nominated Working Group members from the
  Authority and from the local aviation industry.

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SARI 145 Basis and Progress

• It was agreed
• 1) to be as closed as possible to EASA Part 145.
• 2) that the 4 countries will not be able to
  achieve full harmonisation simultaneously in
  particular given the existing local maintenance
  licensing regulations.
• 3) that the first SARI Part 145 draft may
  include National Variants.
• 4) these National Variants would be
  progressively removed depending on the progress
  of the harmonisation process.

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SARI 145 Basis and Progress

• SARI 145 WG activities started after the 18th
  COSCAP-SA Steering Committee meeting.
• Two SARI 145 WG meetings (May and October 09)
  were held.
• Outside of the WG meeting most of the work was
  conducted through e-mail.
• The first SARI Part 145 Final Draft was issued on
  12 January 2010.

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SARI 145 Basis and Progress

• SARI 145 WG remains in place with the objectives
• 1) To integrate Nepal, Bangladesh and Bhutan in
  its structure.
• 2) To achieve full harmonisation Removal of
  all the National Variants.
• 3) To review and adopt/adapt changes or
  amendments to EASA Part 145, ICAO Annexes or
  requested by SARI members

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SARI Part-145 WG Outcomes

• SARI Part 145 contains 4 Chapters.
• Chapter 1 Regulation
• Section A Technical Requirements for
  Organisation
• Section B Requirements for Competent Authority
• Chapter 2 Acceptable means of Compliance
• AMC Section A Acceptable Means of Compliance
  for Organizations
• AMC Section B Acceptable Means of Compliance
  for Competent Authority
• Chapter 3 Guidance Material
• Chapter 4 National Variants

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Applicability of SARI 145

• It has been developed for maintenance
  organization involved in the maintenance of large
  aircraft or of aircraft used for commercial air
  transport, and components intended for fitment
  thereto.
• SARI 145 has been issued with National Variants,
  declared in Chapter 4

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SARI 145 Amendments

• Notice of Proposed Amendment Procedure (NPA) to
  be developed by SARI 145 WG and endorsed by the
  SARI steering Committee.
• The NPA procedure shall allow amendment process
  to be initiated with amendments to EASA
  regulations, ICAO SARPS and suggestions by member
  states.
• Future amendments will only happen through the
  SARI 145 WG.

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Commitment by SARI states

• The Civil Aviation Authorities of SARI Member
  States shall agree to adopt Part-145 in to their
  national codes with National Variants ( if any )
  and,
• shall agree not to initiate unilaterally
  amendments of their national codes without having
  made a proposal for amendment of SARI Part-145 in
  accordance with the agreed NPA procedure.

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EASA Part 145 vs SARI Part 145

• Same numbering system
• Technical requirements identical with the
  exception of
• National Variants declared for Certifying Staff
  and Approved Parts Standard
• Indirect Approval
• Appendix 4 made applicable within member state
• NDT - EN 4179 0r equivalent standard
• Release to Service acceptable to Competent
  Authority
• Validity of Approval certificate- one year
• Acceptable Means of Compliance additional
  information added to support member states need
• More detail on Occurrence reporting

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SARI Part 145 what's next

• All SARI member states to work on reducing
  national Variants
• Future changes to SARI Part 145 will be addressed
  through SARI WG 145 activity
• Nepal in the process of joining the SARI 145 WG
  (Workshop held in Kathmandu from 19 to 21 January
  09). They will host the next SARI 145 WG meeting
  in June 09.
• Bangladesh to join in March ( requirement
  comparison available/Workshop to be held in
  Dhaka beginning of March 10)

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SARI Part 145 what's next

• MOU to be signed at DG levels of SARI member
  states to secure the adoption and implementation
  of SARI Part 145.
• Part 66 / 147 to be the next SARI priority
  followed by Part M.
• SARI is expected to be backed by EU-Project on
  aviation that should start in 2010.

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