COSCAP SOUTH ASIA

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COSCAP - SOUTH ASIA

• JAR - 145
• Maintenance
• Organisations

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JAR 145 MAINTENACE ORGANISATIONS
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145.10 Applicability

• (a)This JAR gives the requirements for granting
  approvals for maintaining aircraft and/or
  components and states the general operating rules
  for AMOs.
• (b)An org. which is located, in whole or in part,
  within the territories of the JAA FMS will be
  granted approval in respect of any such location
  within those territories when in compliance with
  JAR-145.

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145.10 Applicability

• (c) This sub-para. states that foreign AMOs.
  located, outside the territories specified in
  sub-paragraph (b) will only be granted JAA
  approval if the JAA FMA is satisfied that there
  is a need for this approval and when the FAMO is
  in compliance with JAR-145. Alternatively, the
  JAA FMA may accept such a FAMO on the basis of an
  approval granted by the foreign Authority subject
  to conditions which ensure equivalence to
  JAR-145. The FAMO may be required to show a need
  for its services.

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145.1 GENERAL

• (a) No aircraft when used for Commercial Air
  Transport may fly unless a RTS has been issued by
  an organisation for maintenance carried out on
  the aircraft or component....

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145.1 GENERAL

• (b) No org.may issue a RTS. unless either
  approved IAW JAR-145 or accepted IAW JAR
  145.10(c) alternative. Except where stated
  otherwise in subparagraph (e), no org.may
  maintain such an aircraft unless either
  appropriately approved in accordance with JAR-145
  or accepted in accordance with the JAR 145.10(c)
  alternative, or working under the quality system
  of an appropriately approved or accepted JAR-145
  maintenance organisation .

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145.1 General

• d) A JAR145 approval may be granted for
  maintenance activity varying from that for an
  aircraft component to that for a complete
  aircraft or any combination thereof.
• e) An org. working under the quality system of a
  AMO is limited to the work scope permitted by
  JAR 145.65(a) procedures and may not carry out
  a base maintenance check of an aircraft or a
  complete workshop maintenance check or overhaul
  of an engine or engine module.

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JAR 145.5 Definitions

• Some significant definitions
• 'Accountable Manager means the manager who has
  corporate authority for ensuring that all
  maintenance required by the aircraft operator can
  be financed and carried out to the standard
  required by the JAA FMA. The accountable manager
  may delegate in writing to another person in the
  organisation, such person then becoming the
  accountable manager for the purpose of this
  JAR-145.

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145.5 Definitions

• 'Aircraft component' means any component part of
  an aircraft up to and including a complete
  powerplant and/or any operational/emergency
  equipment means any component part of an aircraft
  up to and including a complete powerplant and/or
  any operational/emergency equipment.Approved
  data means any information necessary to ensure
  that the aircraft or aircraft component can be
  maintained in a condition such that airworthiness
  of the aircraft, or serviceability of operational
  and emergency equipment as appropriate, is
  assured.

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145.5 Definitions

• 'Location' means a place from which an
  organisation carries on activities or wishes to
  carry on activities for which a JAR-145 approval
  is required.Organisation means either an
  organisation registered as a legal entity in any
  jurisdiction whether or not within the
  territories of the States that have joined the
  JAAs or a natural person. Such an organisation
  may be located at more than one location and may
  hold more than one JAR-145 approval.

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145.20 Extent of approval

• The issue of an approval certificate to the
  organisation indicates the grant of approval by
  the Authority. The approval certificate will
  specify the extent of approval. The 145 AMO's
  exposition must include the scope of work
  authorised.

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145.25 Facility requirements

• (a) Facilities must be provided appropriate for
  all planned work, ensuring in particular,
  protection from the weather elements. Specialised
  workshops must be segregated, to ensure that
  contamination is unlikely to occur.(b) Office
  accommodation must be provided appropriate for
  management in particular, the management of
  quality, planning and technical records.

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145.25 Facility requirements

• (c) The working environment must be
  appropriate for the task carried. such that the
  effectiveness of personnel is not impaired.(d)
  Segregated storage facilities must be provided
  for aircraft components, equipment, tools and
  material... The conditions of storage must be in
  accordance with the manufacturer instructions.
  Access ... must be restricted....

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145.30 Personnel requirements

• (a) A..person or group of persons acceptable to
  the FMA, whose responsibilities include ensuring
  that the AMO is in compliance with JAR-145
  requirements, must be nominated. Such person(s)
  must ultimately be directly
• responsible to the accountable manager
• who must be acceptable to the FMA.(b) The
  JAR-145 AMO must employ sufficient personnel to
  plan, perform, supervise and inspect the work in
  accordance with the approval.

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145.30 Personnel requirements

• (c) The competence of personnel involved in
  maintenance must be established in accordance
  with a procedure and to a standard acceptable to
  the FMA.(d) Any JAR 145 AMO maintaining
  aircraft must have type rated certifying staff
  and may also have company approved staff.

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145.30 Personnel requirements

• (e) This sub-para is reserved for certifying
  aircraft under 5700kg. (f) This sub-para is
  reserved for certifying of aircraft components
• (g) This sub-para allows the use of alternative
  certifying staff
• (1) A foreign AMO approved by a FMS may use its
  own staff provided the foreign states regulations
  are equal to the JARs.
• (2) Reserved.

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145.30 Personnel requirements

• (3) Subject to certain conditions limited line
  maintenance may be carried out at foreign
  locations by FAMO qualified staff operating under
  the quality system of a JAR145 AMO.
• (4) A JAR 145 AMO may authorise Repetitive A/Ds
  to be carried out by flight crew provided the AD
  specifically allows it and provided the crew are
  trained.
• (5) For unforeseen cases of aircraft
  groundings at locations not served by a JAR145
  AMO the JAR145 AMO, subject to certain
  conditions, may issue a one-off authorisation to
  a qualified person.

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145.35 Certifying staff

• (a) The AMO must ensure that certifying staff
  have an adequate understanding of the aircraft
  and/or components to be maintained as well as the
  AMOs procedures. (b) Certifying staff must be
  involved in at least 6 months of actual aircraft
• maintenance in any 2 year period. .
• (c) Certifying staff must receive biannual
  technical and organisation refresher training

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145.35 Certifying staff

• (d). The AMO must have a refresher training
  program and a procedure to ensure compliance with
  certifying requirements as a basis for company
  approvals.(e) All prospective certifying staff
  must be assessed for competence .in accordance
  with an approved procedure. .
• (f) The AMO must issue an authorisation
  clearly defining the scope and limits of the
  authorisation.

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145.35 Certifying staff

• (g).The Quality manager is responsible for
  issuing authorisations to staff. The QM may
  nominate some other person to actually issue the
  authorisations
• (h) The AMO must maintain
• comprehensive records of all
• certifying staff..
• (i). Certifying staff must be provided with a
  copy of their authorisations
• (j) Certifying staff must be able to produce a
  copy of their authorisation to any authorised
  person

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145.40 Equipment, tools and material

• (a)The 145 AMO must have the necessary equipment,
  tools and material...
• (b)Where necessary, tools, equipment and
  particularly test equipment must be controlled
  and calibrated to acceptable standards at an
  acceptable frequency. Records of calibrations and
  the standard used must be kept by the AMO

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145.45 Approved data

• (a)The 145 AMO must hold and use use applicable
  current approved data in the performance of any
  maintenance. Applicable means relevant to any
  aircraft, component or process specified in the
  145 AMO approval class rating schedule and any
  associated capability list.
• (b) applicable approved data is defined in
  sub-paras (1)-(6) of JAR145.45(b) and
  includes any applicable requirement, data,
  standard, maintenance/repair manual, procedure,
  airworthiness directive, operational directive or
  information issued by, or approved by the
  Authority, or a foreign Authority where that
  Authority is the type certificate Authority.

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145.45 Approved data

• (c)The 145 AMO may only modify maintenance
  instructions in accordance with a procedure
  specified in the AMOs exposition..
• (d) All applicable approved data must be readily
  available for use when required by maintenance
  personnel
• (e) All approved data controlled by the AMO must
  be kept up to date. The AMO must also be able to
  prove that data supplied by the customer is
  controlled

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145.50 Certification of maintenance (See AMC
145.50)

• (a) a RTS certificate must be issued by
  appropriately authorised staff on behalf of the
  145 AMO when all required maintenance of the
  aircraft/component has been properly carried out
  in accordance with the procedures specified in
  the AMO exposition. (b) A RTS certificate must
  contain basic details of the maintenance carried
  out, the date such maintenance was completed and
  the identity including approval reference of the
  145 AMO and certifying staff issuing such a
  certificate.

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145.55 Maintenance records

• (a)The AMO must record all details of work
  carried out in a form acceptable to the FMA
• (b)The AMO must provide a copy of each RTS
  certificate to the aircraft operator, together
  with a copy of any specific approved data used
  for repairs or modifications carried out.

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145.55 Maintenance Records

• (c)The 145 AMO must retain a copy of all records
  and any associated approved data for two years
  from the date the aircraft or aircraft component
  to which the work relates was released from the
  AMO.
• NOTE Where an aircraft operator contracts a 145
  AMO to keep the aircraft operator's certificates
  of release to service and any associated approved
  data, the retention period will be that required
  by JAR-OPS and not that specified above.

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145.60 Reporting of Unairworthy conditions

• The 145 AMO must report in detail to the
  Authority and the aircraft type certificate
  holder, within 3 days, on the prescribed
• form, any condition of the aircraft or component
  that could seriously hazard the aircraft.
• Where the 145 AMO is contracted by a JAR-OPS
  operator to carry out maintenance, the AMO must
  also report to the operator any such condition
  noted above.

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145.65 Maintenance procedures and quality system

• (a)The 145 AMO must establish procedures
  acceptable to the Authority to ensure good
  maintenance practices and compliance with all
  relevant requirements of JAR-145which must
  include a clear work order or contract.

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145.65 Maintenance procedures and quality system

• The 145 AMO must establish a quality system,
  including independent audits. In a small AMO the
  independent audit part of the quality system may
  be contracted to another 145 AMO or a qualified
  person. Compliance monitoring must include a
  feedback system to management ref. JAR 145.30(a)
  and ultimately to the accountable manager to
  ensure corrective action is taken. The quality
  system must include procedures to prevent
  re-occurrence of non-compliance's.

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145.70 AMO Exposition(See IEM 145.70)

• The 145 AMO must provide an exposition approved
  by the Authority for the AMOs use, containing
  the following information
• (1)A statement signed by the accountable manager
  confirming that the exposition and any other
  manuals defines the AMO's compliance with
  JAR-145 and will be complied with at all times.
• (2)The title(s) and name(s) of the senior
  person(s) accepted by the Authority in accordance
  with JAR 145.30(a).
• (3)The duties and responsibilities of senior
  person(s) ...including matters on which they may
  deal directly with the FMA on behalf of the AMO

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145.70 AMO Exposition(See IEM 145.70)

• (4)An organisation chart showing associated
  chains of responsibility of the senior
  person(s)..
• (5)A list of certifying staff.
• (6)A general description of manpower resources.
• (7)A general description of the facilities
  located at each address specified in the AMO's
  approval certificate.
• (8)Details of the AMOs scope of work relevant to
  the extent of approval.
• (9)The notification procedure of JAR 145.85 for
  AMO changes.
• (10) The maintenance organisation exposition
  amendment procedure.

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145.70 AMO Exposition(See IEM 145.70)

• (11)The AMO's procedures and quality system as
  required by JAR 145 - 25, 30, 35, 40, 45, 50, 55,
  60, 65, 70, 75, 80.
• (12) A list of JAR-OPS operators, if appropriate,
  to which the 145 AMO provides an aircraft
  maintenance service.

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145.70 AMO Exposition(See IEM 145.70)

• (13) A list of organisations, if appropriate, as
  specified in JAR 145.75(b).
• (14) A list of line stations, if appropriate, as
  specified in JAR 145.75(d)
• (15) A list of contracted 145 AMOs if
  appropriate.
• (b) The information.. in sub-paragraphs (5) and
  (11) - (15) whilst a part of the AMO exposition,
  may be kept as separate documents or on separate
  electronic data files subject to the management
  part of the exposition containing a clear cross
  reference to these documents/files.
• (c) The AMO exposition and amendments must be
  approved by the FMA
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145.75 AMO Privileges

• The 145 AMO may only carry out the following as
  permitted by and in accordance with its
  exposition
• (a) Maintain any aircraft or aircraft component
  for which it is approved at the locations
  identified in the approval certificate and/or in
  its... exposition.
• (b) Arrange for maintenance of any aircraft or
  aircraft component within the limitations of JAR
  145.1(e) for which it is approved at another
  organisation that is working under the quality
  system of the AMO.

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145.75 AMO Privileges

• (c) Maintain any aircraft/component for which it
  is approved at any location subject to the need
  for such maintenance arising either from the
  unserviceability of the aircraft or from the
  necessity of supporting occasional line
  maintenance subject to the conditions specified
  in a procedure acceptable to the FMA and included
  in the AMO exposition....

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145.75 AMO Privileges

• (d) Maintain any aircraft or any aircraft
  component for which it is approved at a suitably
  equipped line maintenance location provided the
  AMO exposition both permits such activity and
  lists such locations.
• (e) Issue certificates of release to service in
  respect of paragraphs (a) to (d) on
  completion of
• maintenance..

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145.80 Limitations of the AMO(See IEM 145.80)

• The 145 AMO may only maintain an aircraft or
  aircraft component for which it is approved when
  all necessary facilities, equipment, tooling,
  material, approved data and certifying staff are
  available.

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145.85 Changes to the AMO(See IEM 145.85)

• (a)The AMO must notify the FMA of any proposal to
  make any of the following changes before such
  changes take place so that the AMO certificate
  may be changed as required.
• (1) The name of the organisation.
• (2) The location of the organisation.
• (3) Additional locations of the organisation.
• (4) The accountable manager
• (5) Any of the senior persons specified in
  paragraph JAR 145.30 (a)....

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145.85 Changes to the AMO

• (Continued)
• (6) The facilities, equipment, tools, material,
  procedures, work scope and certifying staff that
  could affect the approval.
• (b) The Authority may prescribe the conditions
  under which the AMO may operate during such
  changes unless the Authority determines that the
  approval should be suspended.

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145.90 Continued validity of approval

• Unless the approval has previously been
  surrendered, superseded, suspended, revoked or
  expired.., the continued validity of approval
  is dependent upon(a)The AMO remaining in
  compliance with JAR-145 and
• (b)The FMA being granted access to the AMO to
  determine continued compliance with this JAR
  and(c)The payment of any charges prescribed by
  the FMA. Failure to pay entitles the FMA to
  suspend, but does not automatically render the
  approval invalid.

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145.95 Equivalent safety case(See IEM 145.95)

• (a)The FMA may exempt an organisation from a
  requirement in JAR-145 when satisfied that a
  situation exists not envisaged by a JAR-145
  requirement and subject to compliance with any
  supplementary condition(s).. considered necessary
  to ensure equivalent safety. Such supplementary
  condition(s) must be agreed by the FMA to ensure
  continued recognition of the approval...

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145.95 Equivalent safety case(See IEM 145.95)

• b)The FMA may except an organisation from a
  requirement in JAR-145 on an individual case by
  case permission basis only subject to compliance
  with any supplementary condition(s) said
  Authority considers necessary to ensure
  equivalent safety.

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145.100 Revocation, suspension, limitation or
refusal to renew

• The FMA may, on reasonable
• grounds after due enquiry, revoke, suspend,
  limit or refuse to renew the JAR-l45 approval
  certificate if the FMA is not satisfied that the
  holder of the approval certificate continues to
  meet the requirements of JAR-145 subject to the
  conditions of sub-paragraph (a) or (b) as
  appropriate..

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145.100 Revocation, suspension, limitation or
refusal to renew

• (a)Except as specified in sub-paragraph (b),
  before revoking, suspending, limiting or refusing
  to renew a JAR-145 approval certificate, the FMA
  must first give at least 28 days notice to the
  holder in writing of its intention so to do and
  the reasons for its proposal and must offer the
  holder an opportunity to make representations and
  the FMA will consider those representations.

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145.100 Revocation, suspension, limitation or
refusal to renew

• (b) In the case where the FMA has determined that
  the safe operation of an aircraft could be
  adversely affected the FMA may in addition to
  sub-paragraph (a) provisionally suspend, in part
  or in whole, the JAR-145 approval certificate
  without prior notice until the sub-paragraph (a)
  procedure is complete

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APPENDIX 1

• ORGANISATIONS APPROVAL CLASS AND RATING SYSTEM

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ORGANISATIONS APPROVAL CLASS AND RATING SYSTEM
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ORGANISATIONS APPROVAL CLASS AND RATING SYSTEM
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ORGANISATIONS APPROVAL CLASS AND RATING SYSTEM
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ORGANISATIONS APPROVAL CLASS AND RATING SYSTEM
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APPENDIX 2

• Maintenance Organisation Exposition PART 0
  JAR-OPS GENERAL ORGANISATION PART 1
  MANAGEMENT PART 2 MAINTENANCE PROCEDURES PART 3
  QUALITY SYSTEM PROCEDURES

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APPENDIX 3

• The Authorised Release Certificate/JAR-FORM
  ONE A INTRODUCTION 1 PURPOSE AND
  SCOPE 2 GENERAL 3 COMPLETION OF THE RELEASE
  CERTIFICATE BY THE ORIGINATOR4 EFFECTIVITY

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APPENDIX 4 - EXAMPLES OF ORGANISATION STRUCURES

• A.TYPICAL LARGE ORGANISATION B. TYPICAL SMALL
  ORGANISATION

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APPENDIX 5

• Example Quality Audit Plans

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APPENDIX 6

• Non JAR-145 Organisations Working Under the
  Quality System of a JAR-145 Approved Maintenance
  Organisation (Subcontracting) 1 INTRODUCTION 2 E
  FFECTIVITY 3 FUNDAMENTALS OF JAR-145
  SUBCONTRACTING 4 PRINCIPAL JAR-145 PROCEDURES
  FOR THE CONTROL OF SUB-CONTRACTORS NOT JAR-145
  APPROVED

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APPENDIX 7

• JAA FULL MEMBER AUTHORITIES

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APPENDIX 8

• JAR JAR FAR COMPARISON INFORMATION TABLE 1
  JAR-145 to JAR-145 to FAR TABLE 2 FAR PART 43
  to JAR-145 to JAR-145 TABLE 3 FAR PART 145 to
  JAR-145