ANO M – CONTINUING AIRWORTHINESS

GENERAL
For the purpose of ANO M, the Authority is responsible for:

oversight of the continuing airworthiness of individual aircraft

and the issue of airworthiness review certificates.

oversight of a maintenance organisation as specified in MA

Subpart F.

oversight of a CAMO as specified in M.A. Subpart G.

approval of maintenance programmes.

NOTE: ANO M applies to all aircraft with a C of A

whatever their weight or Category.
Diagrammatically we have:

 Continuing Airworthiness
 Maintenance Standards PART M
 Components
 Certificate of Release to Service – CRS
 Airworthiness Review Certificate

SUBPART G
SUBPART F
(LARGE AIRCRAFT AND
(GENERAL AVIATION)
COMMERCIAL AIR TRANSPORT)
Maintenance
Continuing Airworthiness
Organisation
Management Organisation (CAMO)

PART 145
Maintenance
Organisation

ANO M lays down the requirements for the management of the maintenance of
aircraft. Aircraft subject to Subpart G (Large aircraft and Commercial Air Transport)
must be managed by a Continuing Airworthiness Organisation approved under this
Subpart and maintained by a Maintenance Organisation approved under Part 145.

Aircraft which are not subject to Subpart G can be maintained by a Subpart F

maintenance organisation.
ANO M SUBPART B - ACCOUNTABILITY
RESPONSIBILITIES
ANO M initially refers to the owner being responsible for the continuing airworthiness
of an aircraft rather than the operator. This is qualified later for commercial air
transport where the operator assumes responsibility. Where the term “owner” is used
this should be read as “operator” in the case of commercial air transport

The owner/operator should ensure that no flight takes place unless:

the aircraft is maintained in an airworthy condition;

any operational and emergency equipment fitted is correctly

installed and serviceable or clearly identified as unserviceable;

the airworthiness certificate remains valid;

the maintenance of the aircraft is performed in accordance with an

approved maintenance programme

An owner/operator should therefore have adequate knowledge of the design status

(type specification, customer options, Airworthiness Directives (AD), modifications,
operational equipment) and required and performed maintenance. The status of
aircraft design and maintenance should be adequately documented to support the
performance of the quality system.
In order to satisfy the above responsibilities the owner/operator of an aircraft MAY
contract the tasks associated with continuing airworthiness to an approved
Continuing Airworthiness Management Organisation (CAMO) as specified in MA
Subpart G.
In the case of large aircraft and aircraft used for commercial air transport, in
order to satisfy the above responsibilities of the operator of an aircraft SHALL
ensure that the tasks associated with continuing airworthiness are performed by an
approved Continuing Airworthiness Management Organisation (CAMO).
When the aircraft is leased, the responsibilities of the owner are transferred to the
lessee.

Any person or organisation performing maintenance shall be

responsible for the tasks performed.

The pilot-in-command or, in the case of commercial air transport, the operator shall
be responsible for the satisfactory accomplishment of the pre-flight inspection. This
inspection must be carried out by the pilot or another qualified person but need not
be carried out by an approved maintenance organisation or by Part 66 certifying
staff.

OCCURRENCE REPORTING
Any person or organisation responsible under ANO M shall report any identified
condition of an aircraft or component that hazards seriously the flight safety.
to the
Authority,
organisation responsible for the type design or
supplemental type design
if applicable, the State of operator,
Where the person or organisation maintaining the aircraft is contracted by an owner
or an operator to carry out maintenance, the person or the organisation maintaining
the aircraft shall also report to the

owner,
operator or the CAMO

Reports shall be made as soon as practicable, but in any case within 48 hours of the
person or organisation identifying the condition to which the report relates.

ANO M SUBPART C - CONTINUING AIRWORTHINESS

CONTINUING AIRWORTHINESS TASKS
The aircraft continuing airworthiness and the serviceability of both operational and
emergency equipment shall be ensured by:

the accomplishment of pre-flight inspections;

the rectification to an officially recognised standard of any defect and damage

affecting safe operation taking into account, for all large aircraft or aircraft used for
commercial air transport, the minimum equipment list and configuration deviation
list if applicable to the aircraft type;

the accomplishment of all maintenance, in accordance with the approved aircraft

maintenance programme;

for all large aircraft or aircraft used for commercial air transport the analysis of the
effectiveness of the approved maintenance programme;
 Airworthiness Directive,

operational directive with a continuing airworthiness impact,

the accomplishment
continued airworthiness requirement established by the
of any applicable:
Authority,

measures mandated by the Authority in immediate reaction

to a safety problem;

the accomplishment of modifications and repairs;

for non-mandatory modifications and/or inspections, for all large aircraft or aircraft
used for commercial air transport the establishment of an embodiment policy;

maintenance check flights when necessary.

MAINTENANCE PROGRAMME
The maintenance programme must establish compliance with:

instructions for continuing airworthiness issued by type

certificate and supplementary type certificate holders and any
other organisation that publishes such data in accordance with
Part-21, or

instructions issued by the Authority or

instructions defined by the owner or the operator and approved

by the Authority

The programme must include a reliability programme when the maintenance

programme is based:

on Maintenance Steering Group logic, or;

mainly on condition monitoring.

When the aircraft continuing airworthiness is managed by a Subpart G CAMO the

maintenance programme and its amendments may be approved through a
procedure established by the CAMO organisation (indirect approval).

DATA FOR MODIFICATIONS AND REPAIRS

Damage shall be assessed and modifications and repairs carried out using data
approved by

the Authority; or

a design organisation approved by the Competent Authority of

the State of Design; or

by a person under an authorisation granted by the Competent

Authority of the State of Design.

AIRCRAFT CONTINUING AIRWORTHINESS RECORD SYSTEM

At the completion of any maintenance, the associated Certificate of Release to
Service (CRS) shall be entered in the aircraft continuing airworthiness records. Each
entry shall be made as soon as practicable but in no event more than 30 days after
the day of maintenance action.
The aircraft continuing airworthiness records shall contain the current:

status of Airworthiness Directives and measures mandated by the

Authority in immediate reaction to a safety problem;

status of modifications and repairs;

status of compliance with maintenance programme;

status of service life limited components;

mass and balance report;

list of deferred maintenance.

An owner or operator shall ensure that a system has been established to keep the
following records for the periods specified:

all detailed maintenance records

after the aircraft or aircraft
in respect of the aircraft and any 3 years
component was released to service
component fitted to it

the Total Time and Flight Cycles

as appropriate, of the aircraft
and all life-limited aircraft
components

the current status of

Airworthiness Directives after the aircraft has been
applicable to the aircraft and 1 year permanently withdrawn from
aircraft components, service.

details of current modifications

and repairs to the aircraft
engine(s), propeller(s), and any
other aircraft component vital to
flight safety,

the time and flight cycles as until the component scheduled

appropriate, since last scheduled maintenance has been superseded by
maintenance of the component another scheduled maintenance of
subjected to a service life limit, equivalent work scope and detail;

the current status of compliance with

until the aircraft or component scheduled
maintenance programme such that
maintenance has been superseded by
compliance with the approved aircraft
other scheduled maintenance of
maintenance programme can be
equivalent work scope and detail;
established

OPERATOR'S TECHNICAL LOG SYSTEM

An operator shall ensure that the aircraft technical log is retained for 36 months after
the date of the last entry.

TRANSFER OF AIRCRAFT CONTINUING AIRWORTHINESS RECORDS

The owner or operator shall ensure when an aircraft is permanently transferred from
one owner or operator to another that the continuing airworthiness records and, if
applicable, Operator's Technical Log are also transferred.
ANO M SUBPART D - MAINTENANCE STANDARDS
MAINTENANCE DATA
Applicable maintenance data is:

any applicable Airworthiness Directive, requirement, procedure,

standard or information issued by the Authority

applicable instructions for continuing airworthiness, issued by type

certificate holders, supplementary type certificate holders and any other
organisation that publishes such data in accordance with Part 21.

any applicable data issued in accordance with 145.A.45(d)

The person or organisation shall establish a work card or worksheet system to be

used.

PERFORMANCE OF MAINTENANCE
All maintenance shall be performed by qualified personnel, following the methods,
techniques, standards and instructions specified in the maintenance data.
Furthermore, an independent inspection shall be carried out after any flight safety
sensitive maintenance task unless otherwise specified by Part 145 or agreed by the
Authority.

AIRCRAFT DEFECTS
Any aircraft defect that hazards seriously the flight safety shall be rectified before
further flight.

Only the authorised certifying staff (authorised by a ANO M Subpart F or ANO 145
maintenance organisation) can decide, using maintenance data, whether an aircraft
defect hazards seriously the flight safety and therefore decide when and which
rectification action shall be taken before further flight and which defect rectification
can be deferred. However, this does not apply when:

the approved minimum equipment list as mandated by the

Authority is used by the pilot; or,

aircraft defects are defined as being acceptable by the Authority.

ANO M SUBPART E – COMPONENTS
INSTALLATION
No component may be fitted unless it is in a satisfactory condition, has been
appropriately released to service on a PCAA Form 1 or equivalent in accordance
with Part 21 Subpart K, unless otherwise specified in ANO 145 or ANO M,
Subpart F as applicable.

When checking condition, prior to installation, the following non-exhaustive set of

typical checks may be performed. Verify:

the general condition of components and their packaging in relation to

damage that could affect the integrity of the components;

that the shelf life of the component has not expired;

that items are received in the appropriate package in respect of the

type of component: e.g. correct ATA 300 or electrostatic sensitive
devices packaging, when necessary;

that component has all plugs and caps appropriately installed to

prevent damage or internal contamination. Tape should not be used to
cover electrical connections or fluid fittings/openings because
adhesive residues can insulate electrical connections and contaminate
hydraulic or fuel units.

Prior to installation of a component on an aircraft the person or approved

maintenance organisation shall ensure that the particular component is eligible to be
fitted when different modification and/or Airworthiness Directive configurations may
be applicable.
Material being either raw material or consumable material shall only be used on an
aircraft or a component when the aircraft or component manufacturer states so in
relevant maintenance data or as specified in Part 145.

Items purchased in batches (fasteners etc.) should be supplied intact in the original
equipment manufacturer (OEM) package. Packaging should state the P/N, batch
number and the quantity specified in the package. The documentation
accompanying the material should contain P/N, lot number and the supplied quantity,
and the manufacturing sources. If the material is acquired from different lots,
acceptance documentation for each lot should be supplied.
COMPONENT MAINTENANCE
The maintenance of components shall be performed by appropriately approved Part
M Subpart F or Part 145 maintenance organisations.

Maintenance on any component may be performed by certifying staff (in compliance

with ANO 66 excepting complex tasks – see Subpart H) only whilst such
components are fitted to the aircraft. Such components, nevertheless, can be
temporarily removed for maintenance when such removal is expressly permitted by
the aircraft maintenance manual to improve access.

SERVICE LIFE LIMITED COMPONENTS

Installed service life limited components shall not exceed the approved service life
limit as specified in the approved maintenance programme and Airworthiness
Directives.

CONTROL OF UNSERVICEABLE COMPONENTS

A component shall be considered unserviceable in any one of the following
circumstances:

expiry of the service life limit as defined in the maintenance program;

non-compliance with the applicable Airworthiness Directives and other

continued airworthiness requirement mandated by the Authority;

absence of the necessary information to determine the airworthiness

status or eligibility for installation;

evidence of defects or malfunctions;

involvement in an incident or accident likely to affect its serviceability.

ANO M SUBPART H – CERTIFICATE OF RELEASE TO SERVICE

(CRS)
AIRCRAFT CRS

Except for aircraft released to service by a ANO 145 organisation, the CRS shall
be issued according to this Subpart.
A CRS shall be issued before flight at the completion of any maintenance. When
satisfied that ail maintenance required has been properly carried out, a CRS shall be
issued:

by appropriate certifying staff on behalf of the ANO M Subpart F

approved maintenance organisation; or

except for complex maintenance tasks by certifying staff who are

in compliance with the requirements of ANO 66; or

by the pilot-owner

A CRS shall contain, not only the basic details of the maintenance carried out and
the date such maintenance was completed but also:

the identity including approval reference of the MA. Subpart F approved

maintenance organisation and certifying staff issuing such a certificate; or

in the case of a release to service for non-complex tasks by ANO 66

licence holders, the identity and licence number of the certifying staff
issuing such a certificate.

COMPONENT CRS
A CRS shall be issued at the completion of any maintenance on an aircraft
component whilst off the aircraft.

The authorised release certificate identified as PCAA Form 1 or equivalent document

constitutes the aircraft component CRS.

PILOT-OWNER AUTHORISATION

The pilot-owner is the person who owns or jointly owns the aircraft being maintained
and holds a valid pilot licence with the appropriate type or class rating.

For any privately operated aircraft of simple design with a maximum take-off mass of
less than 2730 kg, glider and balloon, the pilot-owner may issue the CRS after
limited pilot owner maintenance
Limited pilot owner maintenance shall be defined in the aircraft maintenance
programme.

The CRS must be entered in the logbooks and contain basic details of the
maintenance carried out, the date such maintenance was completed and the identity
and pilot licence number of the pilot-owner issuing such a certificate.

A pilot owner should only issue a CRS for maintenance performed by the pilot owner
and after demonstrating the competence to carry out such maintenance tasks.

CONTINUING AIRWORTHINESS MANAGEMENT EXPOSITION

The CAMO shall provide an Exposition containing the following information:

a statement signed by the Accountable Manager to confirm that the organisation

will work in accordance with ANO M and the Exposition at all times;

the organisation's scope of work;

a general description and location of the facilities;

procedures specifying how the CAMO ensures compliance with Part M

the CAMO Exposition amendment procedures.

FACILITIES
The CAMO shall provide suitable office accommodation at appropriate locations for
the personnel. This should be such that the occupants, whether they are continuing
airworthiness management, planning, technical records or quality staff, can carry out
their designated tasks in a manner that contributes to good standards.
.
PERSONNEL REQUIREMENTS
The organisation shall appoint an Accountable Manager,
A person or group of persons shall be nominated with the responsibility of ensuring
that the organisation is always in compliance with this Subpart. Such person(s) shall
be ultimately responsible to the Accountable Manager.

This person or group of persons should represent the continuing airworthiness

management structure of the organisation and be responsible for all continuing
airworthiness functions.
Dependent on the size of the operation and the organisational setup, the continuing
airworthiness functions may be divided under individual managers or combined in
nearly any number of ways. However, if a Quality System (required if the CAMO is
approved to issue Airworthiness Review Certificates or Recommendations) is in
place it should be independent from the other functions.

For Commercial Air Transport, the Accountable Manager shall designate a

nominated post holder responsible for the management and supervision of
continuing airworthiness activities. He/she should not be employed by a Part 145
approved organisation under contract to the operator, unless specifically agreed by
the Authority.

All nominated persons shall be able to show relevant knowledge, background and
appropriate experience related to aircraft continuing airworthiness.

The qualification of all personnel involved in continuing airworthiness management

shall be recorded.

CONTINUING AIRWORTHINESS MANAGEMENT

All continuing airworthiness management shall be carried out according to the
requirements of Part M Subpart C.

For every aircraft managed, the approved CAMO shall:

develop and control a maintenance programme for the aircraft managed including
any applicable reliability programme;

present the aircraft maintenance programme and its amendments to the Authority
for approval and provide a copy of the programme to the owner of non
commercially operated aircraft;

manage the approval of modification and repairs;

ensure that all maintenance is carried out in accordance with the approved
maintenance programme and released in accordance with Part M Subpart H;

ensure that all applicable Airworthiness Directives and operational directives with
a continuing airworthiness impact, are applied;

ensure that all defects discovered during scheduled maintenance or reported are
corrected by an appropriately approved maintenance organisation;

ensure that the aircraft is taken to an appropriately approved maintenance

 organisation whenever necessary;

coordinate scheduled maintenance, the application of Airworthiness Directives,

the replacement of service life limited parts, and component inspection to ensure
the work is carried out property;

manage and archive all continuing airworthiness records and/or operator's

technical log;

ensure that the mass and balance statement reflects the current status of the
aircraft.

In the case of Commercial Air Transport, when the operator is not appropriately
approved to Part 145, the operator shall establish a written maintenance contract
between the operator and a Part 145 approved organisation or another operator.
For aircraft not involved in commercial air transport, the approved continuing
airworthiness management organisation may develop "baseline" and/or
"generic" maintenance programmes in order to allow for the initial approval
and/or the extension of the scope of an approval without having the contracts

OUTSOURCED MAINTENANCE
Both the specification of work and the assignment of responsibilities should be clear,
unambiguous and sufficiently detailed to ensure that no misunderstanding should
arise between the parties concerned (operator, maintenance organisation and the
Authority) that could result in a situation where work that has a bearing on the
airworthiness or serviceability of aircraft is not or will not be properly performed.
COMPONENT MAINTENANCE
The operator may find it more appropriate to have a primary contractor, that would
dispatch the components to appropriately approved organisations, rather than
himself sending different types of components to various maintenance organisations
approved under Part 145. The benefit for the operator is that the management of
maintenance is simplified by having a single contact point for component
maintenance. The operator remains responsible for ensuring that all maintenance is
performed by maintenance organisations approved under Part 145 and in
accordance with the approved standard.
PRIVILEGES OF THE ORGANISATION
An approved CAMO, may:

manage the continuing airworthiness of non-commercial air transport

aircraft as listed on the approval certificate.

manage the continuing airworthiness of commercial air transport aircraft

 when listed on its air operator certificate.

arrange to carry out any task of continuing airworthiness within the

limitation of its approval with another organization that is working under its
Quality System.

QUALITY SYSTEM
To ensure that the approved CAMO continues to meet the requirements of Subpart
G, it shall establish a Quality System and designate a Quality Manager to monitor
compliance with, and the adequacy of, procedures required to ensure airworthy
aircraft. Compliance monitoring shall include a feedback system to the Accountable
Manager to ensure corrective action as necessary.
The feedback part of the system should address who is required to rectify any
noncompliance in each particular case and the procedure to be followed if
rectification is not completed within appropriate timescales. The procedure should
lead to the Accountable Manager.

The Quality System must monitor MA Subpart G activities. It will, at least, include the
following functions, monitoring:

that all MA Subpart G activities are being performed in accordance with

the approved procedures;

that all contracted maintenance is carried out in accordance with the

contract;

the continued compliance with the requirements of this Part.

The records of these monitoring activities shall be stored for at least two years.

The primary objectives of the Quality System are to enable the M.A. Subpart G
organisation to ensure airworthy aircraft and to remain in compliance with the Part M
requirements.

Where the approved CAMO is approved in accordance with another Part, the Quality
System MAY be combined with that required by the other Part.

In case of Commercial Air Transport the Part M Subpart G Quality System SHALL be
an integrated part of the operator's Quality System.

I In the case of a small organisation not managing the continuing airworthiness of

aircraft used in commercial air transport, the quality system may be replaced by
regular organisational reviews subject to the approval of PCAA. In the case where
there is no quality system, the organisation shall not contract continuing
airworthiness management tasks to other parties.

CHANGES TO THE APPROVED CONTINUING AIRWORTHINESS

ORGANISATION
The approved CAMO shall notify the Authority of any proposal to carry out any of the
following changes before such changes take place:

the name of the organisation;

the location of the organisation;

additional locations of the organisation;

the Accountable Manager;

any of the nominated managers;

the facilities, procedures, work scope and staff that could

affect the approval.

In the case of proposed changes in personnel not known to the management

beforehand, these changes shall be notified at the earliest opportunity.

RECORD-KEEPING
The CAMO shall record all details of work carried out. The continuing airworthiness
review and technical log records required by Subpart C shall be retained.
The Part M Subpart G organisation should ensure that it always receives a complete
CRS from the approved maintenance organisation such that the required records
can be retained. The system to keep the continuing airworthiness records should be
described in the CAMO Exposition.
CONTINUED VALIDITY OF APPROVAL

An approval shall be issued for an unlimited duration however, each organization must be
completely audited for compliance with this ANO at period not exceeding 24 months. The
approval shall remain valid subject to:

the organisation remaining in compliance with this Part, in

accordance with the provisions related to the handling of findings;

the Authority being granted access to the organisation to determine

continued compliance with this Part;

the approval not being surrendered or revoked;

FINDINGS

Any significant non-compliance with Part M requirements which lowers

Level 1
the safety standard and hazards seriously the flight safety.

Any non-compliance with the Part M requirements which could lower the
Level 2
safety standard and possibly hazard the flight safety.
10.6.3: ANO M SUB PART F – MAINTENANCE ORGANISATION
INTRODUCTION

There are two types of Maintenance Organisations. We have:

Aircraft or
Component
Maintenance
Required
(not pre-flight)

PART M, SUBPART F
ORGANISATION

Large Aircraft or Yes PART 145

OR No
Commercial Air Transport ? ORGANISATION

PART 145
ORGANISATION

For aeroplanes with a maximum take-off mass of more than 5 700 kg, or a multi-
engine helicopter or for aircraft used for commercial air transport all maintenance,
except for pre-flights, must be carried out by a Part 145 organisation.

For aeroplanes with a maximum take-off mass of less than or equal to 5 700 kg NOT
used for commercial air transport and for single engine helicopters NOT used for
commercial air transport all maintenance, except for pre-flights, may be carried out
by a Part M, Subpart F organisation or by a Part 145 organisation.

In general, Part 145 specifies far more detailed and extensive requirements than
Subpart F.
SUBPART F CONTENTS
M.A.601 Scope

M.A.602 Application

M.A.603 Extent of Approval

M.A.604 Maintenance Organisation Manual

M.A.605 Facilities

M.A.606 Personnel Requirements

M.A.607 Certifying Staff

M.A.608 Components, Equipment and Tools

M.A.609 Maintenance Data

M.A.610 Maintenance Work Orders

M.A.611 Maintenance Standards

M.A.612 Aircraft Certificate of Release to Service

M.A.613 Component Certificate of Release to Service

M.A.614 Maintenance Records

M.A.615 Privileges of the Organisation

M.A.616 Organisational Review

M.A.617 Changes to the Approved Maintenance Organisation

M.A.618 Continued Validity of Approval

M.A.619 Findings
SCOPE
Subpart F establishes the requirements to be met by an organisation to qualify for
the issue or continuation of an approval for the maintenance of aircraft OTHER
THAN large aircraft and aircraft used for commercial air transport.

The aviation sector operating such aircraft is known as General Aviation (GA).
Note: a Part 145 organisation can be used for the maintenance of any aircraft
providing it is appropriately approved.

EXTENT OF APPROVAL
The grant of approval is indicated by the issue of a certificate by the Authority. The
Subpart F approved maintenance organisation's manual must specify the scope of
work approved.
Rating A1 (aeroplanes > 5700 kg) is only available to Part 145 organisations.

The following maintenance can be carried out by Subpart F approved maintenance

organisation with appropriate categories of approval:

maintenance on the aircraft and any on component (including

A
engines/APUs) when such components are fitted to the aircraft.

maintenance on the uninstalled engine/APU (Auxiliary Power Unit) and on

B engine/APU components when such components are fitted to the
engine/APU

maintenance on uninstalled components (excluding engines and APUs)

C
intended for fitment to the aircraft or engine/APU.

For both A and B class ratings, components can be temporarily removed from the
aircraft (Class A) or engine/APU (Class C) when such removal is expressly permitted
by the appropriate maintenance manual to improve access for maintenance.

For both B and C class ratings a Subpart F approved maintenance organisation may
also carry out maintenance on an installed component during base and line
maintenance or at an engine/APU maintenance facility subject to a control procedure
in the maintenance organisation manual.
A Category D class rating is a self contained class rating not necessarily related to a
specific aircraft, engine or other component.

The D1 — Non-Destructive Testing (NDT) rating is only necessary for a Subpart-F

approved maintenance organisation that carries out NDT as a particular task for
another organisation.

A Subpart F approved maintenance organisation with a class rating in A or B or C

Category may carry out NDT on products it is maintaining subject to the
maintenance organisation manual containing NDT procedures, without the need for
a D1 class rating.

SUBPART F MAINTENANCE ORGANISATION MANUAL

The Part 145 equivalent of a Subpart F Manual is called an Exposition.
The maintenance organisation shall provide a manual containing at least the
following information:

a statement signed by the Accountable Manager to confirm that the

organisation will continuously work in accordance with Part M and the
manual at all times;

the organisation's scope of work;

the title(s) and name(s) of person(s) nominated with the responsibility

of ensuring that the organisation is always in compliance with this
Subpart;

an organisation chart showing associated chains of responsibility

between the person(s) referred to 3 above;

a list of certifying staff;

a general description and location of the facilities;

procedures specifying how the maintenance organisation ensures

compliance with this Part;

the maintenance organisation manual amendment procedure(s).

While the equivalent list for a part 145 Exposition requires all the above, the Part 145
list is significantly longer.
The maintenance organisation manual and its amendments shall be approved by the
Authority, however, minor amendments to the manual may be approved indirectly by
means of a procedure approved by the Authority.
FACILITIES
The organisation shall ensure that:

Facilities are provided for all planned work, specialised workshops and
bays are segregated as appropriate, to ensure protection from
contamination and the environment.

Office accommodation is provided for the management of all planned

work including in particular, the completion of maintenance records.

Secure storage facilities are provided for components, equipment,

tools and material. Storage conditions shall ensure segregation of
unserviceable components and material from all other components,
material, equipment and tools. Storage conditions shall be in
accordance with the manufacturers' instructions and access shall be
restricted to authorised personnel.

Storage facilities for serviceable aircraft components should be clean, well ventilated
and maintained at an even dry temperature to minimise the effects of condensation.
Manufacturer’s storage recommendations should be followed where given

Part 145 facilities requirements are more extensive.

PERSONNEL REQUIREMENTS
ACCOUNTABLE MANAGER
The organisation shall appoint an Accountable Manager, who has corporate
authority for ensuring that all maintenance required by the customer can be financed
and carried out to the standard required by this Part.

The Accountable Manager may be the Accountable Manager for more than one
organisation and is not required to be necessarily knowledgeable on technical
matters. When the Accountable Manager is not the Chief Executive Officer, the
Authority will need to be assured that such an Accountable Manager has direct
access to Chief Executive Officer and has a sufficiency of maintenance funding
allocation.
DEPARTMENT OR SECTION MANAGERS
A person or group of persons shall be nominated, acceptable to the Authority, with
the responsibility of ensuring that the organisation is always in compliance with this
Subpart.

The maintenance organisation could have, dependent upon the extent of approval,
an Aircraft Maintenance Manager and a Workshop Manager who should report to the
Accountable Manager. In small maintenance organisations any manager may also
be the Accountable Manager.

OTHER STAFF
The organisation shall have appropriate staff for the normal expected contracted
work. The use of temporarily subcontracted staff is permitted in the case of higher
than normally expected contracted work and only for personnel not issuing a CRS.

The qualification of all personnel involved in maintenance shall be demonstrated and

recorded. Such personnel should be assessed for competence by 'on the job'
evaluation and/or by examination, relevant to their particular job role within the
organisation, before unsupervised work is permitted.

Adequate initial and recurrent training should be provided and recorded to ensure
continued competence.

Personnel who carry out specialised tasks such as welding, non-destructive

testing/inspection other than colour contrast shall be appropriately qualified in
accordance with an officially recognised standard.

For NDT, aqualification to level 1, 2 or 3 as defined by European Standard EN 4179,

dependant upon the non-destructive testing function to be carried out, is an
acceptable means of compliance.

Boroscoping and other techniques such as delamination coin tapping are non-
destructive inspections rather than non-destructive testing. The Subpart F approved
maintenance organisation should establish a procedure to ensure
that personnel who carry out and interpret such inspections are properly trained and
assessed for their competence with the process.

The maintenance organisation shall have sufficient certifying staff to issue CRSs for
aircraft and components. They shall comply with the requirements of Part 66.
Again, Part 145 has similar but more detailed requirements.

CERTIFYING STAFF
Issue of Certificates of Release to Service for Subpart F organisations was
discussed in Goal 10 under heading Subpart H. The requirements in this Subpart F
complement the Subpart H requirements.

Certifying staff can only exercise their privileges, if the organisation has ensured that
they:
 can demonstrate that in the preceding two-year period they have either had
six months of relevant maintenance experience or, met the provision for the
issue of the appropriate privileges; and,
 have an adequate understanding of the relevant aircraft and/or aircraft
component(s) to be maintained together with the associated organisation
procedures.

The approved maintenance organisation shall record all details concerning certifying
staff and maintain a current list of all certifying staff. The organisation should also
hold copies of all documents that attest to qualifications and to recent experience.

In the following unforeseen cases, where an aircraft is grounded at a location other

than the main base where no appropriate certifying staff is available, the
maintenance organisation contracted to provide maintenance support may issue a
one-off certification authorisation:
 to one of its employees holding type qualifications on aircraft of similar
technology, construction and systems; or
 to any person with not less than five years maintenance experience and
holding a valid ICAO aircraft maintenance licence rated for the aircraft type
requiring certification provided there is no organisation appropriately approved
under this Part at that location and the contracted organisation obtains and
holds on file evidence of the experience and the licence of that person.
All such cases must be reported to the Authority within seven days of the issuance of
such certification authorisation. The approved maintenance organisation issuing the
one-off certification authorisation shall ensure that any such maintenance that could
affect flight safety is re-checked.

Part 145 has having far more detailed requirements for certifying staff including a
requirement to have a system for issuing certification authorisations under strict
conditions.
COMPONENTS, EQUIPMENT AND TOOLS
The organisation shall:
 hold the equipment and tools specified in the maintenance data or verified
equivalents as listed in the maintenance organisation manual as necessary
for day-to-day maintenance within the scope of the approval;
 demonstrate that it has access to all other equipment and tools used only on
an occasional basis.

MAINTENANCE DATA

The approved maintenance organisation shall hold and use applicable current
maintenance data specified in Subpart D in the performance of maintenance
including modifications and repairs. In the case of customer provided maintenance
data, it is only necessary to have such data when the work is in progress.

MAINTENANCE WORK ORDERS

Before the commencement of maintenance a written work order shall be agreed
between the organisation and the customer to clearly establish the maintenance to
be carried out.

MAINTENANCE STANDARDS
All maintenance shall be carried out in accordance with the requirements of M.A.
Subpart D.

AIRCRAFT CRS
At the completion of all required aircraft maintenance in accordance with this
Subpart an aircraft CRS shall be issued in accordance with Subpart H.

COMPONENT CRS
At the completion of all required component maintenance in accordance with this
Subpart a component CRS shall be issued according to Subpart H. An PCAA Form 1
shall be issued except for those components fabricated by the maintenance
organisation (as described under heading Extent of Approval above).

The component certificate release to service document, PCAA Form 1 may be

generated from a computer database.
An aircraft component which has been maintained off the aircraft requires the issue
of a CRS for such maintenance and another CRS to service in regard to being
installed properly on the aircraft.

Components removed from a serviceable registered aircraft

The PCAA Form 1 should be issued in accordance with the following:

the organisation ensuring that the component was removed from the
aircraft by an appropriately qualified person;

no faults on that component/related system during the last flight;

the component being inspected for satisfactory condition including in

particular damage, corrosion or leakage and compliance with any
additional manufacturer’s maintenance instructions;

the aircraft record showing no unusual events that could affect the
serviceability of the aircraft component such as involvement in accidents,
incidents, heavy landings, lightning strikes or extremes of stress,
temperatures or immersion;

a maintenance history record being available for all used serialised

aircraft components;

the component complying with known applicable Airworthiness Directives,

modifications and repairs;

the flight hours/cycles/landings as applicable of any service life limited

parts including time since overhaul being established.

Block 13 PCAA Form 1 should specify the aircraft that the component was removed
from.

General
An PCAA Form 1 should not be issued for any component when it is known that the
component is unserviceable except in the case of an component undergoing a series
of maintenance processes at several approved maintenance organisations and the
component needs a certificate for the previous maintenance process carried out for
the next approved maintenance organisation to accept the component for
subsequent maintenance processes. A clear statement of limitation should be
endorsed in block 13.
The PCAA Form 1 is to be used for export/import purposes, as well as for domestic
purposes, and serves as an official certificate for components from the maintenance
organisation to users. The certificate is not a delivery or shipping note.

MAINTENANCE RECORDS
The approved maintenance organisation shall record all details of work carried out.
Records necessary to prove all requirements have been met for issuance of the CRS
including the sub-contractor's release documents shall be retained.

Properly executed and retained records provide owners, operators and maintenance
personnel with information essential in controlling unscheduled and scheduled
maintenance, and trouble shooting to eliminate the need for re-inspection and rework
to establish airworthiness.

The prime objective is to have secure and easily retrievable records with
comprehensive and legible contents. The aircraft record should contain basic details
of all serialized aircraft components and all other significant aircraft components
installed, to ensure traceability to such installed aircraft component documentation
and associated maintenance data.

Computer systems may be used to control maintenance and/or record details of

maintenance work carried out. Each terminal is required to contain programme
safeguards to prevent unauthorised personnel to altering the database. Computer
records systems should have at least one backup system which should be updated
at least within 24 hours of any maintenance. All computer hardware used to ensure
backup shall be stored in a different location from that containing the working data in
an environment that ensures they remain in good condition.

The approved maintenance organisation shall provide a copy of each CRS to the
aircraft owner, together with a copy of any specific approved repair/modification data
used for repairs/modifications carried out.

The approved maintenance organisation shall retain a copy of all maintenance

records and any associated maintenance data for three years from the date the
aircraft or aircraft component to which the work relates was released from the
approved maintenance organisation. The records shall be stored in a manner that
ensures protection from damage and theft.
Where an approved maintenance organisation terminates its operation, all retained
maintenance records covering the last two years shall be distributed to the last
owner or customer of the respective aircraft or component or shall be stored as
specified by the Authority.

PRIVILEGES OF THE SUBPART F ORGANISATION

The organisation may:

maintain any aircraft and/or component for which it is approved at

the locations specified in the approval certificate and in the manual;

maintain any aircraft and/or component for which it is approved at

any other location subject to such maintenance being only necessary
to rectify arising defects;

issue CRSs on completion of maintenance.

ORGANISATIONAL REVIEW
To ensure that the approved Subpart F Maintenance Organisation continues to meet
the requirements it shall organise, on a regular basis, organisational reviews.

The primary objectives of the organisational review are to enable the approved
maintenance organisation to ensure that it can deliver a safe product and that
approved maintenance organisation remains in compliance with the requirements.
The approved maintenance organisation should identify the:

person responsible for the organisational review, and;

frequency of the reviews, and;

scope and content of the reviews, and;

persons accomplishing the reviews, and;

procedure for planning, performing and processing review findings.

procedure for ensuring corrective actions are carried out in the

appropriate time frame.

This is the Subpart M equivalent of Part 145 quality audits. The Part 145
requirements are far more extensive and detailed.
CHANGES TO THE APPROVED SUBPART F MAINTENANCE
ORGANISATION
In order to enable the Authority to determine continued compliance with this Part, the
approved maintenance organisation shall notify it of any proposal to carry out any of
the following changes, before such changes take place:

the name of the organisation;

the location of the organisation;

additional locations of the organisation;

the Accountable Manager;

any of the nominated managers;

the facilities, equipment, tools, material, procedures, work

scope and certifying staff that could affect the approval.

In the case of proposed changes in personnel not known to the management

beforehand, these changes shall be notified at the earliest opportunity.

CONTINUED VALIDITY OF APPROVAL

An approval is issued for an unlimited duration and shall remain valid subject to:

the organisation remaining in compliance with this Part, in

accordance with the provisions related to the handling of findings;

the Authority being granted access to the organisation to determine

continued compliance with this Part;

the approval not being surrendered or revoked;

Upon surrender or revocation, the approval certificate should be returned to the

Authority.

FINDINGS
Same as Part M Sub Part G.
A category “A” class rating means that the approved maintenance organisation may carry out
maintenance on the aircraft and any component (including engines and/or Auxiliary Power Units
(APUs), “A” – rated approved maintenance organisation may temporarily remove a component for
maintenance, in order to improve access to that component
A category “B” class rating means that the approved maintenance organisation may carry out
maintenance on the uninstalled engine and/or APU and engine and/or APU components, in
accordance with engine and/or APU maintenance data. “B” class rating may also carry out
maintenance on an installed engine during ‘base’ and ‘line’ maintenance
A category “C” class rating means that the approved maintenance organisation may carry out
maintenance on uninstalled components (excluding engines and APUs) intended for fitment to the
aircraft or engine/APU “C” class rating may also carry out maintenance on an installed component
during base and line maintenance or at an engine/APU maintenance facility.
The “D1” - Non Destructive Testing (NDT) rating is only necessary for an approved maintenance
organisation that carries out NDT as a particular task for another organisation. A maintenance
organisation approved with a class rating in “A” or “B” or “C” category may carry out NDT on
products it is maintaining subject to the maintenance organisation exposition containing NDT
procedures, without the need for a “D1” class rating.
“A” class ratings are subdivided into ‘Base’ or ‘Line’ maintenance. Such an organisation may be
approved for either ‘Base’ or ‘Line’ maintenance or both. It should be noted that a ‘Line’ facility
located at a main base facility requires a ‘Line’ maintenance approval.
PCAA Form 3-MF FOR Maintenance Organisation Approval Certificate
PCAA Form 14 FOR Continuing airworthiness management organization approval certificate.

The Pilot-owner
may carry out simple visual inspections or operations to check for general condition and
obvious damage and normal operation of the airframe, engines, systems and components.

Maintenance tasks shall not be carried out by the Pilot-owner when the task:
1. is critically safety related, whose incorrect performance will drastically affect the
airworthiness of the aircraft or is a flight safety sensitive maintenance task as specified in
point ANO.M.A.402(a) and/or;
2. requires the removal of major components or major assembly and/or;
3. is carried out in compliance with an Airworthiness Directive or an Airworthiness Limitation
Item, unless specifically allowed in the AD or the ALI and/or;
4. requires the use of special tools, calibrated tools (except torque wrench and crimping tool)
and/or;
5. requires the use of test equipments or special testing (e.g. NDT, system tests or
operational checks for avionic equipment) and/or;
6. is composed of any unscheduled special inspections (e.g. heavy landing check) and/or;
7. is effecting systems essential for the IFR operations and/or;
8. is listed in Appendix VII or is a component maintenance task in accordance with point
ANO.M.A.502.

The criteria 1 to 8 listed above cannot be overridden by less restrictive instructions issued in
accordance with "ANO.M.A.302(d) Maintenance Programme".
Any task described in the aircraft flight manual as preparing the aircraft for flight (Example:
assembling the glider wings or pre-flight), is considered to be a pilot task and is not
considered a Pilot-owner maintenance task and therefore does not require a Certificate of
Release to Service.

Performance of the maintenance Pilot-owner tasks and records

The maintenance data as specified in point ANO.M.A.401 must be always available during
the conduct of Pilot-owner maintenance and must be complied with. Details of the data
referred to in the conduct of Pilot-owner maintenance must be included in the Certificate of
Release to Service in accordance with point ANO.M.A.803(d).
The Pilot-owner must inform the approved continuing airworthiness management
organisation responsible for the continuing airworthiness of the aircraft (if applicable) not
later than 30 days after completion of the Pilot-owner maintenance task in accordance with
point ANO.M.A.305(a).