CASA 181/11 – Authorisation – to carry out maintenance on class A or class B aircraft – Exemption – to certify maintenance on class A or class B aircraft (Cth)

Instrument number CASA 181/11

I, JOHN FRANCIS McCORMICK, Director of Aviation Safety, on behalf of CASA, make this instrument under subregulations 42ZC (6) and 308 (1) of the Civil Aviation Regulations 1988 (CAR 1988).

[Signed John F. McCormick]

John F. McCormick
Director of Aviation Safety

21 June 2011

Authorisation — to carry out maintenance on class A or class B aircraft

Exemption — to certify maintenance on class A or class B aircraft

1          Duration

                 This instrument:

(a)   commences on 27 June 2011; and

(b)   stops having effect at the earlier of:

             (i)  the end of 26 June 2013; or

            (ii)  the day that Damlan Pty Limited, trading as Manta Aviation, Aviation Reference Number 601671 (Manta Aviation), ceases to hold a certificate of approval covering aircraft polishing under regulation 30 of CAR 1988.

2          Revocation

                 Instrument CASA 463/10 is revoked.

3          Application

                 This instrument applies to maintenance in the form of aircraft polishing carried out by Manta Aviation on Class A or Class B aircraft.

4          Authorisation — to carry out aircraft polishing maintenance

For paragraphs 42ZC (3) (d) and (4) (e) of CAR 1988, a person employed by Manta Aviation for carrying out aircraft polishing (an aircraft polisher) is authorised to carry out maintenance in the form of aircraft polishing, subject to section 6.

5          Exemption — to certify aircraft polishing maintenance

An aircraft polisher who carries out aircraft polishing in accordance with the authorisation in section 4 is exempt from compliance with paragraph 42ZE (1) (b) of CAR 1988, subject to the condition mentioned in Schedule 1.

Note Under paragraph 42ZE (1) (b) of CAR 1988 a person who carries out maintenance on an Australian aircraft in Australian territory must ensure that completion of maintenance is certified in accordance with the CASA system of certification of completion of maintenance.

6          Condition on authorisation

                 The authorisation is subject to the condition mentioned in Schedule 2.

7          Definitions

                 In this instrument:

qualified supervisor means a person who:

(a)   holds an aircraft engineer licence, or an airworthiness maintenance authority, covering maintenance on the class of aircraft; and

(b)   is supervising the aircraft polisher in the carrying out of the polishing operation.

supervising means:

(a)   is physically present at the place that the polishing operation is being carried out; and

(b)   is observing the operation being carried out to the extent necessary to enable the supervisor to form an opinion as to whether the operation is being carried out properly; and

(c)   is available to give advice to, and answer questions about the operation from, the aircraft polisher carrying it out.

Schedule 1          Condition for exemption

              Only a qualified supervisor employed by Manta Aviation may certify for completion of aircraft polishing by an aircraft polisher.

Schedule 2          Condition for authorisation

              The aircraft polisher must be supervised by a qualified supervisor employed by Manta Aviation.