Civil Aviation Amendment Order (No. R87) 2004 Civil Aviation Order 100.91 Administration and Procedure Aircraft Maintenance Engineer Licences Category Airframes (12/12/2004) (Cth)
Civil Aviation Amendment Order
(No. R87) 2004
I, WILLIAM BRUCE BYRON, Director of Aviation Safety, on behalf of CASA, issue the following Civil Aviation Order under regulation 31 of the Civil Aviation Regulations 1988.
[Signed Bruce Byron]
Bruce Byron
Director of Aviation Safety and
Chief Executive Officer
12 December 2004
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Name of Order
This Order is the Civil Aviation Amendment Order (No. R87) 2004.
Commencement
This Order commences on gazettal.
Replacement of section 100.91 of the Civil Aviation Orders
Section 100.91 of the Civil Aviation Orders is omitted and a new section substituted as set out in Schedule 1.
Schedule 1 Substitution of section 100.91 of the Civil Aviation Orders
SECTION 100.91
ADMINISTRATION AND PROCEDURE — AIRCRAFT MAINTENANCE ENGINEER LICENCES — CATEGORY AIRFRAMES
APPLICATION
1.1Except where otherwise approved or directed by CASA, this section of the CAOs applies to the requirements for the grant of an aircraft maintenance engineer licence in category airframes and for the grant of additional ratings to a licence in this category.
1.2This section of the CAOs is to be read in conjunction with the current issue of CAO section 100.92 and AAC 9-91.
DEFINITIONS
Terms and abbreviations used in this section are detailed in CAO section 100.90.
RATINGS
Category airframes is classified into the following ratings:
Group 1 Aeroplane systems not classified in Group 2 to 20 inclusive.
Group 2 Helicopters not fitted with flight control hydraulic boosting.
Group 3 Wooden airframe structures.
Group 4 Fabric covering of airframe structures.
Group 5 Power driven fluid systems other than Groups 2, 19 or 20.
Group 6 Airconditioning systems.
Group 7Aircraft of fibre reinforced plastic composite construction as specified by CASA and listed in AAC 9-91.
Group 10 Pressurisation systems.
Group 19Helicopters with hydraulically powered flight controls, not classified in Group 20.
Group 20Aeroplanes, powered by turbojet/turbofan engines, or pressurised and of MTOW greater than 8 000 kg as listed in AAC 9-91; and
Helicopters of MTOW greater than 3 500 kg fitted with flight controls powered from more than 1 hydraulic source as listed in AAC 9-91; and
Aircraft listed in AAC 9-91 deemed by CASA to be of an unusual design requiring specialised maintenance techniques.
LICENCE RATINGS AND FORM OF ENDORSEMENT
4.1Ratings specifying the groups of airframe systems and/or the specific aircraft type for which the privileges of the licence may be exercised, must be endorsed on the licence.
4.2Applicants who comply with the experience and examination requirements of subsections 5 and 6 of this section may be granted the appropriate rating, subject to the conditions specified at paragraphs 4.3 to 4.5 inclusive.
4.3Applicants for a Group 3, 4, 5 or 10 rating must hold a Group 1 rating.
4.4Applicants for a Group 6 rating must hold a Group 1, 2 or 19 rating.
4.5A separate rating in Group 20 is required for each aircraft listed in AAC 9-91.
4.6Endorsement of ratings shall take the following form:
Aeroplane Airframe Systems Group 1
Helicopter Airframe Systems Group 2
Wooden structures Group 3
Fabric Covering Group 4
Power Driven Fluid Systems Group 5
Airconditioning Systems Group 6
Composite Aircraft Group 7
Pressurisation Systems Group 10
Helicopter Airframe Systems Group 19
*............................................ Group 20
*(The appropriate aircraft type or series description as listed in AAC 9-91 is inserted in the space).
EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS FOR EXAMINATIONS, GRANT OF A LICENCE OR ENDORSEMENT OF A RATING
5.1There are no work experience requirements to be met prior to sitting any examination.
5.2Successful completion of a relevant training course acceptable to CASA, will be required for all aircraft classified in Group 20, with the exceptions specified by CASA and listed in AAC 9-91.
5.3The minimum experience required for the grant of a licence is 4 years aircraft maintenance or aircraft component maintenance including:
(a)2 years aircraft maintenance experience in category airframes; and
(b)practical experience in the group or type for which a rating is sought, to the scope and depth indicated in the relevant Schedule of Experience issued by CASA, or other approved documents.
5.4For aircraft classified as high capacity, practical experience must be specified in a Schedule of Experience compiled by the operator and found acceptable by CASA.
5.5For the endorsement of additional airframe ratings the minimum experience required is that specified in the relevant Schedule of Experience.
EXAMINATION REQUIREMENTS
For the grant of a licence or endorsement of additional ratings, applicants must pass the relevant examinations specified by CASA and listed in AAC 9-91.
LICENCE RATINGS AND EXAMINATION EQUIVALENCY
7.1 From the effective date of this CAO, ratings granted in accordance with section 100.91 will be deemed to be equivalent to the corresponding ratings listed in AAC 9-91.
7.2From the effective date of this CAO, examination credits granted in accordance with section 100.91 will be deemed to be equivalent to the examinations listed in AAC 9-91.
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