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modifications and repairs and of the
requirement that any parts used were
manufactured or maintained by organizations
acceptable to the other party.
3. The customer issuing the work order has
established the approval of the appropriate
competent authority for any design data for
modifications and repairs.
4. The release of civil aeronautical products is
in conformity with applicable legislative and
regulatory requirements.
5. Any civil aeronautical product under the
jurisdiction of the other party found in an
unairworthy condition shall be reported to the
other party and customer.
As part of this process, a maintenance annex
guide was prepared and signed by Transport
Canada Civil Aviation and the European Aviation
Safety Agency in 2012 and subsequently revised
in 2014. The MAG provided guidance on what
the supplement should contain, and it provided a
sample manual.
Since the update of the MAG, there has been
some confusion in what was required in the
supplement due to the elements described in
each document. Some of this may be attributed
to process inspections or program validation
inspections being carried out by the TCCA. In

SOUTH PACIFIC

News & Regulatory Updates
Using CASA basics to get a Part 66 license
for small aircraft maintenance
or removing exclusions
The Australian government's Civil Aviation Safety
Authority basic examinations and schedule of experience will continue to be available as a training
pathway to a small aircraft maintenance license or to

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some cases, the inspection being carried out only
reviewed the elements of the agreement, and in
others, it would be the elements of the MAG. So
if the inspection being carried out was only on
the five elements, why is there a need for further
detail in the supplement, and would added detail
complicate the inspections?
The answer is that, in many cases, a PI is carried
out specifically on the EASA supplement. The PI
is less in-depth than the PVI and can be easily
carried out within the two-year commitment that
the TCCA has made to audit the EASA supplement
process. Therefore, the focus is on the agreement
requirements and evidence that it is being carried
out. Also, the agreement requirements are the
minimum and, depending on your business, there
may be a need for added elements to capture the
intent.
From another perspective, the MAG provides
guidance on how to word the supplement and what
items to include, and ensuring that the five agreement
requirements are met. Your supplement should
identify a little more detail on your procedures used
to meet these requirements. In a PVI, these details
would be reviewed in-depth, whereas in the PI, a
higher level review would take place.
If during an inspection or other conversations with
the TCCA this issue arises, please send the details to
Kevin Bruce, AEA regulatory consultant for Canada,
at kevinb@aea.net. This will help in getting the
policy applied consistently across the country.

remove exclusions until June 2019.
To provide this additional transition period, the
CASA is making amendments to the Part 66 manual of
standards. While there is additional time for transition
for small aircraft maintenance licenses, the use of the
CASA basics and schedule of experience will no longer be available to gain Part 66 licenses to be endorsed
with an aircraft type rating after June 26, 2015. These
licenses and ratings can be gained from an approved
maintenance training organization.
Visit the maintenance regulations pages on the
CASA website to get the details on transition arrangements for small aircraft maintenance licenses.

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