Current projects
SS 05/01 – Maintenance Regulations Development Project Covering CASR Parts 42, 66, 145 and 147
History
27 Apr 2007
NFRM CAO 100.66 - Maintenance authorities - EASA equivalents
Notice of Final Rule Making NFRM CAO 100.66 - Maintenance authorities - EASA equivalents has been published.
20 Dec 2006
Draft CAO 100.66 - Maintenance authorities — EASA equivalents
Draft CAO 100.66 titled Maintenance authorities — EASA equivalents has been published for public review and comment.
31 Oct 2006
NPRM 0604MS titled A proposal to modernise and harmonise rules for the maintenance of Australian aircraft and licensing of aircraft maintenance personnel has been published for public review and comment.
14 Oct 2005
Project SS 05/01 titled Maintenance Regulations Development Project has been registered.
30 May 2005
Letter about the proposed new rules for maintenance, maintenance personnel and distribution
CASA CEO's letter to CoA holders has been added to the new maintenance rules' 45 questions and answers.
23 Jan 2005
New maintenance questions and answers
45 new questions and answers about the proposed new maintenance rules have been published.
Under development
CASR Part 66 – Maintenance personnel licensing
CASR Part 66 is intended to be equivalent to the EASA Part 66 and provides for:
- Adoption of the EASA licence ratings for Australia;
- The licensing system divides licences into four categories. These are:
- A;
- B1;
- B2; and
- C;
- There are four sub-categories which are applicable to the A and B1 licences as follows:
- A1 and B1.1 = fixed wing aeroplane with turbine engines
- A2 and B1.2 = fixed wing aeroplane with piston engine
- A3 and B1.3 = helicopter with turbine engine
- A4 and B1.4 = helicopter with piston engine;
- Future maintenance licences will be perpetual and CASA will require that licence holders provide documentation for a records check every 5 years;
- The capability to certify is the responsibility of the individual licence holder. If the LAME is in an organisation, this responsibility will be jointly managed by the organisation and licence holder;
- Individuals will be responsible for ensuring that they maintain the requirements necessary to exercise the privileges of their licence;
- Competency-based training is the Australian method of qualifying for initial issue of a Part 66 licence;
- Industry experience times are reduced to balance the output of competency-based training;
- Type training will include both theory and practical elements;
- A generic Aviation Maintenance Specialist (AMS) certificate will be introduced to allow flexibility for other maintenance activities not covered by a licence;
- Aeroplanes below 5,700kg can be covered by a ‘B1’ or ‘B2’ licence within the scope of the licence held and normally without further rating requirements; and
- Turbine engines that may never be fitted to aeroplanes above 5,700kg MTOW or helicopters above 3,175kg MTOW will not normally require a type rating unless deemed to require one by CASA.