GOVERNMENT

OF I NDI A
CIVIL AVIATION DEPARTMENT
DIRECTOR
GENERAL OF CIVIL AVIATION
AAC No 2 of 2012
Date 27th December 2012
AIRWORTHINESS
ADVISORY
CIRCULAR
cAR 145 A' 30 (g & h) requi res that any organi zati on requi ri ng approval for mai ntenance
of aircraft shall have appropriate
type rated certifying staff for maintenance
and
certification.
Therefore, it is imperative
on the part
of maintenance
organization
to ensure
availability
of appropriate
type rated aircraft maintenance
engineers in commensuration
to the scope of approval applied for.
During preparedness
meeting with the operator it should be ensured by DGCA
Headquarters (Air Transport & Airworthiness
Dtes.) that the maintenance
of aircraft are
entrusted
to organizations
who are in a position
to meet the requirement
of CAR 145
approval with appropriately qualified
type rated certifying staff.
when an aircraft is imported into the country lorganization
for the first time or when
mai ntenance
organi zati ons
who do not meet the cAR 145 A30(g & h) requi rement,
the
case may be referred
by Regional Airworthiness
Office to DGCA Hdqrs for an
exemption
to cAR 145 A 30 (g and h). The Airworthiness
Directorate
.(Headquarters)
will process
the case and seek the approval of the Director
General for the exemption of
cAR 145 A 30 (g)
and recommend
for i nvoki ng sub Rul e 8 of Rul e 61 of Ai rcraft Rul e
1937 to i ssue authori zati ons
as per
cAR sec-2 seri es L
part
l X.
Any mai ntenance
organi zati on
approved for component
mai ntenance
acti vi ti es under
cAR 145 to have sufficient number
of certifying
staff. cAR 14s A.30 (i) requires
component
certifying
staff to comply with Rule 61 and CAR Sec-2 Series L
part
X. The
approval under sub Rul e 9 of Rul e 61 shal l be l i mi ted to components
certi fi cati on.
Validitv of Authorization/
Approval:
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Validity Authorization/ Approval shall be aligned
with the renewal of organization approvals. lssue of such documents with limited
validity for reasons whatsoever shall be discouraged considering the fact that payment
of fees entitles an applicant for maximum validity as permissible.
lssue of Authorization /
Approval on a one time basis shall be avoided.
Use of certifvinq staff: Regional/Sub regional Airworthiness offices shall ensure that
all CAR 145 approved organizations are using certifying staff in accordance with CAR
145 A.30. (g & h) requirements and they are issued with certification authorization as
per
the procedure
laid down in the exposition.
Sub rul e 8 & I of Rul e 61 i s regardi ng i ssue of authori zati ons and approval s by the
Director General. CAR Section 2 series L Part lX and X are describing the requirements
for issue of authorizations and approvals in this regard.
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(Charan Dass)
Jt. Director General of Civil Aviation
For Di rector General of Ci vi l Avi ati on