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A holder of a maintenance organisation certificate must—
(1) hold at least one complete and current copy of its exposition at each work location specified in its exposition; and
(1A) include a copy of a release note in its exposition for any aeronautical product issued by the organisation; and
(2) comply with all procedures detailed in its exposition; and
(3) make each applicable part of its exposition available to personnel who require those parts to carry out their duties; and
(4) continue to meet the standards and comply with the requirements of Subpart B; and
(5) determine that each aircraft or component released to service by it is in an airworthy condition.
(a) A person must not—
(1) release an aircraft or component to service after maintenance if that maintenance is required to be performed by an organisation certificated under this Part; or
(2) certify the conformity of major modifications and major repairs to aircraft and components to acceptable technical data; or
(3) issue a release note under S1, S2, or S3 rating—
unless that person has been authorised in accordance with the certificate holder’s exposition.
(b) A person authorised to release an aircraft or component to service after maintenance by the holder of a maintenance organisation certificate is authorised to—
(1) perform or supervise the maintenance of the aircraft or components specified in the authorisation; and
(2) release the aircraft or component to service specified in the authorisation, after maintenance has been performed.
(c) A person authorised by an organisation certificated under this Part to release aircraft or components to service after maintenance must release the aircraft or components to service in accordance with Part 43, Subpart C.
(a) Subject to paragraphs (d) and (f), the holder of a maintenance organisation certificate must amend the details in the holder’s exposition required under rule 145.67 to ensure that it remains a current description of the holder’s organisation.
(b) The certificate holder must—
(1) ensure that any amendment made to its exposition meets the applicable requirements of this Part and any other relevant Part; and
(2) comply with the amendment procedures contained in its exposition.
(c) The certificate holder must forward to the Director for retention a copy of each amendment to its exposition as soon as practicable after the amendment is incorporated into its exposition.
(d) The certificate holder must obtain the approval of the Director before changing any of the following:
(1) the chief executive:
(2) the listed senior persons:
(3) the maintenance ratings:
(4) the procedures for changing the scope within a rating:
(5) the locations at which maintenance is carried out:
(6) the procedure for authorising persons to certify maintenance: or
(7) the system for safety management, if the change is a material change: or
(8) any DAMP, if the change is a material change.
(e) The Director may impose conditions under which a certificate holder must operate during or following any of the changes listed in paragraph (d).
(f) A certificate holder must comply with any condition imposed by the Director under paragraph (e).
(g) If any change referred to in this rule requires an amendment to the certificate, the certificate holder must forward the certificate to the Director for endorsement of the change as soon as practicable.
(h) A certificate holder must make such amendments to its exposition as the Director may consider necessary in the interests of aviation safety.
