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A holder of a manufacturing organisation certificate must—
(1) hold at least 1 complete and current copy of the organisation’s exposition at each work location listed in the exposition; and
(2) comply with every procedure and system detailed in the exposition; and
(3) make each applicable part of the 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 prescribed in Subpart B for certification under this Part; and
(5) determine that each item released by it conforms to the applicable design data, has no unsafe features, and is in a condition for safe operation.
A holder of a manufacturing organisation certificate must identify each item that the manufacturing organisation manufactures, in accordance with the requirements of Subpart Q of Part 21.
(a) A holder of a manufacturing organisation certificate must ensure that the exposition required by rule 148.67 is amended so that it remains a current description of the organisation.
(b) The certificate holder must—
(1) ensure that any amendment made to its exposition meets the applicable requirements of this Part; and
(2) complies with the amendment procedures contained in its exposition.
(c) Subject to paragraph (d), 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) A 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 manufacturing ratings:
(4) the supply arrangements for priority parts:
(5) the procedures for changing the scope within a rating:
(6) the final testing activities for which the holder utilises a special flight permit with a continuing authorisation:
(7) the locations at which the manufacturing activities are carried out:
(8) the system for safety management, if the change is a material change:
(9) 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 specified in paragraph (d).
(f) The 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 manufacturing organisation certificate, the certificate holder must forward the certificate to the Director for endorsement of the change as soon as practicable.
(h) The certificate holder must make such amendments to its exposition as the Director may consider necessary in the interests of aviation safety.
