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This Part prescribes rules governing—
(1) the issue of aircraft maintenance licences, certificates, and ratings; and
(2) the privileges and limitations of those licences, certificates, and ratings.
The following licences, certificates, and ratings are issued under this Part:
(1) aircraft maintenance engineer licences in one or more of the following categories:
(i) aeroplane:
(ii) rotorcraft:
(iii) powerplant:
(iv) electrical:
(v) instrument:
(vi) radio:
(vii) lighter than air aircraft:
(2) certificates of maintenance approval:
(3) certificates of inspection authorisation:
(4) group ratings in the groups listed in Appendix B:
(5) aircraft and component ratings.
(a) An applicant for the grant of an aircraft maintenance engineer licence, additional licence category, or certificate of maintenance approval must complete the approved CAA form and submit it to the Director with a payment of the appropriate application fee prescribed by regulations made under the Act.
(b) An applicant for the grant of a certificate of inspection authorisation must complete the approved CAA form and submit it to the Director with a payment of the appropriate application fee prescribed by regulations made under the Act.
(c) An applicant for the grant of a licence or certificate on the basis that the applicant is the holder of a current licence or certificate issued by a foreign contracting State to the Convention must, in addition to the requirements of paragraph (a) or (b), produce that licence or certificate to the Director.
(d) An applicant for the grant of an aircraft maintenance engineer licence rating must complete the approved CAA form and submit the form to the Director with a payment of the appropriate application fee prescribed by regulations made under the Act.
(e) The forms referred to in paragraphs (a), (b), and (d) require—
(1) the name and address for service in New Zealand of the applicant; and
(2) further details relating to the applicant that the Director may require as specified on the form.
(a) The Director may issue a licence, certificate, or rating under the Act and this Part if the Director is satisfied that—
(1) the applicant is a fit and proper person; and
(2) the applicant has sufficient ability in reading, speaking, and understanding the English language to enable them to carry out the responsibilities of the holder of that licence, certificate, or rating; and
(3) the applicant meets the eligibility requirements in the appropriate Subpart for the licence, certificate, or rating; and
(4) the granting of the certificate or licence is not contrary to the interests of aviation safety; and
(5) the applicant is medically fit to exercise the privileges of an aircraft maintenance engineer licence holder as required by rule 66.19.
(b) The Director may issue a licence, certificate, or rating under the Act and this Part on the basis that the applicant is the holder of a current licence or certificate issued by a foreign contracting State to the Convention if the Director is satisfied that—
(1) the applicant is the holder of an acceptable licence or certificate; and
(2) the applicant is a fit and proper person; and
(3) the granting of the certificate or licence is not contrary to the interests of aviation safety; and
(4) except as provided in paragraph (c), the applicant has passed the examinations required by rule 66.53(a); and
(5) the applicant is medically fit to exercise the privileges of an aircraft maintenance engineer licence holder as required by rule 66.19; and
(6) the applicant has sufficient ability in reading, speaking, and understanding the English language to enable them to carry out the responsibilities of the holder of that licence, certificate, or rating.
(c) The holder of an aircraft maintenance engineer licence issued by the competent authority of Australia is eligible to a licence or certificate issued under the Act and this Part if the holder passes an examination in New Zealand Air Law acceptable to the Director. The licence holder is not required to pass the oral examination required by rule 66.53(a).
(a) An aircraft maintenance engineer licence issued under the Act and this Part is valid for the lifetime of the holder unless it is suspended or revoked in accordance with the Act.
(b) A certificate of maintenance approval may be granted for a period not exceeding 5 years.
(c) A certificate of inspection authorisation may be granted for a period not exceeding 5 years.
(d) The holder of an aircraft maintenance engineer licence, certificate of approval, or certificate of inspection authorisation that has been suspended or revoked must as soon as practicable forward the document to the Director.
(a) An applicant for the grant of a licence, rating, or certificate under this Part must—
(1) for any examination, produce proof of personal identity; and
(2) for a written examination, gain at least 70% of the possible marks to pass; and
(3) for an oral examination, demonstrate a thorough working knowledge of the subject being tested.
(b) A pass in a written subject is valid for the lifetime of the holder except for written passes in Air Law which are valid for 5 years.
(c) To be eligible for the oral examination required by rule 66.53(a)(3) an applicant must meet the written examination and experience requirements in rules 66.53(a)(2) and (4).
(d) An applicant who fails an examination 3 times is ineligible to reapply for that examination for a period of 3 months from the date of the last attempt.
(a) If the Director has reasonable grounds to believe that the holder of any licence, certificate, or rating issued under the Act and this Part does not have the competence to exercise the privileges of that licence, certificate, or rating, the Director may require the holder to undergo any of the examinations referred to in rule 66.53 to establish that holder’s competency.
(b) Before requiring the holder to undergo any examination under paragraph (a), the Director must inform the holder in writing of the grounds for the re-examination.
(a) During any written examination under this Part, a person must not do, or attempt to do, or procure another person to do any of the following—
(1) copy from another person;
(2) refer to any unauthorised source of information;
(3) communicate in any way with another person, except the person administering the examination;
(4) take an examination on behalf of another person;
(5) remove written or printed material from the examination room, unless authorised to do so by the person administering the examination;
(6) use any means or device to copy electronic, written or printed material supplied during the examination;
(7) take unauthorised material into an examination room.
(b) If the Director has reasonable grounds to believe that a person has attempted, committed, or has procured another person to commit, any conduct referred to in paragraph (a), the Director may immediately suspend the release of all or part of the examination results for the person until the Director determines after due investigation, the action, if any, to be taken under paragraph (c).
(c) If the Director has reasonable grounds to believe that a person has attempted, committed, or has procured another person to commit, any conduct referred to in paragraph (a), the Director may—
(1) disqualify the person from the result of the examination; or
(2) debar the person from sitting any examination relating to an aviation document required by the Act for a specified period not exceeding 12 months.
(d) Before taking an action under paragraph (b) or (c), the Director must reasonably inform the person in writing of the details of the alleged conduct referred to in paragraph (a).
(e) If the Director proposes to take an action under paragraph (c), the Director must give notice in accordance with section 82 of the Act, which applies as if the proposed action were a proposed adverse decision under the Act. For the avoidance of doubt the Director is not required to give notice of appeal under section 82(2)(e) or section 83(2)(iii) of the Act.
A holder of a licence or certificate issued under the Act and this Part must not exercise the privileges of that licence or certificate while that person has a known medical condition, or a change in an existing medical condition, that creates a risk of harm to that person or to any other person resulting from the holder’s exercising of privileges under this Part.
