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This Subpart prescribes rules governing the issue of certificates of maintenance approval and the privileges and limitations of that certificate.
To be eligible for a certificate of maintenance approval a person must—
(1) have practical experience, acceptable to the Director, for the type or group of aircraft or components for which the maintenance approval is sought; and
(2) for the type or group of aircraft or components for which the maintenance approval is sought—
(i) have successfully completed a course of training acceptable to the Director; or
(ii) have passed examinations, including an examination in Air Law, that are acceptable to the Director.
(a) A certificate of maintenance approval specifies the privileges that the certificate holder may exercise.
(b) A certificate of maintenance approval may authorise a person—
(1) who is the holder of an aircraft maintenance engineer licence, to perform maintenance on, and certify for release-to-service, any aircraft type for which the certificate holder does not have the practical experience required by rule 66.103(2); or
(2) who is not the holder of an aircraft maintenance engineer licence but who satisfies the Director that they are competent, to perform or supervise—
(i) the maintenance specified on the certificate on an aircraft or component, and certify the aircraft or component for release-to-service; or
(ii) maintenance on, and certify for release-to-service an aircraft that has a special category airworthiness certificate issued in accordance with Part 21, Subpart H.
