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This Subpart prescribes rules governing the grant of certificates of inspection authorisation and the privileges and limitations of that certificate.
(a) To be eligible for a certificate of inspection authorisation a person must hold a rated aircraft maintenance engineer licence, issued under the Act and this Part, or an equivalent Australian aircraft maintenance engineer licence registered in New Zealand, in –
(1) both aeroplane and powerplant categories; or
(2) both rotorcraft and powerplant categories;
(3) electrical group 1, instrument groups 1 and 2, and radio groups 1, 2 and 3 categories.
(b) A person referred to in paragraph (a) must, at the time of the application have—
(1) held the licence for a period of at least 5 years; and
(2) met the recent experience requirement prescribed in rule 66.57 for a period of at least 5 years; and
(3) within the immediately preceding 2 years—
(i) exercised the privileges of an aircraft maintenance engineer licence for a period of not less than 6 months; or
(ii) supervised, in an executive capacity, the maintenance of aircraft; and
(4) have successfully completed a course of instruction and passed a written examination on the inspection of aircraft and components for conformity with the rules, conducted by—
(i) the holder of a maintenance training organisation certificate or a restricted maintenance training organisation certificate issued under the Act and Part 147; or
(ii) the Director.
(a) Subject to paragraph (b), (c) and (d), a certificate of inspection authorisation entitles the holder to—
(1) perform a review of airworthiness in accordance with Part 43, Subpart D; and
(2) certify conformity with the technical data listed in Appendix D to Part 21 after completion of major repairs and major modifications in accordance with Part 43, Subpart E.
(b) A person must not exercise the privileges specified in paragraph (a) unless that person has available and uses the equipment, facilities, and inspection data necessary to properly inspect airframes, powerplants, propellers, or any related part or component.
(c) A holder of a licence in electrical group 1, instrument groups 1 and 2, and radio groups 1, 2, and 3 is restricted to certify conformity in accordance with the technical data listed in Appendix D to Part 21 after completion of avionics major repairs and major modifications.
(d) To avoid doubt a holder of a licence in electrical group 1, instrument groups 1 and 2, and radio groups 1, 2, and 3 must not certify conformity for any surrounding structure that requires modification.
The holder of a certificate of inspection authorisation must not exercise the privileges of that certificate unless:
(1) within the preceding 12 months, the holder has—
(i) performed 4 annual reviews of aircraft maintenance in accordance with Part 43, Subpart D; or
(ii) certified 4 aircraft or components for conformity with the data listed in Appendix D to Part 21 after completion of major repairs or major modifications; or
(iii) performed a combination of the activities specified in subparagraphs (i) and (ii); or
(iv) successfully completed a refresher course comprising at least 8 hours instruction that is acceptable to the Director; or
(v) successfully completed an examination acceptable to the Director; and
(2) within the immediately preceding 2 years, the holder has for a period of at least 6 months met the recent experience requirements of rule 66.57.
(a) The holder of a valid licence issued under the Civil Aviation Regulations 1953 that existed immediately before 1 September 2020 —
(1) is deemed to have been issued an aircraft maintenance engineer licence by the Director under the Act and this Part; and
(2) may exercise the privileges of an aircraft maintenance engineer licence specified in rule 66.55; and
(3) must comply with the limitations and recent experience requirements specified in rules 66.55 and 66.57.
(b) The holder of a valid Type I (major), Type II (minor), or group or type rating issued under the Civil Aviation Regulations 1953 that existed immediately before 1 September 2020 —
(1) is deemed to have been issued an aircraft maintenance engineer group or type rating by the Director under the Act and this Part; and
(2) may exercise the privileges of the rating specified in rule 66.105.
(c) The holder of a valid licence with a rating issued under Appendix B.1 Group 4 that existed immediately before 1 September 2020, may continue to exercise the privileges of the rating.
