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ANNEX I - Continuing Airworthiness Requirements

with additional education acceptable to the CAA. ‘relevant engineering degree’
means an engineering degree from aeronautical, mechanical, electrical, electronic,
avionic or other studies relevant to the maintenance and continuing airworthiness of
aircraft/aircraft components;
The above recommendation may be replaced by 5 years of experience additional to
those already recommended by paragraph 4.4 above. These 5 years should cover
an appropriate combination of experience in tasks related to aircraft maintenance
and/or continuing airworthiness management and/or surveillance of such tasks;
4.6. thorough knowledge with the organisation's continuing airworthiness management
exposition;
4.7. knowledge of a relevant sample of the type(s) of aircraft gained through a
formalised training course. These courses should be at least at a level equivalent to
Part-66 Appendix III Level 1 General Familiarisation and could be imparted by a
Part-147 organisation, by the manufacturer, or by any other organisation accepted
by the CAA.
‘Relevant sample’ means that these courses should cover typical systems
embodied in those aircraft being within the scope of approval.
For all balloons and any other aircraft of 2 730 kg MTOM and below the formalised
training courses may be replaced by demonstration of knowledge. This knowledge
may be demonstrated by documented evidence or by an assessment performed by
the CAA. This assessment should be recorded.
4.8. knowledge of maintenance methods.
4.9. knowledge of applicable regulations.
M.A.706(a) AMC Personnel requirements
Accountable manager is normally intended to mean the chief executive officer of the CAMO, who by
virtue of position has overall (including in particular financial) responsibility for running the
organisation. The accountable manager may be the accountable manager for more than one
organisation and is not required to be knowledgeable on technical matters. When the accountable
manager is not the chief executive officer, the CAA will need to be assured that such an accountable
manager has direct access to the chief executive officer and has a sufficiency of continuing
airworthiness funding allocation.
M.A.706(e) AMC Personnel requirements
1. The CAA of the operator should only accept that the nominated post holder be employed
by the organisation approved under Part-145 when it is manifest that he/she is the only
available competent person in a position to exercise this function, within a practical
working distance from the operator’s offices.
2. This paragraph only applies to contracted maintenance and therefore does not affect
situations where the organisation approved under Part-145 and the operator are the same
organisation.
M.A.706(f) AMC Personnel requirements
Additional training in fuel tank safety as well as associated inspection standards and maintenance
procedures should be required of CAMO technical personnel, especially the staff involved with the
management of CDCCL, Service Bulletin assessment, work planning and maintenance programme
management. CAA guidance is provided for training to CAMO personnel in Appendix XII to AMC
M.A.706(f) and AMC1 M.B.102(c).
M.A.706(i) AMC Personnel requirements
The approval by the CAA of the exposition, containing in M.A.704(a)3 the list of M.A.706(i) personnel,
constitutes their formal acceptance by the CAA and also their formal authorisation by the organisation.
Airworthiness review staff are automatically recognised as persons with authority to extend an
airworthiness review certificate in accordance with M.A.711(a)4 and M.A.901(f) or ML.A.901(c) as
applicable.
M.A.706(k) AMC Personnel requirements
Adequate initial and recurrent training should be provided and recorded to ensure continued
competence.
M.A.707 Airworthiness review staff
(a) To be approved to carry out airworthiness reviews and, if applicable, to issue permits to
fly, an approved continuing airworthiness management organisation shall have appropriate
airworthiness review staff to issue airworthiness review certificates or recommendations
referred to in Section A, Subpart I of Annex I (Part-M) or in Section A, Subpart I of Annex
Vb (Part-ML) and, if applicable, to issue a permit to fly in accordance with point
M.A.711(c):
1. For aircraft used by licenced air carriers in accordance with Regulation (EC) No
1008/2008, and aircraft above 2730 kg MTOM, except balloons, these staff shall
have acquired:
a) at least 5 years' experience in continuing airworthiness, and;
b) an appropriate license in compliance with Annex III (Part-66) or an
aeronautical degree or a national equivalent, and;
c) formal aeronautical maintenance training, and;
d) a position within the approved organisation with appropriate responsibilities.
e) Notwithstanding points (a) to (d), the requirement laid down in point
M.A.707(a)1(b) may be replaced by 5 years of experience in continuing
airworthiness additional to those already required by point M.A.707(a)1(a).
2. For aircraft not used by licenced air carriers in accordance with Regulation (EC) No
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