AMC 147.A.130(b)Training procedures and quality system    

CAA ORS9 Decision No. 1

1. The independent audit procedure should ensure that all aspects of Part-147 compliance should be checked at least once in every 12 months and may be carried out as one complete single exercise or subdivided over a 12-month period in accordance with a scheduled plan.

2. In a small maintenance training organisation the independent audit function may be contracted to another maintenance training organisation approved under Part-147 or a competent person acceptable to the CAA. Where the small training organisation chooses to contract the audit function it is conditional on the audit being carried out twice in every 12 month period with one such audit being unannounced.

3. Where the maintenance training organisation is also approved to another Part requiring a quality system, then such quality systems may be combined.

4. When training or examination is carried out under the sub-contract control system:

(i) a pre audit procedure should be established whereby the Part-147 approved maintenance training organisation’ should audit a prospective sub-contractor to determine whether the services of the sub-contractor meet the intent of Part-147.

(ii) a renewal audit of the subcontractor should be performed at least once every 12 months to ensure continuous compliance with the Part-147 standard.

(iii) the sub-contract control procedure should record audits of the sub-contractor and to have a corrective action follow-up plan.

5. The independence of the audit system should be established by always ensuring that audits are carried out by personnel not responsible for the function or procedure being checked.