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).

  1. For aircraft not used by licenced air carriers in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 1008/2008 of 2730 kg MTOM and below, and balloons, these staff shall have acquired:

(a) at least 3 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) appropriate 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)2(b) may be replaced by 4 years of experience in continuing airworthiness additional to those already required by point M.A.707(a)2(a).

(b)   Airworthiness review staff nominated by the approved continuing airworthiness organisation can only be issued an authorisation by the approved continuing airworthiness organisation when formally accepted by the CAA after satisfactory completion of an airworthiness review under the supervision of the CAA or under the supervision of the organisation’s airworthiness review staff in accordance with a procedure approved by the CAA.

(c)  The organisation shall ensure that aircraft airworthiness review staff can demonstrate appropriate recent continuing airworthiness management experience.

(d)  Airworthiness review staff shall be identified by listing each person in the continuing airworthiness management exposition together with their airworthiness review authorisation reference.

(e)  The organisation shall maintain a record of all airworthiness review staff, which shall include details of any appropriate qualification held together with a summary of relevant continuing airworthiness management experience and training and a copy of the authorisation. This record shall be retained until two years after the airworthiness review staff have left the organisation.