GM-ELA No 1 to 21.A.251 Terms of approval    

CAA ORS9 Decision No. 1

1. The terms of approval are stated on the certificate issued by CAA. The certificate states the scope of work and the products, changes or repairs to them, with the appropriate limitations for which the approval has been granted. For a design organisation approval (DOA) that covers a type certification, the list of product types covered by the design assurance system (DAS) is included.

2. A change to the terms of approval in accordance with point 21.A.253 will lead to an amendment of the certificate of approval.

3. The certificate of approval references the design organisation handbook (DOH), which has been provided in accordance with point 21.A.243. This handbook defines the tasks that may be performed under the approval.

4. Scopes of work are defined, for example, by ‘small aeroplanes’, ‘VLA’, ‘LSA’, ‘Balloons’, ‘Airships’, etc. If the product within the framework defined in AMC-ELA No 1 to 21.A.231 is a subset of that term (for example, not for all small aeroplanes), corresponding limitations are incorporated into the terms of approval for the product category. Technologies are quoted in the scope of work when they are considered by the CAA to be limitations for the DOA.

5. For repair design activities, the certificate of approval states the scope of work, along with the appropriate limitations for which the approval has been granted.