21.B.220 Initial certification procedure

SI No. 588/2023

(a) Upon receipt of an application for the initial issue of a production organisation approval certificate, the CAA must verify the applicant’s compliance with the applicable requirements.

(b) The CAA must convene a meeting with the accountable manager of the applicant at least once during the investigation for initial certification to ensure that this person understands their role and accountability.

(c) The CAA must record all findings issued, closure actions and recommendations for the issue of the production organisation approval certificate.

(d) The CAA must confirm to the applicant in writing all the findings raised during the verification.

(e) For initial certification, all findings must be corrected to the satisfaction of the CAA before the certificate can be issued.

(f) When the CAA is satisfied that the applicant complies with the applicable requirements, the CAA must issue the production organisation approval certificate (CAA Form 55 in Appendix X).

(g) The certificate reference number must be included on the production organisation approval certificate.

(h) The certificate must be issued for an unlimited duration. The privileges and scope of the activities that the organisation is approved to conduct, including any limitations as applicable, must be specified in the terms of approval attached to the certificate.