ARO.OPS.205 Minimum equipment list approval

  1. When receiving an application for initial approval of a minimum equipment list (MEL) or an amendment thereof from an operator, the CAA shall assess each item affected, to verify compliance with the applicable requirements, before issuing the approval.

  2. The CAA shall approve the operator’s procedure for the extension of the applicable rectification intervals B, C and D, if the conditions specified in ORO.MLR.105(f) are demonstrated by the operator and verified by the CAA.

  3. The CAA shall approve, on a case-by-case basis, the operation of an aircraft outside the constraints of the MEL but within the constraints of the master minimum equipment list (MMEL), if the conditions specified in ORO.MLR.105 are demonstrated by the operator and verified by the CAA.