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6. distributing information about the occurrence reports, their evaluation and follow‑up action.
       (b)An AMO may use the internal occurrence reporting system to identify and report any major defect of an aircraft or aeronautical product maintained by the AMO in accordance with regulations 42.380 and 42.385 of CASR 1998.
       (c)An AMO must submit major defect reports referred to in paragraph (b) within 2 days of identifying the condition to which the report relates in accordance with regulation 42.390 of CASR 1998.

         145.A.65 Safety and quality policy, maintenance procedures and management systems
       (a)An AMO's exposition must contain safety and quality policies which:
1. show safety as the overriding consideration at all times; and
2. encourage employees to report to the AMO maintenance-related incidents and errors; and
3. require all employees to:
 (i) comply with quality and safety standards and procedures; and
           (ii) co-operate with requests from independent quality auditors relating to maintenance services the employees provide.
       (b)An AMO must have procedures in its exposition that ensure good maintenance practices and compliance with this MOS, which include:
1. taking into account human factors principles and human performance limitations; and
2. maintaining documents and forms that ensure aircraft and aeronautical products are released to service in accordance with section 145.A.50; and
3. ensuring compliance to the requirements of section 145.A.25; and
4. covering all aspects of the provision of maintenance services; and
5. setting out the standards, including process standards and employee competency standards to which the AMO will work; and
6. ensuring that any employee does not perform any work in relation to maintenance of an aircraft or aeronautical product, if that employee's capacity to perform the work is significantly impaired; and
7. ensuring that any damage is assessed and modifications and repairs are carried out using a design approval approved, or deemed approved, under Subpart 21M of CASR 1998; and
8. for aircraft maintenance:
 (i) capturing maintenance errors; and
           (ii) ensuring that maintenance is appropriately allocated to employees to avoid 1 employee simultaneously performing similar tasks on more than 1 system on the same aircraft; and
           (iii) where the requirements in sub-subparagraph (ii) cannot be met because only 1 individual is available, ensuring an additional inspection stage by the individual after he or she has completed the maintenance; and
       (c)An AMO must have in its exposition, and comply with, a written quality management system that includes:
1. the requirement for independent surveillance and quality audits to be conducted at intervals of not more than every 12 months after the issue of a Part 145 approval under the control of an individual that is not a responsible manager of the AMO, to ensure that:
 (i) all aspects of regulatory compliance are checked; and