Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2021C01280:reg:5:p6
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2021C01280
Segment Type: reg
Provision Reference: reg 5 (pt 6/26)
Character Range: 19291–22340

aircraft means an aircraft of fibre reinforced plastic composite construction.
Group 7 LAME means the holder of an aircraft maintenance engineer licence issued under regulation 31 of CAR and endorsed with a category airframes Group 7 rating as described in CAO 100.91.
specially qualified person means a person who:
(a) holds a category B1 licence issued under Part 66 of CASR; and
(b) is also 1 of the following:
           (i) a person who at any time before 27 June  011 was a Group 7 LAME, provided that the person's licence had not been cancelled by CASA; or
          Note   The relevant rating may, or may not, have expired, and may, or may not, have been renewed as long as it had once been held and the licence has not been cancelled.
           (ii) a person who holds at least 1 of the following:
            (A) AQF qualification MEA405;
            (B) a Transport Canada AME licence endorsed with an "S" rating;
            (C) a New Zealand AME licence endorsed with an aeroplane Group 4 rating;
            (D) another qualification approved in writing by CASA as an appropriate qualification for performing composite maintenance;
            (E) an authorisation issued by CASA under subregulation 42ZC (6) of CAR to perform composite maintenance.
Note   A category B1 licence holder is entitled to carry out an inspection of a composite structure aircraft to determine the airworthiness of that aircraft.
       7A.2Composite maintenance on a composite structure aircraft must be carried out by:
(a) a Part 145 organisation; or
(b) a CAR 30 maintenance organisation.
       7A.3If composite maintenance is carried out on a composite structure aircraft by a CAR 30 maintenance organisation, the organisation must ensure that only a specially qualified person, employed by the organisation, performs the maintenance.
Note   Apart from the separate privileges of a Part 145 organisation, composite maintenance of a composite structure aircraft may only be performed by a qualified person employed by a CAR 30 maintenance organisation. Therefore, such maintenance may not be carried out by a person referred to in paragraph 42ZC (4) (b) of CAR, sometimes known as an independent LAME or a LAME employed by an independent LAME.

8 Inadequate maintenance schedules
       8.1For the purposes of subregulation 42A (6) of CAR, CASA declares that the manufacturers' maintenance schedules for the following aircraft are inadequate and must not be used as the maintenance schedules for the aircraft:
       Aero 145;
       Aero L40;
       Aero L200A;
       Aero Commander 500 (excluding the 500S model);
       Auster, all aircraft;
       Avro, all aircraft;
       Beagle Airedale;
       Beagle Terrier;
       Beechcraft 17;
       Beechcraft 18;
       Beechcraft 50;
       British Aircraft Manufacturing Co. Swallow;
       Callair A9;
       Chrislea CH 3-4;
       De Havilland DH60 (Moth);
       de Havilland DH82 (Tiger Moth);
       de Havilland DH 84 (Dragon);
       de Havilland DH87 (Hornet Moth);
       de Havilland DH89