Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2024C01027:reg:4:p1
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2024C01027
Segment Type: reg
Provision Reference: reg 4 (pt 1/105)
Character Range: 641421–644534

4     An individual carrying out maintenance on behalf of a Subpart 42.F organisation  An aeronautical product for which the Subpart 42.F organisation is providing maintenance services

Note 1: The kinds of aeronautical products for which a Part 145 organisation is approved to provide maintenance services are determined by CASA—see regulation 145.030.
Note 2: The kinds of aeronautical products for which a Subpart 42.F organisation is approved to provide maintenance services are determined by CASA—see regulation 42.515.

42.306  Who is permitted to carry out maintenance on aeronautical products—foreign organisations approved by national aviation authority
 (1) For subsection 20AB(2) of the Act, an organisation is permitted to carry out maintenance outside Australian territory on an aeronautical product for an Australian aircraft to which this Part applies if:
 (a) the organisation is approved to carry out the maintenance by the national aviation authority of a foreign country under a law of that country; and
 (b) the country is specified for this regulation in the Part 42 Manual of Standards.
 (2) The permission in subregulation (1) is subject to the condition that the organisation must carry out and certify the maintenance:
 (a) if there is an arrangement (the NAA arrangement) between CASA and the national aviation authority that permits the organisation to carry out the maintenance—in accordance with the NAA arrangement; or
 (b) otherwise—in accordance with the law of the foreign country.

Division 42.D.4—Requirements for carrying out maintenance

42.310  General requirements for carrying out maintenance

Obligation
 (1) If an individual carries out maintenance on an aircraft or on an aeronautical product, the individual must:
 (a) carry out the maintenance:
 (i) in accordance with current maintenance data for the maintenance; and
 (ii) using facilities that are appropriate for carrying out maintenance of the kind that is being carried out; and
 (b) if tools, equipment or materials are mentioned in the maintenance data for the maintenance—use those tools, equipment or materials; and
 (c) if using measuring or testing equipment—ensure that the accuracy of the equipment:
 (i) is appropriate for the maintenance; and
 (ii) has been verified, at appropriate intervals, by a means that is traceable to a standard that is nationally or internationally recognised.
Example: For subparagraph (c)(ii), of a standard that is nationally recognised
 A standard maintained by the National Measurement Institute—see http://www.measurement.gov.au.

Offence—approved maintenance organisation
 (2) An approved maintenance organisation must ensure that an individual who carries out maintenance on its behalf complies with subregulation (1).
Penalty: 50 penalty units.

Offences—independent maintainer
 (3) An independent maintainer must comply with subregulation (1) when carrying out maintenance on an aircraft.
Penalty: 50 penalty units.
 (4) If an independent maintainer is supervising the carrying out of maintenance on an aircraft by another individual, the independent maintainer must