Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2015C00471:reg:6:p1
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2015C00471
Segment Type: reg
Provision Reference: reg 6 (pt 1/2)
Character Range: 11741–14628

6                     Excluded type employees — conditions for COA training and assessment

       6.1A COA holder may issue a certification authorisation to an excluded type employee (the employee) for carrying out maintenance on an excluded type of aircraft or aircraft engine mentioned in Table 2 of Appendix IX of the Part 66 MOS, in accordance with this subsection.

       6.2However, a COA holder must not issue a certification authorisation mentioned in paragraph 6.1 for any aircraft engine mentioned in Table 2 of Appendix IX of the Part 66 MOS whose reference is annotated with the words "MTO only".

Note   Annotated powerplants (engines) require CASA approved type training which may only be delivered by a CASR Part 147 MTO.

       6.3A certification authorisation may only be issued once for the employee, and only for a period of 6 months.

       6.4Before issuing the certification authorisation, the COA holder must provide, and the employee must successfully complete, training and assessment in the excluded type.

       6.5The training and assessment mentioned in paragraph 6.3 must be in accordance with the COA holder's quality control manual, as approved in writing by CASA for training and assessment in the excluded type.

       6.6Before issuing a certification authorisation to an excluded type employee, the COA holder must be, in respect of maintenance on the excluded type to be performed by the employee:

(a) a CASA delegate for subregulation 42ZC (6) of CAR 1988, who may authorise a person for the purposes of paragraph 42ZC (3) (d) or 42ZC (4) (e) (as the case requires); or

(b) an authorised person for subregulation 42ZC (7), who may authorise a person for the purposes of paragraph 42ZC (3) (d).

       6.7If it appears to a COA holder that an employee has, after successfully completing the training and assessment in the excluded system, in accordance with paragraphs 6.1, 6.4 and 6.5, successfully carried out maintenance on the excluded type, the COA holder may, after at least 5 months of the authorisation period have elapsed, provide CASA and the employee with a provisional notice in the approved form of satisfactory completion of training and assessment.

       6.8If, not earlier than 3 days before the authorisation period lapses, the COA holder wishes to confirm that the employee has satisfactorily completed their training and assessment, the COA holder must provide CASA and the employee with a confirmation notice in the approved form of satisfactory completion of training.

       6.9A notice referred to in paragraph 6.8 may be provided by electronic transmission to an address referred to in the approved form.

       6.10An authorisation period of 6 months cannot be extended.

       6.11The purpose of paragraphs 6.7 to 6.9 (inclusive) is to allow CASA to update an employee's licence to allow him or her to continue