Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2024C01027:reg:4:p39
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2024C01027
Segment Type: reg
Provision Reference: reg 4 (pt 39/105)
Character Range: 744169–747255

release to service

42.760  Form and content of certificate of release to service
 (1) A document is a certificate of release to service for an aircraft in relation to maintenance carried out on the aircraft only if it includes the following information:
 (a) information identifying the certificate as a certificate of release to service;
 (b) the aircraft's registration mark;
 (c) if the maintenance was carried out by an approved maintenance organisation—the organisation's approval certificate reference number and the certification authorisation number of the employee issuing the certificate;
 (d) if the maintenance was not carried out by an approved maintenance organisation—the name and aircraft engineer licence number, pilot licence number or flight engineer licence number of the individual issuing the certificate.
 (2) The certificate must be included in the flight technical log for the aircraft on which the maintenance was carried out.

42.765  How certificate of release to service is issued
  To issue a certificate of release to service for an aircraft in relation to maintenance carried out on the aircraft, an individual must:
 (a) sign the certificate; and
 (b) record the date and time of issue on the certificate.

Subdivision 42.H.3.5—Record‑keeping

42.770  Retaining copy of certificate of release to service
 (1) If a certificate of release to service for an aircraft in relation to maintenance carried out on the aircraft is issued on behalf of an approved maintenance organisation, the organisation must ensure that a copy of the certificate is retained for 1 year beginning on the date the certificate is issued.
Penalty: 50 penalty units.
 (2) An offence against subregulation (1) is an offence of strict liability.

Division 42.H.4—Certificate of release to service—aeronautical products

Subdivision 42.H.4.1—Preliminary

42.775  Application of Division
  This Division applies if an individual carries out maintenance on an aeronautical product on behalf of an approved maintenance organisation.
Note 1: Maintenance certification is not required for maintenance carried out on aeronautical products.
Note 2: Under regulation 42.305, only approved maintenance organisations and individuals carrying out maintenance on behalf of approved maintenance organisations are permitted to carry out maintenance on aeronautical products.

42.780  Requirement not to release aeronautical product without certificate of release to service

Obligation
 (1) If an individual carries out maintenance on an aeronautical product on behalf of an approved maintenance organisation, the organisation must not release the product for use in an aircraft or another aeronautical product unless the organisation has issued a certificate of release to service for the aeronautical product in relation to the maintenance.

Offence for breach of obligation
 (2) An approved maintenance organisation commits an offence if:
 (a) an individual carries out maintenance on an aeronautical product on behalf of the organisation; and
 (b) the organisation has not issued a certificate