The applicant for a manufacturing organisation approval must show, on the basis of the information submitted in the manual of procedures, requested in terms of regulation 148.02.5, that he or she meets the following requirements:
The facilities, working conditions, equipment and tools, processes and associated
materials, personnel numbers and competence, and general organisation have to be of
such a nature as to ensure that manufacturing organisations are able to discharge the
responsibilities in terms of regulation 148.02.13.
| (i) |
The manufacturing organisation— |
| (aa) |
is in receipt of all approved data from the Director and from the holder of, or an applicant for, the approval of the type design, as appropriate, to determine conformity with the applicable design data; and |
| (bb) |
has a procedure to ensure that approved data are correctly incorporated in its production data; |
| (ii) |
keeps above data up to date and has made it available to all personnel who need access to such data to perform their duties. |
| (i) |
A manager, accountable to the Director, has been nominated; with responsibility within the organisation to ensure that all production is performed to the required standards and that the production organisation is continuously in compliance with the data and procedures identified in the manual of procedures. |
| (ii) |
A manager or group of managers has been nominated to ensure that the organisation is in compliance with the requirements of this Subpart, and who has or have been identified together with the extent of his, her or their authority. In this respect, such person or persons must be directly responsible to the manager identified in subparagraph (i) of this paragraph. |
| (iii) |
Staff at all levels have been given appropriate authority to be able to discharge their allocated responsibilities with full and effective co-ordination within the production organisation in respect of airworthiness matters. |
| (i) |
Certifying staff is defined as those personnel who are authorised by the manufacturing organisation to sign the documents issued under the scope or terms of its approval. The knowledge, background (including other functions in the organisation), and experience of the certifying staff shall be appropriate to discharge their allocated responsibilities. |
| (ii) |
The manufacturing organisation maintains a record of all certifying staff that shall include details of the scope of their authorisation. |
| (iii) |
Certifying staff is provided with evidence of the scope of their authorisation. |
Administration of Estates Act, 1965
