21.M - Modifications & Repairs
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Recent Changes to Australian Regulation
Engineering & Design – Parts 21 &39
21.M - Modifications & Repairs
CASR Subpart 21.M replaced the old CAR
35, 36 & 36A on 27 June 2011
The vast majority of modifications and
repairs are approved by authorised persons
Modifications & repairs are separate from STCs
STCs are approved by CASA, usually on the
recommendation of an authorised person
21.M - Modifications & Repairs
Authorised person acts on behalf of CASA to
approve modifications and repairs
Most authorised persons also design the
modification or repair
Authorised persons are required to operate to
a Design Approval Procedures Manual
(DAPM), part of which is CASA approved
21.M - Modifications & Repairs
There are strict limits on what authorised
persons can approve:
Limits on aircraft complexity (ie, Part 23, 27, 25,
29, etc)
Limits on engineering speciality (ie, structures,
radio, powerplant, software, etc)
Fixed wing, rotary wing, analogue, digital
Any other limitations CASA believes appropriate
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Authorised persons do not have a free rein
must advise CASA of any alteration which is
considered Major and under some other
conditions specified in their DAPM
Authorised persons must find compliance
with the aircraft’s certification basis
Need CASA approval to vary the design
standard
Restricted category
Equivalent Safety Determinations
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Authorised persons must ensure that there
are, where appropriate:
Instructions for Continuing Airworthiness
Flight Manual amendments
The holder of a modification or repair
approval:
Must provide ICA and Flight Manual amendments
to any operator of an affected aircraft
Is responsible for continuing airworthiness of the
modification or repair
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Authorised persons often become the holder
of the modification or repair that they have
designed and approved.
21.M aligns with the proposed 21.J
21.J will replace all reference to “Authorised
Person” with “Approved Design Organisation”
21.J – Approved Design Organisations
CASR 21.J is currently entitled “Delegation
Option Authorisation Procedures”
Based on the US FAR 21.J
No-one in Australia has applied for an
authorisation under the current 21.J
Poorly understood
Not suited to Australian Industry
21.J – Approved Design Organisations
New CASR 21.J is under development and
will replace the existing 21.J
Based on the EASA Part 21.J, it will introduce
“Approved Design Organisations”
References in 21.M to “Authorised Persons”
will be changed to “ADOs”
Many other references in Part 21 will also
change from “Authorised Person” to “ADO”
21.J – Approved Design Organisations
Regulations are currently in draft form
Regulations will be made by the middle of
2012, and become effective in March 2013
There will be a 4 year period for authorised
persons and organisations to transition to
ADOs
CASR 39 - Airworthiness Directives
In October 2009 CASR 39 changed to recognise
State-of-Design ADs as Australian ADs.
CASA no longer issues Australian ADs which
repromulgate State-of-Design ADs
CASA no longer mails out ADs to Registered
Operators
It is the Registered Operator’s responsibility to find
their own ADs
CASA does publish State-of-Design ADs on the
CASA web site
CASR 39 - Airworthiness Directives
CASA can, and does, still issue its own ADs
Compliance with an Australian AD,
regardless of its origin, is mandatory
State-of-Design AMOCs against a State-ofDesign AD are automatically acceptable (if
they are applicable).
CASA still issues its own AMOCs and
Exclusions
QUESTIONS?