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Aircraft Certification and Delegation Update
Dinh Nguyen
NZ CAA Design Delegation Holders Seminar
7th September 2007 Hamilton
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Topics
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CASA Airworthiness Engineering
Branch
Progress on CASR Part 146
Certification Delegation Initiatives
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CASA Organisation Chart
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Airworthiness Engineering Branch
General Manager
(Acting)
Jim Coyne
Airframe and
Structures
David Villiers
Systems and New
Technologies
(Acting)
Charles Lenarcic
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Manufacturing
John Niarchos
Certification Policy
and Programs
Dinh Nguyen
Maintenance
(to be established)
Certification
Policy
Certification
Delegations
Certification
Projects
Background for CASR Part 146
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Currently CASA issue CAR 30 Certificate of Approval
for organisations to carry out design activities; and
appoint individuals as authorised persons to approve
designs:
 modification and repair designs under CAR 35
 changes in type design, type design data and
design data for APMA parts under CASR Part 21
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CASR Part 146 is being developed under the CASA
Regulatory Reform Plan to provide the rule for
delegation of design approvals.
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Part 146 Engineering Representatives
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Provide rule for certification and operation of ERs
Two types of ERs:
 Individuals – called Designated Engineering
Representatives (DERs)
 Organisations – called Organisation
Engineering Representatives (OERs)
Holders of an ER certificate are delegated the
power to perform design approval functions in
accordance with the ER certificate
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Functions delegated to ERs
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Make findings of compliance with
applicable airworthiness standards
Approve technical data
Approve use of materials, processes and
parts
Approve changes to AFMs
Approve minor changes to type design
Issue modification/repair design approvals
Issue limited STCs (restricted to OERs)
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Core DER qualifications and experience
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Qualification eligible for graduate member of
IEAust, or knowledge and experience acceptable
to CASA
At least 8 years relevant experience - each year of
completed tertiary course, up to a maximum of 4
years, taken to be 1 year experience.
Thorough knowledge of CASRs and related
materials
Familiar with CASA procedures for issuing design
approvals
At least 12 months working experience with CASA
on aircraft certification matters in the last 3 years
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Designated Engineering Representatives
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A DER can only find compliance to airworthiness
standards within engineering specialties specified
in his/her DER certificate.
A DER must have a Procedures Manual to include
procedures for:
 Independent checking of compliance data
 Classification of major/minor modifications and
repairs
 Liaising with and reporting to CASA
 Document and record control
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Organisation Engineering Representatives
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OERs provide a system approach to delegation of
design approval for manufacturers, design and
maintenance organisations.
OERs must have suitable organisation and personnel:
 Head of Design Approval
 Authorised Representatives (ARs)
OERs must have additional systems and procedures:
 Selection and appointment of ARs
 Internal audit
 Training
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CASR Part 146 Status
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Development and consultation on Part 146
completed early 2006.
Due to other legal drafting priorities, final
regulations not available until end of 2007.
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Certification Delegation Initiatives
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Apply Part 146 requirements to new authorisations
or additional scope to existing authorisations.
Standardise scope and conditions specified on
instruments.
Change authorised person’s Procedures Manual to
improve design approval process and compliance
documentation.
Increase use of delegates for finding of compliance
with airworthiness standards for type certification,
STCs and APMAs.
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Delegation Initiatives
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Use risk-based audits.
Improve communication with delegates - next
Certification and Manufacturing Seminar
planned for 14-15 November 2007 in South East
Queensland
Work with external providers to provide training
– e.g. RMIT Design Approval and
Airworthiness Regulations course
Develop advisory materials on design approval
procedures and documentation.
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Thank you & Any questions?
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