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Concerning FAA -EASA Bilateral Agreement
The FAA notes that some part 145 repair stations have European Aviation Safety
Agency (EASA) certifications. EASA part 145 contains licensing and training requirements for Approved Maintenance Organizations (AMO) that perform maintenance on articles of those operators under the regulatory control of European Union (EU) Member States.
These EASA part 145 requirements can affect FAA part 145-approved repair stations that also have EASA approvals; since EASA requires maintenance human factors training as part of the Bilateral Aviation Safety Agreement (BASA) and Maintenance Implementation Procedures (MIP) with the United States.
The FAA training program may include the requirements of other civil aviation authorities as long as the part 145 requirements are also met.
FAA Advisory Circular AC 145-10 7/8/05 Requires
(1) Indoctrination (initial and recurrent) training for new and existing employees covering the regulations and the repair station’s operations, policies, and procedures
(2) Initial technical requirements for new and existing employees taking on new tasks to ensure appropriate technical skills training is provided
(3) Recurrent technical training for specific tasks or functions to ensure currency in existing or added capabilities
(4) Specialized technical training or advanced training requirements for specific tasks or functions to ensure all employees accomplishing maintenance remain capable of performing assigned tasks, and
(5) Remedial technical training requirements to correct demonstrated lack of skill or knowledge deficiencies
Repair Station Training Program
Each repair station’s training program will vary in the number of courses, content, time
requirements, training methods, and sources.
One repair station may have separate indoctrination courses for technicians, inspectors, managers, and supervisors. Another repair station may have only one indoctrination course appropriate for all of its employees, including temporary personnel.
FAA Oversight
Consistent with its evolving systems safety certification and surveillance process, the
FAA may ask the following questions to establish whether the training program meets the
requirement for ensuring each employee performing maintenance, preventive maintenance,
and/or alteration tasks is being trained or is capable of performing the assignment:
(1) Is there clear responsibility and authority? Did the repair station clearly identify
the job title responsible for the different aspects of the training program? Did the repair station
identify the job title with the authority to propose changes to the approved training manual?
(2) Are there written procedures? Are the repair station’s training program policies
and procedures written in its training manual or program document?
(3) Is there a measurement of effectiveness? Is there a method of determining whether
the employee is capable of performing assigned tasks?
(4) Are there controls in place? Does the repair station have adequate procedural
controls to ensure that all applicable elements of the training program are carried out in specific situations?
(5) Does the repair station identify and describe the interface between the training
program and the individuals responsible for task assignments?
(6) Are there written procedures that require the repair station to maintain personnel
training records for two years?
(7) Is the manual identified with applicable contact information such as company
name, address, certificate number, telephone, fax, e-mail, etc.?
(8) Does the control system include a distribution list identifying a particular manual to
a person or location?
(9) Does the manual contain an adequate revision system to allow an easy
determination of currency?
(10) Is there a procedure for submitting revisions to the certificate-holding district office (CHDO) for approval?
(11) Does the training program have provisions for initial and recurrent training?
(12) Are individual training requirements identified and documented?
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