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The Overseas Territories Airworthiness Requirements (OTARs) describe the means by which aircraft operators, aviation personnel and service providers can gain approvals, licences and certificates.
In some instances, they also form Instructions given under powers under the Air Navigation (Overseas Territories) Order.
The OTARs ensures adequate levels of safety and internationally agreed standards are met.
Regarding Part 43
Part 43 concerns the following elements
(1) the maintenance of aircraft which are required to have a certificate of airworthiness issued under OTAR Part 21 Subpart E; and
(2) the release to service after the maintenance of aircraft which are required to have a certificate of airworthiness issued under OTAR Part 21 Subpart E; and
(3) the maintenance and arrangements for the release for a flight of aircraft operating under a Permit to Fly
Note Concerning PART Part 21 Subpart E
Subpart E — Certificates of Airworthiness
Details Requirements Governing the Airworthiness Certification of Aircraft.
(a) Certificates of Airworthiness issued under this Subpart are based on the airworthiness standards of the applicable Type Acceptance Certificate.
(b) A Certificate of Airworthiness issued under this Subpart may contain operating conditions and limitations.
(c) An Aircraft Flight Manual approved by the State of Type Certification is associated with and forms part of the Certificate of Airworthiness.
Regarding Part 145 Option 1 & Option 2
To recognise that an Option 1 approval is achieved on the back of an existing EASA / FAA / Transport Canada Approval (Typically the normal route for achieving approval)
An Option 2 Approval, on the other hand, is relevant for organisations which hold other than Option 1 approvals or No such approval
Subpart D – Option 2 Requirements
General Note – the process of supporting an EASA requirement with both Acceptable Means of Compliance (AMC) and Guidance Material (GM) is not employed in OTAR Requirements. However to note the use of Overseas Territories Aviation Circulars (OTACs) are issued to provide advice, guidance and information on standards, practices and procedures to support the Overseas Territories Aviation Requirements (OTARs).
145.101 Applicability
Applicability of Subpart “D” is an Option 2 Requirement
145.103 Facilities Requirements (Similar to EASA Part 145.A.25)
145.105 Personnel Requirements – Covers the “high level” requirements AM & QM etc but many differences from EASA Part 145.A.30 where the following details are additional:
- Maintenance Man Hour Plan
- Control of Competence
- Use of “A” Certifying Staff for Task Certification
- Relationship between C Certifying Staff & Support Staff
- Process for use of Non-EASA licensed persons in third countries
- EASA AMC’s covering in detail expectations regarding personnel requirements
- GM provided for contents of Human Factors Training & Competence
145.107 Certifying Staff – OTAR licence is issued based on existing ICAO Annex 1 licence – new types must be added to the original licence before being added to the OTAR licence
145.109 Equipment Tools and Material – Equivalent to EASA Part 145.A.40 & (42) (EASA far more detailed particularly related to components)
145.111 Maintenance Data – See EASA Part 145.A.45
145.113 Production Planning – See EASA Part 145-A.47 (similar)
NOTE Concerning EASA Part 145.A.48 – Critical Tasks Certification is not Covered in details
145.115 Certification of Maintenance – See EASA Part 145.A.50
145.117 Maintenance Records – See EASA Part 145.A.55
145.119 Occurrence Reporting – See EASA Part 145.A.60
145.121 Maintenance Procedures and Quality System – See EASA Part 145.A.65
145.123 Maintenance Organisation Exposition – See EASA Part 145.A.70
145.127 Changes to the Organisation – See EASA Part 145.A.85
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