OTAR Considerations Related to Aviation Maintenance Facilities Requirements – Reference Overseas Territory Aviation Requirements OTAR Part 145.103 & OTAC 145-1 OTAR Base Maintenance Requirements 103.1 Base Maintenance For base maintenance of aircraft, hangars should be both available and large enough to accommodate aircraft on planned base maintenance. Where the hangar is not owned by the…

Service Bulletins SBs are not mandatory under any regulatory environment (Service Bulletins are subject to the Operator Review Policy) however we should not loose sight of the fact that not performing SBs may affect the reliability of the aircraft. A Service Bulletin (S.B.) is a notice to an aircraft operator from a manufacturer – either…

Overseas Territories Aviation Regulations (OTAR’s) are designed to be fully compliant with International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) Standards and Recommended Practices (SARP’s) Steve Bentley MD of Sofema Aviation Services looks at the effectiveness of the OTAR environment in the context of Commercial Air Transport. Unlike EASA Part M for example which has a significant amount…

Ref OTAC – Overseas Territories Aviation Circular – OTAC 39-8 Type Certification Basis Note 1 An OTAR Type Certificate is only available on the back of FAA / TC or EASA issued Type Certificate. In accordance with OTAR 21 Subpart B the investigation and acceptance of an aircraft Type Certification will be documented by a…