AMC to Part-147 — AMC Amendment 1

ED Decision 2006/01/R 16/05/2006

European Aviation Safety Agency

DECISION No 2006/01/R

OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE EUROPEAN AVIATION SAFETY AGENCY

of 16 May 2006

amending Annex VI of Decision No 2003/19/RM of the Executive Director of 28 November 2003 on acceptable means of compliance and guidance material to Commission Regulation (EC) No 2042/2003 on the continuing airworthiness of aircraft and aeronautical products, parts and appliances, and on the approval of organisations and personnel involved in these tasks

THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE EUROPEAN AVIATION SAFETY AGENCY, Having regard to Regulation (EC) No 1592/2002 of 15 July 2002 (hereinafter referred to as “the Basic Regulation”) on common rules in the field of civil aviation and establishing a European Aviation Safety Agency (hereinafter referred to as the “Agency”), and in particular Articles 13 and 14 thereof, Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 2042/2003 of 28 November 2003 on the continuing airworthiness of aircraft and aeronautical products, parts and appliances, and on the approval of organisations and personnel involved in these tasks , Having regard to Decision No 2003/19/RM of the Executive Director of the Agency of 28 November 2003 on acceptable means of compliance and guidance material to Commission Regulation (EC) No 2042/2003 on the continuing airworthiness of aircraft and aeronautical products, parts and appliances, and on the approval of organisations and personnel involved in these tasks,

Whereas:

(1) The Agency shall issue certification specifications, including airworthiness codes and acceptable means of compliance (hereinafter referred to as “AMC”), as well as any guidance material for the application of the Basic Regulation and its implementing rules.

(2) The Agency, pursuant to Article 43 of the Basic Regulation and articles 5(3) and 6 3 4 of the EASA rulemaking procedure , has widely consulted interested parties on the matters which are the subject of this Decision and has provided thereafter a written response to the comments received .

ED Decision 2006/01/R 16/05/2006

(3) AMC 147.A.110 is inserted into Annex VI “Acceptable Means of Compliance to Part-147” to Decision No 2003/19/RM of the Executive Director of the Agency of 28 November 2003 in order to reflect on the minimum dates and information to be kept on record on each instructor, examiner and assessor by the Part-147 approved maintenance training organisation.

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Article 1

Annex VI “Acceptable means of compliance to Part-147” to Decision 2003/19/RM of the Executive Director of the Agency of 28 November 2003 is hereby amended as follows:

The following AMC is inserted:

AMC 147.A.110 Records of instructors, examiners and assessors

1. The following minimum information relevant to the scope of activity should be kept on record in respect of each instructor, knowledge examiner and practical assessor: (a) Name (b) Date of Birth (c) Personnel Number (d) Experience (e) Qualifications (f) Training history (before entry) (g) Subsequent Training (h) Scope of activity (i) Starting date of employment/contract (j) If appropriate – ending date of employment/contract.

2. The record may be kept in any format but should be under the control of the organisations quality system.

3. Persons authorised to access the system should be maintained at a minimum to ensure that records cannot be altered in an unauthorised manner or that such confidential records become accessible to unauthorised persons.

4. The competent authority is an authorised person when investigating the records system for initial and continued approval or when the competent authority has cause to doubt the competence of a particular person.

Article 2

This Decision shall enter into force on 16 May 2006.

Done in Cologne, 16 May 2006

P. GOUDOU