ANNEX IISupplementary provisions
ANNEX II Annex II (Part-145) to Regulation (EU) No 1321/2014 is amended as follows: (1) The table of contents is amended as follows: (a) The following point 145.A.48 is added: ‘145.A.48 Performance of maintenance ’; (2) In point 145.A.30, points (h) and (i) are replaced by the following: ‘(h) Any organisation maintaining aircraft, except where stated otherwise in point (j) shall: 1. in the case of base maintenance of complex motor-powered aircraft, have appropriate aircraft type rated certifying staff qualified as category C in accordance with Part-66 and 145.A.35. In addition the organisation shall have sufficient aircraft type rated staff qualified as category B1, B2 as appropriate in accordance with Part-66 and 145.A.35 to support the category C certifying staff. (i) B1 and B2 support staff shall ensure that all relevant tasks or inspections have been carried out to the required standard before the category C certifying staff issues the certificate of release to service. (ii) The organisation shall maintain a register of any such B1 and B2 support staff. (iii) The category C certifying staff shall ensure that compliance with paragraph (i) has been met and that all work required by the customer has been accomplished during the particular base maintenance check or work package, and shall also assess the impact of any work not carried out with a view to either requiring its accomplishment or agreeing with the operator to defer such work to another specified check or time limit. 2. in the case of base maintenance of aircraft other than complex motor-powered aircraft have either: (i) appropriate aircraft rated certifying staff qualified as category B1, B2, B3, as appropriate, in accordance with Annex III (Part-66) and point 145.A.35 or, (ii) appropriate aircraft rated certifying staff qualified in category C assisted by support staff as specified in point 145.A.35(a)(i). (i) Component certifying staff shall comply with the provisions of Article 5(6) of Regulation (EU) No 1321/2014.’; (3) The following point 145.A.48 is inserted: ‘145.A.48 Performance of maintenance The organisation shall establish procedures to ensure that: (a) after completion of maintenance a general verification is carried out to ensure that the aircraft or component is clear of all tools, equipment and any extraneous parts or material, and that all access panels removed have been refitted; (b) an error capturing method is implemented after the performance of any critical maintenance task; (c) the risk of multiple errors during maintenance and the risk of errors being repeated in identical maintenance tasks are minimised; and, (d) damage is assessed and modifications and repairs are carried out using data specified in point M.A.304.’; (4) In point 145.A.65, point (b) is replaced by the following: ‘(b) The organisation shall establish procedures agreed by the competent authority taking into account human factors and human performance to ensure good maintenance practices and compliance with the applicable requirements established in 145.A.25 to 145.A.95. The procedures under this point shall: 1. ensure that a clear work order or contract has been agreed between the organisation and the organisation requesting maintenance to clearly establish the maintenance to be carried out so that aircraft and components may be released to service in accordance with 145.A.50; and, 2. cover all aspects of carrying out maintenance, including the provision and control of specialised services and lay down the standards to which the organisation intends to work.’.