Considering EASA NPA 2018-11 Focusing on Certification Specifications and Guidance Material for Maintenance Certifying Staff Type Rating Training

SofemaOnline takes a looks at NPA 2018-11

The objective of this Notice of Proposed Amendment (NPA) is to improve the level of safety related to the minimum syllabus of maintenance certifying staff (MCS) type rating training (TRT), enabling design approval holders (DAHs) that comply with Annex I (Part 21) of Regulation (EU) No 748/2012 to identify the technical elements necessary to be addressed for the purpose of training of maintenance certifying staff involved in the maintenance of their products.

In addition, the intent is to ensure an adequate minimum syllabus standard at organisations that comply with Annex IV (Part-147) to Regulation (EU) No 1321/2014.

This NPA proposes:

The first issue of Certification Specification on Maintenance Certifying Staff (MCS) data (CS-MCSD) and the associated Guidance Material (GM);

The amending text for the GM to Part 21 applicable to Operational Suitability DATA (OSD)-MCSD that establishes guidance for the classification of changes to OSD-MCSD in accordance with Part 21.A.

These proposals are expected to enhance safety and mitigate risk related to maintenance errors due to inadequate training and to establish a Type Rating Training (TRT) minimum standard.

Summary

Regulation (EC) 216/2008 has been repealed by Regulation (EU) 2018/1139 (‘Basic Regulation’) Art.

140 of the Basic Regulation requires the implementing rules adopted on the basis of Regulation (EC) No 216/2008 to be adapted no later than 12 September 2023.

Art.139(2) of the Basic Regulation establishes that the references to the repealed Regulation (EC) No 216/2008 shall be construed as references to the Basic Regulation and, where appropriate, read in accordance with the correlation table.

Regulation (EU) No 748/2012, as amended by (EU) No 69/20146, requires that OSD be included in the application for a TC or RTC for an aircraft.

The OSD comprehends, among other data, the minimum syllabus of maintenance certifying staff type rating training, including the determination of type rating.

Consequently, there is a need to develop the CS-MCSD and, at the same time, it is necessary to develop guidance for classification of changes to the MCSD in accordance with Part 21.A.91.

This minimum syllabus, together with the requirements contained in Appendix III to Annex III (Part-66) to Commission Regulation (EU) No 1321/20147, form the basis for the development and approval of Part-66 type training courses.

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