CIVIL AVIATION SAFETY AUTHORITY Aircraft Certification and Delegation Update Dinh Nguyen NZ CAA Design Delegation Holders Seminar 7 th September 2007 Hamilton

CIVIL AVIATION SAFETY AUTHORITY Topics  CASA Airworthiness Engineering Branch  Progress on CASR Part 146  Certification Delegation Initiatives

CIVIL AVIATION SAFETY AUTHORITY CASA Organisation Chart

CIVIL AVIATION SAFETY AUTHORITY Airworthiness Engineering Branch General Manager (Acting) Jim Coyne Airframe and Structures David Villiers Systems and New Technologies (Acting) Charles Lenarcic Manufacturing John Niarchos Certification Policy and Programs Dinh Nguyen Certification Policy Certification Delegations Certification Projects Maintenance (to be established)

CIVIL AVIATION SAFETY AUTHORITY Background for CASR Part 146  Currently CASA issue CAR 30 Certificate of Approval for organisations to carry out design activities; and appoint individuals as authorised persons to approve designs:  modification and repair designs under CAR 35  changes in type design, type design data and design data for APMA parts under CASR Part 21  CASR Part 146 is being developed under the CASA Regulatory Reform Plan to provide the rule for delegation of design approvals.

CIVIL AVIATION SAFETY AUTHORITY Part 146 Engineering Representatives  Provide rule for certification and operation of ERs  Two types of ERs:  Individuals – called Designated Engineering Representatives (DERs)  Organisations – called Organisation Engineering Representatives (OERs)  Holders of an ER certificate are delegated the power to perform design approval functions in accordance with the ER certificate

CIVIL AVIATION SAFETY AUTHORITY Functions delegated to ERs  Make findings of compliance with applicable airworthiness standards  Approve technical data  Approve use of materials, processes and parts  Approve changes to AFMs  Approve minor changes to type design  Issue modification/repair design approvals  Issue limited STCs (restricted to OERs)

CIVIL AVIATION SAFETY AUTHORITY Core DER qualifications and experience  Qualification eligible for graduate member of IEAust, or knowledge and experience acceptable to CASA  At least 8 years relevant experience - each year of completed tertiary course, up to a maximum of 4 years, taken to be 1 year experience.  Thorough knowledge of CASRs and related materials  Familiar with CASA procedures for issuing design approvals  At least 12 months working experience with CASA on aircraft certification matters in the last 3 years

CIVIL AVIATION SAFETY AUTHORITY Designated Engineering Representatives  A DER can only find compliance to airworthiness standards within engineering specialties specified in his/her DER certificate.  A DER must have a Procedures Manual to include procedures for:  Independent checking of compliance data  Classification of major/minor modifications and repairs  Liaising with and reporting to CASA  Document and record control

CIVIL AVIATION SAFETY AUTHORITY Organisation Engineering Representatives  OERs provide a system approach to delegation of design approval for manufacturers, design and maintenance organisations.  OERs must have suitable organisation and personnel:  Head of Design Approval  Authorised Representatives (ARs)  OERs must have additional systems and procedures:  Selection and appointment of ARs  Internal audit  Training

CIVIL AVIATION SAFETY AUTHORITY CASR Part 146 Status  Development and consultation on Part 146 completed early  Due to other legal drafting priorities, final regulations not available until end of 2007.

CIVIL AVIATION SAFETY AUTHORITY Certification Delegation Initiatives  Apply Part 146 requirements to new authorisations or additional scope to existing authorisations.  Standardise scope and conditions specified on instruments.  Change authorised person’s Procedures Manual to improve design approval process and compliance documentation.  Increase use of delegates for finding of compliance with airworthiness standards for type certification, STCs and APMAs.

CIVIL AVIATION SAFETY AUTHORITY Delegation Initiatives  Use risk-based audits.  Improve communication with delegates - next Certification and Manufacturing Seminar planned for November 2007 in South East Queensland  Work with external providers to provide training – e.g. RMIT Design Approval and Airworthiness Regulations course  Develop advisory materials on design approval procedures and documentation.

CIVIL AVIATION SAFETY AUTHORITY Thank you & Any questions?