ANNEX II

(Part-145)

145.1 General

For the purpose of this Part, the competent authority shall be:

1. for organisations having their principal place of business in a Member State, the authority designated by that Member

State, or;

2. for organisations having their principal place of business located in a third country, the Agency.

SECTION A

145.A.10 Scope

This Section establishes the requirements to be met by an organisation to qualify for the issue or continuation of an

approval for the maintenance of aircraft and components.

145.A.15 Application

An application for the issue or variation of an approval shall be made to the competent authority in a form and manner

established by such authority.

145.A.20 Terms of approval

The organisation shall specify the scope of work deemed to constitute approval in its exposition (Appendix II to this Part

contains a table of all classes and ratings).

145.A.25 Facility requirements

The organisation shall ensure that:

(a) Facilities are provided appropriate for all planned work, ensuring in particular, protection from the weather

elements. Specialised workshops and bays are segregated as appropriate, to ensure that environmental and work area

contamination is unlikely to occur.

1. For base maintenance of aircraft, aircraft hangars are both available and large enough to accommodate aircraft on

planned base maintenance;

2. For component maintenance, component workshops are large enough to accommodate the components on

planned maintenance.

(b) Office accommodation is provided for the management of the planned work referred to in paragraph (a), and certi-

fying staff so that they can carry out their designated tasks in a manner that contributes to good aircraft maintenance

standards.

(c) The working environment including aircraft hangars, component workshops and office accommodation is appro-

priate for the task carried out and in particular special requirements observed. Unless otherwise dictated by the parti-

cular task environment, the working environment must be such that the effectiveness of personnel is not impaired:

1. temperatures must be maintained such that personnel can carry out required tasks without undue discomfort.

2. dust and any other airborne contamination are kept to a minimum and not be permitted to reach a level in the

work task area where visible aircraft/component surface contamination is evident. Where dust/other airborne

contamination results in visible surface contamination, all susceptible systems are sealed until acceptable condi-

tions are re-established.

3. lighting is such as to ensure each inspection and maintenance task can be carried out in an effective manner.

4. noise shall not distract personnel from carrying out inspection tasks. Where it is impractical to control the noise

source, such personnel are provided with the necessary personal equipment to stop excessive noise causing

distraction during inspection tasks.

5. where a particular maintenance task requires the application of specific environmental conditions different to the

foregoing, then such conditions are observed. Specific conditions are identified in the maintenance data.

28.11.2003

L 315/49

Official Journal of the European Union

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