The Air Navigation (Overseas Territories) Order 2013

Licensing and authorisations of maintenance engineers

33.—(1) The Governor must grant an aircraft maintenance engineer’s licence upon being satisfied that the applicant—

(a) is a fit person to hold the licence;

(b) is qualified by having the knowledge, experience, competence and skill in aeronautical engineering; and

(c) meets the specified requirements for holding such a licence.

(2) An aircraft maintenance engineer’s licence authorises the holder, subject to such conditions as may be specified in the licence, to issue certificates of release to service under this Order in respect of such repairs, replacements, modifications, maintenance and inspections of such aircraft and such equipment as may be so specified.

(3) For the purposes of paragraph (1) the applicant must supply such evidence and undergo such examinations and tests as the Governor may require.

(4) The Governor may validate, for the purposes of this Order, an aircraft maintenance engineer’s licence granted under the law of a country other than the Territory.

(5) A licence granted under this article is not valid unless it has been signed by the holder in ink.

(6) The Governor may, for the purposes of this article—

(a) approve any course of training or instruction;

(b) authorise a person to conduct specified examinations or tests; and

(c) approve a person to provide or conduct any course of training or instruction.

(7) The holder of an aircraft maintenance engineer’s licence must not exercise the privileges of such a licence if the holder knows or suspects that their physical or mental condition renders them unfit to exercise such privileges.

(8) When exercising the privileges of a licence, the holder of an aircraft maintenance engineer’s licence must not be under the influence of alcohol, any drug or any psychoactive substance, including prescribed or proprietary medication, so as to render the holder unable safely and properly to exercise such privileges or so as to create a risk to the licence holder or to any other person.