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Commission Regulation (EU) No 748/2012 of 3 August 2012 laying down implementing rules for the airworthiness and environmental certification of aircraft and related products, parts and appliances, as well as for the certification of design and production organisations (recast) (Text with EEA relevance)

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  • Annex 1 Subpart J substituted by S.I. 2023/588 reg. 7(8)
  • Annex 1 s. B Subpart B word substituted by S.I. 2019/645 reg. 211 (This amendment not applied to legislation.gov.uk. Reg. 211 omitted immediately before IP completion day by virtue of S.I. 2020/1116, regs. 1(3), 11)
  • Annex 1 s. B Subpart M word substituted by S.I. 2019/645 reg. 220 (This amendment not applied to legislation.gov.uk. Reg. 220 omitted immediately before IP completion day by virtue of S.I. 2020/1116, regs. 1(3), 14)
  • Annex 1 s. B Subpart O word substituted by S.I. 2019/645 reg. 221(b) (This amendment not applied to legislation.gov.uk. Reg. 221(b) omitted immediately before IP completion day by virtue of S.I. 2020/1116, regs. 1(3), 15)
  • Art. 8(4)(5) inserted by S.I. 2023/588 reg. 3
  • Art. 9(5)(6) inserted by S.I. 2023/588 reg. 4(b)
  1. Introductory Text

  2. Article 1.Scope and definitions

  3. Article 2.Products, parts and appliances certification

  4. Article 3.Continued validity of type-certificates and related certificates of airworthiness

  5. Article 4.Continued validity of supplemental type-certificates

  6. Article 5. Continued operation of certain aircraft registered by Member States

  7. Article 6.Continued validity of parts and appliances certificates

  8. Article 7.Permit to fly

  9. Article 7a. Operational suitability data

  10. Article 8.Design organisations

  11. Article 9.Production organisations

  12. Article 10. CAA measures

  13. Article 11.Repeal

  14. Article 12.Entry into force

  15. Signature

    1. ANNEX I

      PART 21

      1. 21.1 General

      2. SECTION A TECHNICAL REQUIREMENTS

        1. SUBPART A — GENERAL PROVISIONS

          1. 21.A.1 Scope

          2. 21.A.2 Undertaking by another person than the applicant for, or holder...

          3. 21.A.3A Failures, malfunctions and defects

            1. (a) System for Collection, Investigation and Analysis of Data

            2. (b) Reporting to the CAA

            3. (c) Investigation of Reported Occurrences

          4. 21.A.3B Airworthiness directives

            1. (a) An airworthiness directive means a document issued or adopted by...

            2. (b) The CAA shall issue an airworthiness directive when:

            3. (c) When an airworthiness directive has to be issued by the...

            4. (d) An airworthiness directive shall contain at least the following information:...

          5. 21.A.4 Coordination between design and production

        2. SUBPART B — TYPE-CERTIFICATES AND RESTRICTED TYPE-CERTIFICATES

          1. 21.A.11 Scope

          2. 21.A.13 Eligibility

          3. 21.A.14 Demonstration of capability

            1. (a) An applicant for a type-certificate or restricted type-certificate shall demonstrate...

            2. (b) By way of derogation from point (a), as an alternative...

            3. (c) By way of derogation from point (a), an applicant may...

          4. 21.A.15 Application

            1. (a) An application for a type-certificate or restricted type-certificate shall be...

            2. (b) An application for a type-certificate or restricted type-certificate shall include,...

            3. (c) After its initial submission to the CAA , the certification...

            4. (d) An application for a type-certificate or restricted type-certificate for an...

            5. (e) An application for a type-certificate or restricted type-certificate for a...

            6. (f) In the case where a type-certificate or restricted type-certificate has...

          5. 21.A.16A Certification specifications

          6. 21.A.16B Special conditions

          7. 21.A.17A Type-certification basis

            1. (a) The type-certification basis to be notified for the issuance of...

            2. (b) . . . . . . . . . ....

            3. (c) In the case where a type-certificate has not been issued,...

            4. (d) . . . . . . . . . ....

          8. 21.A.17B Operational suitability data certification basis

          9. 21.A.18 Designation of applicable environmental protection requirements and certification specifications

            1. (a) The applicable noise requirements for the issue of a type...

            2. (b) The applicable emission requirements for the issue of a type-certificate...

            3. (c) . . . . . . . . . ....

          10. 21.A.19 Changes requiring a new type-certificate

          11. 21.A.20 Demonstration of compliance with the type certification basis, operational suitability...

          12. 21.A.21 Requirements for the issuance of a type certificate or restricted...

          13. 21.A.23 Issue of a restricted type-certificate

          14. 21.A.31 Type design

            1. (a) The type design shall consist of:

            2. (b) Each type design shall be adequately identified.

          15. 21.A.33 Inspections and tests

          16. 21.A.35 Flight Tests

            1. (a) Flight testing for the purpose of obtaining a type-certificate shall...

            2. (b) The applicant shall make all flight tests that the CAA...

            3. (c) (Reserved)

            4. (d) (Reserved)

            5. (e) (Reserved)

            6. (f) The flight tests prescribed in point (b)(2) shall include:

          17. 21.A.41 Type-certificate

          18. 21.A.44 Obligations of the holder

          19. 21.A.47 Transferability

          20. 21.A.51 Duration and continued validity

            1. (a) A type-certificate and restricted type-certificate shall be issued for an...

            2. (b) Upon surrender or revocation, the type-certificate and restricted type-certificate shall...

          21. 21.A.55 Record-keeping

          22. 21.A.57 Manuals

          23. 21.A.61 Instructions for continued airworthiness

            1. (a) The holder of the type-certificate or restricted type-certificate shall furnish...

            2. (b) In addition, changes to the instructions for continued airworthiness shall...

          24. 21.A.62 Availability of operational suitability data

          25. 21.A.65 Continuing structural integrity for aeroplane structures

        3. (SUBPART C — NOT APPLICABLE)

        4. SUBPART D — CHANGES TO TYPE-CERTIFICATES AND RESTRICTED TYPE-CERTIFICATES

          1. 21.A.90A Scope

          2. 21.A.90B Standard changes

            1. (a) Standard changes are changes to a type-certificate:

            2. (b) Points 21.A.91 to 21.A.109 are not applicable to standard changes....

          3. 21.A.91 Classification of changes to a type-certificate

          4. 21.A.92 Eligibility

          5. 21.A.93 Application

          6. 21.A.95 Requirements for approval of a minor change

          7. 21.A.97 Requirements for approval of a major change

          8. 21.A.101 Type-certification basis, operational suitability data certification basis and environmental protection...

          9. 21.A.103 Issue of approval

          10. 21.A.105 Record-keeping

          11. 21.A.107 Instructions for continued airworthiness

            1. (a) The holder of a minor change approval to a type-certificate...

            2. (b) In addition, changes to those variations of the instructions for...

          12. 21.A.108 Availability of operational suitability data

          13. 21.A.109 Obligations and UKPA marking

        5. SUBPART E — SUPPLEMENTAL TYPE-CERTIFICATES

          1. 21.A.111 Scope

          2. 21.A.112A Eligibility

          3. 21.A.112B Demonstration of capability

            1. (a) An applicant for a supplemental type-certificate shall demonstrate its capability...

            2. (b) By way of derogation from point (a), as an alternative...

            3. (c) By way of derogation from point (a), in the case...

          4. 21.A.113 Application for a supplemental type-certificate

            1. (a) An application for a supplemental type-certificate shall be made in...

            2. (b) When applying for a supplemental type-certificate, the applicant shall:

            3. (c) Point 21.A.93(c) applies to the requirements for the time limits...

          5. 21.A.114 Showing of compliance

          6. 21.A.115 Requirements for approval of major changes in the form of...

          7. 21.A.116 Transferability

          8. 21.A.117 Changes to that part of a product covered by a...

            1. (a) Minor changes to that part of a product covered by...

            2. (b) Each major change to that part of a product covered...

            3. (c) By way of derogation from point (b), a major change...

          9. 21.A.118A Obligations and UKPA marking

          10. 21.A.118B Duration and continued validity

            1. (a) A supplemental type-certificate shall be issued for an unlimited duration....

            2. (b) Upon surrender or revocation, the supplemental type-certificate shall be returned...

          11. 21.A.119 Manuals

          12. 21.A.120A Instructions for continued airworthiness

            1. (a) The holder of the supplemental type-certificate for an aircraft, engine,...

            2. (b) In addition, changes to those variations of the instructions for...

          13. 21.A.120B Availability of operational suitability data

        6. SUBPART F — PRODUCTION WITHOUT PRODUCTION ORGANISATION APPROVAL

          1. 21.A.121 Scope

            1. (a) This Subpart establishes the procedure for demonstrating the conformity with...

            2. (b) This Subpart establishes the rules governing the obligations of the...

          2. 21.A.122 Eligibility

          3. 21.A.124 Application

            1. (a) Each application for an agreement to the showing of conformity...

            2. (b) Such application shall contain:

          4. 21.A.125A Issue of a letter of agreement

          5. 21.A.125B Findings

            1. (a) When objective evidence is found showing non-compliance of the holder...

            2. (b) A level three finding is any item where it has...

            3. (c) After receipt of notification of findings according to point 21.B.125:...

            4. (d) In case of level one or level two findings, the...

          6. 21.A.125C Duration and continued validity

            1. (a) The letter of agreement shall be issued for a limited...

            2. (b) Upon surrender, revocation or expiry, the letter of agreement shall...

          7. 21.A.126 Production inspection system

            1. (a) The production inspection system required under point 21.A.125A(a) shall provide...

            2. (b) The production inspection system required by point 21.A.125A(a), shall also...

          8. 21.A.127 Tests: aircraft

            1. (a) Each manufacturer of an aircraft manufactured under this Subpart shall...

            2. (b) Each production test procedure shall include at least the following:...

          9. 21.A.128 Tests: engines and propellers

          10. 21.A.129 Obligations of the manufacturer

          11. 21.A.130 Statement of conformity

            1. (a) Each manufacturer of a product, part or appliance manufactured under...

            2. (b) A statement of conformity shall include all of the below:...

            3. (c) Each manufacturer of such a product, part or appliance shall:...

            4. (d) The CAA shall validate by counter-signature the statement of conformity...

        7. SUBPART G — PRODUCTION ORGANISATION APPROVAL

          1. 21.A.131 Scope

          2. 21.A.133 Eligibility

          3. 21.A.134 Application

          4. 21.A.135 Issue of production organisation approval

          5. 21.A.139 Quality System

            1. (a) The production organisation shall demonstrate that it has established and...

            2. (b) The quality system shall contain:

          6. 21.A.143 Exposition

            1. (a) The organisation shall submit to the CAA a production organisation...

            2. (b) The production organisation exposition shall be amended as necessary to...

          7. 21.A.145 Approval requirements

          8. 21.A.147 Changes to the approved production organisation

            1. (a) After the issue of a production organisation approval, each change...

            2. (b) The CAA shall establish the conditions under which a production...

          9. 21.A.148 Changes of location

          10. 21.A.149 Transferability

          11. 21.A.151 Terms of approval

          12. 21.A.153 Changes to the terms of approval

          13. 21.A.157 Investigations

          14. 21.A.158 Findings

            1. (a) When objective evidence is found showing non-compliance of the holder...

            2. (b) A level three finding is any item where it has...

            3. (c) After receipt of notification of findings according to point 21.B.225,...

            4. (d) In case of level one or level two findings, the...

          15. 21.A.159 Duration and continued validity

            1. (a) A production organisation approval shall be issued for an unlimited...

            2. (b) Upon surrender or revocation, the certificate shall be returned to...

          16. 21.A.163 Privileges

          17. 21.A.165 Obligations of the holder

        8. SUBPART H — CERTIFICATES OF AIRWORTHINESS AND RESTRICTED CERTIFICATES OF AIRWORTHINESS

          1. 21.A.171 Scope

          2. 21.A.172 Eligibility

          3. 21.A.173 Classification

          4. 21.A.174 Application

            1. (a) Pursuant to point 21.A.172, an application for an airworthiness certificate...

            2. (b) Each application for a certificate of airworthiness or restricted certificate...

            3. (c) Unless otherwise agreed, the statements referred to in points (b)(2)(i)...

          5. 21.A.175 Language

          6. 21.A.177 Amendment or modification

          7. 21.A.179 Transferability and re-issuance ...

            1. (a) Where ownership of an aircraft has changed, it remains on...

            2. (b) Where ownership of an aircraft has changed, it remains on...

          8. 21.A.180 Inspections

          9. 21.A.181 Duration and continued validity

            1. (a) An airworthiness certificate shall be issued for an unlimited duration....

            2. (b) Upon surrender or revocation, the certificate shall be returned to...

          10. 21.A.182 Aircraft identification

        9. SUBPART I — NOISE CERTIFICATES

          1. 21.A.201 Scope

          2. 21.A.203 Eligibility

          3. 21.A.204 Application

            1. (a) Pursuant to point 21.A.203, an application for a noise certificate...

            2. (b) Each application shall include:

            3. (c) Unless otherwise agreed, the statements referred to in point (b)(1)...

          4. 21.A.207 Amendment or modification

          5. 21.A.209 Transferability and re-issuance ...

          6. 21.A.210 Inspections

          7. 21.A.211 Duration and continued validity

            1. (a) A noise certificate shall be issued for an unlimited duration....

            2. (b) Upon surrender or revocation, the certificate shall be returned to...

        10. SUBPART J — DESIGN ORGANISATION APPROVAL

          1. 21.A.231 Scope

          2. 21.A.233 Eligibility

          3. 21.A.234 Application

          4. 21.A.235 Issue of design organisation approval

          5. 21.A.239 Design assurance system

            1. (a) The design organisation shall demonstrate that it has established and...

            2. (b) The design assurance system shall include an independent checking function...

            3. (c) The design organisation shall specify the manner in which the...

          6. 21.A.243 Data

            1. (a) The design organisation shall furnish a handbook to the CAA...

            2. (b) Where any parts or appliances or any changes to the...

            3. (c) The handbook shall be amended as necessary to remain an...

            4. (d) The design organisation shall furnish a statement of the qualifications...

          7. 21.A.245 Approval requirements

          8. 21.A.247 Changes in design assurance system

          9. 21.A.249 Transferability

          10. 21.A.251 Terms of approval

          11. 21.A.253 Changes to the terms of approval

          12. 21.A.257 Investigations

            1. (a) The design organisation shall make arrangements that allow the CAA...

            2. (b) The design organisation shall allow the CAA to review any...

          13. 21.A.258 Findings

            1. (a) When, during the investigations referred to in points 21.A.257 and...

            2. (b) A level three finding is any item where it has...

            3. (c) After receipt of notification of findings under the applicable administrative...

            4. (d) In cases of ‘level 1’ or ‘level 2’ findings, the...

          14. 21.A.259 Duration and continued validity

            1. (a) A design organisation approval shall be issued for an unlimited...

            2. (b) Upon surrender or revocation, the certificate shall be returned to...

          15. 21.A.263 Privileges

          16. 21.A.265 Obligations of the holder

        11. SUBPART K — PARTS AND APPLIANCES

          1. 21.A.301 Scope

          2. 21.A.303 Compliance with applicable requirements

          3. 21.A.305 Approval of parts and appliances

          4. 21.A.307 Release of parts and appliances for installation

        12. (SUBPART L — NOT APPLICABLE)

        13. SUBPART M — REPAIRS

          1. 21.A.431A Scope

            1. (a) This Subpart establishes the procedure for the approval of a...

            2. (b) This Subpart defines standard repairs that are not subject to...

            3. (c) A ‘ repair ’ means the elimination of damage and/or...

            4. (d) The elimination of damage by replacement of parts or appliances...

            5. (e) A repair to an UKTSO article other than an Auxiliary...

            6. (f) In this Subpart, the references to type-certificates include type-certificates and...

          2. 21.A.431B Standard repairs

            1. (a) Standard repairs are repairs:

            2. (b) Points 21.A.432A to 21.A.451 are not applicable to standard repairs....

          3. 21.A.432A Eligibility

            1. (a) Any natural or legal person that has demonstrated, or is...

            2. (b) Any natural or legal person shall be eligible to apply...

          4. 21.A.432B Demonstration of capability

            1. (a) An applicant for approval of a major repair design shall...

            2. (b) By way of derogation from point (a), as an alternative...

            3. (c) By way of derogation from point (a), in the case...

          5. 21.A.432C Application for a repair design approval

          6. 21.A.433 Requirements for approval of a repair design

          7. 21.A.435 Classification and approval of repair designs

          8. 21.A.437 Issue of a repair design approval

          9. 21.A.439 Production of repair parts

          10. 21.A.441 Repair embodiment

            1. (a) The embodiment of a repair shall be made in accordance...

            2. (b) The design organisation shall transmit to the organisation performing the...

          11. 21.A.443 Limitations

          12. 21.A.445 Unrepaired damage

            1. (a) When a damaged product, part or appliance, is left unrepaired,...

            2. (b) Where the organisation evaluating the damage under point (a) is...

          13. 21.A.447 Record-keeping

          14. 21.A.449 Instructions for continued airworthiness

            1. (a) The holder of the repair design approval shall furnish at...

            2. (b) If updates to those changes to the instructions for continued...

          15. 21.A.451 Obligations and UKPA marking

            1. (a) Each holder of a major repair design approval shall:

            2. (b) Except for type-certificate holders or APU authorisation holders for which...

        14. (SUBPART N — NOT APPLICABLE)

        15. SUBPART O — UNITED KINGDOM TECHNICAL STANDARD ORDER AUTHORISATIONS

          1. 21.A.601 Scope

          2. 21.A.602A Eligibility

          3. 21.A.602B Demonstration of capability

          4. 21.A.603 Application

            1. (a) An application for an UKTSO authorisation shall be made in...

            2. (b) When a series of minor changes in accordance with point...

          5. 21.A.604 UKTSO authorisation for an auxiliary power unit (APU)

          6. 21.A.605 Data requirements

          7. 21.A.606 Requirements for the issuance of an UKTSO authorisation

          8. 21.A.607 UKTSO authorisation privileges

          9. 21.A.608 Declaration of Design and Performance (DDP)

            1. (a) The DDP shall contain at least the following information:

            2. (b) The DDP shall be endorsed with the date and signature...

          10. 21.A.609 Obligations of holders of UKTSO authorisations

          11. 21.A.610 Approval for deviation

            1. (a) Each manufacturer who requests approval to deviate from any performance...

            2. (b) The request for approval to deviate, together with all pertinent...

          12. 21.A.611 Design changes

            1. (a) The holder of the UKTSO authorisation may make minor design...

            2. (b) Any design change by the holder of the UKTSO authorisation...

            3. (c) No design change by any natural or legal person other...

          13. 21.A.613 Record-keeping

          14. 21.A.615 Inspection by the CAA

          15. 21.A.619 Duration and continued validity

            1. (a) An UKTSO authorisation shall be issued for an unlimited duration....

            2. (b) Upon surrender or revocation, the certificate shall be returned to...

          16. 21.A.621 Transferability

        16. SUBPART P — PERMIT TO FLY

          1. 21.A.701 Scope

            1. (a) Permits to fly shall be issued in accordance with this...

            2. (b) This Subpart establishes the procedure for issuing permits to fly...

          2. 21.A.703 Eligibility

            1. (a) Any natural or legal person shall be eligible as an...

            2. (b) Any natural or legal person shall be eligible for application...

          3. 21.A.705 Competent authority

          4. 21.A.707 Application for permit to fly

            1. (a) Pursuant to point 21.A.703 and when the applicant has not...

            2. (b) Each application for a permit to fly shall include:

            3. (c) Where the flight conditions are not approved at the time...

          5. 21.A.708 Flight conditions

          6. 21.A.709 Application for approval of flight conditions

            1. (a) Pursuant to point 21.A.707(c) and when the applicant has not...

            2. (b) Each application for approval of the flight conditions shall include:...

          7. 21.A.710 Approval of flight conditions

            1. (a) When approval of the flight conditions is related to the...

            2. (b) When approval of the flight conditions is not related to...

            3. (c) Before approving the flight conditions, the CAA or the approved...

          8. 21.A.711 Issue of a permit to fly

            1. (a) A permit to fly (CAA Form 20a, see Appendix III)...

            2. (b) An appropriately approved design organisation may issue a permit to...

            3. (c) An appropriately approved production organisation may issue a permit to...

            4. (d) An approved organisation may issue a permit to fly (...

            5. (e) The permit to fly shall specify the purpose(s) and any...

            6. (f) For permits issued under points (b), (c) or (d), a...

            7. (g) Upon evidence that any of the conditions specified in point...

          9. 21.A.713 Changes

            1. (a) Any change that invalidates the flight conditions or associated substantiation...

            2. (b) A change affecting the content of the permit to fly...

          10. 21.A.715 Language

          11. 21.A.719 Transferability

            1. (a) A permit to fly is not transferable.

            2. (b) Notwithstanding point (a) for a permit to fly issued for...

          12. 21.A.721 Inspections

          13. 21.A.723 Duration and continued validity

            1. (a) A permit to fly shall be issued for a maximum...

            2. (b) Notwithstanding point (a), a permit to fly issued for the...

            3. (c) Upon surrender or revocation, the permit to fly shall be...

          14. 21.A.725 Renewal of permit to fly

          15. 21.A.727 Obligations of the holder of a permit to fly

          16. 21.A.729 Record-keeping

            1. (a) All documents produced to establish and justify the flight conditions...

            2. (b) All documents associated with the issue of permits to fly...

        17. SUBPART Q — IDENTIFICATION OF PRODUCTS, PARTS AND APPLIANCES

          1. 21.A.801 Identification of products

            1. (a) The identification of products shall include the following information:

            2. (b) Any natural or legal person that manufactures an aircraft or...

            3. (c) Any natural or legal person that manufactures a propeller, propeller...

            4. (d) For manned balloons, the identification plate prescribed in point (b)...

          2. 21.A.803 Handling of identification data

            1. (a) No person shall remove, change, or place identification information referred...

            2. (b) No person shall remove or install any identification plate referred...

            3. (c) By way of derogation from points (a) and (b), any...

            4. (d) No person shall install an identification plate removed in accordance...

          3. 21.A.804 Identification of parts and appliances

            1. (a) Each part or appliance shall be marked permanently and legibly...

            2. (b) By way of derogation from point (a), if the CAA...

          4. 21.A.805 Identification of critical parts

          5. 21.A.807 Identification of UKTSO articles

            1. (a) Each holder of an UKTSO authorisation under Subpart O shall...

            2. (b) By way of derogation from point (a), if the CAA...

            3. (c) Each person who manufactures an APU under Subpart G or...

      3. SECTION B PROCEDURES FOR THE CAA

        1. SUBPART A — GENERAL PROVISIONS

          1. 21.B.5 Scope

            1. (a) This Section establishes the procedure for the CAA , when...

            2. (b) The CAA shall develop in accordance with Article 19 of...

          2. 21.B.20 Obligations of the competent authority

          3. 21.B.25 Requirements for the organisation of the CAA

            1. (a) General:

            2. (b) Resources:

            3. (c) Qualification and training:

          4. 21.B.30 Documented procedures

            1. (a) The CAA shall establish documented procedures to describe its organisation,...

            2. (b) ...

          5. 21.B.35 Changes in organisation and procedures

            1. (a) ...

            2. (b) The CAA shall update its documented procedures relating to any...

          6. 21.B.40 Resolution of disputes

            1. (a) The CAA shall establish a process for the resolution of...

            2. (b) ...

          7. 21.B.45 Reporting/coordination

          8. 21.B.55 Record-keeping

          9. 21.B.60 Airworthiness directives

        2. SUBPART B — TYPE-CERTIFICATES AND RESTRICTED TYPE-CERTIFICATES

          1. 21.B.70 Certification specifications

          2. 21.B.75 Special conditions

          3. 21.B.80 Type-certification basis for a type-certificate or restricted type-certificate

          4. 21.B.82 Operational suitability data certification basis for an aircraft type-certificate or...

          5. 21.B.85 Designation of applicable environmental protection requirements and certification specifications for...

          6. 21.B.100 Level of involvement

          7. 21.B.103 Issuance of a type-certificate or restricted type-certificate

        3. (SUBPART C — NOT APPLICABLE)

        4. SUBPART D — CHANGES TO TYPE-CERTIFICATES AND RESTRICTED TYPE-CERTIFICATES

          1. 21.B.105 Type-certification basis, environmental protection requirements and operational suitability data certification...

          2. 21.B.107 Issuance of an approval of a change to a type-certificate...

        5. SUBPART E — SUPPLEMENTAL TYPE-CERTIFICATES

          1. 21.B.109 Type-certification basis, environmental protection requirements and operational suitability data certification...

          2. 21.B.111 Issuance of a supplemental type-certificate

        6. SUBPART F — PRODUCTION WITHOUT PRODUCTION ORGANISATION APPROVAL

          1. 21.B.120 Investigation

            1. (a) The CAA shall appoint an investigation team for each applicant...

            2. (b) The CAA shall perform sufficient investigation activities for an applicant...

            3. (c) The CAA shall prepare procedures for the investigation of applicants...

          2. 21.B.125 Findings

            1. (a) When during audits or by other means objective evidence is...

            2. (b) The CAA shall take the following actions:

            3. (c) Action shall be taken by the CAA to suspend the...

          3. 21.B.130 Issue of letter of agreement

            1. (a) When satisfied that the manufacturer is in compliance with the...

            2. (b) The letter of agreement shall contain the scope of the...

            3. (c) The duration of the letter of agreement shall not exceed...

          4. 21.B.135 Maintenance of the letter of agreement

          5. 21.B.140 Amendment of a letter of agreement

            1. (a) The CAA shall investigate, as appropriate, in accordance with point...

            2. (b) When the CAA is satisfied that the requirements of Section...

          6. 21.B.145 Limitation, suspension and revocation of a letter of agreement

            1. (a) The limitation, suspension or revocation of the letter of agreement...

            2. (b) When a letter of agreement has been suspended it shall...

          7. 21.B.150 Record-keeping

            1. (a) The CAA shall establish a system of record-keeping that allows...

            2. (b) The records shall at least contain:

            3. (c) The records shall be archived for a minimum retention period...

            4. (d) The CAA shall also maintain records of all Statements of...

        7. SUBPART G — PRODUCTION ORGANISATION APPROVAL

          1. 21.B.220 Investigation

            1. (a) The CAA shall appoint a production organisation approval team for...

            2. (b) The CAA shall perform sufficient investigation activities for an applicant...

            3. (c) The CAA shall prepare procedures for the investigation of a...

          2. 21.B.225 Findings

            1. (a) When during audits or by other means objective evidence is...

            2. (b) The CAA shall take the following actions:

            3. (c) Action shall be taken by the CAA to suspend the...

          3. 21.B.230 Issue of certificate

            1. (a) When satisfied that the production organisation is in compliance with...

            2. (b) The reference number shall be included on the CAA Form...

          4. 21.B.235 Continued surveillance

            1. (a) In order to justify the maintenance of the production organisation...

            2. (b) Continued surveillance shall be performed in accordance with point 21.B.220....

            3. (c) The CAA shall provide through planned continued surveillance that a...

          5. 21.B.240 Amendment of a production organisation approval

            1. (a) The CAA shall monitor any minor change through the continued...

            2. (b) The CAA shall investigate as appropriate in accordance with point...

            3. (c) When the CAA is satisfied that the requirements of Section...

          6. 21.B.245 Suspension and revocation of a production organisation approval

            1. (a) In case of a level one or level two finding,...

            2. (b) The limitation, suspension or revocation of the production organisation approval...

            3. (c) When a production organisation approval has been suspended it shall...

          7. 21.B.260 Record-keeping

            1. (a) The CAA shall establish a system of record-keeping that allows...

            2. (b) The records shall at least contain:

            3. (c) The records shall be archived for a minimum retention period...

        8. SUBPART H — CERTIFICATES OF AIRWORTHINESS AND RESTRICTED CERTIFICATES OF AIRWORTHINESS

          1. 21.B.320 Investigation

            1. (a) The CAA shall perform sufficient investigation activities for an applicant...

            2. (b) The CAA shall prepare evaluation procedures covering at least the...

          2. 21.B.325 Issue of airworthiness certificate

            1. (a) The CAA shall issue or change a certificate of airworthiness...

            2. (b) The CAA shall issue or change a Restricted certificate of...

            3. (c) For a new aircraft or used aircraft originating from a...

          3. 21.B.326 Certificate of airworthiness

          4. 21.B.327 Restricted certificate of airworthiness

            1. (a) The CAA shall issue a restricted certificate of airworthiness for:...

            2. (b) For an aircraft that cannot comply with the essential requirements...

            3. (c) Limitations for use will be associated with restricted certificates of...

          5. 21.B.330 Suspension and revocation of certificates of airworthiness and restricted certificates...

            1. (a) Upon evidence that any of the conditions specified in point...

            2. (b) Upon issuance of the notice of suspension and revocation of...

          6. 21.B.345 Record-keeping

            1. (a) The CAA shall establish a system of record-keeping that allows...

            2. (b) The records shall at least contain:

            3. (c) The records shall be archived for a minimum retention period...

        9. SUBPART I — NOISE CERTIFICATES

          1. 21.B.420 Investigation

            1. (a) The CAA shall perform sufficient investigation activities for an applicant...

            2. (b) The CAA shall prepare evaluation procedures as part of the...

          2. 21.B.425 Issue of noise certificates

          3. 21.B.430 Suspension and revocation of a noise certificate

            1. (a) Upon evidence that some of the conditions specified in point...

            2. (b) Upon issuance of the notice of suspension and revocation of...

          4. 21.B.445 Record-keeping

            1. (a) The CAA shall establish a system of record-keeping with minimum...

            2. (b) The records shall at least contain:

            3. (c) The records shall be archived for a minimum retention period...

        10. SUBPART J — DESIGN ORGANISATION APPROVAL

        11. SUBPART K — PARTS AND APPLIANCES

        12. (SUBPART L — NOT APPLICABLE)

        13. SUBPART M — REPAIRS

          1. 21.B.450 Type-certification basis and environmental protection requirements for a repair design...

          2. 21.B.453 Issuance of a repair design approval

        14. (SUBPART N — NOT APPLICABLE)

        15. SUBPART O — UNITED KINGDOM TECHNICAL STANDARD ORDER AUTHORISATIONS

          1. 21.B.480 Issuance of an ETSO authorisation

        16. SUBPART P — PERMIT TO FLY

          1. 21.B.520 Investigation

            1. (a) The CAA shall perform sufficient investigation activities to justify the...

            2. (b) The CAA shall prepare evaluation procedures covering at least the...

          2. 21.B.525 Issue of permits to fly

          3. 21.B.530 Revocation of permits to fly

            1. (a) Upon evidence that any of the conditions specified in point...

            2. (b) Upon issuance of the notice of revocation of a permit...

          4. 21.B.545 Record-keeping

            1. (a) The CAA shall operate a system of record-keeping that provides...

            2. (b) The records shall at least contain:

            3. (c) The records shall be kept for a minimum of six...

        17. SUBPART Q — IDENTIFICATION OF PRODUCTS, PARTS AND APPLIANCES

      4. Appendices

        1. CAA FORMS

        2. Appendix I

          1. Authorised Release Certificate — CAA Form 1 referred to in...

            1. Instructions for the use of CAA Form 1

              1. 1. PURPOSE AND USE

                1. 1.1. A primary purpose of the certificate is to declare the...

                2. 1.2. Correlation must be established between the certificate and the item(s)....

                3. 1.3. The certificate is acceptable to many airworthiness authorities, but may...

                4. 1.4. The certificate is not a delivery or shipping note.

                5. 1.5. Aircraft are not to be released using the certificate.

                6. 1.6. The certificate does not constitute approval to install the item...

                7. 1.7. A mixture of production released and maintenance released items is...

                8. 1.8. A mixture of items certified in conformity with ‘approved data’...

              2. 2. GENERAL FORMAT

                1. 2.1. The certificate must comply with the format attached including block...

                2. 2.2. The certificate must be in ‘landscape’ format but the overall...

                3. 2.3. The User/Installer responsibility statement can be placed on either side...

                4. 2.4. All printing must be clear and legible to permit easy...

                5. 2.5. The certificate may either be pre-printed or computer generated but...

                6. 2.6. The certificate should be in English ....

                7. 2.7. The details to be entered on the certificate may be...

                8. 2.8. Limit the use of abbreviations to a minimum, to aid...

                9. 2.9. The space remaining on the reverse side of the certificate...

              3. 3. COPIES

                1. 3.1. There is no restriction in the number of copies of...

              4. 4. ERROR(S) ON A CERTIFICATE

                1. 4.1. If an end-user finds an error(s) on a certificate, he...

                2. 4.2. The new certificate must have a new tracking number, signature...

                3. 4.3. The request for a new certificate may be honoured without...

              5. 5. COMPLETION OF THE CERTIFICATE BY THE ORIGINATOR

                1. Block 1 Approving competent authority/Country

                2. Block 2 CAA Form 1 header

                3. Block 3 Form Tracking Number

                4. Block 4 Organisation Name and Address

                5. Block 5 Work Order/Contract/Invoice

                6. Block 6 Item

                7. Block 7 Description

                8. Block 8 Part Number

                9. Block 9 Quantity

                10. Block 10 Serial Number

                11. Block 11 Status/Work

                12. Block 12 Remarks

                13. Block 13a Mark only one of the two boxes:

                  1. 1. Mark the ‘approved design data and are in a condition...

                  2. 2. Mark the ‘non-approved design data specified in block 12’ box...

                14. Block 13b Authorised Signature

                15. Block 13c Approval/Authorisation Number

                16. Block 13d Name

                17. Block 13e Date

                18. Block 14a-14e General Requirements for blocks 14a-14e:

                19. User/Installer Responsibilities

        3. Appendix II

          1. CAA Form 15a – Airworthiness Review Certificate

            1. (**) Except for airships.

          2. Airworthiness review certificate - UKCAA Form 15c

        4. Appendix III

        5. Appendix IV

        6. Appendix V

          1. Restricted Certificate of Airworthiness — CAA Form 24

        7. Appendix VI

          1. Certificate of Airworthiness — CAA Form 25

        8. Appendix VII

        9. Appendix VIII

          1. Aircraft statement of conformity — CAA Form 52

        10. Appendix IX

          1. CERTIFICATE OF RELEASE TO SERVICE — CAA FORM 53 COMPLETION INSTRUCTIONS

        11. Appendix X

          1. Production Organisation Approval Certificates referred to in Subpart G of...

        12. Appendix XI

          1. Letter of agreement — CAA Form 65— referred to in...

        13. Appendix XII

          1. Categories of flight tests and associated flight test crew qualifications...

            1. A. General

            2. B. Definitions

            3. C. Categories of flight tests

              1. 1. General

              2. 2. Scope

              3. 3. Categories of flight tests

            4. D. Competence and experience of pilots and lead flight test engineers...

              1. 1. General

                1. 1.1. Competence level 1

                  1. 1.1.1. Pilots shall comply with the requirements of Annex I (Part-FCL)...

                  2. 1.1.2. Lead flight test engineer shall have:

                2. 1.2. Competence level 2

                  1. 1.2.1. Pilots shall comply with the requirements of Annex I (Part-FCL)...

                  2. 1.2.2. The lead flight test engineer shall have:

                3. 1.3. Competence level 3

                  1. 1.3.1. Pilot(s) shall hold a valid licence appropriate to the category...

                  2. 1.3.2. Lead flight test engineer shall:

                4. 1.4. Competence level 4

                  1. 1.4.1. Pilot(s) shall hold a valid licence appropriate to the category...

                  2. 1.4.2. Competence and experience for lead flight test engineers is defined...

              2. 2. Lead flight test engineers

            5. E. Competence and experience of other flight test engineers

    2. ANNEX II

    3. ANNEX III

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