My management personnel under the UK Part-145 / Part-147 / Part-CAMO approval will remain the same after December 31, 2020. Can we consider this Management Personnel as being also approved by EASA when the Agency issues its approval?
Yes. All the management personnel included in the exposition previously approved by the UK CAA, which was submitted to EASA as part of the early application process, are to be considered as approved by EASA for the same position within the organisation once EASA issues the approval.
As part of the early application process to obtain the EASA Part-145/Part-147/CAMO approval I have submitted our exposition or manual approved by the UK CAA. What kind of additional technical documentation should I provide to EASA after December 31, 2020?
EASA expects to receive an MOE/MTOE/CAME, as applicable, upgraded to the new approval of your organisation as an EASA Part-145/Part-147/CAMO and reflecting the fact that EASA is the competent authority. In addition, all associated procedures/lists should be also provided to EASA, where those procedures or lists are referred to in the relevant exposition or manual and intended to be integral part of the EASA approval.
Every organisation subject to early application process was provided a separate communication by EASA indicating the specific amendments expected in expositions and manuals and related timeframes for their submission to EASA.
Further guidance is available under EASA website.
A Base Maintenance activity on aircraft registered in an EASA Member State started in my organisation under the UK CAA Part-145 approval before December 31, 2020 and will be completed after January 1, 2021. Is it possible for my organisation to issue a Certificate of Release to Service (CRS), after January 1, 2021, under the Part-145 approval issued by EASA?
Yes, it is possible. A CRS is to be issued under your UK CAA Part-145 approval for all the activity performed until December 31, 2020, according to 145.A.50(c) and (e). Based on those provisions, it is possible to release the maintenance performed, as long as the incomplete maintenance is properly identified. All the remaining activity from January 1, 2021, will be performed under your new EASA Part-145 approval, including the possibility to issue the final CRS, provided all EASA Part-145 requirements have been met during the maintenance. The same principle is also applicable for any maintenance under Cx/D1/Bx ratings.
e) A Type Training has started in my Organisation under the UK CAA Part-147 approval before 1 January 2021 and will be completed after that date. Is it possible for my Organisation to issue a Certificate of Recognition (CoR) for such training after December 31, 2020, under the Part-147 approval issued by EASA?
No, it is not possible. A training cannot be initiated under a UK Part-147 approval, which loses its recognition in the EASA Member States on January 1, 2021 and then completed under a Part-147 approval issued by EASA.
Which is the revision of the Exposition (MOE/MTOE/CAME) I should consider as the reference document to be used under the EASA approval issued to my organisation on January 1, 2021?
The Approval Certificate issued by EASA on the January 1, 2021 corresponds to the Approval Certificate issued by the UK CAA which was submitted to EASA as part of the early application process. This means that the reference of the Exposition in the EASA Approval Certificate is the same as the reference to the Exposition in the corresponding Approval Certificate issued by the UK CAA. However the Exposition referenced in the EASA Approval Certificate may, in some cases, not be the latest approved Exposition, as some changes might have been approved to that Exposition between the date of issuance of the UK CAA Approval Certificate and the date of issuance of the EASA Approval Certificate.
In line with the EASA certification procedures, EASA confirms that the exposition to be used by the organisation under the EASA Approval Certificate is the latest version of the Exposition approved (either directly by the CAA or if applicable, indirectly by the organisation itself under its approval privileges) before the January 1, 2021.
Please note that the organisation concerned should provide to EASA an updated version of its Exposition in the proper EASA MOE format at the latest by June 30, 2021.
Who is my contact point at EASA for any matter related to my approved organisation after December 31, 2020?
Please send your documents or queries to the following functional mailboxes, as applicable to the domain:
- Part-145 approvals: MOC_UK [at] easa.europa.eu
- Part-147 approvals: MOC_147 [at] easa.europa.eu
- Part-MG/CAMO approvals: MOC_CAMO [at] easa.europa.eu