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REQUIREMENTS FOR COMPONENT

CERTIFYING STAFF

AIRWORTHINESS NOTICE

VERSION : 5.0
DATE OF IMPLEMENTATION : 15-12-2018
OFFICE OF PRIME INTEREST : AIRWORTHINESS DIRECTORATE

15/12/2018 AWNOT-025-AWEG-5.0
REQUIREMENTS FOR COMPONENT CERTIFYING STAFF

15/12/2018 AWNOT-025-AWEG-5.0
REQUIREMENTS FOR COMPONENT CERTIFYING STAFF

A. AUTHORITY:
A1. This Airworthiness Notice has been issued under the authority vested in DG CAA vide rule 4, 25
and sub-rule (3) & (5) of 333 of Civil Aviation Rules 1994.

B. PURPOSE:
B1. This Airworthiness Notice prescribes requirements for issue/ extension/ renewal of certification
authorizations issued to component certifying staff, including NDT and Welder’s Certification.

C. SCOPE:
C1 This Airworthiness Notice is applicable to all maintenance organizations having component
maintenance facilities.

D. DESCRIPTION:
D1. DEFINITIONS:

D1.1 COMPONENT CERTIFYING STAFF – for the purpose of this AWNOT, component
certifying staff is defined as staff authorized by the maintenance organization to release
Engines, APU and components under the PCAA maintenance organization approval.
Moreover, the staff authorized to issue release document after performing NDT and/or
Welding are also referred herein as component certifying staff.
D1.2 COMPLEX COMPONENTS – for the purpose of this AWNOT, complex component is
defined as Engine, APU and Landing Gear.
D1.3 SHOP - is defined as a setup, which is part of an approved maintenance organization
where PCAA does not issue ANO-066 AML and the component/ task is being released
under Authorized Release Certificate (ARC).
D1.4 APPROVED MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATION - is defined as an organization, which
has been issued approval by PCAA under rule 25 for the purpose of maintenance of
aircraft, engines and components.
D1.5 MENTOR – Shall be a senior level shop personal having minimum aviation experience in
similar scope of work as defined in Maintenance Organization Exposition (MOE).
D1.6 MENTEE – Shall be the person who needs training (either theoretical or practical) to
maintain a particular component.
D2. GENERAL:
D2.1 The issuance/ change/ renewal of certification authorization of Component Certifying
Staff (CC/S) shall be the responsibility of Maintenance Organization.
D2.2 PCAA will not accept any application for issuance/change of any Personnel Shop
Approvals w.e.f 01-04-2019.
D2.3 The maintenance organizations shall detail in its Maintenance Organization Exposition
(MOE) or Maintenance Organization Manual (MOM), as applicable, the relevant
‘Qualification & experience criteria’ together with the ‘Competence assessment criteria’,
based on the minimum requirements as defined in Para D3 and D4 below.
D3. QUALIFICATION & EXPERIENCE CRITERIA:
D3.1 Basic Requirements:
D3.1.1 The applicant shall not be less than 21 years of age.
D3.1.2 Three (03) years of experience in the field of aviation maintenance including
at least 12 months practical experience in the specific component
maintenance area/ workshop.

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D3.1.3 For complex components, three (03) years of experience is required in the
field of aviation maintenance including 24 months of practical experience in
the specific component maintenance area/ workshop.
D3.1.4 Practical experience, as required in Para D3.1.2 & D3.1.3 above, shall
include at least 6 months of recent practical experience as define in Para
D3.3 below.
D3.1.5 In case of Graduate Engineer (Bachelor of Engineering) of relevant
disciplines, 1-year concession in total aviation maintenance experience may
be granted. The concession however, will not be applicable for complex
components.
D3.1.6 Minimum experience requirement for extension in scope of approval of
certification authorization for CC/S shall be as follows:
D3.1.6.1. for authorization on complex components, 12 months practical
experience in the specific component maintenance area/
workshop
D3.1.6.2. for authorization on components other than complex
components, 06 months practical experience in the specific
component maintenance area/ workshop
D3.2 Technical Training Requirements:
D3.2.1 Depending upon the complexity and the technology of the component, the
CC/S shall be able to demonstrate he/she received appropriate theoretical
and practical component training from:
D3.2.1.1. the OEM or;
D3.2.1.2. the OEM recognized training organization or;
D3.2.1.3. an appropriately rated maintenance organization under
Mentor/Mentee system approved in the organizations MOE. The
qualification and experience of the Mentor along with the training
areas shall be defined in the MOE.
D3.2.2 Where there is a need to use bench test (e.g. engine bench test), the CC/S
shall be able to demonstrate he/she received appropriate training. This
training for the use of bench test as required by the OEM maintenance data
shall be received from:
D3.2.2.1. the OEM or;
D3.2.2.2. the bench test manufacturer or;
D3.2.2.3. an appropriately rated maintenance organization under Mentor/
Mentee system (as specified above)
D3.2.3 Where there is a need to use specialized equipment (e.g NDT, BSI etc.), the
CC/S shall be able to demonstrate he/she received appropriate training.
This training for the use of specific tools required by the OEM maintenance
data shall be received from:
D3.2.3.1. the OEM or;
D3.2.3.2. the specialized equipment manufacturer or;
D3.2.3.3. an appropriately rated maintenance organization under Mentor/
Mentee system (as specified above)
D3.2.4 In addition, where needed, the CC/S shall demonstrate he/ she has received
appropriate training on:
D3.2.4.1. Initial Human Factors training
D3.2.4.2. Fuel Tank Safety items, CDCCL Level 2
D3.2.4.3. Electrical Wiring Interconnection System
D3.2.4.4. Any additional training(s) justified during the assessment
performed by the maintenance organization (e.g. Aviation
Legislation etc.)

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D3.3 Recent practical experience:


D3.3.1 The maintenance organization shall ensure that CC/S can demonstrate
recent practical experience on the Component area/ workshop relevant to
the component type intended to be authorized.
D3.3.2 The recent practical maintenance experience shall be understood as the
experience gained in the preceding two years period from the date of
application for the issuance of certification authorization. (Refer AWNOT-
084 for explanation of recent practical maintenance experience)
D3.4 Additional criteria for the renewal of individual authorization:
D3.4.1 The certification authorization issued to CC/S shall be valid for maximum
period of two (02) years, given that all other applicable requirements are
being met accordingly.
D3.4.2 The CC/S shall receive continuation training that covers Technical
Development including Human Factors, Fuel Tank Safety, EWIS and
Aviation Regulations, as applicable to the approved ratings and scope of
work.
D3.4.3 CC/S shall demonstrate 6 months recent experience on the Component
area/ workshop relevant to the component type intended to be authorized.
D4. COMPETENCE ASSESSMENT CRITERIA:
D4.1 The aim of the assessment is to ensure compliance of the Component Certifying Staff
with the relevant requirements of PCAA & MOE/MOM, and to ensure that each CC/S
possesses the expected competence(s) associated to his/her job function (proposed
scope of work and level of maintenance), at the time of initial issuance, renewal or
change in individual authorization, in order to release the component with Form-1.
D4.2 As a consequence the maintenance organisation shall demonstrate through a
competence assessment that the CC/S:
D4.2.1 Meets the qualification criteria addressed above;
D4.2.2 Is conversant with organizations’ internal procedures and has acquired
appropriate training on MOE and internal procedures as applicable to CC/S
(including issuance of PCAA Form 1)
D4.2.3 Has the relevant knowledge, skills and ability to perform the maintenance
tasks related to his/her job function including the relevant language
knowledge;
D4.2.4 Is able to determine when the Component is ready to release to service and
when it shall not be release to service.
D4.3 In the case of initial authorisation or extension of the scope of an already existing
authorisation, the competence assessment must:
D4.3.1 Be specifically tailored to the component type (s) intended to be covered by
the certifying staff authorization;
D4.3.2 The competence assessment shall include evaluation of “On the Job
Performance” and /or “testing of knowledge” by assessment board;
D4.3.3 The constitution of competency assessment board and detailed criteria for
the conduct of assessment shall be defined in MOE/MOM up to the
satisfaction of PCAA.
D4.3.4 For all maintenance organizations not approved under PCAA ANO-145, the
assessment board for issuance/ extension of certification authorization to
CC/S must include a member from local Airworthiness Field Office for which
information must be submitted to PCAA at least 1 week in advance.
D4.3.5 In addition, questions raised by the assessment board shall be recorded on
the assessment sheet.

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D5. CREDIT FOR PREVIOUS ACCEPTABLE QUALIFICATIONS:


D5.1 For an individual applying for issuance of certification authorization on the scope and
level of approval for which he had already been assessed by PCAA and/or other
maintenance organizations, the current organization, based on previous qualification held
by the applicant, may grant following exemptions:-

Sr. No. Qualification Held Issued by Exempted from Para:


1. Personnel Shop Approval Pakistan CAA
D3.1, D3.2
Shop Approval PCAA approved (except D3.2.4)
2.
(Class 1 or equivalent) AMO

E. EVIDENCES (ACRONYMS / RECORDS / REFERENCES):


E1. ACRONYMS:
E1.1 AMO Aircraft Maintenance Organization
E1.2 AWNOT Airworthiness Notice
E1.3 CARs Civil Aviation Rules
E1.4 ERB Experience Record Book
E1.5 NDT Non Destructive Testing
E1.6 OJT On Job Training
E1.7 PCAA Pakistan Civil Aviation Authority

E2. RECORDS:
Nil
E3. REFERENCES
E3.1 EASA User Guide UG.CAO.00126-003
IMPLEMENTATION:
This Airworthiness Notice shall be implemented with effect from 15th December, 2018 and repeals /
cancels / supersedes AWNOT-025-AWEG-4.0 dated 09th January, 2017.

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