ISSUANCE OF MAINTENANCE CERTIFICATION AUTHORISATION BY MAINTENANCE ORGANISATIONS
Introduction Aircraft maintenance licences are issued to persons who have met the requirements set forth in ICAO Annex 1, 14 CFR Part 65, Model CARs Part 2 and EASA Part 66. This licence contains privileges of which the holder must exercise to retain the licence. An aircraft maintenance licence does not automatically qualify an individual to sign a maintenance release under a maintenance organization authority. The authority for a person to sign a release within the maintenance organization's jurisdiction should be separately granted by the maintenance organization, in accordance with appropriate section of the Civil Aviation Regulations (CARs), following specific training in regards to maintenance organization procedures and other regulatory training. After obtaining a licence, the holder must go through the qualifying procedures of the organisation he is working for, to obtain a maintenance certification authorization or aircraft certification authorization to enab...