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1st Airworthiness safety conference

DGAC regulations/procedures

relating to Parts 66/147

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Content of presentation DGAC Activity key figures

DGAC/DSAC general organisation

DGAC/OSAC general organisation

OSAC control

Return on experience: implementation of Part 66/147 in France

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Introduction: airworthiness - activity figures

Aircraft on registry: 9722 (Aeroplanes and Helicopters)

− Commercial aircraft: 885

POA: 199

MOA

− Part 145: 292

− Part M/F: 159

CAMO: 260

MTOA

− Part 147: 31

Aircraft Maintenance License

− Part-66 Licenses: 10210

− National Licenses 1450

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DIRECTION GENERALE

DE L’AVIATION CIVILE (FRENCH CIVIL AVIATION AUTHORITY)

DGAC organisation chart

DTA

Directorate for

Aviation Transport

DSAC CIVIL AVIATION SAFETY

DIRECTORATE

SG

General

Administation

DSNA

Air Navigation Services

Directorate

Core Activities Supervision and

Certification Support functions

Air Navigation Services

and Training

MINISTRY OF ECOLOGY, SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT AND ENERGY

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The Civil Aviation Safety Directorate (DSAC)

Airworthiness & Operations

Flight crew licencing

Airports & Air navigation

Security

DSAC is the certification body of the DGAC. Its

scope of activities encompasses:

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Designation documents

Article 6 of “décret 2008-680” dated 9 July 2008 designates the Direction Générale de l’Aviation Civile (DGAC) as the Competent Authority for Civil Aviation.

“décret 2008-1299” dated 11 December 2008 creates the Direction de la Sécurité de l’Aviation Civile (DSAC) and defines its missions

French arrêté Ref DEVA0828132A dated 19 December 2008 defines the organisation of DSAC

French arrêté dated 22 february 2013 designates OSAC as part of the competent authority for control and inspection in the field of civil aviation safety

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DSAC/NO organisation

DSAC

Helicopter operations

& Aerial work

Aeroplanes

operations

Airworthiness

and operations Bernard Marcou

OSAC

Quality manager

Florence Leblond

International activities

& operations quality

Organisations approval &

continuing airworthiness

(5+1)

Certification, continued airworthiness

and General Aviation (8)

Technical specialists (4)

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Legislation structure – Opt-outs

Regulation (EC) No 216/2008 and its implementation rules

French legislation structure

− Code des Transports

− Décrets

− Arrêtés

In particular, the French regulation defines who is in charge of the application of the basic regulation n°216/2008 and its implementation rules.

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Legislation structure – Opt-outs

Opt-Outs

Article 3 of French arrêté dated 24 September 2012 precises, as allowed by the paragraphs 3(h) and 3(i) of article 7 of regulation (EC) n° 2042/2003 :

for the maintenance of piston-engine non-pressurised aeroplanes of 2000 kg MTOM and below not involved in CAT :

− Requirement to have certifying staff qualified in accordance with Part66/147 applicable on 28 September 2014

for the maintenance of ELA1 aeroplanes not involved in CAT :

− Requirement to have certifying staff qualified in accordance with Part66/147 applicable on 28 September 2015

− Requirement for the competent authority to issue licences in accordance with Part66/147 applicable on 28 September 2015

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OSAC

procedures

DGAC

procedures and

guidance

issued for users

DSAC/NO Documentation structure

Quality Manual

MCT TP

Procedures for

oversight of AOCs

including Part M/G

approval

MCT navigabilité

Airworthiness manual

R8 Process

Certify the actors in the field of airworthiness

R8 procedures

-General

-Accreditation

activities

OSAC control

and supervision

-MPH (Manuel du

pilotage de

l’habilitation

-MCH (Manuel du

Contrôle de

l’Habilitation

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DGAC/OSAC IT tools

“ORIGIN”

− certification projects

− exemptions

“IDEAL”

− Permits to fly

“EMPIC”

− Organisations approvals

− Aircraft Maintenance licenses

− Aircraft

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OSAC - Legal framework, principles

Legal Framework : arrêté dated 22 February 2013 which supersedes the arrêté dated 7 June 2010

Content :

OSAC is designated as part of the competent authority until 31 December 2016

The scope of delegation is defined in the Annex to the Arrêté

Addition of the issuance of the maintenance licence

The operating principles (technical and financial arrangements, supervision by the DGAC) are defined in a Convention dated 25/06/10 (revision in progress)

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Content of the Convention :

Nature of services and Evolution process

Insurance and Bank guarantee requirements

Financial dispositions

Supervision by the DGAC

IT Tool

Technical requirements applicable to OSAC

Coercive measures and resiliation

OSAC - Legal framework, principles (cont’d)

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Supervision performed by the DGAC

2 aspects :

Steering

• Principles defined in the Convention and in the MPH

• MPH = Manuel de Pilotage de l’Habilitation (Steering Manual)

Control

• Principles defined in the Convention and in the MCH

• MCH = Manuel de Contrôle de l’Habilitation (Control Manual)

OSAC - Legal framework, principles (cont’d)

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MPH :

Written in coordination between OSAC and the DGAC, and approved by the DGAC

Content :

• DGAC involvement in OSAC activities (other than control)

Definition of objectives

Validation of Interpretation of the rules / unusual Means of compliance

Validation of significant evolutions of OSAC organisation and methods

Committees / meetings

• Requirements applicable to OSAC (details the generic requirements defined in the Convention)

Compliance with applicable regulation & DGAC directives

Continuity of service

Conflicts of interest

Staff

Organisation, quality system, methods

Stakeholders consultation

OSAC - Steering

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Committees / meetings

Steering Committee (OSAC and DSAC – Top management)

• Technical and financial results, service quality

• Definition of policy ; validation of overall strategy and objectives

• Designation of management personnel

• 2 meetings per year

Follow-up Committee (OSAC and DSAC – technical management)

• Follow-up of technical activities ; definition of solutions

• Results of control ; review of corrective actions

• Preparation of issues dealt with by the Management Committee

• 3 meetings per year

Periodic technical meetings (OSAC and DSAC)

OSAC - Steering (cont’d)

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The MCH is written and approved by DSAC

Controls based on :

Programmed audits

Process audits

“Product audits” (in undertakings)

Observation of an inspection performed by an OSAC inspector

Sample checks on recommendation files

The procedure R8-P505 lists the tools to be used for these controls.

OSAC - Control

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Audits

The different regulation parts are audited during a period of 2 years

An audit program is defined every year

An audit report is issued at the end of the audit which lists :

o Major findings

o Non major findings

o Remarks

o UNC

o The follow up of the corrective actions is done through actions plan

o Regular review of the progress of the corrective actions plans are performed during the transverse meetings

OSAC - Control

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2013 Audits program

OSAC - Control

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OSAC - Control

OSAC control: use of IT tools (EMPIC)

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OSAC - Control

Osac Control: Notifications

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Implementation of Part-66/147 in France

Before entry into force of Part-66 requirements

Choice of options

For examination

For conversion

Key issues

Examination

Conversion of national qualifications in Part-66 licenses

General overview

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Before Part-66 licences

No “national licenses” but certifying staff authorization

Qualification of the certifying described in the maintenance organisation exposition

Choice of options

For examination:

• Examinations not organized by French CAA

o The easiest way was chosen

o Cost efficiency

o Reduced workload

o Private organisations had no objections

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• No central data bank for MCQs

o Cost efficiency

o Reduced workload

o Staff competencies (if training isn’t performed by FNAA, how to create MCQs?)

• Only type examination are conducted by French CAA

o By approved examiners on behalf of DGAC

o When the type training doesn’t exist in France (Thrush aircraft, R22)

o In overseas territories

Conversion provisions

• Different conversion procedures: standard; privileges maintain

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Key issues

Examination process, especially examinations without training

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Reported fraud and irregularities

Doubt about candidates’ knowledge

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Example

Questions too easy

Time unlimited

Cheating

Talking

Training exam questions

Providing exam questions for training

Providing answers during exam

Providing Certificate of recognition without exam

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Return on experience – Part 66/147

To ensure the security of the exams:

Conduct focused audits

Exchange information with EASA and other NAAs

Improve examination procedure:

• Secure storage

• Password protection

• Limited access

• Reduce staff involved

• Reduce lifecycle

• Preventing questions can circulate

• Limit use and refresh

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Key issues

Conversion process:

Identify the scope of a national certifying staff qualifications (type of qualifications, associated privileges)

Aircraft maintenance license

: means to prove that the national certifying staff qualification meet the basic the basic knowledge requirements and the basic examination standards of Part-66

Possible for qualifications given in JAR-145 and Part-145 organisations but not in General Aviation organisations

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Return on experience – Part66/147

Conversion report and General Aviation policy

Certifying staff privilege before entry into force of Regulation

Privilege of the converted Part-66 license

Limitations

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Return on experience – Part66/147

What kind of limitations?

Definition of 3 types of limitations

1) Generic limitation: resulting from the qualification framework

2) Technical limitation on aircrafts: limiting the scope of aircrafts (ex: all scope except aircraft with retractable landings gears)

3) Technical limitation on tasks: limiting the scope of tasks (ex: scope limited to electrical and avionic tasks)

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Example: license with a generic limitation

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Example: license with a technical limitation on aircrafts

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Example: license with a technical limitation

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Publish a public procedure: R-50-02

Determine the conditions of removal for each limitation, in specifying the module/subjects on which examination

is needed

How to remove the limitations?

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Return on experience – Part66/147

Conditions to remove Generic Limitations:

The removal of a generic limitation requires

the success on the basic exams for all the

relative modules of Partie-66 in the category

of the license.

Exemple:

Qualification

framework

Generic Limitation

Category A, B1, B2 Category B3

AEA, Part M/F Scope limited to

non Commercial Air

Transport (CAT)

and non large

aircraft

Scope limited to

non Commercial Air

Transport (CAT)

UEA Scope limited to

non CAT and to

aircrafts with

MTOM < 2730kgs

Scope limited to

non CAT

LNMA Not applicable Scope limited to

non CAT

Maintenance

statement without

LNMA

Scope limited to

non CAT and to

aircraft type ratings

endorsed

Scope limited to

non CAT

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Conditions to remove a technical limitation on aircrafts.

Example:

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Conditions to remove a technical limitation on tasks.

Example:

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That was the plan!

But in reality..

We didn’t have the concept of Generic Limitation

France was audited by EASA in 2008

We received a finding, and had to review about 1200 licenses

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That is why:

When the new B3 license was introduced by the amendment 1149/2011, we tried to anticipate

A national license was introduced, similar to the EASA B3 license, to facilitate the conversion

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General overview

Organisation DGAC/OSAC

Part-66 licenses in France

Implementation of Part-147 approvals