Amendments to CASR Part 21 - Civil Aviation Safety Authority · CIVIL AVIATION SAFETY AUTHORITY CASR 1998 CAR 1988 • Certification and airworthiness requirements for aircraft and

CIVIL AVIATION SAFETY AUTHORITY

Amendments to CASR Part 21

Design & Manufacturing Seminar 5/6 May 2010 - Melbourne


CASR 1998 CAR 1988

• Certification and airworthiness requirementsfor aircraft and parts (Part 21)

• Airworthiness design standards (Parts 22-35)

• Airworthiness directives (Part 39)

• Modification and repair of aircraft and aeronautical products (one-off approvals)

• Certification of design organisations

• Flight manuals

Regulatory framework for certification related requirements


Amendments to certification related requirements

CAR 1988

• Modification and repair of aircraft and aeronautical products (one-off approvals)

• Certification of design organisations

• Flight manuals

PART 21

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Topics

Subpart 21.M status/issuesOther amendments to Part 21 in progressProposed rules for design organisations -Subpart 21.J - ADO framework


Provides rules for approval of designs of modifications and repairs

- Replaces the current CARs 35/36/36A and CAO 100.6

Based on current authorised persons scheme

Based on accountability framework- A structure where each stakeholder’s role and obligations,

responsibilities and accountability are clearly established

Proposed Subpart 21.M


Applicant – any individual or organisation that makes anapplication for a design approval

Approver – CASA or an authorised person who approves the design

Approval holder – the individual or organisation to whom a design approval has been issued under the provisions of Subpart 21.M

Proposed Subpart 21.M Stakeholders


Proposed Subpart 21.MApplicants will be responsible for:

- applying for a design approval- developing a design compliant with theairworthiness standards

- carrying out necessary inspections and tests

- showing compliance and submitting technical data



Design approvers will be responsible for:- specifying the certification basis- specifying acceptable means of compliance- observing or carrying out tests and inspections- making findings of compliance- ensuring the designs are safe- issuing approvals



Design approval holders will be responsible for:- providing instructions for continuing airworthiness, flight manual supplement, as required

- retaining design data and records

- reporting defects as required under CASR 21.003

Design approval holders will be responsible for continuing airworthiness of the design not the approvers


Modifications and repairs will be taken to be approved by CASA if they are:

- contained in any AD or direction issued by CASA - approved by EASA or the NAA of a recognised country

- published by the foreign TC holder or the manufacturer of the appliance under a system approved by the recognised NAA of the State of Design



Transfer of modification/repair design approvals:

- The design approval holder may transfer the approval to another person without CASA’s involvement

- An approval may be transferred only with the written agreement of the transferee

- The transferor must, within 1 month after the transfer, notify CASA, in writing, of the transfer



Transitional provisionsCARs 35,36,36A and CAO 100.6 will be repealed when Subpart 21.M commences

A CAR 35,36, and 36A approval will continue to be in force and will have the same effect as the original approval

Any variation of a CAR 35/36/36A approval will be subject to Subpart 21.M requirements


Transitional provisionsThe holder of an IoA for CAR 35/36/36A will continue to exercise his/her powers until the earlier of:- the expiry date of the IoA, or- 3 years after the commencement of Subpart21.M

IoA holders would be able to approve technical data or issue modification/repair design approvals under Subpart 21.M iaw the conditions and limitations in their IoA.


Other amendments to Part 21Provision for approval of flight manuals, including changes to flight manuals

Provision for permissible unserviceabilities -Unrepaired damage

- Limitations appropriate for possible continued operation with unrepaired damage are not considered modification or repair

Provision for approval of technical data*

Provision for APMA for foreign certificated aircraft

continued


Provision for approval of technical dataTechnical data includes

Type design data, e.g.Drawings and specificationsInformation on dimensions, materials and processesAirworthiness limitations sectionOperating limitations

Engineering reports (including test plans and test reports) to substantiate that the design complies with the applicable airworthiness standards

Approval of technical data is necessary before the issue of a design approval

- Approval is issued on CASA Form 979 – similar to FAA Form 8110-3


Subpart 21.M status/issuesConsultation draft published and comments evaluated

The settled draft of proposed Subpart 21.M is being forwarded to the Department of Infrastructure, Transport and Regional Development for clearance

Aiming to commence w.e.f 1st July 2010


Draft Subpart 21.J – Approved DesignOrganisations


Current legislation for engineering approvalsCASA can appoint individuals as authorisedpersons/ delegates to carry out design/engineering approvals:

CAR 35, 36, 36A, 37 CASR 21.031, 21.033(3), 21.095/098, 21.303(4) etc

Any person can apply for a CAR 30 Design Organisation

no requirement to be an ADO - ADO has no privilegesno legislative link between APs/delegates and ADOsmust have a system of quality control rather than a design assurance system


Approved Design Organisations (ADO) Proposed Subpart 21.J

Provides rules for certification and operation of ADOs

Replaces current administrative rules for:- certification of CAR 30 organisations - CAR 35/36/36A & 37 authorised persons

ADO concept is based on licensing /certification scheme

ADO will be a right - not a privilegeCan be one design consultant or a large design organisation


Proposed Subpart 21.J - ADOBased on accountability framework

Provides clearer role and accountabilities for applicant/ certificate holder and CASACASA will set standards and perform project and system oversight

Recognises an organisation’s technical capabilityand design assurance system

An ADO’s privileges will depend on its capability and systemMay have delegation for issuing design certificates –e.g STCs, APMA design approvals etc.


Proposed Subpart 21.J - ADO

Individuals and organisations who will meet the criteria in Subpart 21.J shall be granted an ADO certificate

Holders of an ADO certificate will have the privileges to perform design approval functions in accordance with the ADO certificate


An individual or an organisation having legal entity can apply for an ADO certificate

The applicant must have:Suitable organisation, personnel and facilitiesHead of Design ApprovalReady access to the equipment, tools, and design reference data Design assurance systemDesign organisation’s exposition acceptable to CASA



Privileges

The ADO certificate holder will be entitled, within its terms of approval to:approve minor changes to a type design under Subpart 21.Dapprove technical data under Part 21approve changes to the aircraft flight manualapprove the design of modifications or repairs to an aircraft or aeronautical product under Subpart 21.Mapprove materials, parts, processes and appliancesmake conformity determinations of prototype or test articles evaluate unrepaired damagesissue experimental certificates



Continued Privileges

CASA may accept without further verification, compliance documents, submitted by the ADO for the purpose of obtaining following approvals:- a type certificate or approval of a major change to a type design- a supplemental type certificate- an ATSO authorisation under regulation 21.605(4)- an APMA approval

CASA may delegate any other Part 21 function, such as:- to approve major changes to type designs - to issue STCs


Obligations

The holder of a certificate of approval for an ADO shall be responsible for:√ determining that the design comply with applicable

airworthiness requirements and have no unsafe feature √ maintaining the design organisation’s exposition in

conformity with the design assurance system√ providing to CASA information or instructions related to

required actions by regulations 21.003 of CASRs√ safekeeping of certain documents and records



Transitional provisions

The holder of an IoA for CASR Part 21 will continue to exercise his/her powers until 3 years after the commencement of Subpart 21.J

All CAR 30 certificate of approvals for design organisations will expire 3 years after the commencement of Subpart 21.J

Continued


Transitional provisions

New entrants, existing IoA holders for design approval provisions or CAR 30 approved design organisations can be certificated as ADO after the commencement of Subpart 21.J


Project statusAiming to publish the consultation draft of Subpart 21.J in July 2010

Proposed commencement date for Subpart 21.J is 1 January 2011


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Amendments to CASR Part 21 - Civil Aviation Safety Authority · CIVIL AVIATION SAFETY AUTHORITY CASR 1998 CAR 1988 • Certification and airworthiness requirements for aircraft and